Posted on 01/04/2025 9:11:03 AM PST by bitt
Traffic cameras have been the bane of Britons for many a year now — but our neighbors across the pond have recently upped the battle, and the technology is coming over to America, as well.
According to a Dec. 21 report from NBC News, police departments in the United States have become the latest to use an AI-powered traffic camera system made by an Australian company named Acusensus.
The system, called “Heads Up,” doesn’t just check speed or running traffic lights like in other locales.
Instead, they look for violations, like failure to wear a seat belt or texting while driving.
“The Heads Up cameras take pictures of every vehicle that passes by them, capturing images of their license plates, as well as their front seats. AI analyzes the images and determines how likely it is that a violation occurred, assigning each one a ‘confidence level,'” NBC News reported.
“The cameras have been widely tested in the U.K., where nearly half of the country’s police forces have tried them, and in Australia, where they’ve sparked debates about privacy and drawn media attention. ”
Those cameras use the AI technology to send tickets once they’re reviewed by human sources. In the United States, where Acusensus has cameras in Georgia and North Carolina, the systems work a little different.
“The Heads Up Real Time system in the United States sends images to nearby police officers, allowing them to stop drivers before violations occur,” NBC News reported.
“The other Heads Up product used internationally sends the pictures to law enforcement officials as part of an evidence package, and they can mail out tickets to offending drivers. [the company’s vice president of government solutions] said an automated ticketing program, such as Heads Up, would require state legislation to authorize its use. ”
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I don’t drive in Britain.
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The name almost says it all: ACCUSE US would be more accurate.
Now it they can parlay the traffic cams with satellite feeds, we could have sky net and wipe everyone out.
“It will be abused, because it CAN be abused.”
Absolutely. I’ve been saying that since the post-9/11 Patriot Act. “Just wait until the Democrats get control of this” specifically.
......possible......lol........
I hope no one follows the lead of the Brits and covers the cameras with burning oily rags. That would be so wrong.
Can’t cops in person use what they see in your car without entering to search it?
Don’t get me wrong: I’m out on our complete, current police state.
We clearly need more H1Bs so big tech can build us MORE of this crap.
Maybe it could check to see if you got your covid shot, and are eating enough vegetables too. (Unless you think that’s really more of a job for your AI refrigerator lol)
I understand there is like 40 or 50 pounds of copper in those systems. Be a shame if they got stolen.
It really happened, there was a show on History or Military Channel that had a better pic with the guy in the mask smoking a cigar and flying next to another plane.
Copper is currently $4.20/lb spot price ...
Some people might consider that to be worth the effort.
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Up here in space
I’m looking down on you
My laser’s trace
Everything you do
You think you’ve private lives, think nothing of the kind
There is no true escape, I’m watching all the time
I’m made of metal
My circuits gleam
I am perpetual
I keep the country clean
I’m elected electric spy
I’m protected electric eye
Always in focus
You can’t feel my stare
I zoom into you
But you don’t know I’m there
I take a pride in probing all your secret moves
My tearless retina takes pictures that can prove
I’m made of metal
My circuits gleam
I am perpetual
I keep the country clean
I’m elected electric spy
I’m protected electric eye
Electric eye
In the sky
Feel my stare
Always there
There’s nothing you can do about it
Develop and expose
I feed upon your every thought
And so my power grows
I’m made of metal
My circuits gleam
I am perpetual
I keep the country clean
I’m elected electric spy
I’m protected electric eye
I’m elected electric spy
I’m elected
Protective
Detective
Electric eye
It did wonders for my prostate!
Can they identify illegal aliens driving without insurance? I could support that.
Don’t get me wrong: I’m out on our complete, current police state.
Courts have repeatedly ruled that "the eye can do no trespass."
Strange that no Peeping Tom has used that as a defense...
Show me the car, and I’ll show you the crime
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