Acusensus boss warns mobile phone use figures show drivers still think they won’t get caught
The UK General Manager of road safety technology company Acusensus says new figures showing illegal mobile phone use behind the wheel has reached its highest level in eight years should act as a wake-up call for policymakers and road safety professionals. Geoff Collins was responding to new RAC research revealing that more drivers are admitting […]
“Tipping point” ahead: Collins sees Sussex trial driving UK AI camera expansion
The UK manager of road safety technology company Acusensus, Geoff Collins says he hopes a trial of AI-powered enforcement cameras in the “back yard” of the UK’s lead for Road Policing will result in a step-change to the take-up of anti-distracted driving technology. The Australian company’s ‘Heads-Up’ system is being used in the Sussex Police […]
Scotland’s Acusensus driving study “a step change” in road safety
The UK head of road safety compliance company Acusensus says a major new study into seatbelt and mobile phone offences across Scotland is a major step forward on the road to improving driver behaviours, through the use of automated camera technology. Acusensus, which was founded in Australia in 2018, has developed its ‘Heads-Up’ solution which […]
AI cameras that save lives: Acusensus founder says tech has already prevented hundreds of tragedies
The founder of road safety enforcement company Acusensus says his company’s technology has saved hundreds of families and friends from going through the grief of losing a loved one through road crashes. Alex Jannink (pictured), who was inspired to create the AI-based camera technology to spot people using their mobile phones at the wheel when […]
UK’s biggest Acusensus distracted driving trial launched in Scotland
Acusensus AI distracted driving camera technology will be deployed in Scotland for the first time to monitor the amount of drivers who use mobile phones behind the wheel and don’t wear seatbelts. Transport Scotland says the issues are two of the ‘Fatal-5’ high-risk driver behaviours, with almost one in four road users killed on Scotland’s […]
Jenoptik Smart Mobility Solutions delivers new Distracted Driving System in Plymouth
Jenoptik UK has deployed a trial of its latest development for mobile phone and seatbelt detection on a road with high collision rates in Plymouth. The two-camera solution is situated on Gdynia Way; a busy route through the city operating within an existing Jenoptik Average Speed Enforcement area. Jenoptik’s Distracted Driving System uses advanced AI-powered […]
Acusensus’ pioneering AI road safety contribution profiled in two national newspapers
The Mail and Times newspapers have both run in-depth features about the Acusensus camera solution which uses artificial intelligence to identify drivers using their mobile phones at the wheel, and vehicle occupants not using a seatbelt. Acusensus developed its “Heads Up” Artificial Intelligence technology which uses specially equipped cameras to see through the windscreen and […]
Driver who killed cyclist after “flurry” of phone activity avoids prison sentence
A van driver who was distracted by his phone before colliding with and killing a cyclist on a dual carriageway in Norfolk has avoided prison, instead being handed a 12-month sentence suspended for 18 months and a 12-month driving ban after admitting causing death by careless driving. Campaigners have described the judge’s decision as tantamount to the death […]
From bad habits to safer roads: Acusensus AI delivers real behaviour change
“When you drive, you hope others on the road are as switched on and as law-abiding as you are – the latest statistics show we’re helping to make that hope a reality.” So says Geoff Collins, UK General Manager of road safety technology company Acusensus, after latest analysis of installations of its AI cameras across […]
New figures show Acusensus AI cameras do affect driver behaviour
Road safety experts in Devon and Cornwall say cameras which use AI to detect mobile phone and seatbelt offences are having a positive effect on road user behaviour in the counties. The Acusensus ‘Heads-Up’ cameras have been used at different locations around the two counties over the past three years as part of ongoing trials […]