RAC issues strong support for Acusensus AI-based distracted driving identification solution
The RAC has issued a statement setting out its support for technology which uses roadside cameras and Artificial Intelligence to identify dangerous drivers who use their hand-held phones at the wheel. RAC road safety spokesman Rod Dennis has reacted to reports that some people consider the technology as some sort of breach of privacy and […]
Acusensus road safety award “proves distracted driving being taken seriously”
The head of the UK division of road safety technology company Acusensus is hailing winning a prestigious award as a sign people are looking at more than speed when it comes to reducing deaths and serious injuries on our roads. Geoff Collins, UK General Manager of the Australian-based company is celebrating Acusensus winning the Chartered […]
“Alarming” DfT figures underline scale of UK’s distracted driving danger
An analysis of the latest figures from the Department for Transport (DfT) regarding distracted and non-restrained driving on Britain’s roads indicates that there may be more than 50,000 instances of people driving whilst using a hand-held phone every day, along with half a million motorists driving while not wearing a seatbelt. The headline figures collated […]
Significant proportion of drivers still use phones at the wheel and fail to wear a seat belt
New figures from the Department for Transport show three in every thousand drivers observed on England’s roads are using a mobile phone whilst driving, with the proportion of van drivers breaking the law three times that of car drivers. The statistics, gathered and analysed for the DfT by AECOM using images captured by Acusensus roadside […]
Distracted driving technology expert welcomes Plan for Drivers’ crackdown on mobile phone use
The UK head of Australian AI road safety company Acusensus is welcoming the Government’s commitment to deliver tougher enforcement against people using hand-held mobile phones while driving. In Secretary of State Mark Harper’s plan, the Government says: “We know drivers are concerned by the use of handheld mobile phones at the wheel and aggression on […]
More police forces join National Highways trial of Acusensus safety cameras
A trial of new mobile technology which can automatically detect motorists who are not wearing a seatbelt or using mobile phones while driving is being extended, with police across the country taking part. Ten police forces will be using the kit from Australian company Acusensus, which is mounted to a vehicle or trailer and has […]
Merseyside using Acusensus technology to identify distracted drivers
Merseyside Police have announced they are using technology from the road safety company Acusensus which utilises artificial intelligence to identify individuals using their mobile phone or traveling without a seatbelt. The force says this will support road safety enforcement with the implementation of a mobile device fitted to a van to allow for mobile enforcement meaning […]
Latest Operation Tramline campaign hits streets in Essex
Police in Essex have used National Highways’ “supercab” to identify unsafe and distracting driver behaviour on major routes across the county, leading to 97 drivers being reported for a variety of offences. The vehicle was provided by National Highways between 10-14 July as the latest part of a national project which aims to improve safety […]
New Acusensus road safety technology trailer arrives in UK
Road safety company Acusensus taken delivery of the first of three new trailers for use in the UK which are equipped solutions to automatically detect people illegally using mobile phones at the wheel, or not wearing a seatbelt. The Australian-based company’s trailers and will be used to identify road users illegally using their mobile devices or not […]
Acusensus investing in more lifesaving AI camera technology in the UK
Australian AI road safety company Acusensus has announced it is building three new trailers for use in the UK equipped with its tried-and-tested solutions to automatically detect people illegally using mobile phones at the wheel, or not wearing a seatbelt. The trailers will be delivered in early summer 2023, and will be used to identify road users […]
