Acusensus AI cameras featured on BBC News – VIDEO
The BBC’s Spotlight programme in Southwest England has published a report revealing that 50% more people have been caught not wearing seat belts as those fined for driving while using mobile phones. Devon and Cornwall Police said 10,000 images collected by Acusensus Artificial Intelligence cameras over the last 12 months had captured 6,000 people breaking […]
Report reveals top mobile apps behind distracted driving
Cambridge Mobile Telematics Research has found that drivers are swapping social and gaming apps for practical tools and AI – with surprising demographic differences. In the age of mobile apps, the phrase “distracted driving” extends well beyond texting. A new report, The Most-Used Apps Behind the Wheel, from Cambridge Mobile Telematics (CMT) sheds light on a critical, often […]
Acusensus AI camera tech highlighted on national TV
Road safety technology company Acusensus’s “Heads Up” distracted and impaired driving technology has been featured to a mainstream audience on the BBC’s Crimewatch Live television show. Devon and Cornwall Police’s Head of Road Safety, Adrian Leisk, told how the technology was used in a world-first trial to detect potential drink-drivers in the run-up to Christmas. […]
Acusensus boss calls young driver mobile use “worrying and alarming” as he calls for more technology enforcement
The UK manager of road safety technology company Acusensus says new figures showing a growing number of young drivers are illegally using mobile phones shows technological enforcement solutions are vital in keeping our roads safe. The RAC’s annual report on motoring quotes research suggesting the number of young drivers using phones behind the wheel has […]
Number of young drivers illegally using phones behind the wheel reaches eight-year-high
The proportion of young drivers illegally making and receiving phone calls behind the wheel without hands-free technology is at its highest rate in eight years – 21 years after it first became punishable by law – according to new data from the RAC. Figures from the RAC’s 2024 Report on Motoring show half (55%) of drivers under […]
Teletrac Navman survey finds 70% of fleets impacted by distracted driving incidents; mobile phones are leading cause
According to a recent survey conducted by Teletrac Navman, a Vontier company and a connected mobility platform for industries managing vehicle and equipment assets, 70% of businesses have experienced the effects of distracted driving incidents. Notably, 68% of survey respondents identified mobile phone use as the primary cause of these distractions. Distracted driving remains a […]
New location for Acusensus trailer in Devon
A trailer carrying Acusensus artificial intelligence cameras to detect road traffic offences is being deployed on Tavistock Road in Derriford to help protect road users in the area. The system captures images of passing vehicles to identify whether or not passengers are wearing seatbelts and whether the driver is using a mobile phone at the […]
Acusensus boss hails momentum in take-up of AI distracted driving technology
The UK manager of road safety technology company Acusensus says he feels there is “real momentum” in road safety authorities embracing new technology to spot distracted drivers and those who don’t wear a seatbelt. The company’s “Heads Up” Artificial Intelligence technology uses specially equipped cameras which can see through the windscreen and into the vehicle, […]
Greater Manchester to trial Acusensus cameras that automatically detect distracted drivers
Acusensus cameras which can automatically detect drivers using mobile phones behind the wheel or not wearing a seat belt are being trialled in Greater Manchester. The new ‘Heads Up’ technology from the Australian-based company captures footage of passing vehicles before the images are processed using artificial intelligence to detect potential offending drivers. Footage deemed to […]
Heads-Up Technology Detects More than 30,000 Distracted Drivers in South Australia
The Acusensus Heads-Up fixed site systems in South Australia has detected 30,754 motorists illegally using their mobile phones while driving in the one month after the Mobile Phone Detection Programme there became operational in June. The programme is currently in a three-month educational period, during this time warning letters are sent out, with full enforcement […]