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 […]