The program is designed to cut down on cars illegally parked in bus lanes.
In a pilot program set to begin by the end of the year, Los Angeles Metro will install AI-powered cameras on transit buses to help identify and ticket cars illegally parked in bus lanes.
The program will launch with a 60-day ‘warning period,’ reports Colleen Shalby in the Los Angeles Times. “The program, designed by technology company Hayden AI, is meant to improve bus times, increase ridership and address mobility concerns.”
Metro says the cameras only record when a potential violation is observed. “Once a recording is made, it will be submitted to L.A. Department of Transportation where a human will assess whether a ticket should be issued.”
According to Shalby, “The use of video imaging to enforce parking violations was legalized in 2021. Video that does not include a parking violation must be destroyed within 15 days, the law states.”
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