Safe Kerala' project to detect traffic violations through AI cameras and levy fines from April 20

Starting on April 20, the 'Safe Kerala' project will use artificial intelligence (AI) cameras to identify traffic infractions and impose fines. To track down traffic infractions, the Kerala Motor Vehicle Department has set up 726 AI cameras.

The offences that the AI camera will pick up on first include riding a two-wheeler without a helmet, doing so while moving, riding with more than two passengers, using a phone while driving, and running red lights. Because roadside checking causes problems for the general public, the Motor Vehicle Department has chosen to adopt the "Fully Automated Traffic Enforcement System" as part of the "Safe Kerala" initiative to detect legal offences through cameras.

The AI cameras are solar-powered, and 4G LTE SIM is used to send data. The visual processing unit in the camera box will examine every vehicle. The control room of the Motor Vehicles Department will receive photos of the vehicles that disregarded traffic laws as well as the driver. A system is in place to gather six months' worth of infraction footage. According to the Motor Vehicles Department, up to 30,000 penalty notifications may be delivered in a single day.

efore notifying offenders, motor vehicle inspectors would look for traffic offences and carefully examine them.

The reasons for the rise in road accidents in Kerala are poor adherence to safety regulations and unscientific infrastructure development. According to statistics, two-wheelers are the most dangerous on Kerala's roads, and two-wheeler riders suffer the greatest losses.

Kerala reported 13,334 two-wheeler incidents in 2022. These mishaps resulted in 1,288 fatalities. In 10,154 two-wheeler accidents in 2021, 1,069 persons lost their lives.

According to government representatives, people do not follow the regulations of the road, and carelessness (such as drunk driving or driver negligence) leads to accidents.