May 19, 2020
Imagine merging into busy traffic without ever looking over your shoulder nor accelerating or braking too hard, irritating the driver in the next lane over. Connected and automated vehicles that communicate to coordinate optimal traffic patterns could enable this pleasant …
April 27, 2020
Stores and workplaces eager to avoid spreading the novel coronavirus are equipping existing security cameras with artificial intelligence software that can track compliance with health guidelines including social distancing and mask-wearing. Several companies told Reuters the software will be crucial …
February 12, 2013
The Chicago Transit Authority is hoping to catch more crime on camera. The CTA has begun a seven-month project to install high-definition cameras on about 850 rail cars. The project is designed both to deter crime and help police investigate …
January 12, 2012
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is giving qualified support for a renewed effort in the legislature to install cameras to catch motorists who run red lights. The Connecticut Post and Republican American report Malloy told reporters Tuesday that technology should be …
December 12, 2011
Law enforcement agencies in Umatilla and Morrow counties are glad to inherit cameras from a federal emergency preparedness program, but worry they won’t have the dollars to keep the cameras running. The Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program installed the cameras …
November 29, 2011
Syracuse is following the lead of several other cities and shelving its plans for stoplight cameras. The Post-Standard of Syracuse reports that the city had asked companies to bid on installing cameras at intersections last fall in hopes of catching …
October 27, 2011
A bill that would authorize 19 of Pennsylvania’s most-populated cities to install red-light cameras in an effort to improve traffic safety won approval from the state Senate on Tuesday. Senators voted 35-14 to send the bill to the state House …
October 17, 2011
Tennessee Motorists are suing Bluff City for $6 million over its traffic cameras. Chris Cawood and Jonathan Proffitt claim the city and Arizona-based American Traffic Solutions Inc. are conspiring to violate the federal Fair Debt Collections Act, state law and …
October 12, 2011
Sierra Vista’s first red light photo enforcement camera is clicking away. Redflex systems will be installing at least four more cameras at city intersections. The cameras will catch drivers who run red lights, even if they are turning left or …
September 1, 2011
The state Assembly has approved restrictions on governments’ use of cameras to catch drivers who run red lights. The bill requires that red-light cameras be used for public safety, not to generate revenue from traffic fines. It also would force …