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AI Cameras Spot Phone Use on Spanish Highways | France News
AI cameras are rolling out on France-Spain motorways to catch distracted drivers and unbuckled passengers—no speeding tickets here, just safety tech. In a June-July pilot, they nabbed over 8,500 phone use cases and 4,500 seatbelt violations, even spotting phones held in laps—a major distraction risk. Accuracy hit 84% for phone detection. No fines were issued; this was a test run to map risky habits and refine the tech. If approved by Catalonia’s traffic authority, it could become permanent by 2027 as part of Spain’s broader push to use AI and smart infrastructure to slash accidents and save…
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