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Aussie state drops $26M on AI to catch distracted drivers


This article was originally published by Sarah Wray on Cities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and innovation, reaching an international audience of city leaders. For the latest updates follow Cities Today on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and YouTube, or sign up for Cities Today News. The Australian state of Victoria is investing AUS$33.7 million (US$25.9 million) in ‘distracted driver’ technology which uses artificial intelligence (AI) to detect motorists that are using mobile phones at the wheel. The announcement follows a three-month trial which assessed almost 680,000 vehicles and found one in 42 drivers was detected illegally using…This story continues at The Next Web