
Police around the world are using artificial intelligence-powered cameras to crack down on behavior like texting behind the wheel and driving without a seat belt. The traffic cameras, which use AI to detect and flag certain driving behaviors , might make it easier to prosecute more people than ever before for driving infractions. And the use of the cameras is quickly spreading. Acusensus, an Australian company, has worked with governments in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States to roll out some of the AI traffic cameras. Its camera system, called “ Heads Up ,” uses AI to catch drivers who are texting while driving or aren’t wearing seat belts. The Heads Up cameras take pictures of every vehicle that passes by them, capturing images of their license plates, as well as their front seats. AI analyzes the images and determines how likely it is that a violation occurred, assigning each one a “confidence level.” The cameras have been widely tested in the U.K. , where nearly half of the country’s police forces have tried them, and in Australia, where they’ve sparked debates about privacy and drawn media attention . David Kelly, Acusensus’ vice president of government solutions, said that if the software doesn’t detect anything, a picture is deleted. However, if the software does detect a violation, a human officer inspects the image to determine whether it depicts an offense. “If there’s no violation, we’re not saving the data. There’s no data for us to save. And if, when it’s reviewed, if there’s no citation that’s issued, there’s no data that’s saved,” Kelly said. Kelly said that local governments decide what happens to photos of violations and that Acusensus doesn’t keep violations data. Kelly said he wasn’t able to share the total number of cameras that have been set up, saying that “planned maintenance” affects the total and that the company defers “to our clients to release that information if they choose.” A recent news release from Transport for Greater Manchester, where the Heads Up system was going through a two-month temporary trial , reported that more than 3,200 people were found not wearing their seat belts or texting and driving. In the United States, the cameras function differently from those in the U.K. and Australia. Acusensus has cameras in Georgia and North Carolina that use its “ Heads Up Real Time Solution .” The Heads Up Real Time system in the United States sends images to nearby police officers, allowing them to stop drivers before violations occur. The other Heads Up product used internationally sends the pictures to law enforcement officials as part of an evidence package, and they can mail out tickets to offending drivers. Kelly said an automated ticketing program, such as Heads Up, would require state legislation to authorize its use. Speed and red light cameras are already familiar to U.S. drivers, capturing license plates and sending tickets by mail. With speed cameras, the devices usually use detectors to measure vehicles’ speeds. If a camera detects that a vehicle is speeding, it will take a picture of the license plate and send a citation to the owner through the mail. Red light cameras work similarly, and photos are usually reviewed by law enforcement officers, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures . With AI systems like Acusensus’, police officers are able to find vehicles that have violated the law and stop them in real time and detect more complex behaviors. “With a ticket in the mail, you get it three weeks later, and you’re like, ‘Wait a second. I don’t remember that,’ but in this instance, you’re able to change that behavior immediately,” Kelly said. “When we’re talking with law enforcement, that’s something that they like. They really like the ability to be able to engage with the driver and to make that stop and to change that behavior immediately.” In the United States, Heads Up Real Time targets only commercial vehicles. First Sgt. Christopher Knox of the North Carolina Department of Public Safety said three mobile cameras are set up in the state, usually in areas with high collision rates, such as multilane highways. Since North Carolina began using Heads Up Real Time last year, seat belt violations have risen sixfold and phone violations have increased ninefold, Acusensus said in a news release . Beyond state law enforcement, Acusensus has partnered with multiple U.S. universities to trial the Heads Up cameras, including the University of Alabama and the University of California, San Diego — whose programs are ongoing. With the UC San Diego program, cameras have been set up in the San Diego area, capturing images of commercial truck drivers practicing “unsafe driving practices,” such as speeding, using cellphones and failing to wear seat belts. On a website describing the program, the university says the technology identifies the behaviors “anonymously.” At the University of Alabama, Kelly said, the studies focus on passenger cars. Kelly also said Acusensus had a brief demonstration of the cameras at Louisiana State University. According to Govspend, a database of government contracts and purchases, there were eight sites set up in Louisiana. Kelly said that no colleges’ programs involve law enforcement and that the programs are focused on collecting data about unsafe driver practices. He added that Acusensus is confirming the violations it has found and is preparing a report for the researchers. He said the company isn’t sharing violation images with UC San Diego or the University of Alabama. Kelly added that for the college programs “all data is deleted at the end of the program” and that no personally identifiable information is collected. Acusensus’ website says it has multiple measures to protect the privacy of those captured in the images, including a “secure network architecture that heavily restricts and traces all access” and the blurring of parts of images that will be presented for humans to review. Acusensus also encrypts the images, making them accessible only to the government agencies receiving them. It also said its AI system is trained to learn how to detect violations without storing past images. Acusensus’ privacy policy reiterates that “our access to and use of personal information is fairly minimal and limited to that required for our part of the operation of the overall solution” and that “our solutions operate with privacy protections as agreed with our clients (typically government or enforcement agencies).” However, when it comes to ensuring people’s privacy isn’t violated, Daniel Solove, an intellectual property and technology law professor at George Washington University Law School, is skeptical of Acusensus’ model. “There has to be real oversight to make sure they are doing what they say they’re doing and then oversight to make sure that if they don’t do it, [there is] a penalty for not doing it,” Solove said. “So they say, ‘Oh, yeah, we’ll delete it,’ but will they? I don’t know. I mean, unless there’s accountability, that’s a meaningless statement to me.” In Queensland, Australia, where Heads Up is being used, the government insists that its residents have nothing to worry about when it comes to privacy. On its website , the Queensland government has disclosed that “two privacy impact assessments have been independently undertaken by an external service provider,” and it has made the reports open to the public. Acusensus said in a news release that in a trial in Queensland in 2020, more than 15,000 people were detected using their cellphones and over 2,200 people were detected not wearing seat belts. The Queensland government reported that since it set up the cameras, road deaths have gone down by 7.1%. Knox said that in North Carolina, when an image is found to have recorded a violation, it will be kept to be added to an investigative file and that when a case is dismissed, images are disposed of. He said the only people who have access to the images are the prosecutors and the investigating officers. Knox said the images aren’t shared externally in any way but added that he wasn’t sure whether any external agency or organization enforced that provision. “We’ll [sic] admittedly hear some folks raise some privacy concerns, because these cameras are set up at an angle to be able to [look] into the cabin of a truck, but I think folks generally understand and appreciate that distracted driving is an issue,” Ben Greenberg, president of the North Carolina Trucking Association, told Fox News . Jolynn Dellinger, a senior lecturing fellow at Duke University School of Law who specializes in privacy law and policy and tech ethics, said there may be a trade-off between privacy and safety when it comes to enforcement systems such as Acusensus’. “As technology becomes more and more powerful, privacy necessarily can shrink in proportion to the power of that technology,” Dellinger said. “It may be a case where, in this case, privacy should be compromised for this greater good, but it’s still important to recognize that it is a privacy interest.” She added that it is important to remember that the technology can provide a more efficient way to enforce the law. In every state except Montana, texting and driving is illegal , and depending on the state, it can even be illegal to simply have your phone in your hand while you’re driving, regardless of whether it’s being used. Failing to wear a seat belt isn’t as heavily punishable, with only 35 states having laws for seat belts that allow officers to issue tickets solely because of the lack of seat belt use. All states where Acusensus has installed cameras have primary laws for seat belt use. Although the use of seat belts is high, with 91.9% of drivers using them last year , commercial truck drivers are less likely to drive with them on; 14% of commercial motor vehicle drivers say they don’t wear them, according to a 2016 survey conducted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Texting while driving is a growing concern in the United States. According to a Pew Research study , drivers distracted by their phones while driving was people’s No. 1 concern when it came to road safety, with 78% of people finding it a major issue. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that over 3,000 people died in vehicle crashes that involved distracted drivers in 2022.ONE Gas Issues 2025 Financial GuidanceThe Pelicans are sticking with Zion Williamson and it shouldn’t come as a shock — at least not yet. Despite the injuries, the rumors, and the whispers of doubt, New Orleans isn’t throwing in the towel on their franchise cornerstone, per Shams Charania of ESPN . Instead, they’re doubling down. According to Charania, the plan is clear: get Zion healthy and build the right pieces around him. Easier said than done, right? Let’s unpack this. Zion is one of the most dominant physical forces in the NBA when he’s on the floor. We’ve seen flashes of it — jaw-dropping highlights, overpowering finishes, and numbers that scream “superstar.” The problem? He’s played just six games this season. Six. And the Pelicans are 4-18. You don’t need to be a hoops expert to connect the dots. But here’s the thing: New Orleans isn’t giving up because they can’t afford to. Zion is the face of this franchise, the key to everything they’ve tried to build since drafting him No. 1 overall in 2019. Even with his injuries, the Pelicans have shown flashes of being a contender when he’s healthy. Last season, they were a top-three team in the West before Zion went down. That’s what keeps them believing. The problem isn’t Zion’s talent — it’s his availability. The hamstring issues, the conditioning questions, the seemingly endless absences. It’s a frustrating cycle, and the Pelicans are caught in the middle. Do you wait and hope he turns into the MVP-caliber player you dreamed of? Or do you start preparing for life without him? For now, they’re choosing the former. Here’s why it makes sense: the alternative is bleak. Trading Williamson now would mean selling low, especially with his health concerns hanging over him like a cloud. And waiving him? Let’s not even go there. This isn’t about desperation — it’s about belief. If Williamson can stay on the court, the Pelicans know they have a core that can contend. Brandon Ingram is a legit scorer, CJ McCollum is a steadying veteran presence, and young guys like Herbert Jones and Trey Murphy bring defensive versatility. Add a healthy Williamson to that mix, and you’ve got something. Still, belief only gets you so far. At some point, this team needs results. For the Pelicans, the clock is ticking, and the Western Conference is as brutal as ever. The Pelicans are saying all the right things now, but if Zion’s injury woes continue into next year, you have to wonder how long the patience will last. For now, though, New Orleans is staying the course. And really, what choice do they have? This article first appeared on Hoops Wire and was syndicated with permission.
Sunny Health & Fitness: From Strength to Strength—Unveiling the Sunny Strength LineAs compared to assessment of 2021, there is an increase of 1445 sq km in the forest and tree cover of the country which includes 156 sq km increase in the forest cover and 1289 sq km in tree cover. The Forest and Tree cover of the country is 8,27,357 sq km which is 25.17 per cent of the geographical area of the country, consisting of 7,15,343 sq km (21.76%) as forest cover and 1,12,014 sq km (3.41%) as tree cover. Advertisement This is as per the findings of the ‘India State of Forest Report 2023 (ISFR 2023) released today at Forest Research Institute, Dehradun by the Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bhupender Yadav released . Advertisement The ISFR is brought out by the Forest Survey of India (FSI) on a biennial basis since 1987. FSI carries out an in-depth assessment of the forest and tree resources of the country based on interpretation of Remote Sensing satellite data and field based National Forest Inventory (NFI), and the results are published in the ISFR. The India State of Forest Report 2023 is 18th such report in the series. Top four states showing maximum increase in forest and tree cover are Chhattisgarh (684 sq km) followed by Uttar Pradesh (559 sq km), Odisha (559 sq km) and Rajasthan (394 sq km). Top three states showing maximum increase in forest cover are Mizoram (242 sq km) followed by Gujarat (180 sq km) and Odisha (152 sq km) .Area wise top three states having largest forest and tree cover are Madhya Pradesh (85,724 sq km) followed by Arunachal Pradesh (67,083 sq km) and Maharashtra (65,383 sq km). The Minister expressed happiness over the fact that as compared to 2021, there is an increase of 1445 sq km in the total forest and tree cover of the country. He also highlighted the near real time fire alerts and forest fire services provided by FSI using advanced technology. The report contains information on forest cover, tree cover, mangrove cover, growing stock, carbon stock in India’s forests, instances of forest fire, Agroforestry, etc. To present a detailed picture of forest health at country level, special thematic information on forest cover and important characteristics of forests have been reported in the ISFR. As per the present assessment, the total Forest and Tree cover is 8,27,357sq km, which is 25.17 percent of the geographical area of the country. The Forest Cover has an area of about 7,15,343sq km (21.76%) whereas the Tree Cover has an area of 1,12,014 sq km (3.41%). Area wise top three states having largest forest cover area are Madhya Pradesh (77,073 sq km) followed by Arunachal Pradesh (65,882 sq km) and Chhattisgarh (55,812 sq km). In terms of percentage of forest cover with respect to total geographical area, Lakshadweep (91.33 percent) has the highest forest cover followed by Mizoram (85.34 percent) and Andaman & Nicobar Island (81.62 percent). The present assessment also reveals that 19 states/UTs have above 33 per cent of the geographical area under forest cover. Out of these, eight states/UTs namely Mizoram, Lakshadweep, A & N Island, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Tripura, and Manipur have forest cover above 75 percent. The total mangrove cover is 4,992 sq km in the country. According to the report, the total growing stock of India’s forest and trees outside forests is estimated as 6430 million cum, of which 4479 million cum is inside the forests and 1951 million cum outside the forest area. There is an increase of 262 million cum of total growing stock as compared to the previous assessment which includes an increase of 91 million cum inside the forest and 171 million cum outside the forest area.The extent of bamboo bearing area for the country has been estimated as 1,54,670sq km. As compared to the last assessment done in 2021 there is an increase of 5,227 sq km in bamboo area. The report says the total annual potential production of timber from trees outside forest has been estimated as 91.51 million cum. In the present assessment total carbon stock in the country’s forest is estimated to be 7,285.5 million tonnes. There is an increase of 81.5 million tonnes in the carbon stock of the country as compared to the last assessment. Regarding status on achievement of target under NDC related to carbon sequestration, the current assessment shows that India’s carbon stock has reached 30.43 billion tonnes of CO2 equivalent; which indicates that as compared to the base year of 2005, India has already reached 2.29 billion tonnes of additional carbon sink as against the target of 2.5 to 3.0 billion tonnes by 2030. Advertisement
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