By https://facebook.com/CarExpertAus
Publication Date: 2026-04-21 05:18:00
Motorists in Western Australia have had more than $1.1 million worth of fines avoided by artificial intelligence (AI)-powered traffic monitoring cameras.
The cameras became operational in WA last year, after being rolled out in states including New South Wales in 2020. However, the WA Department of Transport has now waived more than 2000 infringements committed using this technology.
“What we’ve actually done is issued a series of fines from people who were fined in quick succession because they just didn’t know the technology was catching them,” said WA Road Safety Minister Reece Whitby ABC Radio Perth.
The use of AI cameras to detect offending drivers has drawn criticism, including cases where innocent drivers were wrongly issued with infringement notices both in Australia and overseas.
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The cameras are often used to detect crimes such as illegal use of cell phones by drivers and improper…
