According to South Lake Minnetonka Police in Minnesota, it detected over 10,000 distracted driving violations on one highway in February using AI-infused camera systems to work out what's going on inside cars while they move. Sgt. Adam Moore told The Minnesota Star Tribune that it led to 300 warnings or citations being issued. The system uses four infrared cameras on a portable trailer and when it detects a violation, it sends a photo of the vehicle and plate to police within five seconds, so officers can initiate a traffic stop. Over 10,000 violations on one piece of road is overwhelming for a police department, hence the deficit between violations detected and warnings or citations given.
"It’s a bigger a problem than people realize. Not a day goes by we are not seeing distracted driving. It [the cameras] is the most effective tool we have right now."
- Sgt. Adam Moore