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  "textContent": "\n\n\nDrivers across Scotland are being warned of new road cameras that can look inside cars, which are being rolled out as part of a new safety trial.\n\nThe cameras can detect whether drivers are using their mobile phones at the wheel or if they are not wearing a seatbelt.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThrough a new Transport Scotland trial, the cameras will be installed at 12 sites to monitor traffic and drivers for the next six months.\n\nThis will become the largest trial of the technology in the UK to date, with hopes that the data gathered will inform future enforcement strategies.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nData from Transport Scotland shows that of the 4.7 million daily vehicle journeys across the country, almost 170,000 drivers fail to wear seatbelts.\n\nResearch also shows that more than 28,000 motorists use their mobile phones or another handheld device every day when they're in control of the vehicle.\n\nThe cameras themselves will be mounted on trailers alongside roads, with artificial intelligence processing the images captured.\n\nThe AI can determine whether an offence has taken place, although humans are used to confirm any incidents with a two-stage authentication phase.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTransport Secretary Fiona Hyslop highlighted that mobile phones and not wearing a seatbelt are two of the highest-risk factors that could lead to a serious injury or death.\n\nShe explained that drivers can present significant risks to other road users and their own passengers when failing to wear a seatbelt or not paying attention to the road.\n\nThe SNP MSP for Linlithgow said: \"This trial will give us the most comprehensive picture yet of the scale of these issues.\n\n\"The Scottish Government remains absolutely committed to our goal of making Scotland's roads the safest in the world by 2030.\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS\n\n\n\n\n  * Rachel Reeves faces deadline to cut fuel duty as petrol and diesel drivers suffer - 'Time is of the essence'\n  * Major car brand prepares to launch 36 new vehicles by 2030 in bid to become 'Europe's reference'\n  * Labour updates MOT rules for classic cars ahead of major tax changes launching in weeks\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\"The use of new technology to tackle some of the most dangerous driver behaviour will help us achieve that goal.\"\n\nAlmost a quarter of in-car fatalities in Scotland are down to drivers and passengers not wearing a seatbelt, the Transport Secretary noted.\n\nShe added that the Scottish Government would not allow these offences to continue, with hopes that the trial will inform \"enforcement, education and targeted investment\".\n\nThese AI road cameras have already been deployed across the UK, with trials taking place in Greater Manchester and Devon and Cornwall.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nRecent data from Vision Zero South West shows that the AI cameras have detected 10,000 offences in the last year, resulting in a 50 per cent drop in seatbelt detections and a 33 per cent fall in mobile phone offences.\n\nOnce an offence is correctly identified, the owner of the vehicle will be sent a warning letter or a Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP).\n\nGeoff Collins, from Acusensus, which runs the camera technology, said the trial would provide \"clear evidence\" of the scale of road offences across Scotland.\n\n\"We know from existing operational schemes that this knowledge gives us a chance to change bad habits, which will result in fewer avoidable collisions and casualties,\" he added.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards:The GB News Editorial Charter **",
  "title": "AI road cameras that see inside cars to monitor drivers set for nationwide rollout this year"
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