Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he plans to introduce artificial intelligence traffic cameras.

There are systems that have already been certified as "Approved Devices" for the civil enforcement of traffic contraventions that use Machine Learning / Artificial Intelligence. It is used mainly to identify vehicle types & for detection of some types of moving traffic contraventions. It should be noted that any potential moving traffic contraventions are reviewed and decided by a human operator before a PCN is issued and that approved device certification is for the whole CCTV system of which the camera and detection methodology is only a part.

There are not currently any plans to introduce Artificial Intelligences cameras to replace current speed cameras. Moreover, the Home Office does not currently plan to introduce Artificial Intelligence in speed and red light cameras under the Home Office Type Approval (HOTA) process. If, and when, such devices are submitted it will consider them against the requirements outlined in the HOTA Handbook.