New AI-Smart Cameras are now operating on some of Adeliade’s busiest thoroughfares, help to alleviate congestion and avoid collisions. Four of the cameras were installed as part of a trial of the new technology, but the state government says the rollout could be expanded across the city’s traffic network.
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00:00Looking to the future of traffic management in South Australia.
00:06They'll save lives, they'll save time and they'll save money.
00:09New cameras are using artificial intelligence to identify and respond to periods of high traffic flow,
00:15the technology already in use on four of Adelaide's arterial roads.
00:20Before the technology was implemented, shows cars banking up onto the road, leading to a collision.
00:25Now, congestion is detected and signals can be adjusted to clear the queue.
00:30The cameras were designed by engineering company Safe Group Automation,
00:34which says the intelligence has the potential to revolutionise traffic management.
00:39This type of technology is really a change in how control systems are being worked on the road network.
00:44While there will be an assessment at the end of the $350,000 trial,
00:48the cameras may be rolled out more widely,
00:51which the state government says will bring significant economic benefit,
00:55with motorists spending less time stuck in traffic.
00:58We want to make sure we get it right,
01:00because the potential savings for us are in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
01:04If it's evidence based and it reduces the amount of fatalities and serious injuries on our roads,
01:09then we'll certainly support it.
01:10But the government is yet to put a date on when this new tech will get the green light.