Speedcam Anywhere is a MI-based application that can measure the speed of a moving vehicle so that anyone’s smartphone camera can be used as a semi-optical signal. The solution works by having the algorithm extract the license plate of the videotaped vehicle from the registry and then mapping additional information, such as make and model, from a publicly available database from the UK Transport Authority (DVLA). Knowing this data, the application determines the wheelbase, on the basis of which it determines the time difference between the passage of the wheels at a fixed point, and, accordingly, the speed of travel. After running the analysis in the cloud, the software offers the user to report the incident to the authorities and send them the video and analysis.
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The app was developed by AI researchers with the aim of making police take speed control more seriously and allowing pedestrians and cyclists to document and report incidents and violations they see.
The team has received many abusive and harassing messages from drivers since the app was launched in March, so they will request anonymity for their statements in the future – subscriber (a) Guardian. A spokeswoman says they also come under a lot of criticism for the fact that the app actually helps whistleblowers and compares the report to the methods of surveillance states.
There were also many difficulties with publishing, for example, Google initially did not allow it to appear on the Play Store. He argued that the use of artificial intelligence and algorithms alone could not reliably estimate a car’s speed, which was refuted by the developers during the demonstration. The software was also developed for iOS, but it hasn’t received any approval or feedback from Apple yet. So far, you can download Speedcam Anywhere from the Google Play Store and the team’s official website, exclusively in the UK, but the developers are planning to redesign the software to include other regions as well.
British police have been receiving traffic violation recordings from residents for several years, but since Speedcam Anywhere is not an officially approved speedometer, it cannot be used to impose speed penalties, but analysis and recordings can serve as evidence in later investigations.
