Set to go in effect sometime within the next year, the cameras will determine if a vehicle is parked illegally at a bus stop or in a bus lane and transmit the license plate to the PPA.
My best guess as an AI engineer is that the AI is to detect the difference between cars that are parked vs cars on the road that are stopping at a light and then take the picture at the right time.
I don’t think the article says the bus drivers initiate the photos — presumably SEPTA would rather have drivers drive than framing the perfect shot — so it makes sense to have AI fit in there.
Yeah, this is basically just giving an AI pattern recognition service access to camera feeds that are already there. And from what I’ve read, cars that are flagged at violators will be reviewed by a person before the system actually issues a ticket. If the privacy aspects are handled appropriately (big if there), this is probably going to be a pretty good system, I think.
It’s not “are you recording” but more highlighting what to look at. It would take so many union labor paid hours to sift through all those videos to find a violation. It’s probably cheaper, as crazy as it sounds, to train an AI Model to catch the violations and log it so an employee only has to sift through likely violators.
I also wouldn’t be surprised if the PPA is looking into this model themselves for… other reasons.
My best guess as an AI engineer is that the AI is to detect the difference between cars that are parked vs cars on the road that are stopping at a light and then take the picture at the right time.
I don’t think the article says the bus drivers initiate the photos — presumably SEPTA would rather have drivers drive than framing the perfect shot — so it makes sense to have AI fit in there.
Yeah, this is basically just giving an AI pattern recognition service access to camera feeds that are already there. And from what I’ve read, cars that are flagged at violators will be reviewed by a person before the system actually issues a ticket. If the privacy aspects are handled appropriately (big if there), this is probably going to be a pretty good system, I think.
Yeah normally I’m not a fan of more big brother esque security but given the parking situation in Philly… I’ll shut up and nod.
SEPTA already records pretty much any angle they can to protect from a large number of inane lawsuits.
It’s not “are you recording” but more highlighting what to look at. It would take so many union labor paid hours to sift through all those videos to find a violation. It’s probably cheaper, as crazy as it sounds, to train an AI Model to catch the violations and log it so an employee only has to sift through likely violators.
I also wouldn’t be surprised if the PPA is looking into this model themselves for… other reasons.
Right, not disagreeing, just adding context