en.Wedoany.com Reported - Mississippi plans to deploy a fleet of mobile camera systems equipped with artificial intelligence to capture traffic violations such as drivers holding cell phones, speeding, and failing to secure children. The state's Information Technology Services Commission has approved an exclusive contract authorizing the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to lease Acusensus's mobile traffic enforcement system for three years at a cost of $2.052 million, funded by federal grants.

The DPS stated that these trailer-mounted systems will be deployed in high-accident areas, construction zones, and locations where traditional traffic enforcement by law enforcement officers is challenging. According to the Magnolia Tribune, the cameras can capture violations without motion blur at speeds up to 186 miles per hour (approximately 300 km/h). Once a violation is detected, the system sends images and data to roadside law enforcement officers, who then pull over the vehicle.

The plan has raised concerns among some lawmakers. State Representative Dan Eubanks believes that AI-equipped cameras peering into vehicles, analyzing behavior, and notifying roadside officers in real time constitutes a "dangerous slippery slope" for privacy violations. He argued that U.S. citizens have a constitutional right to face their accusers, but in this case, the accuser could be an AI system. State Senator Joey Fillingane stated that he does not oppose the technology as long as officers are still responsible for issuing tickets, but he opposes any future practice of automatically issuing tickets by mail.

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