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(Los Angeles Times) By Colleen ShalbyStaff Writer April 24, 2024 3 AM PT * Facebook * Twitter * Show more sharing options Share Close extra sharing options * Facebook * Twitter * LinkedIn * Email * Copy Link URLCopied! * Print Artificial intelligence-powered cameras are being installed on Los Angeles Metro buses to help ticket cars parked in bus lanes. Testing is planned for this summer and the program is expected to go live by the end of 2024, Metro said, after two months of community outreach to "ensure that the public is aware of the purpose, timing and impacts of this new program." "Once cameras are installed, there will be a 60-day warning period for drivers. During the first 60 days, warning citations will be used only as informational notices and will not result in any violations," the agency said. Advertisement The program, designed by technology company Hayden AI, is meant to improve bus times, increase ridership and address mobility concerns. Metro's board of directors approved an $11 million-contract with the company last year to roll out 100 camera systems. The agreement started in December and is supposed to last roughly five years. The cameras will be mounted inside Metro bus windshields to check for vehicles parked in bus lanes and at bus stops, in order to help enforce new parking rules after the L.A. City Council approved a fine last year . "Blocking bus stop zones can create accessibility issues for passengers with disabilities, who rely on level boarding between the bus stop curbside and boarding the bus," a Metro board report said last year. Al Seib Los Angeles Times METROLINK outlined planned improvements in a report to the California High-Speed Rail Authority. California Metrolink awarded $1.3 million to develop AI-powered system to detect hazards on tracks The technology's goal is that trains would automatically slow down or stop when cameras and sensors verified the presence of a person, vehicle or debris. April 11, 2024 About 15 of the cameras have been installed on buses along line 720, from Santa Monica to downtown L.A via Wilshire Boulevard, and line 212, from Hollywood/Vine to Hawthorne/Lennox stations via La Brea Avenue, Metro said. Cameras will also be installed on some buses along lines 910, 950 and 70 from San Pedro, downtown L.A. and El Monte. Although the AI-powered security cameras will constantly scan for illegally parked cars, Charles Territo, Hayden AI's chief growth officer, said the technology is trained to record only when a potential violation is observed. "If the bus is moving and there's no vehicle parked in the lane, it's not recording any data," he said. "Only when the system observes a vehicle parked illegally in a bus lane or a bus stop does it record the license plate and capture video of the event." Advertisement Once a recording is made, it will be submitted to L.A. Department of Transportation where a human will assess whether a ticket should be issued. The use of video imaging to enforce parking violations was legalized in 2021. Video that does not include a parking violation must be destroyed within 15 days, the law states. Any recording of a parking violation can be retained for six months, or 60 days "after the final disposition of the citation." "The reason why that's somewhat open-ended is because individuals have a certain amount of time to adjudicate their violation," Territo said. A person who is ticketed would have access to the recording, Territo said, and the ability to challenge the violation -- a process that can take months. Similar programs are being used in Washington, D.C., and New York City as the use of AI continues to expand for travel safety. Recently, Southern California's regional rail system Metrolink was granted $1.3 million to develop an AI-powered security system to detect unexpected movement on tracks. 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[] Colleen Shalby Follow Us * Twitter * Instagram * Email * Facebook Colleen Shalby is a reporter for the Los Angeles Times. She has covered education, the pandemic, the vaccine rollout and breaking news throughout California. She was part of the team that was a 2020 Pulitzer Prize finalist for coverage of a dive-boat fire off the Santa Barbara coast. Shalby grew up in Southern California and graduated from George Washington University. She previously worked for PBS NewsHour and joined The Times in 2015. Show Comments More From the Los Angeles Times * [] California Dueling Gaza protests at UCLA draw hundreds as USC sees peaceful demonstration * Georgia State Patrol officers detain a demonstrator on the campus of Emory University during a pro-Palestinian demonstration, Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart) World & Nation College protesters want 'amnesty.' 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