Incident 264: AI-Based Vehicle Speed Estimation App Denounced by UK Drivers as Surveillance Technology
Description: Speedcam Anywhere, an app allowing users to document and report traffic violations via AI-based videographic speed estimation of a vehicle, raised concerns for UK drivers about its capabilities for surveillance and abuse.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Speedcam Anywhere developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed UK drivers.
Incident Stats
Incident ID
264
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2022-03-01
Editors
Khoa Lam
Incident Reports
Reports Timeline
theguardian.com · 2022
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The developers of a new app that uses AI to estimate the speed of a passing car say they have been forced into anonymity by the vicious response from drivers.
The app, Speedcam Anywhere, is the product of a team of AI scientists with backgr…
Variants
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