Don’t stop here! AI cameras are set to catch traffic offenders in Thailand

BANGKOK – The intersection is located near several shopping centers and a BTS station. It is also home to the Erawan Shrine, which is always packed with Hindu and Buddhist devotees.

Now, AI-enabled cameras have been installed to read the license plates of vehicles violating traffic laws in a new campaign known as the “Ratchaprasong model,” Police General Adit Ngamjitsuksri, adviser to the Bangkok governor, said on Wednesday .

The AI ​​will prioritize detecting taxis and tuk-tuk drivers waiting for customers in front of the mall and blocking traffic flow on Ratchadamri Road, he said.

“Those who stop at this spot for more than three minutes, exceeding the legal limit, will have their vehicles photographed with a time stamp as proof. The data will be forwarded to the relevant authorities for legal action,” he said.

He added that the cameras are used in conjunction with police traffic cones to direct motorists to lanes that do not block public buses.

The city has also asked app operators, including Grab and Bolt, to move their pin location at Ratchaprasong Intersection closer to the CentralWorld entrance and further away from the roads to minimize traffic congestion caused by app users.

On Wednesday, Adit led a group of city and government officials, including Deputy Secretary General to Prime Minister Phongsaran Asawachaisophon, Bangkok Deputy Governor Wisanu Subsompon and government spokesman Chai Wacharonke, to see how the Ratchaprasong model works and how the system could be implemented in the city taken over. -wide to solve traffic problems.