AI? wtf why?
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.
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
Minority report but for parking tickets.
You will just wake up with a ticket because it knows you were going to park in a bus lane that day.
Just another day for the PPA
I’m here for this. Finally a positive feedback loop where people are discouraged from illegally parking, transit becomes more efficient, and SEPTA gains a new funding source
I just wish it didn’t have to go through the PPA
