Pune: Three AI-enabled CCTV cameras installed on Fergusson College Road to crack down on traffic violations have recorded up to 1,450 traffic crimes since May 29th.Automated Sharans was issued to commuters for various crimes. No pulking area (1,100 Sharan), double parking (119 Sharan), wrong side driving (221 Sharan), triple seat riding (5), how to speak on the phone while driving (5).Pune Police Chief Amitesh Kumar opened the new system on May 29th this year on an experimental basis.Deputy Commissioner of Police (Transportation) Amol Zende said AI-enabled cameras have proven their effectiveness.“In these three spots, traffic officials are not positioning vehicles and cameras are generating traffic challenges online based on traffic violations,” he said.“I reviewed the system a few days ago and noticed that I had reduced the number of incorrect driving, triple seat riding and double parking. We hope to reduce the traffic congestion in the stretch between the lucky Chauku and the main gate of Ferguson College in the coming days,” Zende said.The camera will violate traffic offenders 24 hours a day and issue automated sharans to drivers who violate traffic rules.“As the system has proven to be effective, we will soon be installing more AI-based cameras near JM Road and Lohegaon airports. This will help in instill discipline for drivers in these areas and effectively regulate traffic,” he said.An urban traffic police officer said he was talking about the amount of fines paid by the offender. Towing van service PausedPune police have stopped services for towing vans in the city after the van and its staff received complaints against personnel assigned to lift the vehicle from the pulking zone and lift the vehicle from the zone that is blocking the vehicle's movement. Van service has been suspended until further orders. VANS will soon have new CCTV cameras and new police officers and staff will be set up after services are restored, police said.
