Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Mosleh Uddin Ahmed has said that around 1,500 cases over traffic violations been filed so far through surveillance by artificial intelligence (AI) cameras installed on roads across Dhaka to improve traffic management and reduce congestion.
He also revealed that at least 38,000 traffic summons remain pending, mainly due to complications such as changes in vehicle ownership, which have delayed the resolution of many cases.
The commissioner made these remarks on Tuesday while speaking to the media after inaugurating the AI camera-based traffic enforcement and vehicle monitoring system on Lake Road adjacent to the national parliament building and Zia Udyan.
Earlier in the day, he officially launched AI-powered traffic case enforcement at four intersections under the Tejgaon Traffic Division in Mohammadpur.
Mosleh Uddin Ahmed said this while speaking to reporters after inaugurating the AI cameras on Lake Road under the Tejgaon Traffic Division at the office of the deputy commissioner of traffic in Tejgaon.
The DMP commissioner said AI cameras had previously been installed at 15 intersections, and the addition of four more on Tuesday has raised the total to 19.
"So far, 1,500 traffic cases have been filed through the AI camera system, while summons have been issued to the owners of 38,000 vehicles," he said.
He added that the amount of fines varies depending on the nature of the offence, and the traffic division maintains updated records of the total fines collected.
