Privacy campaigners' fury as AI speed cameras which can 'spy inside' cars are set to be rolled out nationwide to catch drivers using mobile phones at the wheel or not wearing seatbelts

AI speed cameras that can 'spy inside' cars are set to be rolled out across the UK to catch drivers using mobile phones or failing to wear seatbelts. This is a different model to the 'Redspeed Sentio' unit New AI powered cameras caught 117 people using their mobile phones in just three days after being deployed in a trial on one of Devon's busiest roads, the A30 near Launceston, last year The AI camera technology has already been deployed in England with the model made by Acusensus. Pictured: The technology has caught drivers using a mobile phone in Australia The Acusensu unit uses artificial intelligence to identify motorists potentially breaking the law About a quarter of all police forces across the UK are already deploying cameras that can catch drivers using a mobile phone - punishable by up to six penalty points and a £1,000 fine. The surveillance cameras previously caught 130 people driving without seatbelts in a 72-hour period New after being deployed in a trial on one of Devon's busiest roads, the A30 near Launceston, last year The cameras have previously been installed on top of vans and put inside speed cameras A trial on the A30 last year followed a 15-day trial of the cameras on roads across Devon and Cornwall A driver is caught on camera using their mobile phone with the Acusensus unit in Australia During a 2022 trial, police cracked down on drivers using mobile phones and driving without wearing a seatbelt with a new van that has an AI camera mounted about 21ft above the road.