# Use of AI-enabled Traffic Camera Systems to Detect Erratic or Dangerous Driving Behaviours

- Date: 2026-08-04
- Added: 2026-09-04
- Who: Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye · Mr K Shanmugam
- Source: https://sprs.parl.gov.sg/search/#/sprs3topic?reportid=written-answer-na-24088
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## Why it matters

The Traffic Police has run nine violation-enforcement cameras since March 2026, but AI detection of dangerous driving remains at the exploration stage with no timeline.

## Summary

Melvin Yong, citing the rise in road traffic accidents and fatalities in 2025, asked the Senior Minister, Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs in a written question whether the Traffic Police is studying AI-enabled traffic camera systems capable of detecting erratic or dangerous driving behaviours, so that enforcement or intervention can happen before accidents occur. K Shanmugam replied that, as stated in Parliament on 7 April 2026, the Traffic Police has deployed nine Traffic Violation Enforcement Cameras since March 2026. These cameras use video analytics and automatic number plate recognition to detect selected offences, including red-light running, illegal U-turns and crossing double white lines. The Traffic Police has been exploring, and will continue to explore, the use of artificial intelligence and other technological tools to identify dangerous driving behaviours and support timely intervention where appropriate. The answer gave no specific plan or timeline for AI-based detection of dangerous driving beyond the existing violation cameras.

## Key points

- Melvin Yong cited the 2025 rise in accidents and fatalities to ask whether the Traffic Police is studying AI camera systems that detect dangerous driving
- The Traffic Police has deployed nine Traffic Violation Enforcement Cameras since March 2026, as reported to Parliament on 7 April 2026
- The cameras use video analytics and automatic number plate recognition to detect selected offences such as red-light running, illegal U-turns and crossing double white lines
- The Traffic Police will keep exploring AI and other tools to identify dangerous driving, but the reply gave no specific plan or timeline

## Full text

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38 Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye asked the Senior Minister, Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs in light of the increase in road traffic accidents and fatalities in 2025, whether the Traffic Police is studying the use of AI-enabled traffic camera systems capable of detecting erratic or dangerous driving behaviours so that timely enforcement or intervention can be taken before accidents occur.

Mr K Shanmugam : As mentioned in Parliament on 7 April 2026, the Traffic Police (TP) has deployed nine Traffic Violation Enforcement Cameras since March 2026. [ Please refer to ​ "Findings from Trial Deployment of Traffic Violation Enforcement Cameras", Official Report, 7 April 2026, Vol 96, Issue 27, Written Answers to Questions for Oral Answer not Answered by End of Question Time section. ]

These cameras use video analytics and automatic number plate recognition technology to detect selected traffic offences, including red-light running, illegal U-turns and crossing double white lines.

TP has been and will continue to explore the use of artificial intelligence and other technological tools to identify dangerous driving behaviours and support timely intervention where appropriate.