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CommunityNews Automated Camera Enforcement Expands Across Bus Lines Press Release reprinted from AC Transit

• A 10-second video of the violation, a photo of the license plate, and the time and location of the incident. • The evidence package is transmitted to a secure cloud accessible only by our transit law enforcement. • Trained law enforcement, and not the AI software, review the evidence packages and determine if a citation should be issued to the registered vehicle owner. PRIVACY CONTROLS AND SAFEGUARDS AC Transit acknowledges the concerns surrounding the application of AI technology. This is why we have collaborated with a leading AI developer to ensure the responsible deployment of this automated camera enforcement and that the deployment closely adheres to California law including: • Cameras will not capture anything inside the bus and are angled to focus solely on cars parked on the lane. • Any image that does not contain evidence of a parking violation must be destroyed within 15 days. • Any image evidence of a parking violation captured by the system will be destroyed within six months of the incident unless the citation is under dispute. In such cases, the evidence will be retained until 60 days after the final resolution of the citation. • The AI camera system has no facial recognition or other biometric detection abilities. Additional information on parking citations is available at actransit.org/parking-citations. To view examples of motorist violations along the Tempo Line 1T corridor that illustrate AC Transit's need to expand enforcement and how our transit district has trained the AI camera’s computer vision, visit actransit.org. To read the full press release visit actransit.org/press release/automated-camera-bus-stop-enforcement warnings-start-august-7

AI-powered cameras on 100 buses will detect vehicles illegally stopped or parked at bus stops T HE ALAMEDA-CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT DISTRICT (AC Transit) announces that starting Wednesday, August 7, automated camera citations for illegally parked or stopped vehicles will be expanded to cover bus stops on all bus lines throughout our service area. AC Transit is expanding its use of automated cameras equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) after evaluating their effectiveness in detecting illegal stopping and parking at Tempo Line 1T stations and bus only lanes. Tempo Line 1T is AC Transit's highest ridership bus line. Like Tempo, the AI-powered cameras will detect and issue citations to any vehicle, including taxis, Uber and Lyft, and delivery trucks, that are stopped or parked at AC Transit bus stops. During the initial 60 days, motorists identified by law enforcement as violating the bus stop law will receive a warning notice that will be sent to the vehicle’s registered owner by USPS mail. Starting October 7, warnings will be replaced with a $110 citation, which will also be issued via USPS mail. HOW AUTOMATED ENFORCEMENT WORKS AC Transit has equipped 100 buses with two small forward-facing cameras mounted on the front windshield to detect potential bus stop violations. Developed by Bay Area-based Hayden AI, its AI technology employs innovative computer vision to monitor bus stops for potential parking violations. Instead of sending the data to a central server, an onboard processor analyzes the information in real-time. When a violation is suspected, the system produces an evidence package, which includes:

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