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Malay Mail
4 days ago
- Automotive
- Malay Mail
New AI-powered AWAS speed cameras delayed despite June launch promise, Transport Ministry yet to confirm trial start
KUALA LUMPUR, June 4 — The trials for the new Automated Awareness Safety System (AWAS) have not yet begun. In fact, the exact starting date for the trials has not yet even been set. This is based on the information from the Minister of Transport, Anthony Loke's office, that was obtained by Berita Harian. Back in March, the Secretary-General for the Ministry of Transport (MOT), Jana Santhiran Muniayan, said that the AWAS trials would kick off in June. While the new AWAS cameras have been deployed throughout Malaysia, the trials will only take place in two places. The first one being the Genting Sempah – Gombak R&R section of the KL – Karak Expressway, while the system will also be tested at the route between Senawang and Simpang Ampat toll plaza on the North-South Expressway. What makes AWAS different from AES? The new AWAS is essentially the replacement for the previous Automated Enforcement System (AES). Aside from using new imagery equipment, AWAS will also be using a new method to detect lawbreakers. Instead of capturing the speed of the passing vehicle, AWAS will be using the point-to-point method that will calculate the time that the vehicle would reach its destination, corresponding to the route's speed limit. This way, you are no longer able to avoid detection by slowing down in front of the speed trap camera. As an example, let's say you are supposed to reach a particular toll plaza from point A in 30 minutes based on a 110km/h speed limit, but you arrive at the plaza in 20 minutes. This means you have violated the speed limit, and AWAS may have caught you in action. Jana also previously said the new AWAS implementation can even detect if the driver has stopped at a certain location to prolong their travel time in order to avoid being caught by the system. This is being done with the help of artificial intelligence that will work together with the new Ekin Spotter cameras, which feature Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) technology and can detect speeds of up to 320km/h. — SoyaCincau
New Straits Times
6 days ago
- Automotive
- New Straits Times
Point-to-point speed monitoring pilot yet to begin
KUALA LUMPUR: The implementation of the pilot project for the point-to-point speed monitoring system under the Automated Awareness Safety System (Awas) has yet to commence. "The point-to-point system pilot project has not started. So far, there is no information on when it is scheduled to begin," the Transport Minister's office said. Previously, the artificial intelligence-based system was announced to be tested on two major highways, from the Genting Sempah Tunnel to the Gombak rest stop, and from the Senawang Toll Plaza to the Simpang Ampat Toll Plaza (Alor Gajah). In addition, the system is planned for installation at accident-prone areas along longer stretches, such as the route from the Menora Tunnel to the Sungai Perak rest stop. When asked whether the test would take place soon, the it said any updates would be announced later. Previously, Transport Ministry secretary-general Datuk Jana Santhiran Muniayan said the system would measure the travel time of vehicles between two fixed points to detect speeding violations. For instance, if a driver travelling from Jalan Duta to Tanjung Malim arrives earlier than the expected time, the vehicle's number plate will be detected and a summons will be issued automatically. Jana Santhiran also said the system is capable of detecting if a driver stops along the way to delay their journey in an attempt to avoid detection. Transport Minister Anthony Loke had earlier also said that the system was expected to be implemented starting June, but the latest clarification from his office today shows that the actual rollout of the pilot project has not yet begun. In January, he had said the system was designed to replace the existing static camera method.
