Eight AI traffic cameras caught nearly 29,000 drivers and now the tickets are going straight to their phones
Published on Jan 25, 2026 at 5:04 PM (UTC+4)
by Daisy Edwards
Last updated on Jan 22, 2026 at 10:28 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Amelia Jean Hershman-Jones
Eight AI traffic cameras caught nearly 29,000 drivers, and now the tickets are going straight to their phones after a short pilot run in Greece.
The system was quietly tested around the Greek city of Athens and the nearby suburbs over just a few weeks.
By the time officials reviewed the data, the number of violations was far higher than expected.
Now, the country is preparing to turn those digital warnings into real fines, sent directly to the driver’s phones.
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AI traffic cameras caught nearly 29,000 drivers
Drivers who are violating traffic laws in Greece are finding themselves at the receiving end of many fines thanks to a new tech trial.
The trial involved eight AI-powered cameras placed across seven busy roads and intersections in and around Athens.
Over a period of just under a month, the cameras recorded 28,973 violations, which works out to more than 1,100 offenses than are usually recorded every day.
These are not basic speed cameras because the system can automatically spot drivers using their phones, skipping seatbelts, running red lights, speeding, or entering bus-only lanes.
All of this happens without traffic police needing to watch footage live, as the AI flags violations on its own for review.
One of the busiest cameras, installed on Syngrou Avenue, reportedly logged more than 8,000 seatbelt and phone-related violations, along with over 1,000 speeding offenses in a zone with a speed limit of 56mph.
Another camera on Vouliagmenis Avenue alone detected 13,722 red light violations in less than a month, highlighting just how widespread the behavior was once everything was counted automatically.
Tickets are going straight to their phones
For now, the cameras are still in a testing and calibration phase, meaning drivers are being recorded but not yet fined.
That is about to change, as authorities plan to begin issuing penalties digitally, with tickets sent directly to drivers’ phones along with photographic evidence of the violation.
The fines are not small, and drivers caught without a seatbelt or using a phone behind the wheel face penalties of around $380.
Speeding fines range from roughly $165 to $820, depending on how far over the limit a driver goes.
Running a red light can cost about $760 and comes with a two-month license suspension for a first offense.
This is only the beginning because Greece plans to roll out about 2,000 fixed cameras and another 500 mobile units nationwide, backed by a budget of roughly $102 million.
With tickets delivered digitally and enforcement handled by AI traffic cameras, avoiding fines is about to get a lot harder.
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