NEW AI cameras that have already caught out 27,000 drivers will be rolled out on a major UK motorway for the first time.
The tech is designed to catch out offences such as not wearing your seatbelt or texting as you drive.
These devices are able to detect when motorists are breaking these rules, then snap a photograph to be analysed by human operators.
It has already been launched in parts of the West Midlands and caught out a total of 19,000 drivers in just a fortnight.
Trials have also taken place across Devon and Cornwall detecting more than 8,500 offences, including more than 5,400 seatbelt offences and 3,100 mobile phone offences.
And now it has been revealed that the Acusensus camera systems will be installed on the M5 motorway for the first time.
Drivers travelling along the motorway via Devon will be monitored by the cameras, Cornwall Rewind Radio has revealed.
The programme also covers the A30 and A38 in the region.
Adrian Leisk,head of road safety for Devon and Cornwall Police, told the station: “Using your mobile phone behind the wheel significantly increases your chances of being involved in a serious collision, particularly on high-speed roads where traffic might suddenly slow, and motorists not wearing seatbelts are twice as likely to die than those who wear one.
“While the figures demonstrate that the vast majority of motorists are complying with the rules, sadly a small minority continue to ignore the law and put other lives in danger.”
You can be fined up to £500 if you do not wear a seat belt when you’re supposed to.
Plus, you could be slapped with six penalty points and a £200 fine if found to be using a phone or tablet when driving.
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