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A $28.3 million dollar spend will bring a new “all-in-one” speed and distracted-driver detecting camera, and more, to Victoria.
A swathe of new speed camera technologies are coming to Victoria as part of a new $28.3 million dollar announcement from the Government, including a new all-in-one camera.
The new “all-in-one” road safety camera coming to Victoria can detect speeding, mobile phone use and seatbelt offenses.
No further details have been released about the “all-in-one” camera, including where they will be located, or who supplies the cameras.
Earlier this month, road safety camera manufacturer Acusensus – which supplies similar technology to Western Australia – announced it had demonstrated its “multi-function enforcement capability” to the Victorian Department of Justice.
The WA units are multifunction trailer-based cameras claimed to “simultaneously detect mobile phone usage, seatbelt non-compliance, point speed and average speed, as well as unregistered vehicles.”
However, no Acusensus contracts with Victoria have been confirmed at time of publication.
Another multifunction camera was independently trialled by Verra Mobility in Melbourne last year, and Drive understands that the data gathered from that trial was intended to be used in Verra Mobility's attempts to win government contracts to operate road safety cameras in Victoria.
The supplier of the new cameras is yet to be revealed.
The announcement also includes other initiatives that form part of the funding package, such as new mobile trailer technology, upgrades to road safety cameras on the Western Ring Road and Eastlink, and a new “Automated Enforcement Plan”.
Road fatalities in Victoria since 1989
The Victorian Government has been trialling new mobile speed camera trailers operated by Sensys Gatso across Victoria since last year.
Sensys Gatso already announced in August last year that it had signed a four-year contract until 2029 to supply Victoria with trailer-based speed cameras.
The Minister for Police and Community Safety Anthony Carbines said the new technology would make Victoria’s roads safer.
“These new enforcement tools will help Victoria Police target high-risk driving behaviour and keep Victorians safer on our roads,” Carbines said.
Victoria's seatbelt and mobile phone detecting cameras are currently operated by German company Jenoptik, however its contract is due to expire on 30 June, 2026.
It is unclear if Jenoptik will have its contract extended, or if these new “all-in-one” cameras will take over the role of detecting seatbelt and mobile phone infringements in Victoria.
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