Out of 13,000 AI-generated citations in Athens Greece, officers reviewed 5,500 and only approved 400, yet officials are calling the rollout a success

Of those reviewed, just 400 were judged valid. The other 5,100 were thrown out, split between 3,800 speeding violations and 1,300 covering mobile phone use, seatbelt non-compliance, and similar offenses. The two piles were rejected for completely different reasons. 

The 3,800 speeding citations were dropped automatically because they relied on average-speed calculations, a method Greece currently has no legislative framework to support, so that batch isn’t a software failure at all.

Police officers found that the software routinely mistook dark objects for smartphones and got tripped up by unrelated driver gestures, things like taking a vape hit or simply changing gears.

In several cases, the cameras flagged non-existent front-seat passengers for failing to wear a seatbelt, triggering automated notices for empty seats. In others, drivers were fined simply because their dark shirts blended into the seatbelt strap, confusing the camera’s visual sensors.

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