Jenoptik helps StarTraq to process Australia driving offences

State of Victoria has rolled out Distracted Driver Camera Project to stop phone use
By Adam Hill April 5, 2023 Read time: 2 mins
Victoria project rolls out distracted driver and seatbelt automated camera enforcement solution across the state (© Flynt | Dreamstime.com)

From this month, motorists in the state of Victoria, Australia, could face a $555 fine and four points on their licence if they are caught using a smartphone or otherwise distracting themselves.

Jenoptik Australia has partnered with StarTraq to process the offences arising from the new rules.

Victoria's Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS) has established the Distracted Driver Camera Project which aims to roll out a distracted driver and seatbelt (DDS) automated camera enforcement solution across the state.

The system will be able to detect illegal mobile phone use by drivers and the non-wearing of seatbelts, using ANPR, with number plates of offenders included in incident packages.

Jenoptik uses trailer-mounted camera systems and artificial intelligence to detect offenders and will utilise StarTraq's Dome back-office processing software to upload evidence packages from the DDS, which will be presented for verification on one easy-to-use screen.

Jenoptik will perform a two-stage verification process, and then Dome will facilitate access for police to perform a final approval.

“Using mobile phones or other devices while driving is distracting and greatly increases the chance of being involved in an accident," says Sam Iglewski, MD of Jenoptik Australia.

This particularly dangerous driver behaviour has been an ever-increasing issue during the past years. Our partnership with StarTraq makes a compelling economic and operational business case for the DJCS, and we are looking forward to working with them to deliver the road safety objectives."

Allan Freinkel, chairman of StarTraq, says he is "excited at the global possibilities this strategic contract presents".

Enforcement Detection, Monitoring & Machine Vision

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • Australian tolling industry debates tag replacement
    June 11, 2014
    Australia’s 2014 National Electronic Tolling Conference (NeTC) inspired lively debate among the 130 delegates about tackling the need to replace seven-plus million tolling tags that are reaching the end of their life. In his opening address, Australian Toll Road Users’ Group Chair Rex Wright said the industry was potentially facing a US$94 million bill over the next five years to replace old tags. As Australian tolling authorities operate a harmonious national tag system, all toll operators are committed
    Read More
  • Advanced ITS truck screening aids border control
    March 14, 2012
    State-of-the-art ITS technologies are being deployed for tracking of commercial vehicles at the US-Mexico border in Arizona, reports Pete Goldin. The border between the US and Mexico may be the epitome of America's wild west, but this remote desert frontier is being tamed by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) with a state-of-the-art ITS system. A comprehensive port-of-entry (POE) screening system is being deployed at the Mariposa Port of Entry – one of the busiest land ports in the nation – at
    Read More
  • Advanced ITS truck screening aids border control
    March 14, 2012
    State-of-the-art ITS technologies are being deployed for tracking of commercial vehicles at the US-Mexico border in Arizona, reports Pete Goldin. The border between the US and Mexico may be the epitome of America's wild west, but this remote desert frontier is being tamed by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) with a state-of-the-art ITS system. A comprehensive port-of-entry (POE) screening system is being deployed at the Mariposa Port of Entry – one of the busiest land ports in the nation – at
    Read More
  • New drug-driving laws a ‘step forward for road safety’
    March 2, 2015
    Leading road safety charity the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) has described the introduction of new drug-driving laws as ‘a big step forward for road safety.’ The legislation comes into force in from 2 March 2015 in England and Wales and is designed to catch people who risk other people’s lives by getting behind the wheel after taking drugs, and not those taking legitimate medicines that don’t impair their ability to drive. The new law sets limits at very low levels for eight drugs commonly associat
    Read More

Highlighted Content