The University of California San Diego is deploying automated bike lane and bus stop enforcement systems from Hayden AI. The company’s technology will be installed on 15 Triton Transit buses, UC San Diego’s transportation system, to detect dangerous parking violations occurring on campus.

A 60-day warning period will begin in December.

UC San Diego’s new programme follows a pilot where two buses were equipped with Hayden AI’s forward-facing camera systems to detect parking violations in bike lanes and bus stops on the UC San Diego campus.

In 59 days, 1,124 parking violations were detected. 88.4% percent of these violations were blocking the bike lane. The pilot has been nominated for a Circulate San Diego’s Momentum Award.

“Clear bike lanes and bus stops are essential to keeping students, faculty, staff, and visitors safe as they travel throughout campus,” said Marty Beard, CEO of Hayden AI. “We’re thrilled to bring this practical, proven, and secure use of computer vision to their community.”

Bus-mounted camera enforcement is proven to change driver behaviour and reduce instances of parking violations obstructing dedicated transit zones. Hayden AI’s automated enforcement system is installed on transit buses across the United States, including California cities like Los Angeles, Oakland, Sacramento, Santa Monica, Culver City, and West Hollywood. In Washington DC, this technology has reduced parking violations obstructing bus stops by 32 percent in one year of enforcement.