SINGAPORE - Singapore police will use artificial intelligence or AI to screen traffic violation videos sent by residents. Violators can be more quickly recognized, processed, and given a summons.
According to a report by The Straits Times, quoted on Friday, May 22, the Singapore Traffic Police or TP is now receiving about 3,000 videos of alleged violations every month. This number is increasing as road safety deteriorates.
The new system is called Traffic Rule Analysis and Compliance Recognition or TRACER. Singapore's Second Minister of Home Affairs Edwin Tong said the system can read the footage, find violations, and then show the exact time of the incident in the video.
"This allows officers to process cases faster and deal with violators more quickly," Tong said at the Police Workplan Seminar 2026 at the Home Team Academy, May 22.
Tong emphasized that AI does not replace the decision of the officers. The technology is used to help the investigation and reduce the workload.
Currently, around 10 officers have to review public submissions. They spend around 60 hours each day watching and assessing footage. As a result, cases are piling up.
TRACER can detect violations such as crossing a double white line, passing a road barrier, driving on the middle barrier of the toll road, breaking through a red light, and not giving way to pedestrians.
The system was also developed to detect drivers who do not turn on their hazard lights, do not give way to other vehicles, and take the wrong lane position.
Head of Research, Planning, and Organizational Development Branch TP, Lian Weixiong, said the TRACER trial would begin in the second half of 2026. The system is still being monitored by officers.
"The investigation officer will still oversee the case and make the final decision," Lian said.
According to Lian, TRACER is targeted to reduce the time to handle cases by at least half. In that way, citizen reports can be processed faster and violators can be prosecuted faster.
The Straits Times reported that Singapore is facing a worsening trend of accidents. The death toll on the road reached 149 people in 2025, the highest in 10 years. In 2024, the number of deaths was 142 people. The number of injured also increased from 9,342 people in 2024 to 9,955 people in 2025.
TP also increased enforcement, including activating the speed monitoring function in more red light cameras.
At the same event, Tong launched the Home Team SkyGuardian drone and a drone box system for police operations as well as the Singapore Civil Defense Force. Eight 40-kilogram drones will be used for initial patrols in areas such as Tuas and Brani.
Singapore police have also been testing a 13-meter-long unmanned vessel in the West Johor Strait since November 2025. The vessel can travel up to 40 knots and operate for up to 15 hours for patrol and surveillance.
Other technologies being prepared include patrol robots at Changi Airport from 2027 as well as an AI Report Lodging Co-Pilot or R-COP to help police reporting.
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