Initiative details
Violations at intersections, including non-compliance with a red light signal, are among Europe's most common causes of traffic accidents. According to data by the European Transport Safety Council, fatalities on European roads have more than halved since 2000, but the number of severe injuries and deaths caused by traffic accidents remains higher than the EU's target.
In response to this situation, LMT has built a GDPR-compliant AI-powered traffic monitoring solution that minimally interferes with existing road infrastructure and uses readily available resources. It can be installed in a matter of hours without construction and only requires an electrical connection.
LMT's solution uses a PANORAMIC camera paired with computer vision technology to analyse everything it sees in the video frame, then sends the metadata to the cloud. The cloud's algorithm sifts through the data and detects an occurrence of a red light offence. This information can further be used for detecting and prosecuting the violators and addressing the problem to help reduce such infringements in the first place.
The European Union’s Vision Zero – no fatalities and severe injuries on European roads by 2050 – stands to benefit from implementing such solutions as the traffic monitoring solution by LMT.
In response to this situation, LMT has built a GDPR-compliant AI-powered traffic monitoring solution that minimally interferes with existing road infrastructure and uses readily available resources. It can be installed in a matter of hours without construction and only requires an electrical connection.
LMT's solution uses a PANORAMIC camera paired with computer vision technology to analyse everything it sees in the video frame, then sends the metadata to the cloud. The cloud's algorithm sifts through the data and detects an occurrence of a red light offence. This information can further be used for detecting and prosecuting the violators and addressing the problem to help reduce such infringements in the first place.
The European Union’s Vision Zero – no fatalities and severe injuries on European roads by 2050 – stands to benefit from implementing such solutions as the traffic monitoring solution by LMT.
Initiative date
Who was/is your target audience?
Policy makers
Public authorities
Others
Topic
Improve vehicles and infrastructure
Organisation details
LMT
Enterprise
Latvia
Riga
Contact name
Andra Muceniece
Telephone number
+371 26 894 374
Andra.Muceniece@lmt.lv
Website link
Project activities
If you work together with external partners, list the most important partners and briefly describe their role.
We don’t work with external partners. It’s an in-house project.
Please describe the project activities you carried/are carrying out and the time period over which these were implemented.
Activities carried out within the scope of the LMT traffic monitoring solution are as follows:
January 2019 to January 2023 – development of the LMT traffic monitoring solution
Autumn of 2019 – conducting the first trials of the solution in Liepaja, Latvia
Summer of 2020 – conducting follow-up trials of the solution in Riga, Latvia
March 2023 – commercial launch of the solution, with the first commercial client being the municipality of Liepaja, Latvia
March 2023 – launching the solution as an official traffic control tool, integrated into the Road Traffic Safety Directorate (CSDD) and municipal police ticketing system in Latvia.
August 2023 – prohibited entry functionality added to the solution
Autumn of 2023 – securing the first export client for the solution, the City of Graz, Austria
November 2023 – API launch
February 2024 – ML model training process improvements
October 2024 – Average speed detection functionality added
January 2025 – blacklist number plate alert functionality added
February 2025 – customer UI launch
January 2019 to January 2023 – development of the LMT traffic monitoring solution
Autumn of 2019 – conducting the first trials of the solution in Liepaja, Latvia
Summer of 2020 – conducting follow-up trials of the solution in Riga, Latvia
March 2023 – commercial launch of the solution, with the first commercial client being the municipality of Liepaja, Latvia
March 2023 – launching the solution as an official traffic control tool, integrated into the Road Traffic Safety Directorate (CSDD) and municipal police ticketing system in Latvia.
August 2023 – prohibited entry functionality added to the solution
Autumn of 2023 – securing the first export client for the solution, the City of Graz, Austria
November 2023 – API launch
February 2024 – ML model training process improvements
October 2024 – Average speed detection functionality added
January 2025 – blacklist number plate alert functionality added
February 2025 – customer UI launch
In terms of implementation, what worked well and what challenges did you need to overcome?
A major challenge during both the development and implementation of the LMT traffic monitoring solution was related to processing personal data. Such data is sensitive. Moreover, public attitudes toward data use are often divided. Hence, developing products that use personal data is also a significant industry-wide hurdle, demanding careful privacy considerations for solution and product developers, including LMT.
Another key difficulty in implementing the solution arose from existing urban infrastructure limitations. Installing the solution, despite it typically being easy and quick, can be delayed due to outdated urban infrastructure elements and systems in need of renewal.
A crucial aspect of our solution lies in its AI-powered automatic recognition and detection of traffic violations. This capability, however, is contingent upon extensive and time-consuming algorithm training. Consequently, navigating this inherent challenge required our team to commit substantial time and effort to iterative refinement, ensuring the algorithms consistently delivered superior performance.
While not explicitly detailed, our success in navigating these issues implies an adaptable and persistent approach. Overcoming the inherent difficulties of sensitive data and infrastructure limitations suggests a strong problem-solving capability and a successful iterative development process.
Another key difficulty in implementing the solution arose from existing urban infrastructure limitations. Installing the solution, despite it typically being easy and quick, can be delayed due to outdated urban infrastructure elements and systems in need of renewal.
A crucial aspect of our solution lies in its AI-powered automatic recognition and detection of traffic violations. This capability, however, is contingent upon extensive and time-consuming algorithm training. Consequently, navigating this inherent challenge required our team to commit substantial time and effort to iterative refinement, ensuring the algorithms consistently delivered superior performance.
While not explicitly detailed, our success in navigating these issues implies an adaptable and persistent approach. Overcoming the inherent difficulties of sensitive data and infrastructure limitations suggests a strong problem-solving capability and a successful iterative development process.
Evaluation
Please summarise how you have evaluated the initiative’s impact (e.g. social media reach, survey, feedback forms, statistics).
We primarily evaluate our solution’s impact through direct market demand and observed client satisfaction.
In Latvia, the most significant indicator of our solution's impact is that municipalities proactively seek out our traffic monitoring solution. This strong inbound interest suggests high satisfaction among existing users, which in turn influences other municipalities that observe the positive results and actively seek to implement the solution themselves. Our proactive engagements are now less about persuasion and more about showcasing the solution's effectiveness with tangible examples.
Internationally, the sustained engagement from cities like Graz, which is continuously expanding their setup to more and more intersections, further validates the value we can provide to end-users. This consistent demand is our key metric for success.
Beyond market signals, the impact of the traffic monitoring solution is evident to our clients through tangible statistics. For instance, municipalities can directly observe a significant reduction in traffic violations, such as red light offences, and track the number of penalties issued.
The Riga Municipal Police, for example, manages the solution for processing violations internally, finding it user-friendly and efficient compared to other systems, even for manual data processing. This ease of use streamlines their operations and enhances their overall effectiveness.
In Latvia, the most significant indicator of our solution's impact is that municipalities proactively seek out our traffic monitoring solution. This strong inbound interest suggests high satisfaction among existing users, which in turn influences other municipalities that observe the positive results and actively seek to implement the solution themselves. Our proactive engagements are now less about persuasion and more about showcasing the solution's effectiveness with tangible examples.
Internationally, the sustained engagement from cities like Graz, which is continuously expanding their setup to more and more intersections, further validates the value we can provide to end-users. This consistent demand is our key metric for success.
Beyond market signals, the impact of the traffic monitoring solution is evident to our clients through tangible statistics. For instance, municipalities can directly observe a significant reduction in traffic violations, such as red light offences, and track the number of penalties issued.
The Riga Municipal Police, for example, manages the solution for processing violations internally, finding it user-friendly and efficient compared to other systems, even for manual data processing. This ease of use streamlines their operations and enhances their overall effectiveness.
What has been the effect of the activities?
As to the reach of our traffic monitoring solution, it’s currently in use in four of Latvia’s five largest cities – Riga, Daugavpils, Liepaja, and Jurmala – thus impacting over 800,000 inhabitants in Latvia. Internationally, our solution has also made its mark in Graz, Austria. It was installed in autumn 2023 and has served the city’s population of over 306,000 since.
Due to the sensitive nature of the data, statistics on the number of detected traffic violations, including their reduction, are only available to our clients’ use and are not for public disclosure.
To truly grasp the potential of our solution in enhancing traffic safety, consider this comparison. Last year, police vehicles equipped with 360-degree cameras across Latvia detected 740 red light violations. In stark contrast, LMT's traffic monitoring solution, deployed at a single intersection in Daugavpils (a city of approximately 78,000 residents), recorded six times that many violations over a mere six months.
Due to the sensitive nature of the data, statistics on the number of detected traffic violations, including their reduction, are only available to our clients’ use and are not for public disclosure.
To truly grasp the potential of our solution in enhancing traffic safety, consider this comparison. Last year, police vehicles equipped with 360-degree cameras across Latvia detected 740 red light violations. In stark contrast, LMT's traffic monitoring solution, deployed at a single intersection in Daugavpils (a city of approximately 78,000 residents), recorded six times that many violations over a mere six months.
Please briefly explain why your initiative is a good example of improving road safety.
Our traffic monitoring solution directly enhances road safety in urban environments by providing crucial data for proactive urban planning. Instead of just reacting to violations, our solution allows for analysing traffic flow data to identify potential issues before they lead to incidents. This proactive approach helps to improve and change traffic flows in the city, ultimately aiming to prevent violations altogether and create a safer urban environment. This enhanced safety directly contributes to a higher quality of life for the population.
How have you shared information about your project and its results?
We actively promote the solution across the LMT Innovations website and social media, sharing press releases, videos, and infographics. Our proactive media engagement spans regional, national, and international outlets, including general news, technology, smart city, and transportation media, through press releases, opinion pieces, and interviews.
LMT also prominently showcases the solution at industry conferences and exhibitions. We regularly participate in and host international delegations, fostering global collaboration. Additionally, our mobility innovations team contributes expertise to key European projects like Accelerate2Move, CCAM, and 5G4Lives.
LMT also prominently showcases the solution at industry conferences and exhibitions. We regularly participate in and host international delegations, fostering global collaboration. Additionally, our mobility innovations team contributes expertise to key European projects like Accelerate2Move, CCAM, and 5G4Lives.
