The city started using bus-mounted, AI-assisted cameras to cite drivers who block bus lanes in February 2025.
Tickets citing drivers who park in bus lanes brought in $20 million in Los Angeles since the system debuted in February 2025, reports Joe Linton in Streetsblog LA.
According to the city's transportation department, "LADOT’s M-ABLE (Metro Automated Bus Lane Enforcement) program issued 115,890 citations and collected $19,603,937 in gross revenue."
As Linton explains, the program uses bus-mounted cameras to scan the street for vehicles blocking bus lanes and bus stops. The program, a partnership with Hayden AI, is expected to bring in roughly $5 million per year in net revenue.
The program is only operational on a few city streets, but there are plans to add enforcement cameras to another 300 buses, provided the state legislature renews a law allowing automated enforcement programs that sunsets in 2027.
FULL STORY: L.A. Bus Lane Enforcement Camera Citations Generated Nearly $20 Million Last Year
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