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AI Camera Allegedly Misidentifies Dutch Motorist as Using Mobile Phone, Issuing €380 Fine
- Occurred
- Oct 31, 2023
- Published
- Feb 2, 2024
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
A Dutch smart camera on the A2 equipped with AI falsely identified a motorist as using a mobile phone while driving, issuing a €380 fine. The driver, Tim Hanssen, was scratching his head when the AI system misclassified the action.
Developers
- Unknown traffic enforcement camera technology developer
Deployers
- Dutch police
Harmed parties
- Tim Hanssen
Classification
Category confidence: 85%
Severity confidence: 90%
Rationale: AI misclassification caused wrongful fine, reflecting algorithmic bias in action recognition.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8