Britain Tests AI Cameras to Read Obscured Vehicle Number Plates

Britain is testing new cameras powered by artificial intelligence to read vehicle registration plates, including those obscured to make them difficult to identify.

The technology is designed to detect obscured plates on British roads, including cases where the markings have been deliberately concealed.

The trial focuses on whether AI-assisted cameras can identify registration details despite interference with a plate’s visibility. Deliberately obscured plates are among the cases the equipment is intended to address.

Details of the trial’s locations, duration and results were not provided. It also remains unclear whether the cameras will be introduced more widely.