Overview
- LADOT began switching on the first group of cameras on Monday, October 26, with outlets reporting roughly 20–25 initial activation sites in major corridors and intersections.
- The pilot will expand to 125 camera devices across Los Angeles by the end of 2026 with some locations using two cameras to cover both directions of travel.
- Each camera issues mailed warnings for the first 60 days after activation and then enforces civil fines on a published scale of $50, $100, $200 and $500 based on how far a vehicle exceeded the posted limit.
- Officials say site selection used crash and speed data plus community, equity and civil‑liberties input, and that cameras capture only license plates with no facial‑recognition capability.
- LADOT points to San Francisco results showing large drops in excess speed as evidence the program can reduce deadly crashes, and drivers can expect thousands of mailed warnings followed by fines as individual camera warning windows end.