Overview

• Baden-Württemberg launched a three-month trial in mid-April to test scan vehicles at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart.
• The vehicles use roof-mounted cameras to scan parking zones, comparing license plates against a database to identify violations.
• New legislation ensures compliance with data privacy, with data from legally parked cars deleted immediately and violations stored only for fine processing.
• The technology, already successful in France and the Netherlands, can inspect up to 1,000 vehicles per hour, compared to 50 by foot patrols.
• Other cities, including Freiburg and Mannheim, have expressed interest in adopting the system pending the results of Stuttgart's pilot program.