Automated enforcement begins at the end of October under a state pilot program.
By Sarah Lin.
Automated traffic cameras will begin monitoring drivers across Los Angeles later this month under a new city program designed to curb excessive speeding and fatal traffic crashes.
L.A. Department of Transportation General Manager Laura Rubio-Cornejo announced the launch of the Speed Safety Systems Program, confirming the initial wave of 125 planned cameras will go live October 26. Complete system deployment across high-risk corridors is slated for completion by the end of 2026.
Excessive speed contributed to roughly 20 percent of the city’s fatal vehicle collisions in 2024. Municipal leaders are deploying the technology under California Assembly Bill 645, which authorized a five-year pilot program for select California cities.
Drivers caught traveling at least 11 mph over the posted speed limit will receive written warnings during an initial 60-day grace period. Following that window, automated civil citations will start at $50 for vehicles exceeding limits by 11 to 15 mph. Vehicles traveling 16 mph or more over the limit face civil speeding violations starting at $100, with the full schedule of penalties published on LAspeedsafety.org. Revenue from the fines is designated directly for local safe street infrastructure projects.
City officials selected locations for the speed camera installations using crash data and input from equity, civil liberties, and community groups, focusing heavily on school zones, senior centers, and high-injury corridors. The city plans to submit a comprehensive safety and economic evaluation to the state legislature at the conclusion of the five-year test period.
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