Hundreds of smart cameras on mobile enforcement cars or mounted on poles in Pittsburgh are leading a tech-aided war on illegal parking.

The Pittsburgh Parking Authority says it's only trying to better enforce parking laws, but all that surveillance is making some people uneasy.

AI-monitored parking in Pittsbugh

There's no need for a human meter reader when the parking authority deploys its plate-reading enforcement cars. Mounted scanners can determine if a vehicle has paid or hasn't paid to park simply by driving by — taking a picture of each vehicle with a ticket to follow coming in the mail.

The mobile scanners allow the Pittsburgh Parking Authority to cover huge swaths of the city without ever getting out of the car. It's all part of the authority's tech-aided war on illegal parkin

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