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[Dutch]Amsterdam municipality demands an app that prevents parking fines to stop

by rrmoelker on 11/19/20, 12:40 PM with 1 comments

  • by rrmoelker on 11/19/20, 12:40 PM

    Since the article is in Dutch, here's my summary:

    The Amsterdam municipality is demanding a startup to stop developing an app that can be used to prevent parking fines.

    The app uses a dash cam to detect and notify users of a "scanauto" near their vehicle. These municipality cars use an automated camera system to detect license plates and fine owners who are not paying the parking fees. There is a 5 minute grace period between scanning and the requirement for a person to start paying for parking.

    A user may use the notification from the app to start paying the parking fee during this time preventing a fine.

    Other resources:

    * [Dutch] Company crowd funding page: https://www.parkeerwekker.nl/