AI Speed Cameras to Cover Israeli Highways by Late 2026

Israel Police has announced a sweeping overhaul of the nation's traffic enforcement infrastructure, replacing familiar orange roadside speed cameras with a new generation of AI-powered "average speed" systems. The new cameras will track vehicles across entire road sections rather than at single points, representing the most significant traffic enforcement upgrade in over a decade. The nationwide deployment is slated to begin in the third quarter of 2026, with a pilot phase covering 250 cameras across 125 strategic highway segments. The system targets high-risk and high-speed corridors including sections of Highway 6, Route 2, Route 4, and Route 20 in the greater Tel Aviv metropolitan area. Unlike traditional cameras that capture a vehicle's speed at a single moment, the new average-speed systems photograph vehicles at entry and exit points of defined road segments and calculate their average speed over the entire distance. This makes it virtually impossible for drivers to slow down briefly at camera locations before resuming excessive speeds — a common practice that has undermined existing enforcement. The initiative is part of a broader government push toward intelligent transportation infrastructure. Israel's Vision Zero strategy, which aims to eliminate traffic fatalities entirely, has set interim targets of reducing road deaths by 50% by 2030. In 2025, Israel recorded approximately 320 traffic fatalities, and officials believe the new enforcement technology, combined with smart road infrastructure investments in the south and center, will contribute significantly to meeting these targets.