Vehicles: speed safety system pilot program.

Assembly Member Nguyen's proposal to expand California's speed safety system pilot program would authorize Sacramento to join six other jurisdictions in implementing automated speed enforcement technology through January 2032. The measure maintains existing requirements for cities to adopt detailed usage policies and impact reports before deploying systems in school zones, designated safety corridors, and areas with documented street racing incidents.

The legislation preserves core operational standards, including mandatory warning periods, public notification campaigns, and population-based limits on system deployment. Cities must demonstrate that cameras are placed in geographically and socioeconomically diverse locations while adhering to strict data privacy protocols. Systems can only remain at specific sites for 18 months unless they achieve defined speed reduction targets or the jurisdiction implements physical traffic calming measures.

Under the bill's provisions, automated enforcement remains prohibited on state routes, freeways, and unincorporated areas under California Highway Patrol jurisdiction. Contracts with technology vendors cannot include incentives based on citation volumes, and all photographic evidence must be limited to vehicle license plates, with specific protections against facial recognition or broader surveillance capabilities. The measure requires regular system inspections, independent calibration, and destruction of records within prescribed timeframes to maintain privacy safeguards.