KUALA LUMPUR: A point-to-point method integrated into the Automated Awareness Safety System (AWAS) to measure travel time and distance for detecting speed limit violations is expected to begin pilot testing by June.

Utilising artificial intelligence (AI), the pilot project, intended to replace the static method currently in use, will monitor two highway routes; from the Genting Sempah tunnel to the Gombak Rest Stop and from Senawang Toll Plaza to Simpang Ampat Toll Plaza (Alor Gajah).

Additionally, the system will be installed at accident-prone locations over longer stretches, such as from the Menora Tunnel to the Sungai Perak Rest Stop.

Transport Ministry secretary-general Datuk Jana Santhiran Muniayan told Berita Harian that speed violators could be detected at toll plazas if they arrive earlier than the estimated travel time.

He added that a company has been appointed to conduct the proof-of-concept process for the system without any financial impact on the government.

"This project will be piloted at two highway locations, and if proven efficient, we are ready to fully implement it.