Singapore’s Roadbuster system logs 120,000 speeding cases with red-light cameras

Singapore’s Roadbuster system processed 120,000 speeding cases in two years by using existing red-light cameras, according to a CNA report. Developed by Open Government Products (OGP) in just three months, the system helped the Traffic Police handle speeding offences more efficiently before being retired in April 2026.

Roadbuster was developed by OGP in early 2024 to help the Traffic Police process speeding offences detected by red-light cameras, at a time when road safety concerns were mounting.

Although the cameras could capture images of speeding vehicles, the legacy system lacked the capability to process these cases in bulk. Roadbuster bridged that gap by using optical character recognition (OCR) to extract information such as vehicle registration numbers, speeds and offence locations from camera images.

The information was then organised into a format that could be uploaded to the Traffic Police case management system, allowing officers to process cases more efficiently.

Launched on 1 April 2024, Roadbuster underwent further refinements over the following months to improve image accuracy and reduce errors. According to CNA, the time taken by officers to process each case fell from around 10 minutes to three minutes.

Speeding violations fell by 66%.

The system's impact extended beyond administrative efficiency. According to figures shared by OGP director Li Hongyi, speeding violations at locations where Roadbuster was activated fell by 66%.

Over its two-year run, the tool processed approximately 120,000 speeding cases.

To reduce the risk of incorrect penalties arising from misidentified vehicles or inaccurate image recognition, police officers reviewed the images before an offence was recorded.

What happens after Roadbuster's retirement?

Roadbuster was retired in April 2026 after the Traffic Police upgraded its own systems to support the processing of speeding offences detected by red-light cameras.

Rather than transferring Roadbuster itself to the police, the new system retained a similar interface, allowing officers to continue working with a familiar layout.

The project involved OGP, Traffic Police, the Home Team Science and Technology Agency (HTX), technology vendor NCS and camera supplier Jenoptik.

For motorists, the wider takeaway is that existing road enforcement infrastructure can serve more than one purpose. Red-light cameras can also help detect speeding, and their enforcement capabilities are increasingly supported by automated data processing.

With speeding remaining a road safety concern in Singapore, motorists should continue to observe posted speed limits and drive responsibly.

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