Artificial intelligence and new technologies are being considered to detect vehicles driving the wrong way on Irish motorways, following a fatal accident on the M9. Senior officials from the Road Safety Authority, An Garda Síochána, and Transport Infrastructure Ireland met to discuss implementing these measures. New legislation targeting 'aggravated' dangerous driving, including deliberate wrong-way driving, is planned for enactment by the end of the year. Minister Seán Canney criticized TikTok for not removing content showing illegal driving and called for harsher penalties, including longer prison sentences, to deter such behavior. The incident involved five teenagers killed when their BMW was driven the wrong way on the M9, injuring others in the process.
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