Italy rolls out new ‘Tutor 3.0’ speed‑monitoring system across highways

The Italian traffic police have completed a nationwide upgrade of speed enforcement, deploying the third‑generation “Tutor 3.0” system on more than 1,800 km of motorways and 178 critical sections. The technology combines average‑speed calculation between entry and exit portals with a fixed‑point radar, uses advanced radar sensors, high‑resolution cameras and on‑board computing, and works in day, night, fog and rain. It automatically recognises vehicle categories (cars, motorcycles, campers, trailers) and can issue fines that rise by one‑third during night hours.

Drivers travelling from Bosnia, Croatia and other neighboring countries to Italy have been warned that the system records violations even if a vehicle slows down after passing a portal, because the average‑speed calculation continues until the next checkpoint. The system therefore eliminates the “brake just before the camera” tactic.

Separate reports explain that traditional fixed speed cameras, such as the widely used GATSO RT4, only record vehicles when they enter a measurement zone roughly 10‑100 m from the device, not at the distance drivers often assume. Police‑operated mobile radars can detect speed from much farther away, which is why authorities stress maintaining the legal speed limit rather than relying on camera placement.