** Shares of Australia's Acusensus ACE.AX rise 8.2% to A$1.85, their highest since November 19
** AI-based road safety services company says it is expanding its current contract with the Western Australia government
** Under the expanded deal, new trailer-based enforcement units will be deployed in the state over the next few months, with each unit capable of simultaneously detecting mobile phone usage, seatbelt non-compliance, point speed, average speed, and unregistered vehicles
** The incremental contract value from contract variation is expected to be around A$13 million ($9.22 million), co says
** Stock up 8.8% so far this year
($1 = 1.4106 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Shruti Agarwal in Bengaluru)
((Shruti.Agarwal@thomsonreuters.com))