Best outdoor camera for live monitoring on the street

Hi guys, I need a lil help. I need 3 cameras for live monitoring on the street, and need some specifics :
- high resolution
- can detect many vehicles fastly (day / night)
- waterproof
- anti dust
- have a long shot range
I need to integrate it with Artificial Intelligence, so the most important point is can detect many vehicles fastly.
Do you guys have recommendation maybe between IP Cameras or CCTV or any better for me?
Thank You

I am interested in suggested cameras as well...
If you are performing IP Camera surveillance, please check into Flussonic's IP Camera Management. It may be of interest to you. www.flussonic.com There is a link for IP Camera Management on the home page about 1/2 way down #3

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