• Treczoks@lemmy.world
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    20 hours ago

    So its a police car driving around. What if someone actually needs help? What can just a car do?

    This whole idea is so utterly stupid, I’m at loss of words.

    • Digestive_Biscuit@feddit.uk
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      10 hours ago

      I agree. I know your post was serious but I couldn’t help thinking of that green goblin truck from that Stephen King movie where tech comes alive. I’m imagine a police car watching a crime in progress and revving it’s engine to intimate them.

    • MrMcGasion@lemmy.worldM
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      14 hours ago

      It can’t do anything to help anyone, but it’s essentially a mobile Flock camera with license plate tracking and facial recognition. It’s a privacy nightmare, and a massive legal liability for the city (Benn Jordan has an excellent video on his YouTube about Flock cameras and how bad they are). Best case scenario is it drives through a deep puddle during the next hurricane and shorts itself out.