"The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office recently announced its ambitious plans to deploy "America's first autonomous patrol vehicle," a police SUV the law enforcement agency claims can drive itself, all while reporting crimes via AI-powered cameras. Called the Police Unmanned Ground Vehicle Patrol Partner, or PUG, the self-driving squad car is rolling out as part of a year-long trial in coordination with the Policing Lab, a nonprofit "innovation center" founded by aformer Los Angeles police officer named Sean Malinowski."
"According to TheTruthAboutCars, an auto industry publication, the autonomous cop car can also launch flying drones "as needed." Those drones are each equipped with thermal cameras, apparently for moments when the regular surveillance panopticon just isn't enough. It will also be constantly plugged into local police databases, license plate readers, and public safety software for good measure."
""For us, it's a way that we can touch our community in a way we really have never done before," Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz told local reporters. "We are setting the standard for what will be the future of law enforcement in this country." While the first one's free - donated to Miami-Dade by the Policing Lab - each additional squad car will cost tax payers a whopping $150,000 to $200,000 a piece, the Miami Herald reported."
Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office is launching the Police Unmanned Ground Vehicle Patrol Partner (PUG), an autonomous police SUV that reportedly can drive itself and report crimes via AI-powered cameras. The PUG enters a year-long trial in partnership with the Policing Lab, which donated the first vehicle. The vehicle can deploy flying drones equipped with thermal cameras and will connect continuously to local police databases, license-plate readers, and public safety software. Officials say the PUG will be restricted to predetermined patrol routes and barred from highway use. During the trial, a police officer will remain seated in the front seat.
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