Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner has ordered that flock cameras be decommissioned and the cameras covered. On Thursday the County commissioners will discuss flock’s usage by the county. @houstonchron
Local democrat party support for license plate readers
San Francisco’s Democratic Party leadership voted to support the police’s use of flock cameras.
A committee member said, “I’ve got real concerns about privacy. I’ve got real concerns about surveillance. But I’ve also got some concerns about crime.” @missionlocal
License plate readers & TX open records
Have an open records request for how police use their flock cameras? If your request is with North Richland Hills that will be a fee of $2.3 million to be paid upfront. @kwtx
Autonomous police cars
Welcome to the world of driverless police cars. Raleigh, North Carolina is considering autonomous police cars. Why you might ask? The presence of a police car, even without a police officer, deter crime.
For those of you in Austin, you might remember the ghost police cars that are parked near freeways to deter speeding. Based on how quickly traffic slows down because of empty police cars, it seems to work smashingly.
Federal scrutiny of license plate readers
A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators raised concerns about license plate readers. The issues raised include that the cameras enable warrantless searches, unconstitutional targeting of certain groups, the need for necessary cybersecurity guardrails, and data privacy.
This week in delivery drones
Last week it was all about the delivery drones over DFW. This week Tech Crunch talks about how DoorDash developed drone delivery.
DoorDash R&D focused on the ground based logistics for delivery and the drone came last. DoorDash has received Part 135 air carrier certification from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and will begin drone delivery.
Insuring space vehicles
Meet, Charter Space, a company entering the space insurance business. Charter Space launched nationally licensed insurance brokerage in May servicing 50+ space and defense industrial base companies.
Charter Space says an insurance system for the stuff moving around in space supports the space industry and its investors.
Creative way to fix potholes
A property owner in Florida planted a banana tree in a long standing pot hole so that the local governmental entity would fix the pothole. Picture this, a tree in the middle of your paved new development. @thebrainypedia
Gas tax suspension in Ohio?
Ohio Legislature will convene in a special session to suspend the gas tax for 90 days. The final straw in Ohio? Diesel prices.
Let’s do the math… 90 days will be after the midterms.
Speed camera lottery
In 2010, Sweden created a speed camera lottery. For every vehicle obeying speed limits, they were entered in a cash lottery. The prizes were funded by speeding tickets. Average speeds dropped by 22%.
Quelle surprise! Psychologists were right and rewarding good behavior is the most powerful tool.