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in #technology • 7 years ago

If there's one patent that I hope an automaker shelves for the remainder of human existence, it's Ford's patent for an autonomous police car.

Ford applied for a patent (which was only recently published) for an autonomous system with a police car that can either act on its own or alongside a traditional human officer. The robot cop -- but not RoboCop -- can determine when a violation has occurred on the road, and it can take various actions.

Here's an example scenario of how Ford's system would work, which is not at all dystopian and terrifying.

more info
https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/ford-patents-an-autonomous-police-car-that-can-ticket-you/

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