Ford Motor Co. is helping develop
advanced technology that can track how fast police officers are driving. This
technology will be able to do things like track an officers speed when their
lights are on, if they’re wearing their seat belt and other information about
their driving habits. This new technology is meant to work not only as a safety
tool but will also serve as a way to hold officers responsible by recording
minor infractions like speeding for no reason, turning their flashers on to go through
a red light when there isn’t an emergency. The technology is expected to debut with
the Los Angeles Police Department in the early 2015.
Officers will be monitored
by a device underneath the dashboard that will track vehicle lateral
acceleration, spins, yaw rates, pursuit mode, accelerator pedal position, brake
pedal position, engine torque, anti-lock braking system actuation, and
stability control and traction control. The agencies that use this technology
will also receive individual score cars for each officer and the information
collected will be accessible only by the agency and police officer Ford will
not have access to it.
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