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Highway Patrol Freeway Drones in Hawaii?

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Damon

Is this the future of our Highway Patrols here in Hawaii?

Subaru Highway Response Vehicle

A Subaru Highway Automated Response Concept Vehicle

According to the New York Times:

…The Subaru Highway Automated Response Concept vehicles, developed by Subaru Research and Development in Japan and designed specifically for Hawaii, are powered by renewable energy — and they have aquatic capability. “The cutting-edge SHARC patrol vehicles will provide an innovative, affordable and environmentally conscious solution for 24-hour highway monitoring,” the designers say…

Full article here: Freeway Drones for a Futuristic Highway Patrol

Freeway Drones for a Futuristic Highway Patrol (thetruthseeker.co.uk)
Freeway Drones for a Futuristic Highway Patrol (nytimes.com)
Cop cars to be replaced with drones by 2025 – RT (rwswj.wordpress.com)

Filed under: aloha, Announcements, Hawaii, Legal, Rumors, Something New?, State Affairs, Technology, Transportation | Tagged: Freeway Drones, Highway patrol, Research and development in Japan, Subaru Highway Automated Response Concept Vehicle |

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2 Responses

poinographer, on November 25, 2012 at 10:53 am said:

Robocop?

That didn’t end well in the movie…

What are the supposed benefits of this concept, anyway? “Better” law enforcement? Cheaper? This appears to be “solving” problems that do not exist.

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- Damon, on November 25, 2012 at 11:15 am said:
  
  Van Cams didn’t work in real life! ;)
  
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