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Flock Forces Website Showing Camera Locations To Shut Down, Because 'Transparency Matters'
The website may be down, but the internet is forever, and the Internet Archive has preserved the original site.
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According To Leaked Pitch, Flock Cameras Were Once Nearly Put In Ubers And Lyfts
If you think things are bad now, wait until you hear how close Flock came to to integrating hundreds of thousands of Uber and Lyft cars into its network.
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Dodge's Fire-Preventing Ejecting Battery Patent Is American Individualism At Its Finest
In the patent, the car's 12-volt battery is connected to the drive system, and is used to move the car a short but safe distance away from the burning battery.
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Can A Lithium Battery Destroy Your Alternator?
Swapping a lithium-ion battery in place of a lead-acid one may seem like a great idea, but it can spell disaster for your alternator. Here's why.
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How Easy Is It To Hack Flock Cameras?
Law enforcement's use of Flock cameras is already concerning, but what if bad actors gain access to them? Here's how easy it actually is to hack a Flock camera.
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The Chinese Off-Roader With A Waterproof Engine Also Has Propellers And Sonar For Emergency Water Travel
The Galaxy Cruiser 700 has over 1,100 horsepower, but the little propellers under its rear bumper have just 11.5 hp, and they're what move it forward in water.
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These 15 States Don't Have Red Light Cameras, Here's Why
While at least 22 states and Washington DC still use red light cameras, at least 15 states explicitly block or heavily restrict remote traffic monitoring.
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2027 Nissan Rogue Hybrid Debuts With An EV-Like Driving Experience And 40 MPG
The fourth-generation Rogue is the first Nissan in the U.S. to get the e-Power series hybrid system, which has a pair of electric motors and 225 horsepower.
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Compared To Its Competitors, The 2013 Shelby GT500 Was HP King. Then Came The Hellcat
The muscle-car wars of the early 2010s appeared to have crowned a chamption. But Dodge upended the status quo with the 2015 Challenger SRT Hellcat.
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7 Budget Drones That Are Aimed At Beginners
Camera drones have become more accessible in recent years. If you're interested in buying one, here are some great entry-level models that won't break the bank.
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The Staggering Number Of Flock Cameras That Dot US Highways
Flock Safety cameras cover 49 American states, with the number of these devices dotting American streets now in the six figures – most of them in cities.
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Cops Are Looking Stuff Up On Flock And Putting 'LMAO,' 'WEIRD KID,' And 'Sexy' As Reasons
Adding irreverence and unprofessionalism to the surveillance state, police are using nonsensical search terms while they're tracking your movement in public.
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This Is The Heavy Construction Equipment Required To Build A Modern Highway
How do they build highways? Well, as you can probably imagine, all manner of heavy machinery and equipment is used to construct the roads we drive on every day.
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Baseball Fans Rejoice, AM Radio For Every Vehicle Act Passes House
Automakers dispute the relevance of AM radio, but if the law passes the Senate, they'll have no choice but to keep it (or bring it back) in all their vehicles.
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AGV's Newest Helmet Is Meant To Break Apart When Hit
AGV isn't the first to put sacrificial features on a helmet, but its new Pista GP R3 is the first one I've seen that uses so much of the shell for this purpose.
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GM Is Bringing Back Apple CarPlay And Android Auto After Saying It Wouldn't
The shiny new infotainment system is debuting in the 2027 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra, but it should come to more General Motors products soon.
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These Fun New Cars All Have 3-Cylinder Engines
More cylinders, more fun? These new models prove that three-cylinder engines can power surprisingly fun, capable, and exciting vehicles despite their size.
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Minneapolis Proposes Requiring A Human Behind The Wheel In Waymos
Safety is a big part of the proposal that could change Waymo's future in the city, but bigger still is the desire to protect the jobs of human drivers.
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How Chasing Average MPG Improvements Brought More Tech To Cars (For Better Or Worse)
You can now play video games on your car's infotainment screen. But if automakers weren't forced to chase higher mpg, would all this extra tech even exist?
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Reporter Gets Visit From Cops For Filming Flock Camera Installer At Work
The irony of being opposed to being filmed while maintaining and upgrading a system of mass surveillance was apparently lost on the Flock worker.
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China Plans To Return Samples From Mars In 2031 After The U.S. Cancels Its Own Plans
The Chinese mission to Mars is on pace to launch in 2028, and it may beat the U.S. back to Earth with soil samples, even though the U.S. is already there.
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Flock Cameras Aren't The Only License Plate Trackers Stalking Your Car's Every Movement
Flock is one of the biggest providers of license plate readers nationwide, but many other companies are providing the same warrantless tracking services.
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'I Am In Your Car. I Am In Your Maps,' Abuser Terrorizes Ex Using 'Parental Controls' And Tesla's App
Common tracking and remote-access vehicle systems designed to improve safety can be easily misused, sometimes in pretty scary and dangerous ways.
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How The Horse B20 Four Cylinder Engine Can Survive Up To A Meter Underwater
Meant for high-stress and off-road scenarios, the engine can take on big hills just as well as it can theoretically take on big water obstacles.
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Here's The Unimaginably Huge Number Of Pictures Taken By Flock Cameras Every Month
With a vast network of cameras capturing photo and video every second of every day, Flock is taking a staggering number of photos every month.
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Weird Myth That EV Batteries Die All The Time Refuted By Yet Another Study Conducted By Actual Scientists Who Didn't Graduate From Facebook University
Researchers tested the state of health on more than 500,000 EVs between 2022 and 2026, and found that after 31,000 miles, median SoH varied between 91% and 97%.
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Cops Ticket Insured Driver For Having No Insurance Because Flock Said So
Thanks to Flock cameras, a Georgia student now has to fight an insurance citation, despite presenting valid insurance to officers when she was pulled over.
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