Well, that didnt take long.

Cops are now using videos recorded by Waymo self-driving cars to assist them in their investigations.

If you live in a city where robotaxis are prevalent (i.e.

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The video was published on the LAPDs YouTube channel in an effort to gin up tips from the public.

In the video, an on-screen note characterizes the footage as Waymo Confidential Commercial Information.

Police have also requested footage from Teslas, extremely pervasive Ring cameras, and Cruise autonomous vehicles.

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We carefully review each request to double-check it satisfies applicable laws and is legally valid.

More and more, thats the society were living in.

In short: more automation clearly means more surveillancetheres just no two ways about it.

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Meta is being very transparent on accident.

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