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Real-Time Crime Center Shows Flock Tech At Its Best In Two Arrests

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Flock Safety cameras helped two police departments catch up with suspects. Video from each incident provides insight into how the technology works. It also shows how the tech can identify vehicles even without visible plates. Cities across the USA are ditching Flock Safety cameras and other similar systems. Privacy advocates say that such networks are a violation of the Fourth Amendment. Now, a new video from two police departments shows how the technology can help capture suspects. It also demonstrates some limitations and verifies the concerns some have. Officers in Glendale, Arizona, found themselves called to a local carwash thanks to a Flock camera alert. The system saw a stolen truck pass a camera and police tracked it to a bay where the driver was vacuuming it out. Despite having three cruisers on scene around the car, the driver decided to flee the scene. More: Flock Traffic Cameras Track Everything, Except The Cops Misusing Them In doing so, he rammed one of...
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Ford Will Sell You A 720 HP Upgrade For Your Lobo Street Truck

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Ford has released a supercharger kit for the Mustang and F-150. Mustang models reach up to 810 hp, rivaling the flagship GTD. The F-150 is boosted to 700 hp, bringing it closer to the Raptor R. Ford understands a simple truth. No matter how much power it builds in, someone will always want more. So, in the interest of keeping Blue Oval loyalists content, it has introduced a new range of factory-backed, dealer-installed performance accessories aimed at vehicles equipped with the 5.0-liter Coyote V8. At the center of it all is a new supercharger kit from Ford Performance developed with the help of Whipple. Available for the 5.0-liter V8-powered Mustang GT, Dark Horse, and F-150, it sends output into the stratosphere while retaining a full factory warranty. 810 HP For The Mustang GT Starting with the pony car, the 3.0-liter twin-screw supercharger lifts the Coyote to 810 hp (604 kW / 821 PS) and 615 lb-ft (834 Nm) of torque. That is Mustang GTD territory, at least on pa...
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Pause That Dodge Charger Order, Report Claims Hellcat V8 Inbound For MY28

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Insiders claim a Dodge Charger Hellcat is two years away. Charger is currently only available with inline-six or EV power. A 770+ hp halo model would boost profits and credibility. Dodge swore it was moving on. The future was electric, and ICE fans would have to be content with six-cylinder Hurricane power. And yet here we are again, whispering about the return of a supercharged V8 like it’s a long-lost rock group plotting a reunion tour. Stellantis has reportedly greenlit development of a Hellcat-powered Charger, according to sources cited by Mopar Insiders . Nothing is official, but the rumored target is mid-season MY28, lining up neatly with the model’s first mid-cycle refresh. That timing sounds perfectly plausible to us. Related: This Dodge Charger Barely Left The Lot And Is Nearly 50% Off Ever since Dodge pivoted to the electric Charger Daytona and the Hurricane-powered Sixpack models, fans have been asking for a V8 option. The EV is rapid, and the Hurricane I6...
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That Aging Car Is Costing You 167% More Than You Budgeted

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Drivers underestimate annual ownership costs by $4,565. Gas and insurance eat the biggest chunk of the budget. Younger owners spend $10k yearly keeping cars running. Car ownership has always been a little like adopting a pet. You budget for food and the occasional wash and blow dry and then Rover goes and swallows a load of lithium batteries and shotgun shells requiring an emergency trip to the vet and your math goes out the window. A new study says drivers are also underestimating what their cars cost, and not just by a few bucks here and there. It reckons the privilege and convenience of owning a car could be costing them more than $4,500 a year above what they envisaged. Related: Driving Costs Got Cheaper But It’s Not All Good News Synchrony’s Cost of Car Ownership survey found owners think they spend about $2,738 annually on upkeep, excluding loan and lease payments. The actual total averages $7,303. That’s a 167 percent or gap, which means Americans are doing th...
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Musk Lectures Legacy Brands On Cars, Even As Tesla Drifts Beyond Them

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Musk says legacy automakers resist electrification efforts. He argues EVs are simpler, cleaner, more efficient by design. CEO warns traditional brands risk extinction if they stall. There’s no denying it. For all Elon Musk’s foibles, he and Tesla have played an instrumental role in accelerating the car industry’s shift towards electrification and autonomy. Love him or loathe him, the trajectory has shifted on his watch. Now, the controversial CEO says any legacy automaker that refuses to follow Tesla’s lead risks going the way of the dinosaurs. Last week, the world’s richest man sat down with André Thierig, head of Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin, for a deep dive into where Tesla is heading and where the wider industry should be going. In Musk’s telling, it has been obvious for more than 20 years that the endgame is fully electric, fully autonomous transport. The surprise, at least to him, is that some rivals still appear reluctant to accept it. Read: Nearly Half Of Jury P...
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Stellantis’ CEO Earned What The Average Worker Makes In 82 Years In A Year Of Crisis

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Antonio Filosa missed bonuses after a net loss at Stellantis. Despite his late 2024 exit, Tavares still earned $14 million. The former Stellantis boss made nearly $40 million in 2023. Running a global car giant has never been a poorly paid gig, and Stellantis boss Antonio Filosa is finding that out firsthand. In his first year after taking over from Carlos Tavares, Filosa collected a healthy €5.4 million, or $6.37 million. His compensation package included a €1.4 million ($1.65 million) base salary, plus €374,000 ($440,000) in fringe benefits covering transportation, vehicles, insurance premiums, and other allowances. He also receives allowances tied to his role as North American chief operating officer, along with €1.5 million ($1.77 million) in long-term incentives that have yet to be paid, and post-retirement benefit expenses. Filosa could have earned several million more through an annual incentive plan. However, since Stellantis didn’t reach positive cash flow las...
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Cops Draw Guns On Arkansas Family After ALPR Camera Flags Wrong Plate

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An Arkansas family was stopped at gunpoint over a plate error. Police say an automated plate reader triggered the stop. The mistake was cleared on scene after both adults were cuffed. Getting handcuffed in front of one’s own children is something no parent wants. Even worse, though, is a situation where those handcuffs go on because a camera got a plate number wrong and an officer on scene didn’t notice the difference before it was too late. That’s exactly what happened to one couple in Arkansas after police pulled them over and ordered them out of the car at gunpoint. A Camera Flag Triggers A Stop The stop happened on February 11, 2026, not far from a pair of Flock Safety automatic license plate reading cameras. Officer Seth Kinkade of the Sherwood Police Department made the initial stop, and things got serious quickly. With his gun drawn, he orders the driver out of the vehicle. The driver complies calmly, and, to Officer Kinkade’s credit, the situation doesn’t es...
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