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Ford adds Surveillance Mode to squad cars, alerts cops to unexpected humans
For many police officers, their cruiser's front seat is often their office -- but a parked car isn't always a safe car. With Surveillance Mode, Ford hopes to keep your city's finest a little safer in the heat of the night. By combining its existing driver-assist tech -- backup cameras, power door locks and cross-traffic alerts -- the Dearborn automaker has devised a system to signal officers of a potential attack from behind. When a potential assailant crosses into the rear camera's viewing range, Surveillance Mode sounds a chime, the windows roll up and the doors lock. This ought to give officers valuable extra time to apprise the situation at hand. It may not be a tumbler, but it's a start.
Oh, and don't fret about your local black and white's sanity: Surveillance Mode can be deactivated at will, so gaggles of pedestrians won't set off the alarm every five minutes.
Filed under: Transportation
Source: Ford News Center
Original Link: http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/23/ford-police-interceptor-surveillance-mode/?utm_medium=feed&utm_source=Feed_Classic&utm_campaign=Engadget
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