The NYPD doesn't exactly have the easiest job in the world. In fact, successfully policing a city of over eight million people can seem practically impossible, and frequently is. But in the very near future, the cops that patrol New York City's streets will have a smart new computerized partner to rely on.
We're not talking about Robocop — at least not yet. The brainy computer about to join New York's finest is a new police cruiser, a prototype of which is already prowling the streets of Brooklyn Heights. Equipped with infrared sensors, a live video feed, a radiation sensor, and a special summons printer, the prototype is already the smartest car on the road that doesn't belong to Google.
As it travels, the cruiser actively scans the license plates on the road, alerting its driver to any vehicle which may be stolen or driven by a wanted criminal. If the air outside its doors is dangerous, the driver will know before ever having to step outside. When the new line of police cruisers hits the New York streets theycould go even further, equipped with fingerprint scanners and facial recognition technology that could ID any individual with a record before you can say "cheese it, it's the cops!"
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