Did your car witness a crime? Bay Area police may be coming for your Tesla

Post by mixmastamyk » Sat, Aug 31, 2024, 8:24 PM UTC

Lammy wrote: post #131

papichulo4 wrote: post #128

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Seems like if it’s technically possible, it will happen, and we can’t stop technological progress. In fact, you and I are probably profiting from that progress. Hard to ask a guy to do something that goes against his paycheck. Even if we vote politically “correct,” whomever that may be, what are you and I voting for with our wallets?

> Seems like if it’s technically possible, it will happen, and we can’t stop technological progress. ‘The Industrial Revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race. They have greatly increased the life-expectancy of those of us who live in “advanced” countries, but they have destabilized society, have made life unfulfilling, have subjected human beings to indignities, have led to widespread p…

Post by davidt84 » Sat, Aug 31, 2024, 8:29 PM UTC

BenFranklin100 wrote: post #181

Aloisius wrote: post #127

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What does that have to do with this article? The police are getting warrants for the video.

They aren’t getting warrants to tow the vehicles. They have no right to seize private property, especially the private property of someone not even involved with the crime in question. And what if the Tesla owner, as is their right or at least should be, refuses to release the video footage? How long do the police keep the illegally seized vehicle while the owner sorts out the seizure before the courts and at what pe…

Post by alexvitkov » Sat, Aug 31, 2024, 8:31 PM UTC

rbalicki wrote: post #6

Genuine question: What is stopping some small percent of drivers from installing cameras and using ML to identify cars driving dangerously (e.g. speeding, running reds, changing multiple lanes at once, etc.), and when their license plate is identifiable, finding and informing their insurance company? If even a small subset of users did this, and insurers did something with this information, it would substantially dis…

Post by akimbostrawman » Sat, Aug 31, 2024, 8:32 PM UTC

Post by Terr_ » Sat, Aug 31, 2024, 8:34 PM UTC

monkeywork wrote: post #170

kylehotchkiss wrote: post #87

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If it’s my outdoor cameras and it pertains to a crime that happened just outside my home, they can have the footage. A very practical contribution I can make to my neighborhoods safety

So if the camera is in your car you are ok with them towing it away to pull the footage if they can't get in touch with you right away leaving you without a car? What if while looking at your footage for a crime outside your home (not related to you or your property) they see you doing something that could constitute a charge should they be able to share you for it as well? If someone saw you out in front of your hou…