"“[Autonomous police cars] could also reduce opportunities for valuable educational or investigatory interactions between police and the public,” Smith says. “Besides, there are already far more efficient forms of automated enforcement. Many states have been hostile to some of these, such as speed cameras, while publicly oblivious to others, like license-plate readers.”"
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