Flock's Fastest-Growing Business Is 60 Mph Police Drones that Can Read License Plates From the Sky

Flock Safety’s Skyward Shift: Drones Surge as License Plate Backlash Mounts

Garrett Langley built Flock Safety on a simple idea. Stationary cameras could scan license plates across American streets. They would feed a searchable database to police. Solve crimes faster. Make neighborhoods safer. The concept took off. Today the company operates one of the largest automated license plate reader networks in the country. Yet that very success has triggered fierce opposition. Cities cancel contracts. Privacy advocates cry mass…

Flock CEO says drones are 'probably our fastest growing business', but consumer rights groups say they can 'jeopardize privacy' like license plate readers

Flock's CEO says its drone business is doing wellThe drones are deployed in first responder situationsPrivacy groups say the devices are open to misuseWhile the public backlash against Flock's camera technology continues, it seems it's not damaging the company's bottom line too much: Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley says that drones are "probably our fastest growing business right now", accounting for just under half of forward-looking revenue a…

Flock's fastest-growing business is 60 mph police drones that can read license plates from the sky

Flock is best known for the roadside cameras now operating in more than 6,000 US communities. But the company is increasingly betting on drones that can be...

Flock CEO says drones are its fastest-growing business as it expands beyond license plate cameras

Flock's stationary cameras and license plate readers have drawn backlash. Its CEO says the company's future is in drones.IMFFlock Safety says its fastest-growing business segment is drones.That's a big change for the company. Its license plate scanning tech is in 6,000 communities.Flock has faced recent backlash. The CEO says it's "finding bad cops and holding them accountable."Flock Safety is best known for its license plate-scanning technology…