California – Global Village Space https://www.globalvillagespace.com/tech Sat, 01 Aug 2026 22:18:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://www.globalvillagespace.com/tech/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/cropped-icon-jpg-32x32.avif California – Global Village Space https://www.globalvillagespace.com/tech 32 32 Automated License Plate Readers in Roseville Reveal High Error Rates and the Limits of AI Policing https://www.globalvillagespace.com/tech/automated-license-plate-readers-in-roseville-reveal-high-error-rates-and-the-limits-of-ai-policing/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 22:18:30 +0000 https://www.globalvillagespace.com/tech/?p=77404 Internal emails reveal Flock worked to improve camera accuracy after one California city documented widespread misreads

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]]> ALPR Cameras at the Center of California Vandalism Case Reveal Ongoing Tensions Over Surveillance and Privacy https://www.globalvillagespace.com/tech/alpr-cameras-at-the-center-of-california-vandalism-case-reveal-ongoing-tensions-over-surveillance-and-privacy/ Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:18:32 +0000 https://www.globalvillagespace.com/tech/?p=77329 Three destroyed ALPR cameras became a felony vandalism charge and a $30,000 bail in Monterey County, California

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]]> Air Support Transforms High-Speed Motorcycle Pursuit Strategy for Safer Police Outcomes https://www.globalvillagespace.com/tech/air-support-transforms-high-speed-motorcycle-pursuit-strategy-for-safer-police-outcomes/ Thu, 16 Jul 2026 02:18:40 +0000 https://www.globalvillagespace.com/tech/?p=76017 CHP used a fixed-wing aircraft to track a speeding motorcyclist before making a safe arrest without a dangerous chase

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]]> California EV Rebates Reshape Market Incentives and Favor Local Automakers Amid Regulatory Shifts https://www.globalvillagespace.com/tech/california-ev-rebates-reshape-market-incentives-and-favor-local-automakers-amid-regulatory-shifts/ Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:18:36 +0000 https://www.globalvillagespace.com/tech/?p=75932 The rebate applies to new cars costing up to $50,000, but there's a big California-based loophole

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]]> License Plate Reader Technology Faces Privacy Reckoning as LAPD Ends Flock Safety Contract https://www.globalvillagespace.com/tech/license-plate-reader-technology-faces-privacy-reckoning-as-lapd-ends-flock-safety-contract/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:18:33 +0000 https://www.globalvillagespace.com/tech/?p=75867 LAPD says unresolved privacy and data security concerns prevented it from renewing its Flock Safety contract

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]]> GM Rear Sliding Window Defect Lawsuit Challenges Company’s Handling of Silverado and Sierra Water Leaks https://www.globalvillagespace.com/tech/gm-rear-sliding-window-defect-lawsuit-challenges-companys-handling-of-silverado-and-sierra-water-leaks/ Mon, 13 Jul 2026 04:18:33 +0000 https://www.globalvillagespace.com/tech/?p=75708 A GM repair bulletin revised at least 13 times since 2019 now sits at the center of a window-leak lawsuit over the Sierra and Silverado

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]]> Waymo Robotaxi Incident Highlights Limits of Autonomous Vehicles as Accomplices in Juvenile Crime https://www.globalvillagespace.com/tech/waymo-robotaxi-incident-highlights-limits-of-autonomous-vehicles-as-accomplices-in-juvenile-crime/ Sat, 11 Jul 2026 08:18:34 +0000 https://www.globalvillagespace.com/tech/?p=75555 Two teens reportedly fired fake guns from a moving Waymo in San Mateo, and the robotaxi went full robocop by pulling over and calling the police

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]]> California DMV Demands 11,000 Drivers Retake Written Test Amid Unexplained Exam Irregularities https://www.globalvillagespace.com/tech/california-dmv-demands-11000-drivers-retake-written-test-amid-unexplained-exam-irregularities/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 08:18:32 +0000 https://www.globalvillagespace.com/tech/?p=75356 Passing California's written test used to be enough, but thousands of drivers just learned their results are being thrown out

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]]> Audi e-tron GT Highlights Range Anxiety Risks as California Highway Patrol Urges Smarter EV Planning https://www.globalvillagespace.com/tech/audi-e-tron-gt-highlights-range-anxiety-risks-as-california-highway-patrol-urges-smarter-ev-planning/ Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:18:34 +0000 https://www.globalvillagespace.com/tech/?p=74468 The dead EV had to be recharged by a portable gas-powered generator

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]]> AI Pricing Algorithms Face Legal Test as California Drivers Sue Over Alleged Fuel Price Inflation https://www.globalvillagespace.com/tech/ai-pricing-algorithms-face-legal-test-as-california-drivers-sue-over-alleged-fuel-price-inflation/ Tue, 23 Jun 2026 18:18:40 +0000 https://www.globalvillagespace.com/tech/?p=73868 Drivers claim Walmart, BP, Marathon, and others used algorithms to raise fuel prices illegally

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