Each drone would reportedly cost the city between $70,000 and $100,000 and would not carry weapons or have facial recognition capabilities.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is considering deploying a fleet of crime-fighting drones above Gotham to clamp down on crooks, according to thethat Adams “is a big booster of drones and how they can be used to streamline government function,” but that any drone use would necessarily have to fall within current laws governing their use.
Adams attended a presentation earlier this month at the Williamsburg Hotel, where two drone manufacturers were displaying their wares, and the first-term mayor was said to be impressed. Each drone would cost the city between $70,000 and $100,000 and would not carry weapons or have facial recognition capabilities, thesaid. However, they would be equipped with night vision cameras and radiation sensors, according to the outlet.
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