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Investor Urges BusPatrol Pilot License-Plate Readers for Revenue

6/28/2026

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An unnamed investor is urging BusPatrol to test license-plate readers on school buses for revenue.
BusPatrol will install license-plate-reading cameras on one bus now and target 100 deployments by next month’s end.
The firm already runs 40,000 stop-arm cameras in 24 states, with 30 states allowing their use.
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Jay Stanley warned AI could create a ‘hellscape,’ while Matt Hurewitz said laws lag behind the technology.

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An unnamed investor is urging BusPatrol to test license-plate readers on school buses for revenue.
BusPatrol will install license-plate-reading cameras on one bus now and target 100 deployments by next month’s end.
The firm already runs 40,000 stop-arm cameras in 24 states, with 30 states allowing their use.
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Jay Stanley warned AI could create a ‘hellscape,’ while Matt Hurewitz said laws lag behind the technology.