IVS / Edge AI Research Brief

DPS will pause additional installs but keep using existing roadside ALPRs for “legitimate public safety efforts.” Tribune review of June: ~615,000 searches of the DPS Flock network — once every four seconds. 48% from outside Texas (tens of thousands from FL and GA doing nationwide lookups). 3,075 agencies queried it (396 TX / 2,679 out-of-state). Houston PD 13% of searches; DPS officers <9%. >58,000 searches tagged “traffic infractions” (stop signs, following too closely). After Tribune asked why >2,800 agencies searched without agreements, DPS said Thursday it will limit access to the 206 Texas departments that have written deals. Hardware stays. DPS also has a $28.5M Flock contract (prior reporting).

Overton Insights for Texas Public Policy Foundation: 1,167 likely voters, ±2.9%. 63.6% somewhat or strongly oppose local-government ALPRs “such as Flock” at public intersections (51% strongly, 12.6% somewhat); 28.1% support; 8.3% unsure. Dem primary voters 76.2% oppose; GOP primary 54.7%. Liberals 84.8%, moderates ~two-thirds, “very conservative” 56.9%. Men 62.6% / women 64.6%. Conservative think tank — treat as directionally useful, not a city-level mandate. TPPF’s David Dunmoyer: Texas has never granted citizens title to their data; January session is the statute window.

Noble to mayor/acting CM: pause effective immediately until elected officials say resume or cancel. Mix: 13 cameras on general fund + 12 cameras and a mobile trailer on MVCPA. He learned of Abbott’s freeze that morning and chose to pause the whole stack, not just the grant slice. “Stained this investigative tool; irreparably, I fear.” Cites deep-dive audits, limited users, supervisory inspections — and still walks. Discussions with Flock on pause vs. cancel.

Unanimous: cover all 12 city-owned Flock cameras immediately; Councilmember Cynthia Meyer’s motion puts contract termination on Sept. 8. Mayor Ishmael Harris: ALPRs can be a valuable tool; “public safety isn’t our only responsibility. Public trust is as well.” Some HOA/business/other-agency cameras remain. Flock to KXAN: defined off-boarding — platform access disabled, cameras remotely deactivated, then physical removal; remote off anytime if asked. Liberty Hill still on the Sept. 9 calendar.

Special meeting: 6–0 (Vice Mayor Diemer absent) to empower the manager to notice Flock out. Contract is 15 cameras + 54 Flock gunshot detectors (2023, 4–3 original vote). Cameras offline since Aug. 19 (no identified local misuse). Staff could not say whether termination covers mics as well as cameras, or a date certain for ROW removal. Early-exit fee fight: ~$35k ($500/device in an amended contract). Tuesday vote on takedown date vs. letting it expire mid-April 2027. Cardinal News: ≥20 VA localities have paused/canceled since July; Amherst and Bedford cited “discrepancies” with Flock this week.

First IQ2 industrial SKU plus a commercial twin. Shared: 1× A78 + 3× A55 @ ≤1.9 GHz, Hexagon NPU 1.1 TOPS, Adreno 704, optional RISC-V MCU, 2 cameras (25 MP / 13+13), 1080p30, 2× 1GbE (TSN on IQ), LPDDR4x, −30 to +115 °C, longevity through 2036. Q-2390 adds LTE Cat 4 + GNSS (access control, kiosks, POS named). Linux Yocto / Ubuntu / Android / Zephyr. Eval kits Q1 2027; IFA SOMs now. Eight Development CEO cited security, fire, life safety, building automation.