In one California town, Flock misread license plates in 71% of the alerts it sent to police

Roseville, California's use of Flock Safety's AI-powered license plate readers since 2021 has resulted in a 71% error rate in alerts flagging vehicles as stolen or linked to felonies. Police found Flock's software frequently misread license plate characters, such as confusing '9' with '8', leading to repeated false alarms.