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axionic t1_j9u5tx7 wrote

Someone should sell cameras that point at the side windows and automatically start livestreaming during traffic stops. And that cannot be turned off for at least one hour once switched on.

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rsb_david t1_j9vopwt wrote

I’ve been tempted to look into existing solutions or maybe even creating my own solution for a dash camera that can also stream live to a cloud or RTP service. The main problem is internet access and bandwidth availability, especially with a multi-channel camera.

Ideally, I’d design something that plugs into a small computer that can be mounted in the trunk and writes the footage and optional metadata from a OBD-II reader or other devices (GPS, accelerometer, etc) to a local SSD pair with replication in place. There would then be a special switch that triggers a cloud transfer of the last few minutes before and a live upload of real time footage until stopped or a loss of power/connectivity. This would be in addition to a local recording being saved to a separate partition. It would act as a black box for a car too.

You could use LTE networks, but they are normally saturated in populated areas or unreliable in rural areas. Starlink is expensive and needs more hardware. Maybe something that just scans for public WiFi or home WiFi would be useful enough.

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bigbangbilly t1_j9wr0j0 wrote

If the Ring doorbell merely started as a webcam with some other stuff and bought by Amazon, something similar can be done with traffic stop cams

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