Axon Outpost Smart Surveillance Cameras

People just connected the dots.

Turns out BlackRock is now putting cameras in streetlights.

Sounds like science fiction, but only because you haven't seen this.

I'm also excited to announce that

we are working with another industry leader,

Ubiquia,

to turn streetlights into smart LPR and live streaming cameras.

Without having to add a single pole in the ground,

this partnership accelerates deployments and

existing infrastructure into intelligent, interconnected tools for public safety.

That's the CEO of Axon,

and it's now one of the hottest companies in the surveillance market.

Introducing... Axon Outpost,

this is not just another ALPR camera,

it's two cameras in one.

So just like Fleet,

you have one camera optimized for license plate reading

and the other for live video streaming with a wider field of view.

Outpost runs edge-based vehicle signature AI,

meaning it doesn't just capture plates,

it recognizes vehicle make, model, color, visible damage,

and even unique features like bumper stickers or roof racks.

and it can be deployed anywhere with a flexible power source,

including solar or wired power."

Counties are terminating their flock contracts and

spending tens of millions of dollars to install Axon systems.

And here's what they really don't want you to know about.

25% of Axon is owned by BlackRock, Vanguard, and State Street.

You know, the same people who have openly said things like

You're going to have to change,

and this is one thing we're asking companies.

You have to force behaviors,

and at BlackRock, we are forcing behaviors.

You know, what we're doing internally is,

if you don't achieve these levels of impact,

your compensation could be impacted, okay?

We're doing the same thing.

And so it's just, you have to force behaviors.

And if you don't force behaviors,

whether it's gender, or race,

or just any way you want to say the composition of your team,

you're going to be impacted.

And that's just not recruiting, it is development, as Ken said.

And to make matters worse,

Axon CEO Rick Smith also sees himself as a hero.

At Axon, we stand at this unique intersection.

At Axon, we operate the largest connected camera network of public safety cameras

and sensors in the world.

Our mission extends beyond just transparency and accountability after events.

We now have the potential to proactively safeguard society.

promptly dispatching assistance, and actively deterring violence.

Our goal isn't to build a society defined by surveillance or incarceration,

but frankly one where violence and crime rarely occur

because they just don't make sense anymore.

I'm sure the $164 million he made in a single year

has nothing to do with this motivation.

Yeah, software and services up almost 40% year over year.

So it's really going great.

We're in this amazing position to take advantage of the AI era

because we have over a million users

out there that are using our body cameras, in-car cameras.

We have eyes and ears out in the field,

and we can listen and see what's happening and then apply AI to it.

The business is really on fire.

Here's the scary truth, folks.

While people were busy taking down...

Flock cameras.

They were already rolling out the replacement.

And these new cameras are designed to be more stealthy,

harder to detect.

You're likely not even going to know you're being recorded.

So the next time you see news about Flock going down,

just keep in mind it might be a distraction.

Axel, Winona police suspect

that the cameras were stolen between last Wednesday and Saturday

after they noticed that no activity was coming through on the cameras.

Now officers checked each location and

found the poles where the cameras had been placed had been cut through.

The poles were located nearby, but

every camera is still missing.