United States, Massachusetts
Boston Police Department
Axon automated licence plate reader cameras (short-term pilot), supplied by Axon
TrialJournalismPAI-2B114326
- Body
- Boston Police Department
- Country
- United States
- Area
- Massachusetts
- Technology
- Axon automated licence plate reader cameras (short-term pilot)
- Supplier
- Axon
- Status
- Trial
Being tested in live conditions under a time-limited pilot or trial. - Stage
- In use now
- Since
- Not known
- Legal basis
- Not stated in the source
- Oversight
- Not stated in the source
- Evidence
- Journalism
Named reporting by a reputable outlet - Source
- MassLive via Governing, 22 September 2026
- Last checked
- Record code
PAI-2B114326
Notes
MassLive reported, in an article by Irene Rotondo republished by Governing on 22 September 2026, that Boston's annual surveillance report outlines how Boston police had launched short-term pilot programmes with Motorola and Axon after ending a Flock Safety trial. It says the pilots include 45 Motorola ALPR cameras that started in February and about 30 Axon ALPR cameras that began on 1 June, and describes both trials as continuing, with no end date given. The Motorola pilot has its own record.
Other systems used by Boston Police Department
| Deployment | Country | Supplier | Since | Status | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Police DepartmentAI Social Media Monitoring | United StatesMassachusetts | LifeRaft | 2026 | Operational | |
| Boston Police DepartmentFlock Safety licence plate reader trial (about 45 cameras) | United StatesBoston, Massachusetts | Flock Safety | 2025 | Discontinued | |
| Boston Police DepartmentMotorola licence plate reader trial (about 45 cameras) | United StatesBoston, Massachusetts | Motorola Solutions | 2026 | Trial |
Axon automated licence plate reader cameras (short-term pilot) elsewhere in United States
See them in the tracker| Deployment | Country | Supplier | Since | Status | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Police DepartmentANPR (Automatic Number Plate Recognition) | United StatesCalifornia | Axon | 2026 | Trial | |
| US Customs and Border ProtectionPredictive Intelligence Program: licence plate reader networks with a travel-pattern algorithm | United StatesBorder Patrol: southwest and northern borders and interior highways | — | — | Operational | |
| US Immigration and Customs EnforcementLicence plate reader data: commercial database queries and AI plate capture and analysis | United StatesNationwide (Enforcement and Removal Operations and Homeland Security Investigations) | Motorola Solutions (per the DHS inventory); West Publishing (Thomson Reuters) for commercial plate data, per Biometric Update | — | Operational | |
| US Customs and Border ProtectionLand Border Integration: licence plate and occupant face recognition at land ports (Rekor) | United StatesLand ports of entry | Rekor | 2021 | Operational | |
| US Customs and Border ProtectionAirship Outpost identification of conveyances | United StatesNationwide | Airship | 2023 | Operational | |
| Federal Bureau of InvestigationLicence plate readers (three inventory entries) | United StatesNationwide | — | — | Operational | |
| Drug Enforcement AdministrationLicence plate readers (DEASIL programme and state, federal and commercial partner data) | United StatesNationwide | — | — | Operational | |
| Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and ExplosivesAccess to ELSAG licence plate readers run by HIDTA partners | United StatesNationwide | Leonardo US Cyber and Security Solutions LLC | — | Operational | |
| Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and ExplosivesThomson Reuters Vigilant Vehicle Manager | United StatesNationwide | Motorola | — | Operational | |
| Criminal Division, US Department of JusticeThomson Reuters CLEAR licence plate recognition | United StatesNationwide | Thomson Reuters | — | Operational | |
| US Department of Justice Office of the Inspector GeneralAccess to the Nlets Nationwide Licence Plate Reader Pointer Index | United StatesNationwide | Thomson Reuters | — | Operational | |
| Baltimore Police DepartmentAxon licence plate readers | United StatesBaltimore, Maryland | Axon | — | Proposed |