Flock drones deployed as first responders in some US cities

Several US cities are piloting Flock's Drones-as-First-Responder system, in which remotely operated drones launch automatically from rooftop docks in response to 911 calls, license-plate alerts or gunshot detection and stream live video to dispatchers. In Fort Worth, the drone flew to 162 emergency calls over a two-month pilot with an average response time of 112 seconds and arrived first in 76 of them. Other cities rejected the service over privacy concerns.

• Flock drones launch automatically from rooftop docks on 911 calls
• Fort Worth pilot: 162 calls, average response time of 112 seconds
• Drone arrived first in 76 calls; 11 cleared without sending officers
• Berkeley rejected a $2M proposal, Bridgeport a $500K lease for two drones