Flock Safety reportedly proposed a plan that would turn thousands of rideshare and delivery vehicles into mobile license plate scanners.
The company pitched the idea to Georgia’s Office of the Attorney General in August 2025, according to documents obtained by 404 Media.
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The presentation outlined a potential partnership with dashcam maker Nexar, involving “350k Uber/Lyft and other delivery service devices.”
If executed, the network would have grown dramatically while relying less on stationary cameras.
Currently, Flock operates over 120,000 stationary automated license plate reading cameras across the U. S.
, making it the leader in the space. These fixed cameras scan plates and vehicle details at specific locations.
By placing the same technology in moving vehicles, the collection area would shift with traffic.
Every trip to the airport, grocery store, or late-night pickup could feed data into the network.
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Privacy and Scope Concerns
Police already use mobile ALPRs in patrol cars, and repossession companies have long used camera-equipped vehicles.
Flock’s proposal, however, appears to aim for a much broader roaming private network accessible to multiple organizations.
The presentation does not clarify whether Uber, Lyft, drivers, or passengers would know exactly what data was collected or where it went.
Neither Uber, Lyft, nor Nexar responded to 404 Media’s requests for comment.
Flock told the outlet that it never executed the Nexar partnership.
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Still, the proposal highlights the company’s ambitions and raises questions about privacy as it expands its data sources.
