LAPD’s Real Life Homing Beacon

The Los Angeles Police Department plans to install “dart-like” GPS devices from Starchase, LLC, that will be propelled from officers’ cars and attach to fleeing vehicles. Once attached, a GPS sensor kicks, from which officers can monitor the vehicle’s movements via a secure website, as the homing beacon transmits all pertinent data via a wireless transmitter.

Ok, this is cool! I wonder how exactly these will attach themselves to a car, and if they are difficult to remove. I mean, imagine your car being stolen then getting it back with a gaping hole in the bumper. Very cool either way. Check out the posting at Gizmodo.