Saturday, May 17, 2025

Thousands of police cars affected: Illegal speedometer does not work

The Swedish police experience so many faults in their new Volvos that the bosses don't know where to start. Now the speedometers don't work.

Motorists on Swedish roads can pass a police car with a little more peace of mind. At least if it goes too fast.

Much of the equipment that is in the otherwise brand new Volvos that law enforcement drives around in does not work. And now it also turns out to be the case with the speedometers.

The equipment is based on radar technology. But the police can't make it work.

– There has been so much trouble that we don't know where to start, says Erling Andersson, who is the national coordinator for the traffic police in Sweden, according to Carup .

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It is far from the first time that the new technology in cars has caused problems for the police. Both their radars and camera equipment are already installed in more than 2,200 new police cars, the Volvo XC60 and V90 respectively.

But it just doesn't work. And well the same. For Swedish law actually prevents the police from using much of the equipment other than on a very limited trial basis.

In addition to the radar, the system consists of cameras that are mounted around the entire police car and can film in a 360 degree angle. It reads the number plate, and the speeding officers receive the ticket by post or on their mobile phone, without even noticing the police car.

In addition to the radar system, the police cars have cameras mounted that film in a 360 degree angle. The tech also reads the license plate, and that's a problem. Read more about it here .

The police in Sweden have spent two billion Swedish kroner to get new police cars. The money comes from the country's public coffers. But it is not yet known when the technology in the cars works correctly or when it may be used legally.

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