Overview

• Miami-Dade and Policing Lab unveiled the Police Unmanned Ground vehicle as a pilot autonomous patrol partner described as the nation’s first.
• The vehicle is assigned to the Sheriff’s Office Community Affairs Bureau for public demonstrations throughout October to collect resident feedback.
• During the first year a deputy will remain inside to monitor operations, with plans for roughly 16 hours of independent operation per day thereafter.
• The PUG integrates AI-driven analytics, 360-degree cameras, thermal imaging, license-plate recognition, a deployable drone, and real-time links to law-enforcement databases.
• Officials say the pilot comes at no additional cost to county taxpayers and will be judged on response times, deterrence, officer safety, and public trust.