Hear a gunshot? In this city, drones respond before police

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When a critical incident unfolds, every minute counts. In Uruguay’s capital city of Montevideo, authorities are now turning to autonomous drones to shave precious minutes off emergency response times, and potentially give police a clearer picture of what they’re walking into before they even arrive.
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