{"id":95821,"date":"2025-07-27T04:25:34","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T04:25:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/95821\/"},"modified":"2025-07-27T04:25:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T04:25:34","slug":"nyc-taxis-install-new-surveillance-cameras-to-fight-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/95821\/","title":{"rendered":"NYC Taxis Install New Surveillance Cameras to Fight Fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s a new backseat driver in town\u2014and it\u2019s watching everything.<\/p>\n<p>In an aggressive move to fight fare evasion and staged crashes, 500 New York City taxis are being outfitted with front, rear and interior surveillance cameras as part of a new pilot called Operation Bright Eyes, reports the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/23\/us-news\/500-nyc-cabs-will-use-cameras-to-fight-fraud-cartels-that-stage-phony-accidents-ditch-fares\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">New York Post<\/a>.\u00a0The initiative, launched by the New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers, is aimed squarely at dismantling what leaders are calling a \u201cbillion-dollar fraud machine\u201d that\u2019s been preying on cabbies for years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RECOMMENDED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/newyork\/news\/apparently-there-is-a-nyc-air-taxi-service-in-the-works-that-will-take-you-to-the-airport-in-five-minutes-042525\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apparently, there is a NYC air taxi service in the works that will take you to the airport in five minutes<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the heart of the scam are alleged criminal \u201ccartels\u201d that stage phony fender benders, then rope in complicit doctors, lawyers and insurers to cash in on bogus injury claims. Some passengers even bolt without paying or claim injuries after deliberately causing an accident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese cartels fabricate car accidents to the tune of 70% of every car accident for livery and black cars are fraudulent,\u201d NYSFTD spokesperson Fernando Mateo told the Post. \u201cThey are making billions of dollars on us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The cameras, supplied by tech company Displayride, are remarkably low lift. Installation takes just 30 seconds, and the system requires no app\u2014simply press a single button to access footage. Through a partnership with American Transit Insurance and NYAB Brokerage, drivers will get the cameras free for at least the first year.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, organizers want to scale to 100,000 vehicles across the city.<\/p>\n<p>Drivers say the need is urgent. \u201cA lot of passengers, they want to insult you,\u201d said Bronx-based cabbie Francisco Jorge. \u201cHaving a desk camera is very important, because it\u2019s going to be recording everything around you\u2014the front, the back\u2014around you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another driver, Eltayeb Mohamed, shared how a friend got hit with a $24,000 bill after a woman reversed into his car, said everything was fine, then later filed a hit-and-run claim.<\/p>\n<p>Federation president Steven Rivera didn\u2019t mince words, calling the new surveillance push \u201ca declaration of war\u201d against scammers. So, while the new cameras won\u2019t stop traffic headaches or backseat karaoke, they could finally give drivers the backup they\u2019ve long needed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There\u2019s a new backseat driver in town\u2014and it\u2019s watching everything. 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