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Budget analysts recommend citywide vehicle telematics; supervisors praise safety and cost benefits
Summary
A budget analyst presentation outlined a citywide vehicle telematics ("black box") program with estimated one-time costs of $1.3 million and $1.8 million in annual services, citing fuel, safety and litigation-savings and urging privacy safeguards and uniform oversight.
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee reviewed a budget and legislative analyst report April 9 recommending expansion of vehicle telematics across the San Francisco city fleet, with supervisors urging the board to pursue implementation with appropriate privacy and oversight protections.
Fred Brusso, representing the budget analyst's office, said the office analyzed telematics capabilities, costs and examples…
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