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AI cameras now charge delivery trucks by the minute

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Free parking for delivery conglomerates is officially dead. Startups like Automotus are installing AI-powered camera networks above city curbs to monitor every Amazon and FedEx truck that dares to stop. Instead of flat fees, the system utilizes dynamic by-the-minute surge pricing, instantly billing corporate fleets for their curb time and forcing them to drop packages with Formula 1 pitstop efficiency.

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AI cameras now charge delivery trucks by the minute
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