'''Rekor Systems''', Inc. (formerly known as Novume Solutions)<ref>https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/185649-40#overview</ref> is a publicly traded AI-powered [[mass surveillance]] company headquartered in Columbia, Maryland.<ref name="about">https://www.rekor.ai/about</ref> They were founded in 2017 by a merger between KeyStone Solutions and Brekford Traffic Safety. They have also acquired OpenALPR Technology, Waycare, Southern Traffic Services, and All Traffic Data Services, following the company's creation.<ref>https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/185649-40#affiliates</ref> James K. McCarthy was instrumental Rekor's founding and served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors, although he resigned in 2020 following an unspecified disagreement.<ref>https://www.rekor.ai/post/rekor-systems-announces-retirement-of-james-k-mccarthy-from-the-board-of-directors</ref> | '''Rekor Systems''', Inc. (formerly known as Novume Solutions)<ref>https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/185649-40#overview</ref> is a publicly traded AI-powered [[mass surveillance]] company headquartered in Columbia, Maryland.<ref name="about">https://www.rekor.ai/about</ref> They were founded in 2017 by a merger between KeyStone Solutions and Brekford Traffic Safety. They have also acquired OpenALPR Technology, Waycare, Southern Traffic Services, and All Traffic Data Services, following the company's creation.<ref>https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/185649-40#affiliates</ref> James K. McCarthy was instrumental Rekor's founding and served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors, although he resigned in 2020 following an unspecified disagreement.<ref>https://www.rekor.ai/post/rekor-systems-announces-retirement-of-james-k-mccarthy-from-the-board-of-directors</ref> |