The NYPD wants to replace its fleet of three-wheeled scooters with Smart cars, officials said Wednesday. The single-passenger Mercedes-Benz vehicles, about the size of a clown car, will be painted … ...

And unlike the scooter, the Smart car goes fast enough for highway travel. NYPD officials have emphasized that the Smart car is still seen more as a scooter than a squad car. U.S.

The NYPD's Smart Cars won't be in any “Italian Job” style police chases anytime soon, as cops have been barred from using them in chases.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Move on over scooters, a new kind of police cruiser is hitting New York City streets. The NYPD has begun a smart car pilot program where Mercedes Benz vehicles will be ...

They’ll still look like midgets, but the NYPD wants to replace its fleet of three-wheeled scooters with Smart Cars, officials said Wednesday. The department has acquired nine of the one-person ...

The Smart Fortwo will replace trikes used by the New York Police Department for parking enforcement. The NYPD has placed orders for 250 Fortwos.

The department’s “smart” car, fitted with infrared sensors, surveillance cameras and radiation monitors, is being tested in DUMBO and Brooklyn Heights, NYPD officials told the Wall Street ...

NYPD’s scooters giving way to Smart cars Fri., Dec. 2, 2016 NYPD has announced plans to expand its fleet of Smart cars to replace the three-wheeled scooters that officers utilized for decades.

The Wall Street Journal has a breathless puff piece on the department's "smart car," which isn't a Smart Car, thankfully, but rather a high-tech patrol vehicle outfitted with gear they would like ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York City Police Department has announced plans to expand its fleet of Smart cars to replace the three-wheeled scooters that officers utilized for decades.