From Elon Musk to cop car chases, how a software engineer launched a police AI startup

Abel, a startup founded by Daniel Francis, has raised $5 million to develop AI for automating police reports. The system uses body cam footage and dispatch data to generate initial drafts, potentially reducing paperwork time by up to one-third. Currently used by Richmond, California police, Abel aims to help officers spend more time on active policing. Francis was inspired to create the technology after witnessing long response times and learning about law enforcement staffing shortages.