Rekor Awaiting World Congress

Rekor Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: REKR) shares began Thursday in the green. The company, calling itself a leader in developing and implementing state-of-the-art roadway intelligence technology, is showcasing advances it has made in intelligent transportation at this year's ITS World Congress, taking place August 24-28 in Atlanta. “With next-generation applications, including statewide system deployments, Rekor is introducing groundbreaking advancements powered by AI and real-time data fusion that are transforming how agencies understand, manage, and optimize mobility,” to quote this morning’s news release. An increasingly pressing security concern in the transportation sector is the unregulated practice of sending raw video footage from local roadways to foreign countries for manual traffic data analysis. In many temporary traffic studies, vendors capture unredacted video—showing vehicles, license plates, and roadway layouts—and transmit it overseas without meaningful restrictions or oversight. This silent, largely undisclosed practice exposes sensitive transportation data to potential misuse. In the absence of clear controls, malicious foreign actors may retain, copy, corrupt, or repurpose the footage, potentially exposing sensitive details about U.S. roadway infrastructure to exploitation. Beyond data privacy, this raises serious questions about national security, infrastructure vulnerability, and the long-term governance of public traffic data—issues that urgently require transparency, policy guidance, and tighter regulatory safeguards. Shares in REKR took on two cents, or 1.4%, to $1.08.