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Abu Dhabi's new 245mph 'robocop car' costs $3.4m and has cameras that can recognise drivers faces during high speed chases

$3.4m hypercar fitted with hi-tech surveillance system
Can read licence plates and even recognise face - all at high speed
Does 0-62 miles per hour in 2.8 seconds, with a top speed of 245 mph

Published: 14:21 EST, 6 July 2015 | Updated: 17:01 EST, 6 July 2015

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It is not your average police car.

Abu Dhabi's Police Department has revealed its latest vehicle - a $3.4m hypercar with a surveillance system robocop would be proud of.

The Lykan Hypersport has been fitted with special cameras allowing it to read numberplates and even scan the faces of drivers at high speed.

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The Lykan Hypersport has been fitted with special cameras allowing it to read numberplates and even scan the faces of drivers at high speed.

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Ekin company says the vehicle-mounted system is a state-of-the-art and unique product, which can scan all the number plates of vehicles within its effective range through 180-degrees and match the speeds of the vehicles to their number plates.

It is also capable of recognizing faces at the highest speeds, and can monitor traffic and constantly scan for stolen vehicles.

Created by W Motors (which relocated from Lebanon to the Emirates shortly after launching), the Lykan HyperSport is touted as the first Middle Eastern supercar, and also featured prominently in Fast & Furious 7.

It boasts a 3.7-liter twin-turbo flat-six delivering 740 horsepower, and can reach 62 miles per hour in 2.8 seconds, with a top speed of 245 mph.

Now, it has been revealed as Abu Dhabi Police Department's latest vehicle.

It has also received a 'robocop' upgrade with cameras made by ekin.

'Lykan HyperSport, one of the world's fastest super cars is equipped with ekin Patrol, thus becomes the smartest car in the world and is transformed into a 'Robocop',' it said.

'ekin Patrol is capable of reading license plates of moving and stopping cars and monitors the speed of surrounding cars even on oncoming traffic.

'It is also capable of recognizing faces at the highest speeds.

'Further it stores all license plates, speeds and faces.

'Science fiction films come true with the help of ekin Patrol, which is designed for the policemen of the future.'

Developed after two years of research by the company's R&D team in collaboration with police forces and road safety specialists, Ekin describes its Patrol product as, 'the first truly intelligent patrol unit in the world.'

Abu Dhabi's new 245mph 'robocop car' costs $3.4m

It has also received a 'robocop' upgrade with cameras made by ekin.

The company says the vehicle-mounted system is a state-of-the-art and unique product, which can scan all the number plates of vehicles within its effective range through 180-degrees and match the speeds of the vehicles to their number plates.

It can also transmit vehicle GPS coordinates to a police or traffic control center, and communicate with fixed enforcement units, such as the company's Safe Tower system, directly through the control center, while also providing 'black list' functions for the wanted vehicles through the police network.

Ekin claims there is no other product in the world that can measure the speed of vehicles in either fixed and moving positions, and simultaneously match them with the scanned number plates.

It boats a 3.7-liter twin-turbo flat-six delivering 740 horsepower, and can reach 62 miles per hour in 2.8 seconds, with a top speed of 245 mph.

The car is also available in a $3.2m civilian version

Ekin's founder and chairman, Akif Ekin, said, 'The possibilities of smart traffic and transport systems and solutions are endless and the UAE, as one of the countries, which see these possibilities, has already begun working hard on its strategies to enhance traffic systems, by improving the flow, safety, operations and maintenance of surface transportation.

'We are currently implementing the Smart Traffic Center Project, which integrates all the sub systems of Abu Dhabi, and is part of this vision.'

The Abu Dhabi police force also has a Nissan GT-R and Chevrolet Camaro.

However, the Dubai police force has BMW's futuristic supercar, the i8, a Bugatti Veyron, Lamborghini Aventador, Ferrari FF, McLaren MP-12C, Mercedes Benz SLS.