GM worked with the Los Angeles Police Department and the Australia-based National Safety Agency, a non-profit group that works to assess police technologies from around the world, in developing the car.
The LAPD will have a pre-production version of the car for testing purposes before it's made available to other police departments.
Among the available features are a large integrated dashboard touch screen, automatic license plate readers, in-car video with live broadcast capability, fingerprint and facial recognition capability, and a forward-looking night-vision camera.
For its part, Ford Motor Co. says it "remains committed to the police car business" and promises to stay competitive in that market, according to a company spokeswoman.
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