Security cameras can and do point out into the street, adjacent properties etc. And pretty much every cellphone has a camera; I don't see a big qualitative difference between legs and wheels.

The point is that the company gave the footage to LAPD because it specifically concerned the theft of their property. Might they also give footage if an unrelated crime that happened in the vicinity of their robots? Perhaps, but that's not what happened here.

interesting though. when will these robots be walking ads like instacart pivoted to. side hustle selling data to ai companies. it's all from public spaces so no one to argue copyright. i'm in LA and the robots are pretty freaking annoying. They take up the whole block. race towards you and slam on the breaks. also can we ban the scooter litter?

How about turning over my dashcam footage after someone hits my car?

as you said: public