Nov 6, 2015 8:00 AM

Gallery: Escort’s New Radar Detector Spots Cops and Red-Light Cameras

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MAX 360 beauty shot
Escort's 360 Max radar detector's made for an age in which tickets don’t just come from cops hiding alongside highways, they come from overhead, in the form of red light cameras and aircraft.
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max 360 front shot
Its "AutoLearn" feature lets it weed out false positives, like radars used to operate automatic doors.

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max 360 side view right
Each time it picks up a signal, it logs its frequency and location. If it sees the same one twice, it assumes it’s coming not from a ticket-spewing cop, but from something non-threatening.
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Escort’s made some hardware changes, too. When the Max 360 does beep in alarm, it also tells you where it’s coming from, with an arrow on its small screen that points to the front, the rear, or the side.

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With a $650 price tag, the Max 360’s not cheap, but it does come with a tantalizing warranty: If you get a speeding ticket despite its best efforts, Escort will pay you back.

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