LARA: License and Registration App

Cocoon Technologies seeks to reduce or eliminate the number of people who die during traffic stops. From 2016 - 2021, 400+ unarmed motorists were killed by police officers during non-violent pursuits. Local government paid $125M+ to resolve 40 wrongful death lawsuits during this period. In nearly 100 million traffic stops from around the country, black motorists are 20% more likely to get pulled over than white motorists. In 2020, 1,200+ Americans died in interactions between police and civilians; 92% were civilians killed by police.

Cocoon Technologies Inc., offers LARA, which stands for "License and Registration App"--a contractless policing solution for traffic stops. LARA places distance between humans and lethal weapons and reduces the potential for violence and the possibility of contracting transmissible diseases. LARA brings policing into the 21st Century. Consequently, LARA enhances public safety. A reduction in danger, death, and disease will result from the adoption--narrow or broad--of LARA.

At present, we have a very strong proof-of-concept (POC) that we have been sharing with mentors and law enforcement officers. We are simultaneously sharing and perfecting our POC with officer feedback, while we develop our minimal viable product (MVP). One great consequence of demonstrating our POC is that several retired officers of the Cleveland (OH) Police Department have provided us with letters of support. These officers are currently facilitating meetings for Cocoon Technologies with several chief-of-police in various organizations and municipalities in Northeast Ohio.