Basically it’s automated license plate reading.
A database uses all the photo/time logs of where your vehicle has been spotted by recog. equipped vehicles or stationary cams, then they can extrapolate where you’ll be at any time, based on your history.
In Calif the records would be VERY robust, esp in SF and LA.
They even whored the system out to private vendors, who’d send a vehicle round the large mall parking lots, etc.
A similar system is used by repo guys.
This one is much more robust, however.
Palantir has HUGE contracts with FBI, DHS, etc. etc, many I’m sure we’re not even aware of.
Oh. I was just thinking, "how complex can a wood chipper be?"