WA Police will be the first law enforcement agency in the world to receive Apple CarPlay for operational policing.
WA Police will be the first law enforcement agency in the world to receive Apple CarPlay for operational policing.
The technology will replace standard computers in all police cars and has the ability to relay information via Siri voice command to officers as they respond to a call-out.
CarPlay will be synced to the iPhones and One Force apps, which officers have already been issued at a cost of $34 million.
"Officers know when they're rushing to an address, what's going to confront them, who might be there?" deputy commissioner Col Blanch said.
"What alerts and warnings are out. Simple things like directions come up immediately. How do I get there? The best way through traffic that reduces response time for our community."
The deputy commissioner said police would no longer need to rely on their phones to guide their partner driving under emergency conditions because the CarPlay would display the best route.
Motorola Solutions partnered with Apple to adapt CarPlay to the needs of WA Police.
"They've never been used before by police in Western Australia, or any police jurisdiction in the entire world," Premier Mark McGowan said. "Not in New York, not in London, nowhere."
Motorola Solutions said the technology was simpler to use than previous onbaord systems.
“When public safety professionals require access to vital, life-saving information, it must be as intuitive and frictionless as possible,” Motorola executive vice-president Mahesh Saptharishi said.
"By leveraging new interactions with familiar technology interfaces such as CarPlay, we remove complexity from the high-stress situations responders face and help them maintain focus on their mission."
Police commisisoner Chris Dawson said a suite of new technology provided to his officers had a fundamental impact on the way they worked.
