Motorola Solutions SVX and Assist for APX NEXT radio

Motorola Solutions has released SVX, a video remote speaker microphone that converges secure voice, video and AI. It is designed for the company’s APX NEXT flagship radio, and is launching alongside Motorola’s Assist AI software. Converging a body camera with a radio replaces the need for multiple devices, while the AI provides contextual and actionable information that’s personalised for the time, person and place where decisions need to be made.

As a converged and wireless device, SVX effectively halves the number of devices and reduces maintenance, while everyday shifts are covered with the swappable battery. The convergence of radio, video and AI should serve as a force multiplier, capturing and synthesising a greater diversity of data throughout an incident for more accurate police reporting and verified evidence.

Integrated with the APX NEXT radio, SVX features ambient noise reduction, allowing officers to communicate with clarity or ask Assist for support despite background noise. At the same time, high-definition video retains all ambient sound to protect the objective integrity of everything an officer sees and hears through the camera. Capturing dual streams through both radio and video communications, which Assist can unify in evidence, means the product offers context and clarity for a comprehensive timeline of events.

Assist’s AI can actively support officers in real time, enabling SVX to query a number plate or driver’s licence and automatically search for associated records or warnings. It can also detect key words in radio traffic, alerting nearby officers and command centre staff while making it possible to see and hear what’s going on through SVX to support a response. It can turn SVX into a live language translator between an officer and a community member, or guide officers with instructions for administering a lifesaving EpiPen.

The convergence of radio, video and AI means Assist can collate data from every stage of an incident, including radio conversations, officer’s location, call information, dispatch records, other body or street camera footage, community inputs and more. Its access to more sources thus enables more cross-referencing and verification.