Australian tech company xReality Group is kinda making waves. You could say—no idea why it caught my eye, but it did—especially with their offshoot Operator XR snagging a hefty contract with the Texas DPS. Big bucks involved, like AUD $5.71 million. Not chump change by any stretch.
Anyway, Operator XR is rolling out this fancy VR police training thing across Texas. So, their OP-2 system, I guess, is all about these immersive scenarios. Picture cops getting better at decisions, learning to chill in tense moments, and teaming up like they’re in a buddy-cop flick. It’s supposed to ramp up their game, which should be interesting to watch.
Texas DPS, they’re huge—serving a whopping 30 million folks. Crazy, huh? They’ll be using this system to up their training game: more real, more often, maybe even a tad fun?
Wayne Jones, the guy at the top of xReality, is calling it a “strategic milestone.” He’s all in, seeing Texas as a springboard. Makes sense if more states jump on board. Talks a good game about U.S. growth and all that. Standard CEO speak, but maybe there’s something to it.
So, here’s the deal: AUD $4.3 million for the first rollout, which kicks off in Q2 2026. That’s when they ship out the gear, get everyone onboard, and offer tech support for a couple of years. If it all goes well, they’ve got options to stretch it out for three more years, hitting that AUD $5.71 million mark.
Oh, almost forgot—there was some AUD $2.1 million cash injection from the Aussie Government last month. Meant for jazzing up their AI and all these enhancements they’ve got lined up. They’re talking real-time feedback and automatic scenarios. Makes you wonder if it’ll all live up to the hype. Guess we’ll see how it shakes out.
