Wait, where was I? Oh right, so there’s this thing with xReality Group—an Aussie company, I think, doing all sorts of cool immersive tech stuff. Their offshoot, Operator XR, just scored big with the Texas Department of Public Safety. And get this, it’s like a whopping AUD $5.71 million deal. Which, if my brain’s not totally soggy, is around $3.7 million USD. Not too shabby, eh?
Anyway, they’re rolling out this VR system, OP-2 they call it. Fancy, right? It’s all about real-deal training—think tactical moves, chilling out (yeah, de-escalation), and working together like a hive mind. Texas DPS—huge outfit, by the way, covering 30 million folks—is jumping on board to up their officers’ game with this fancy gear. Must feel like stepping into a sci-fi movie, but with, like, real consequences. Yikes.
Wayne Jones, the big boss at xReality, is over the moon about this. Calls it a “strategic milestone.” Fancy corporate-speak for “heck yeah, we nailed it!” Texas DPS being all big and known is a golden ticket for them. Wayne’s eyeballing more states now. Ambitious much?
The first chunk of the cash, AUD $4.3 million, covers the shiny new OP-2 hardware and everything else—like setup and two years of tech support. That’s all kicking off in Q2 2026. Why so far off? Beats me.
Oh! And there’s more—optional stuff to extend the deal to the full $5.71 million over extra years. They’ve locked in a sweet Homeland “Growth Program” grant from the Aussie Government too. What’s that? AUD $2.1 million (like $1.4 million USD?) to fuel up their AI stuff, scenario brainiacs, and maybe turn them into worldwide stars. How cool is that?
This whole thing just tangles my brain in a fun way. Immersive tech, law enforcement, and truckloads of money. Almost like a plot twist you didn’t see coming. But, oh well, that’s me getting carried away again.
