With strategic investments in Brinc and Skysafe, Motorola Solutions is future-proofing its CommandCentral 911 command centre platform: drones can be deployed as first responders at the touch of a button, while unauthorised flying objects are detected and tracked in real time. This gives emergency dispatch centres valuable seconds to communicate situational awareness, optimise operational decisions and protect both human lives and critical infrastructure even more effectively.
Motorola Solutions recently made a strategic move by investing in US companies Brinc and Skysafe, enabling seamless integration of ‘Drone as First Responder’ (DFR) and advanced drone detection into its CommandCentral 911 command centre software. With over 60% market share in North American public safety answering points, emergency dispatch centres will benefit from a solution ‘made in the USA’ that provides live access to drone systems from a single source. With more than 240 million 911 emergency calls received each year, even seconds gained through the immediate deployment of unmanned aerial vehicles can save lives. Thanks to Brinc technology, dispatchers can send drones into action at the touch of a button or directly via the APX Next smart radio to provide real-time situational awareness and, thanks to ‘Assist for 911’, an AI-powered analytics platform from Motorola, automatically assess whether a drone deployment is sufficient or additional personnel are required. At the same time, Skysafe addresses the growing risk of unauthorised drones with a cloud-based SaaS platform that requires no additional hardware infrastructure and allows flying objects to be identified, including pilot signals and historical telemetry data. The insights gained here are fed live into CommandCentral, can be shared on in-vehicle computers or mobile devices of the emergency services, and are automatically transferred to evidence storage systems – together with 911 logs, radio communications and GPS data. Modern AI functions enable data protection-compliant processing through face and license plate redaction. This provides authorities with a significantly improved basis for decision-making: drones take over routine reconnaissance, while emergency services arrive better prepared, resources are deployed more effectively and processes are documented more consistently. However, to reap the full benefits, emergency services will need to make organisational adjustments, conduct training and enter into operating agreements with aviation and data protection authorities. But the clear outlook shows that by combining DFR and drone detection, Motorola Solutions is fundamentally redefining the role of unmanned aerial vehicles in public safety and setting a benchmark for future innovations in digital threat response.
