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More than just plate reads: vehicle intelligence from Axon is here

What if you could spot a threat before it reached the next block?

Imagine this: A call comes in. A child has been taken during a custody dispute. The suspect fled in a silver SUV, no plate, no name — just panic and a partial description from a gas station attendant.

In most cities, that would start a long, uncertain chase. Officers would flood the area. Leads would trickle in. And hours, sometimes days, could pass before real progress is made.

But with Axon’s vehicle intelligence solutions, something different happens.

Within seconds, Axon Outpost, a compact, solar-powered ALPR camera perched quietly on a nearby pole, flags a match: silver SUV, roof rack, visible bumper sticker. It sends the alert to AxonFusus, which instantly cross-references the livestream with a dozen other nearby feeds, pulls the path of travel, and pushes it straight to officers in the field. Within minutes, the child is found safe.

No guesswork. No delay. Just the right eyes in the right place at the right time.

Introducing Axon’s new vehicle intelligence solutions

Each year, over 75% of crimes in the U.S. involve a vehicle, but identifying and finding the right vehicle is the hardest part. Unveiled at Axon Week 2025 by CEO Rick Smith, our suite of vehicle intelligence solutions is a decisive leap forward in seeing, searching, and responding to vehicle-related crime.

You no longer have to make tradeoffs when it comes to ALPR deployments — license plate recognition or livestreaming, implementing new cameras or leveraging existing infrastructure. Axon is the only provider bringing it all together in one ecosystem.

While other ALPR solution providers promise hits, we deliver situational awareness. With Axon, a hotlist alert doesn’t sit in a dashboard waiting to be reviewed. It becomes a live event with real-time livestreaming for faster, safer apprehension of vehicles of interest and resolution of incidents.

Because every piece of this ecosystem is designed to work together — from data feeds coming from Axon and partner cameras, to advanced vehicle search workflows in Axon Fusus, to evidence management in Axon Evidence — your agency can unify your intelligence across your community.

Smarter cameras, bigger Impact

With Axon, turn existing infrastructure — from streetlights to retail cameras to neighborhood security — into intelligent, plat-reading crime-fighting assets.

Other providers require you to you choose between visibility and intelligence, or require multiple devices to achieve it all. We don’t. Axon Outpost isa powerfulfixed camera solution that combines ALPR, livestreaming, and vehicle attribute recognition in a single solar-powered device. Outpost can easily be deployed on new or existing poles, buildings, trailers, vehicles, or trees.

Axon Lightpost, meanwhile, developed in partnership with Ubicquia, turns your streetlights into 3-in-1 smart cameras with ALPR, livestreaming, and vehicle attribute recognition as well — allowing you to expand coverage without new poles, trenching, or delays. Lightpost installs in under an hour and delivers actionable intel from day one.

And through our Works With Axon program, existing community devices, from business security cameras to community CCTV systems, become intelligent data feeds in Axon Fusus and integrate alongside Axon devices. That means fewer rip-and-replace decisions and more value from investments you’ve already made, allowing you to build upon your community’s existing network without starting from scratch.

Unify your intelligence and find what matters

Axon Fusus, our real-time operations platform, provide visibility and insight across any certified camera, not just Axon cameras.

With Axon Fusus as the connective tissue of your ALPR data feeds, each feed becomes part of a unified intelligence layer. Whether it’s an Axon camera, a city pole cam, or a third-party integrated solution, your agency can:

  • Search by plate, color, make, and even partial identifiers across all video sources — fixed, mobile, or third-party

  • Get real-time hotlist alerts directly within Fusus

  • Mark reads for review, visualize patterns, and generate heatmaps

  • Seamlessly move critical footage into Axon Evidence for more efficient case resolution

It’s not just about finding a plate — it’s about connecting the dots across your entire data ecosystem, so that you can find a stolen car faster, recover missing property in a fraction of the time, and bring a missing person safely home to their family.

Be the first to shape what’s next

We’re launching a limited early access program for agencies ready to redefine what’s possible in vehicle-based crime response.

If you’re looking to extend the reach of your existing cameras, fill coverage gaps fast, and join a platform where every camera can be a crime-fighting asset, get in touch.

Let’s build the future of public safety. Together.

To learn more about vehicle intelligence at your agency, contact your Axon representative.