The Guadalajara Police Department added an APEX patrol simulator to its academy to train officers in tactical driving: pursuits, high-speed transfers, and defensive driving across the same urban scenarios the force faces every single day — without putting vehicles or personnel at risk.
Tactical driving that is measured, not assumed
Every session is logged by the simulator's telemetry: speed, braking, light-bar and siren use, and each officer's safety errors. The instructor watches every maneuver from the instructor station, and practice becomes measurable training with a performance record for every officer.
Their own patrol vehicles, inside the simulator
The software is fully customizable: for Guadalajara, APEX built configurations of the department's actual patrol vehicles — model, official livery, light bar, and vehicle behavior — so officers train in the same vehicle they will later drive on the street. Familiarity with the dashboard, the dimensions, and the way the unit responds is built in the simulator, not on the first shift.
The program by the numbers
- 1,300 officers trained on the simulator
- 2,600 accumulated simulator hours
- 30% lower vehicle maintenance costs
Guadalajara joins the public safety agencies already training with APEX simulators, including Querétaro, San Pedro Garza García, Escobedo, and the Puebla police academy.
