DENVER — Denver’s Regional Transportation District (RTD) is turning to virtual reality technology to train its police officers for TASER certification and real-world scenarios.

Arizona-based company Axon is behind the technology, which has caught on at police departments across the country. Scripps News Phoenix covered city police officers who were among the first to use it back in 2022.

The Regional Transportation District's (RTD) police department launched its program this summer as a solution to make training more efficient. The department told Denver7 the six headsets and tablets cost $170,000 a year, but said that cost is offset by the VR cutting equipment costs and saving time.

“Maybe, like, 10, 15 minutes to set up this, and we can put you in the training scenario,” said Corp

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