Overview
- The Nexus platform will identify people and vehicles in real time using facial recognition, license-plate readers and analysis of vehicle characteristics.
- Officers will be able to query a photo from a mobile phone against databases to trigger alerts for warrants, protection orders or missing-person reports.
- Deployment will prioritize routes to the Felipe Ángeles and Toluca airports as well as Valle de Bravo, Teotihuacán and Ixtapan de la Sal, with plans for about 5,000 AI-enabled cameras and 111 highway arches.
- Officials said implementation is slated to begin in April 2026, though some reports cited March as scheduling details continue to be defined.
- The federal security ministry and the National Intelligence Center are coordinating hotspot mapping with state authorities, with FIFA and the U.S. government participating in planning meetings.