L6Q Camera & Mobile Companion App

The L6Q is a quick-deploy ALPR (Automatic License Plate Reader) system that streamlines installation through an intuitive setup wizard within the Mobile Companion app.

Mobile Companion application at Motorola Solutions

L6Q ALPR Camera at Motorola Solutions

Team Role: Senior UX Design Lead

Responsibilities:

  • End to end User experience for wizard walkthrough app, Mobile Companion

  • Oversaw fleet management experience in Mobile Companion

  • User interface design for Mobile Companion

  • User experience design for L6Q camera interactions

  • Project roadmap planning for user experience portions

  • Voice-over for tutorial installation video

  • Cross-functional design strategy

  • Primary user testing and research

Process:

  • Primary user testing and research (installations, police ridealongs)

  • Pain point mapping

  • End to end user experience design, prototyping to implementation

  • Hardware-software orchestration

  • Collaboration with industrial design, project management, and development teams

  • In-person tactical user testing

  • Quality assurance testing

Collaboration:

  • Project management team

  • Product owners

  • Hardware engineering team

  • App development team

  • Industrial Design

  • Documentation

Primary Users: Law Enforcement Officers, Public Safety Technicians, 3rd Party Installers

Secondary Users: Field Maintenance Engineers

Constraints:

  • Hardware-Software Mirroring: Synchronizing the L6Q’s physical feedback with Mobile Companion’s digital walkthrough to create a unified mental model for the user.

  • Environmental Variables: Solving for physical constraints including radar alignment, variable power modes (Solar, Battery, etc.), and varying outdoor conditions.

  • Fleet Scalability: Designing intuitive maintenance workflows and "at-a-glance" health alerts to support the management of large-scale device deployments.

Impact: By integrating the L6Q hardware with a mobile-focused setup wizard, the design supports a one-person deployment process that can be completed quickly. The coordinated ecosystem reduces the technical overhead for configuration, allowing personnel to activate their camera efficiently and accurately.

Awards:

  • iF Design Awards 2024 (L6Q)

  • Red Dot 2023 Winner (L6Q)

  • Good Design Awards 2022 (L6Q)

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