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ELECTRONIC VEHICLE REGISTRATION
The Technology Behind EVR
DID YOU KNOW?
In 2000, TransCore created the first electronic vehicle registration tagging system.
The Technology Behind EVR
The same proven radio frequency identification (RFID) wireless technology used today in electronic toll collections and vehicle-based mobile commerce is used for electronic compliance monitoring or EVR. This technology electronically identifies vehicles and validates the identity, status, and authenticity of vehicle data.
RFID technology has become the globally preferred technology for automatic vehicle identification (AVI), due to its ability to function effectively at highway speeds and reasonable distances, to identify vehicles and verify compliance status. TransCore’s AVI systems are based on passive backscatter technology, which allows readers to communicate with tagged vehicles traveling up to 100 miles per hour (160 kilometers per hour).
TransCore’s AVI solutions are currently used in many other transportation applications, such as electronic toll collection, border crossing, airport ground transportation operations, parking, access control, rail, fleet, and intermodal asset management. TransCore’s systems include positive detection and identification of vehicles, containers, cargo, trucks and trailers, as well as drivers, crews, travelers, and passengers. Increasingly, AVI systems are used to fulfill both commercial and governmental functions.
How Does RFID Work in the EVR Application?
A basic RFID system consists of tags, readers, an antenna, and a host system. Through the use of a tamper-resistant, paper-thin windshield sticker tag, similar in size to current state stickers, vehicle compliance can be electronically monitored as a tagged vehicle passes readers strategically placed throughout the jurisdiction and at inspection centers. The system identifies the vehicle, captures an image of the license plate of non-compliant/ non-tagged vehicles, validates the vehicle status, and authenticates the vehicle data for jurisdiction-specific requirements through corresponding back-office reporting systems, and when appropriate, issues tickets or citations through a violation processing system.
What are the key success factors for deploying EVR?
The RFID characteristics required for an application of this scope include low cost and high performance. The high-performance eGo system provides this unique balance of requirements, as it is designed for large-scale projects such as EVR – with a focus on accuracy and reliability. It features tamper-resistant and custom-print capable tags, high-speed transaction processing in the lane, accurate vehicle database, and WAN-based communications.
The eGo product is distinctive because it is the first single-chip passive tag that has been fully qualified to meet the rigorous performance demands of transportation applications.
eGo® Tags
The eGo wireless communications tag is a paper-thin, tamper-resistant windshield sticker tag with single-chip technology that allows user-defined information to be read from or communicated to the tag. It requires no battery and sets a new price/performance standard for AVI tags.
eGo Readers
eGo readers are fully integrated, 915 MHz wireless communications devices. The reader easily connects to any computer, and will read a passing tag within milliseconds. The reader includes RF module, digital signal processor, power supply, and antenna. Models include single and dual-protocol readers.
