| HIGH-SPEED RECOGNITION
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motorcycles. With our IDeStix
headlamp tag – a sticker for the
headlight with an integrated
Rain RFID chip – the
identification rate rises
even higher thanks
to the fact that it
is now also
recognisable
from the front.
This is where
completely
camera-based
models fail as
motorcycles
usually do not
have a number
plate on the front.”
On a mission
Giving vehicles around the
globe an identity and creating
a system between drivers and
authorities is the core mission of
Tönnjes. To do so, the company
has digitalised the number plate.
“The automatic and
contactless identification
and authentication via
electromagnetic
waves allows for
the protection of
the individual
vehicle and also
makes possible
traffic control
systems, access
controls in
environmental
zones or the control
of traffic light
systems from a single
medium,” says Betz.
“More than a billion
motorised vehicles are now
operational throughout the
world and the number is still rising.
Our system offers an integrated
approach to managing this number
in respect to identification,
authentication and security.”
Tönnjes’ state-of-the-art products
are in use around the world and
can be custom-tailored to countryspecific
requirements. That is why
representatives from Europe, Africa,
Asia and South America visited the
event at the Sachsenring to take a
personal look at the new Germanmade
technology.
The IDePlate System is suitable
for a whole range of additional
applications such as automatic
entrance and exit driveways,
car parks, toll systems or fleet
management – contactless
and in moving traffic.
“A South African visitor was
looking for a solution to help him
prevent the misuse of petrol cards,”
says Betz. “If his company vehicles
could refuel using the Rain RFID
chip, it would only be the company’s
own cars that would be refuelled.
With the IDePlate and the IDeStix,
cases of misuse like this can be
avoided easily.”
First and foremost, the IDePlate
system provides added security and
is capable of significantly reducing the
misuse and manipulation of number
plates. Unauthorised passenger cars,
trucks or motorcycles that remain
anonymous through the use of
stolen number plates not only pose
additional danger to the public, but
are also a burden on the state by
foregoing tax. ■
99% Where camera-based
systems identify only 65-70%
of vehicles in poor weather
conditions, the Tönnjes
solution scores 99%
Above: Tönnjes’
IDePlate raises the
bar for high-speed
EVI, but it can also
be used in car parks,
on toll roads and for
fleet management