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Tackling congestion,
pollution and accidents
| Need to know RUC can be used to reduce
ALPR cameras capture
information whenever
a vehicle travels
within the road user
charging zone
070 Traffic Technology International September/October 2019
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plate information such as
country of origin, determination
of weight-class and
differentiation truck or bus,
communication between DSRC
antenna and onboard-unit
(OBU), determination of number
of axles, communication with
the customers back-office and
offers a web-based graphic user
interface (GUI).
What is ALPR?
ALPR provides a solution with
no effort to the vehicles or users.
The cameras capture information
whenever a vehicle travels
within the RUC zone. This
includes determining the
country of registration and
Road user charging (RUC)
can reduce traffic levels in
affected areas. Problems
generated by traffic impact
people in many ways. These
include time loss due to
congestion, local pollution,
noise, contribution to climate
change caused by emissions,
pavement costs and road
damages, increase in accidents
risks and extra-fuel
consumption.
It is clear that less mobility is
not an option as that is not how
our modern lives work. Instead,
better mobility solutions are
needed. Solving transport
challenges is essential in the
future, especially for more
livable cities.
The functioning mechanisms
have to serve diverse goals
including road tolls, value
pricing, high occupancy tolls,
travel distance based charging,
travel time based charging, road
space rationing, cordon-based
charging and zonal schemes.
RUC equipment footprint has
to be small and simple to install
without gantries at the road side
in urban spots, as well as in
rural locations.
> The systems can be fixed,
vehicle-mounted or
portable
> The Jenoptik deep
learning ALPR system
distinguishes the country
tag correctly 99.8%
of the time
traffic via the congestion charge
or city centers with tolling, to
keep urban zones clean with
low emission zones, or to gain
traffic-flow data. In rural
locations, it can serve for
road tolling and journey time
management in addition to
Weigh-in-Motion (WIM)
supporting heavy good
vehicles RUC.
The technology basis
Different technologies are
possible and the answer to
which is best depends on a
number of assumptions that
differ from city to city. To cover
all possibly needed application
purposes Jenoptik relies
on ALPR and sensor fusion
solutions, and both are tried
and tested in real projects.
Jenoptik is already supplying
ALPR systems and services
around the world for security
purposes. Its significant RUC
experience in the field of sensor
fusion includes the
development, implementation
and maintenance of one of the
world’s largest toll-enforcement
projects, which includes a 24/7
operation covering many
thousands of kilometers of
federal roads in Germany.
It checks if trucks weighing
under 3.5 tons are subject to toll
payments and includes license
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