Automated Vehicle Identification Systems

3M™ is uniquely positioned to optmize your Automatic Vehicle Identification system. Our world class technology portfolio, strong relationships with DMVs, Law Enforcment and other key stakeholder groups as well as our position as a provider of industry leading Vehicle Registry database systems gives us the ability to tailor a solution to your agency's individual needs. Whether you are a tolling agency optimizing back office license plate reading or a city looking to establish plate only cordon pricing, 3M will work with you to design, implement, and operate a highly-efficient vehicle identificaiton system.

Whether you are a tolling agency optimizing back office license plate reading or a city looking to establish plate only cordon pricing, 3M will work with you to design, implement, and operate a highly-efficient vehicle identification system.

Electronic Toll Collection

Accuracy is critically important in the fast paced toll industry where missed reads not only lead to lost revenue but public relations nightmares. As more toll roads switch to all electronic tolling, the cost of missed license plate reads from out of state, specialty or even poorly designed general issues plates are increasing daily with the advent of All Electronic Tolling. As a global leader of license plate design, issuance, printing, and materials, as well as relationships with DMV and ANPR camera companies, 3M can leverage its deep expertise in camera readability to optimize your license plate reading process. We will also collaborate with DMV, law enforcement and other key stakeholder groups to ensure that changes to your system will work across other user groups.

Tolling Solutions include:

Plate Readability Testing Services
Camera Optimized Plate Design Service
Enhanced Materials
DMV Registry Information Services
Back Office Operations
Interoperability Hub Development
Custom Software Development

ETC Technologies

As a global leader in license plate materials, production and distribution, 3M has the resources to solve your read rate issues.

Technologies include:

Camera optimized materials and inks
2D Barcode technology for enhanced read confidence
License plate security feature placement
Next generation plate materials
Fulfillment and distribution services
Next generation printing technologies

ETC Services

As the industry leader in DMV enterprise software and services, our expertise does not stop with the license plate. We are uniquely positioned to not only enhance license plate reading but to also provide systems and services that return accurate vehicle data in real-time, closing the loop between camera image and vehicle owner data. With a staff of over 200 software engineers and project management experts as well as a staff of logistics and operations experts familiar with complex global supply chains, there is no tolling issue 3M is not equipped to handle.

Services include:

Plate readability testing services
Camera optimized license plate design services
Back office operations management
DMV Registry/Toll Software data exchange
Toll Enterprise Software Systems Development
Interoperability Hub Development

Congestion Charging

Government budgets are tight. Road capacity is maxed out. Motorists complain of congestion. As these macro trends accelerate, forward-thinking cities are beginning to embrace congestion charging schemes to increase revenue, reduce congestion, and minimize pollution while optimizing usage of limited road infrastructure in urban areas. By strategically developing a "cordon" of ANPR cameras around high demand urban centers and charging for crossing the cordon, transportation visionaries are preparing their cities for the increased demands of the future.

Solutions Include:

Plate readability testing services
Camera optimized license plate design services
Cordon scheme design and consultation
Back office operations management
Software systems development

Electronic Vehicle Registration

Improperly or non-registered vehicles create real costs to society. Criminals use non-registered vehicles for illegal purposes knowing the vehicle will be difficult to track by law enforcement. Additionally, it is not fair to law abiding citizens who pay their annual registration while criminals choose not to pay. As this occurs, governments are deprived of precious resources to fund transportation initiatives.

To address this issues, 3M developed Electronic Vehicle Registration (EVR) systems that automatically detect non-registered vehicles at highway speeds. An EVR system uses ANPR cameras and software to verify vehicle registration status in real time. Once a non-registered vehicle has been detected, the system can alert local law enforcement to apprehend the out-of-compliance motorist or, alternatively, automatically send a citation in the mail. Either way, 3M has the technologies, relationships and expertise to develop a highly effective EVR program from design through implementation and operation.

Solutions Include: