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3M Traffic Safety Systems Division

AdaptableDriving Your Success

Solutions

Multi-Lane Free Flow Presented By: Luiz Rômulo Guidugli Filho (3M Brazil)

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Road Safety Solutions Vehicle Safety Roadway Maintenance Services

DMV Solutions Tolling Parking Law Enforcement



SolutionsDigital Printing

Enterprise Software

ProductsReflective SheetingPavement MarkingsPrinters and Supplies

3M Traffic Safety Systems Market Segments

ServicesCredential Fulfillment

Asset ManagementWeb Portal/Hosting

DOTDMV

Parking

Radio Frequency IdentificationLicense Plate Cameras

Toll and Fare CollectionAutomated Enforcement

Transaction ProcessingViolation Processing

Parking Management



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Working Together to Achieve More

Innovate with a core focus on helping customers tackle challenges and enable progress in our fast-changing world

3M innovations are born from the contributions of many, working together to share and reshape ideas in a way that creates more than could be done alone

Borderless exchange and expansion of ideas between― 84,000 employees

― 65 countries, including growing footprints in developing markets

― 46 technology platforms

― 5 market-leading businesses

― R&D engine with consistent prioritization and investment



Evolution Of Tolling

Toll

Cashier

Customer

Money

Enforcement

Booth



Evolution of Tolling



All Electronic Tolling (AET)

RFID

ALPR Cameras Classification &

Detection



Innovation Driving Change

Technological Advancements New Business Model Back Office Modifications

Stakeholder Realignments Technology Gaps Customer Expectations

Cash Cash & Electonic All Electronic



Customer Insights: Vehicle DriversSearch for the quickest, safest,

most efficient route from A B. Success is measured by total travel

time and cost

Don’t want to slow down for toll booths

Want to use the same system at all toll roads nationwide or globally

For drivers to adopt a system it must be quick

and cost effective

Tolls are a necessary evil In favor of toll roads over gas tax

Frustrated with long lines at toll booths

Frustrated with mis-billings

Frustrated with stories toll violators, but never get billed

Does it pay to cheat?

Would prefer a nationwide tolling solution that they do

not need to take any action to become a part of

Non-frequent travelers face confusion when no

toll booth present



Customer Insights: Toll Authorities

Want high volume toll roads

Want toll collection to be efficient

Don’t want free-riders

Don’t want to mis-bill or not bill– PR nightmare

Success is measured by overall profit:

maximize revenues and minimize costs

Don’t want to invest in unproven technologies or large capital

projects – high risk

Slow moving and conservative industry, political risk

Frustrated with the difficulty and often inability to collect tolls from violators. Difficult to search license

plates for out of state vehicles

Should we attempt to collect tolls from violators? Do we charge

fines? Is it profitable?

Actual violation and uncollectable rate is higher than toll authorities

share - fear of public backlash

The goal is to collect accurate tolls from the largest percentage of drivers as possible

Difficulty collecting tolls from violators because of incorrect

addresses or bad camera pictures

No Violation Laws



Technology Advancements

Passive 6c RFID TagsMulti-Protocol Readers

ANPR Readable PlatesCredential Mfg & Dist Services

+

Interoperable AVI Technology

Vehicle ClassificationANPR Camera/OCR

Digital ValidationBranch Fulfillment Services

+

Classification & Enforcement

Toll Account ManagementViolation Processing

DMV Records ManagementIntegration Services

+

Back OfficeSoftware






Automatic Vehicle IdentificationReader Advancements

•Open Standards•Multi-Protocol Support

•Driving Interoperability•Reader/Antenna Optimization

•High Speed•Transaction Framing

•Open Interfaces



AVI Tags Advancements

Non-Transferrable Windshield Tag

Self Declaration Tag

External License Plate Tag

Headlamp Tag

Transferrable Windshield Tag

•Batteries are disappearing•Lower Buy-In Cost•Decreased Maintenance•Longer Lifecycle

•Global Standards•ISO18000-6C

•Security Advancements



Automatic Vehicle Detection & ClassificationLoops vs. Lasers vs. Video

•Lasers•Profile Based•Above Road•Lower Installation Cost

•Loops•Higher Performance•Lower Maintenance Costs•Axle & Profile Based•Environmental Friendly

•Video

•Trends•Hybrid Designs



Vehicle count Better than 99.99% count accuracy in free flow traffic (standard inductive loop – 99%)

Better than 99.8% in congestion (no other technology available)

Tolling Classification Better than 99.7% axle class accuracy in express lane environment

Speed detection Accurate at better than +/-2 kph up to 100 kph and +/-2% for 100 - 250 kph for all vehicles

Configuration ”Spatially aware”: Tracks vehicles in lane direction and across lanes (laterally)

Market Expectations



Vehicle Enforcement SystemsAutomatic License Plate Recognition Advancements



Vehicle Enforcement SystemsAdvancements To-Date



Challenges for License Plate Reading Plate Design

― Fonts & Graphics Variations― Repeated Alpha Numeric

Plate Construction― Embossed vs. Flat Plates― Reflective Properties of Sheeting― Printing Inks

Camera ― Illumination Type (white light vs. IR)― OCR Software (regional optimization)

Improving Plate Readability at the Source



Improving License Plate Readability Improved Contrast Ratio

― Alphanumeric― Background Graphics

Embedded Identifiers― State / Country― Plate Type― Unique Identifier?

Improved Read Confidence― Self Check e.g. bar codes

Visible Light & Infrared (IR) Images

Design Plates for Camera Readability



Evolution of a Bar Coded License Plate

AmbientView

Infrared View

Visible RetroView

(Headlights)

AmbientView

“A Little More Discrete”

“ Shows Up in IR ”

“Intriguing But Ugly”

“Can See it At Night”

Getting Closer…..But?

Market Feedback

Additional Discreteness?What About Frames?

Do We Need HD Camera?Can You Make It Bigger?



AmbientView

Visible RetroView

(Headlights)

Infrared View

“Highly Discrete”

“Even At Night”

“Bigger is Better”

Evolution of a Bar Coded License Plate

Eureka – Camera Reads Only the Barcode!



Putting It All Together = Innovation

•Low Cost Of Entry•Decreased Operating Costs•Smaller Footprint•Faster Travel Times•Simplistic Designs•Automated Processes•Interoperability•Open Standards•Open Interfaces•Broader Applications/Services



Example: Electronic Vehicle RegistrationVehicle Credential Enforcement

― Identify and Capture Non-Registered Vehicles― Counterfeit Plate or Registration Documents― Identify Stolen Vehicles― Verify Technical Inspection / Emission Requirement

Value Proposition to Customer:Enhanced Revenue Collection for Motor Vehicle

Agency

Identify Vehicle

Verify in Database

Issue Violation



Example: Electronic Vehicle Registration

Deploy Low-Cost AVI Technology in Every Vehicle



What Is Next?



Brazil Pilot Project Implementation of a Real Multi Lane Free-Flow System (MLFF)

Sirit: Multi-Protocols Readers (G0 SINIAV/ Artefato / Gen2)

PIPS: OCR Cameras

Idris: Automatic Vehicle Detection and Classification (AVDC)

VES: Vehicle Enforcement Subsystem

Loops Installation

Project Management