Imagine if road inspectors could check a truck's weight and paperwork with one click instead of stopping the vehicle and digging through folders. It's like a digital passport for cargo that tells authorities exactly where a vehicle is and how heavy it is in real-time. This system connects trucks and ships to a single secure hub to stop overweight vehicles from damaging roads.
Authorities struggle with unstructured transport data across different languages and formats, leading to inefficient enforcement of weight and positioning laws. This creates an administrative burden for both regulators and transport operators.
A secure open-source digital data platform and hardware integrations for weigh-in-motion and GNSS-based positioning tracking.
If you are a trucking fleet operator dealing with tedious manual paperwork and unexpected fines for overweight loads — this project developed a digital solution that simplifies administrative processes and monitors assets to ensure regulation compliance.
If you are a highway authority dealing with road damage caused by overloaded vehicles — this project developed weigh-in-motion and on-board weighing solutions that allow for direct enforcement of load regulations.
If you are a port operator dealing with fragmented data across ships and trucks — this project developed a multimodal information exchange system that tracks positioning from ports to inland waterways and onto the road.
Based on available project data, the project is exploring different business models and building a business case for operators and authorities, but specific pricing is not yet listed.
Yes, the system is being validated in Pilot Living Labs in France and Belgium specifically designed for future pan-European scaling.
The project description mentions the development of an open-source digital secured data platform, suggesting a collaborative licensing approach.
It uses GNSS data to enforce lane positioning and cabotage regulations, while using weigh-in-motion technology to stop overloaded vehicles.
It utilizes information exchange technologies implemented directly in trucks and integrates with on-board weighing and GNSS positioning systems.
The consortium is well-balanced for commercialization, featuring 14 partners across 7 countries. With an industry ratio of 36% (including 5 industry partners and 4 SMEs), there is a strong link between the 3 universities and 3 research centers and the actual market needs of transport operators.
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