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Find the needle in the haystack

AutoVu automatic license plate recognition

High-performance ALPR that gives you real-time insights

The AutoVu™ automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) system alerts you to wanted or unpermitted vehicles, even when you’re not looking for them. This solution gives you real-time insights into your environment while helping your team work more efficiently. Choose between fixed or mobile ALPR, or install both. You also can unify the AutoVu solution with video and other systems to get a complete picture of any situation.

Parking enforcement

City of Aspen

"I couldn’t be happier with the results. This AutoVu ALPR system does exactly what I set out to do. Every goal I had for the system, it fulfilled. I don’t know what else to say – I’ve been very, very pleased."

Sports and entertainment

Miami Marlins

By using AutoVu Free-Flow and Mobile Post Payment, the Miami Marlins were able to drastically reduce queues and facilitate post-payment for parking. Less traffic and congestion around the ballpark has created a better experience for event attendees.

Public safety

Danish police force

Automatic license plate recognition is an effective tool to fight crime and fraud. The Danish Police Force experience such great results from Security Center AutoVu™ that they are now adding even more cameras around Denmark.

Airports

Montreal-Trudeau airport

Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) creates virtual geolocated barriers and alerts the team when a bus, for example, deviates from its route or exceeds the authorized speed.

Parking enforcement

City of Richmond

Since implementing AutoVu, the City of Richmond has seen tremendous gains in parking enforcement. Not only has system reliability increased significantly, but improved accuracy has minimized the number of errors in citations.

Parking enforcement

City of Aspen

"I couldn’t be happier with the results. This AutoVu ALPR system does exactly what I set out to do. Every goal I had for the system, it fulfilled. I don’t know what else to say – I’ve been very, very pleased."

Sports and entertainment

Miami Marlins

By using AutoVu Free-Flow and Mobile Post Payment, the Miami Marlins were able to drastically reduce queues and facilitate post-payment for parking. Less traffic and congestion around the ballpark has created a better experience for event attendees.

Public safety

Danish police force

Automatic license plate recognition is an effective tool to fight crime and fraud. The Danish Police Force experience such great results from Security Center AutoVu™ that they are now adding even more cameras around Denmark.

Airports

Montreal-Trudeau airport

Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) creates virtual geolocated barriers and alerts the team when a bus, for example, deviates from its route or exceeds the authorized speed.

Parking enforcement

City of Richmond

Since implementing AutoVu, the City of Richmond has seen tremendous gains in parking enforcement. Not only has system reliability increased significantly, but improved accuracy has minimized the number of errors in citations.

Parking enforcement

City of Aspen

"I couldn’t be happier with the results. This AutoVu ALPR system does exactly what I set out to do. Every goal I had for the system, it fulfilled. I don’t know what else to say – I’ve been very, very pleased."

Sports and entertainment

Miami Marlins

By using AutoVu Free-Flow and Mobile Post Payment, the Miami Marlins were able to drastically reduce queues and facilitate post-payment for parking. Less traffic and congestion around the ballpark has created a better experience for event attendees.

Public safety

Danish police force

Automatic license plate recognition is an effective tool to fight crime and fraud. The Danish Police Force experience such great results from Security Center AutoVu™ that they are now adding even more cameras around Denmark.

Airports

Montreal-Trudeau airport

Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) creates virtual geolocated barriers and alerts the team when a bus, for example, deviates from its route or exceeds the authorized speed.

Parking enforcement

City of Richmond

Since implementing AutoVu, the City of Richmond has seen tremendous gains in parking enforcement. Not only has system reliability increased significantly, but improved accuracy has minimized the number of errors in citations.

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Empower your team
with a true force multiplier

Proven performance in all conditions

Day and night, rain or shine, in a parking lot or on a high-speed interstate: AutoVu delivers highly accurate reads so you can maximize the impact of ALPR on your operations.

See why AutoVu performs better

More than license plates

Get more from your system with AutoVu advanced vehicle analytics. Estimate travel speed, classify vehicle types, detect color and more.

Keep control of your data

With AutoVu, the data you gather can be kept in your system, or selectively shared with trusted partners. The decision is yours.

Part of the unified security portfolio

Combine the power of ALPR with video surveillance, access control and a rich ecosystem of security and operational systems through our unified platform.

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Why AutoVu?

  • Continuous innovation

    AutoVu ALPR devices leverage the latest machine learning technology to continuously deliver new value, so you can be confident your investment will stand the test of time.

  • Fully unified

    Speed up investigations by combining ALPR reads with video surveillance footage, or use ALPR to manage access to sensitive facilities. AutoVu works with the rest of your system.

  • Purpose-built

    The value of ALPR is directly related to its performance. That’s why we offer fixed and mobile devices designed specifically for license plate detection and recognition.

  • Field-proven

    AutoVu has been used by parking management organizations, law enforcement agencies and critical infrastructure facilities for over two decades.

Hardware

AutoVu SharpZ3

AutoVu Sharp Z3

Redefining what mobile
ALPR can do

The AutoVu SharpZ3 is a mobile automatic license plate recognition device that goes beyond traditional plate identification. The SharpZ3 delivers high accuracy and performance while offering you new insights through a machine-learning engine. And with a third optical sensor, the AutoVu camera can precisely detect plates with embossed lettering and digital plates. It can also decipher other license plate designs even in a busy urban environment.

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AutoVu SharpV

AutoVu SharpV

Expand your vision with fixed ALPR

If you want to strengthen security or monitor off-street lots using AutoVu Free-Flow, the AutoVu SharpV delivers. This automatic license plate recognition device can detect license plates and stream video, all within Security Center. Since the SharpV provides onboard analytics and processing, you never have to worry about bandwidth issues. And no matter your skill level, deploying and adjusting this all-in-one device is a breeze.

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Find vehicles of interests and speed up investigations

Identifying vehicles involved in a crime can lead to a breakthrough in your investigation. AutoVu helps you narrow your search quickly using partial license plate numbers, vehicle color or type information. It can even help you find vehicles found in proximity to similar crimes. And once you know who you are looking for, AutoVu can alert you immediately when they are in your jurisdiction again.

Learn more about AutoVu for law enforcement

Begin your journey to unification

When you choose AutoVu, you take the first step to breaking down silos between your security systems. AutoVu is part of Security Center, our unified security platform. This means you can easily combine ALPR with video surveillance, access control, communications and other security systems over time, as your needs evolve.

Learn about unified security