Genetec AutoVu Cloudrunner LPR Tested
Genetec has released the AutoVu Cloudrunner quick-deploy solar LPR kit, which competes with Flock and Motorola, but how well does it work?
IPVM has tested the Genetec AutoVu Cloudrunner, examining:
- How accurate are plate reads?
- How does it handle front and back plates?
- How well does it handle increasingly common stacked characters and specialty plates?
- How well does it read dirty or scratched plates?
- Does Cloudrunner LPR miss any passing plates?
- How well are plates captured at night?
- How much latency is typical from a plate read to notification?
- Are hotlists or rules simple to configure to get notifications?
- How often does it miss passing plates?
- Does Clourunner support Make, Model, Color, or Speed metadata?
- How much does the hardware and licensing cost?
- Does the solar panel keep the device powered efficiently?
This test is the fourth in a series of LPR testing, including Alta LPR, Verkada LPR, and Motorola L6Q leading up to rankings later this year.
In the info+ section, we provide our subscribers with an MSRP pricing comparison and a physical overview of the Genetec Cloudrunner system.
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Physical ********
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Executive *******
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UI ********
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Genetec ******* ******** *** ******** *******/*****
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Solar ***** ************ ***** ****** *******
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Visual-Based ******* ********* - ** ******
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Two **** ***** *** **** ********
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Issues **** ******* *********
******* ********* ** ******* ****** **** often *******, ** *** ********* *** missed **********, ****** **** ** * common ***** **** **** *** ******* we **** ******.
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***** ** ******* ******, **** ** handicap *****, **** ************ **** ** letters ** *******. *******, **** *** not ****** *****, *** *****/******** ** vehicles **** ****** *******, ***** ** a ****** ******** **** **** *** systems ** **** ******.
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******* *********** ************ ***** ** ******* plates ** *** ***** ** ********. Due ** ***** ** * ***** requiring **** **** ******, ******* ***** often **** ******, *****, ** ****** lettering ** * *****.
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Washed-Out ****** *****
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******* ******** ** **** ***** **** is ******* ** * *** **** resolves *** ************ ***** *** **** be ******** ********** ****** ******** ********:
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Partial ****** ******* *****
****** *******, *** ******* *********** ************ captured *** **** **** ****** ** vehicles *** *** *** *** ** recapture *** *****, ** **** ** the ******** ***.
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Partially ******** *********, *** ****
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***** **** ********* ** *******, *** user **** *** **** ** ***** every ***** ********* *** ******* ** search *** ********* ******* ** *** plate.
Make/Model ****** ********
***** **** ****/***** *************** **** ********, there **** ****************** ** *** ******* types.
Vehicle ***** ** ****** ******** ** *******, **** **** *** ***** ** *****
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*** ******** ******** **** ********** ***** or **** ** *****.
*******, ********* *** ******** ***** *** captured ****** **** ****** *** ********* captures, *********** ****** *** * ***/***** image ** * ******* ** *********.
Notifications ******** ****** ~** ******* ** *******
****** *******, ************* **** ******** ****** ~10 ******* ** *** ******* ******* the ****** **** ***** ************ **** plate *** ******** *********** (*.*., ****, model, **** ****, ***.).
No **** ****
*** ******* *********** ****** **** *** have * **** ****. ****** ** the ****** **** **** **** **** either ***** *** *** ********** ***, which **** ******** ****** **** ********, or ******* *** ******* *******, ***** will ******* ***** **** *** ******** metadata ** *** *******.
No ****** ***, ****** *** ** ********* ******
******* *********** **** *** **** * mobile *** ***** ******* *** **** from ****** ********* ***** ***** ***** and **** *************. *******, *** **** must *** ** ** *** *** UI **** ******* ****** ** ******-********. However, ****** ******* *** ******-********** ******* was ****, *** ** ********* ****** usability ******.
******* ******** ** **** ****** ************** and *** ************* **** **** ** priority ********* **** **********:
****** ************** *** *** ************* *** both **** ** *** **** ******** in ****** ** **** **********.
******** ****
*** ********* ******** **** **** ****** testing.
- ******* *********** ******: ** ******** *****
***** ****** - *** ********** *** clipped **** *** ****** ********** **** me ****** - **** ******* ** LPR ****** ** *** ***, ** it ******** ** ******* *** "******" at *** *** ** *** *** with * ***? ** * ******* plate? **** * *******. *** ****** the ***** ************** ;-)