Motorola L6Q Quick-Deploy LPR Tested
Motorola says its L6Q quick-deploy LPR cameras have substantial improvements, adding new modes and improved accuracy since we tested earlier this year. But how does this compare to our previous test of the L6Q or competitors in the real world?
IPVM bought and tested the Motorola L6Q examining:
- How accurately does Motorola read license plates?
- How accurately does Motorola handle front and back plates on the new firmware?
- How well does Motorola handle increasingly common stacked characters and specialty plates?
- How accurately does Motorola read dirty or scratched plates?
- Does Motorola LPR miss any passing plates?
- How accurately are plates captured at night?
- How much latency is typical from a plate read to notification?
- How simple are hotlists to make and receive notifications?
- Does Motorola support Make, Model, Color, or Speed metadata?
- What limitations were found in the mobile app?
- How much does the hardware and licensing cost?
- Does the solar panel keep the device powered efficiently?
This test is part of a series of LPR tests, including Alta LPR, Axis All-In-One LPR, Genetec Autovu LPR, Hanwha LPR, Rekor Edge Pro, and Verkada LPR, leading up to rankings which we will release in the coming weeks.
*******
*********** ****** ** **** ** $*,*** *** camera *** **** ** *** ** a ***** ******** *** ~$*,***. **** subscription ** **** *********'* ****** ****** (*** ****), ***** "****** **" ~$*,***-$*,*** *** camera *** ****.
Physical ********
*** ******** *** ** * *****-****** LPR ****** **** ******** * ****** and ***** ***** **** ****** *** camera. *** ****** *** ** ****-******* with **** ****** ** ****-******* **** their ********. ** ***** *** ******** characteristics ** **** ** *** ***** below.
Evaluating *******/ ***********
** *** *******, ** ******** * month's ***** ** **** *** ******-******* all ******* ***** ** *** ** the ******** **** ****** *** ******* point. ****, ** ******** *** ****** of ******* ******* ***** ************ ******* the ********* ** ********* ************. *** two ***** ** ********* ************ *** missing * ******* ***** ******** *** making ******** ** ********** ********** (*.*., ABC-123 ******* ** ***-***).
** ********** *** ********** ** ******* recognitions ** *** ***** ****** ** recognitions, ** **** **** ** ********* the ******** ** *** ******* ***** recognition ******, *.*., ** *** ****** passed *** **** *****, ** **** detected, *** ** **** ********** **********, it *** ******** ** **% ********.
**** ********** *********** *** *** **** for *** ***** ****** ********, *.*., (color, ****, *****, ***).
********* *** ******* ********, ** ******** what ************ ****** ******, **** ** stacked *********, *****, ***-***** ****, ***., and ******* ********** *** ***** **** issue ******** **. *** ***** **** did *** *** **/*** ** ***** resolve ****** *****.
Executive *******
*** ******** *** *** ~**% ******* LPR ******** ** *** *******, **** its ******* ***** ***** ******* ********* plates (******** ******* ** ~**%). **** with **** *****, *** *** ** competitively ****** ******* *** ******** ****** to **** (***** ******* *** ******** will ** ******** ****** *** *** of ****).
***** *** ******* **** ****** ***, Motorola's *** ******** *** ******** ******** in *** **********: ****** **** * logo ** ***** ********* ******** ******** from **% ** **% ***** ****** with ********** ********* ******** ******** **** 65% ** **%.
Key ******* ******
***** *** ******* ** ***** **** impact ******* ****** ****:
- ***** ********* ****** **** ********** ********* 100% ** *** **** ** **** day *** *****.
- ******* ********* *** **** ********* ~**% of *** ****.
- ********** ********* **** **** *** ****** missing ** * ******* ***** *** read ~**% ** *** ****, ********* dirty ** ********* ******.
- ***** *** ***** ********* **** ********* ignored **** **** **% ** *** time.
- ***** ***** *** ********* ********** **** than ~**% ** *** ****.
- ******* **** *** ***** *** ********** less **** ~**% ** *** **** and ******* ~**% ** *** **** due ** *** *** ****** ****** detecting ******** ******* ********.
- ******* ***** ******** *** **** **** 50% ****** *** *******. *******, ******* color *********** *********** **** ** *% at ***** *** ** *** ***** mode ** *** ****** ****** **** black ** ****.
- ******* **** *** ********* ********** **** 90% ** *** ****, ****** ******* in ******** ******* **********.
***** *** *** *** ******, ******* characteristic ********* ( ****/*****, *****, ****) was *******, **** *** ***'* ******* issue ***** ******* ***** *********, ***** could **** ******* **** ********* *** specific ******** ** ***** *** *** including * *****.
Latest ******** **** *********** ****/***** *****
**** *** ****** ********, "*********** ****" was *****, ***** *** *** ** toggled ** ** ******* ***** / oncoming ******, ******* **** **** ****** were ******** ** *** **** ******* this ****.
** ***** **** **** *** *** impact *** ******* ***** **** ********. The **** ****** ***** **** ****** vehicles ** * **** ***** ******** instead ** * *****. *********** **** captured ***% ** *** ***** *** back ******.
************, *** ******* *****'* ***** ** now ***** **** * ***** ** captured.
Solar ***** ************ ***** ****** ******* ** *********** ****
** *** *******, ***** ********* *** camera ** * ******-******* **** **** ~500 **** ******* ********** *** *** and ***** ***** *********** ****, *** solar ***** ************ ******* *** ****** without *** *** ******* ******, **** with *** *********** **** ** ********.
Simple ***** ** ****** ***
*** *** ****** ***** **** ~** minutes, *** *** ******* *** ** via *** ****** ***. ***** *** mobile *** ***** ******** *** **** to **** * ** ****, *** it ** * **-** ******* ** LTE, *** *** *** ****** **** an **-****** ***** ** **** *** the ********** **** ** **** ****** and ***** ***** ****** ** ******* accuracy. *** ***** ***** ***** *** required *****:
Vigilant ************ ********
*** ******** *** / ******** ************ contains ******** ******* ** ****** *** specific ********, ******** * ***, *** plates ** * *******, *** **** more, ******* *****:
100% ******** ** ***** ********* ******
** *** *******, *** *** **** all ***** ********* ****** ******** ** the ******* *** ********* ******* *****.
75% ******** ** ******* ********* ******* ******
** *** **** ****, *** *** had ****** **** ******* ********* *** had **% **** ********. **** *** not ****** **** *** ******* ********.
******** ***** **** **** *** ***** and *** *********** ******** ***** ****** to **** ******* *********.
*** *** ****** ****** ******** ** match *** ******* ********** **** * library ** ******* ********** ***** ********* segmentation. ***** ** *** ********** *****, we *** ****** ** ******* ********* or **** **********. ** *** *********** updating *** ****** ** **** ******* characters ** ***** ***** **** *** identified ** ***** * *******, ** we ** **** *** *** ***** type ** ********* **** ** ********** as ***** * ********** *******.
~90% ***** *** ***** **** ********** *******, ******** **** **%
** *** ******* ** *** ******* firmware, *** *** ********* ******* ~**% of ***** ********* *** *****, **** 80% ** *** ******** ****, ** increase ** ** ********** ******.
******** *******, ******* **** *** ****** will **** ** ******** **** *** attributes ** * ******* ***** *** expanded ** ********** **** **** ***:
*** *** ****** **** * ***** camera ** ******* ****** *** **** search *** ******** ** * ******** triggered ***** **** *** *** ********** of * *****. ** *** **** of ***** ** ****** ********, **** may **** ********** ** * ******* plate (********* **** ************ **********). **** there ** * **** ****** ********** score, ** ******* * *******. *** challenge ** ** *** *** ********** score ** * ***** **** ***** out **** ******* *** **** ******* on ******** ********, *** *****'* **** smaller ********** ****** ** ****** ** capture ****** ** *** ***** ** view. *** **** ** ****** ** capture ***** ******* ***** **** **** by *** *** *** **** ***-***** captures ** * *******.
*** ****, ******** ***** *** ***** **** ***** Problems *** *** (******)
80% ********** ********* ********, ******** **** **%
** *** ******** ******* ** *** Motorola ***, ********** ********* **** ******** was ******* ** ~**%. ** ******* firmware, *********** ********* ** ** ********** points ** ~**% ********. **** ******** partially ********* *** ********* ** * plate ** * *******, ****, *********, or **** **** **** *** ***.
***** **** *** ** *****, *** Vigilant ****** ****** ******** ******** ********, which ****** *** ****** ** * plate **** ****** ** ******* *********.
~85% ***** ***** ******** ****
**** *** ******* ********, *** ******* to ********* ***** ********** ***** *** introduced, ***** ** ***** ** **** ~85% ********.
** ****** **** **** **** ** states, ****** ***** **** ** ***** in ************, ************ ****** *** *** highest ******* *********.
Low-Latency ************* ** ***-****
******** *** ************* *** ****** ** interest **** ******** **** *** ******* and ******** ****** ~* ******* ** the ******* ******* **** *** ****** via **** ************ ** *****, ********* the ****, ****, ***** ****, *******, and ****** *** ***** *** ********** on.
Specified ******** *** *** ******** ******** ******
*** ******** *** ****** ********* * detection ******** ** **', ***** ** did **** ** *** *******, *** reliably ******** ****** ***** ******** ******** settings ******* ** ********. *******, ** also ********* ****** *********** ** **', which, ** *** *******, *** *** distance ** ***** ********** ******** *** reads ****** ********.
No **** **** ** ********, **** *** ******
*** ** **** ****** ***** * quick ****** *** ***, ***** ***** charging ******, *** ******* ** ******** / ***, ***** ** ** **** view ** ***** ********* ** *** license ****** ********. *******, *** **** can ***** * *** ******** ** the ***** ******* **** *** ******* information.
No ******* ***** ******* ****** ** ******* ********
** *** ******** ******* ** *** Motorola ***, ***** **** ****** **** only ********* **** ** *** ******* plate *** ******* **** *** ********* shown. ** *** *** *** **** issue ** *** ******* ********.
Missed ***** ***** ******** *** ****
****** ***** ***** ******** **** ** issue *** *** ****** ** *** original *******, ****** **** *** *** seen **** *** *** ********.
Vehicle ****/***** **** **** **% ********
******* ****/***** *********** ******** ** ~**% capture **** ** ******** *.*.*, **** no ****** ** *********** **** *** original *******.
*******, **** *** ************ ** ******** traffic *********, *** ******* ******** *** omitted ~**% ** *** ****.
******** ***** **** ***** ****** ** more ******* *** ******** **** **** images ** *** *******.
** *******, *** ****/*****/***** (***) ****** performs **** ********** **** **** ****** of *** ***. *** *** ****** is **** ******* ***** *** **** view ** **** *** ** *** historic ********** *** *********** *** ******** where **** ***** ******* ** **** necessary ** ********* ****** ** *** require * ***** ***** ** ********. We **** ******** ** ******* *** MMC *********** ***** ***** *** ***** in *** ******.
Vehicle **** ******** ~**%
***** ****/***** ******** *** *******, ******* type (***, ***, *****) ******** *** ~90%, **** *** **** ****** ***** being **** ***** ******** *** ****.
Vehicle ***** ******** ***** **%
*** ******* ****** ** ******* ***** detection *********** ********** ** *** ******* firmware. ******* ***** *** ******** ***** a **% ******* ****, **** *** most ****** ***** ***** ****** ****** such ** *****, ****, **** **** and **** *** ***** ******** *** other ******.
******** ***** **** ******* ***** ******** is ********* *** **** ****** ** the ***********.
***** ** **** ** **** ********** due ** *** ******* ***** ******* environments *** ********* ** *** ******** of *** ***** (**** *****), ** may **** * ***** ******** ****** different ******** **********. **** ** ******* color, ** ******* ** ******* *** overall ***** ********** ** *** ****** vehicle ****** *** **** ********; ********** when ******** ******** *** ** *** captured *****. *** *******, ** *** image *****, *** **** ** *** vehicle ** ** * ****** *** the ***** ****** ********** **** ** brown. *** ***** **** ** *** vehicle ** **** ******** *** ***** closer ** ***. *** ***** *** builds * ***** ***** ***** ******* clues **** ** ***** ******* ** the *******. ** *** ***** ******, the ****** *** ******* *** ********* may ** *** **** **** *** eye ********* *** *****.
Versions ****
*** ********* ******** **** **** ****** testing.
- ******** ***: *.*.*
*** *** ***** **** ****** **** the ******** **** ** *** ******** side?