Driver Identification
Drivers authenticate at the terminal against their licence record. Howen's on-device face recognition can be enabled where a jurisdiction wants the driver checked against the licence rather than a PIN.
Mobile Data Terminal
Where enforcement stops being paperwork
The certified terminal fitted in the vehicle. It carries Driver Companion, connects the regulated meter, verifies driver identity and produces the position trail an authority can rely on. Tanzim builds the MDT on hardware from Howen Technologies.
Software alone cannot prove what happened in a vehicle
An authority can mandate metered fares, verified drivers and recorded routes. None of it holds up unless the equipment in the vehicle is tamper evident and the data it produces can be trusted in a dispute.
- Meters bypassed or disconnected with no record of the interruption
- Position data taken from a phone that can be spoofed or switched off
- Drivers working under credentials that belong to somebody else
- Equipment removed between inspections and refitted before them
- Incident footage unavailable because recording was never connected
Built on Howen hardware
Howen Technologies is our in-vehicle hardware partner. The Tanzim MDT is built on their AT5 V5 terminal: an Android device with a bright IPS display, multi-mode satellite positioning, dual-band wireless, a hot-swappable SIM and a six-axis motion sensor.
Howen states the AT5 V5 is OIML certified by NMi, the international legal metrology standard, with MID certification for European markets. Where a jurisdiction requires type approval for the fare measurement path, that is the certification it rests on.
OIML certified by NMiMID for European markets
AndroidCAN bus and DataHub
More on the partnership
What the terminal provides
The functions that have to be physically present in the vehicle, rather than assumed from a driver's phone.
Regulated Meter Link
A monitored connection to the regulated meter, including the pulse input used for mileage and fare calculation. If the link is interrupted, the interruption itself becomes part of the record.
Position Trail
Continuous satellite positioning from vehicle-mounted equipment, producing a route record that can be used to settle a fare dispute.
Tamper Evidence
Housing, power and connection state monitored. Removal, disconnection and power loss are logged and reported rather than passing unnoticed.
Vehicle Telematics
Ignition, odometer and CAN bus data through Howen's DataHub, supporting utilisation reporting and maintenance scheduling.
Mobile Connectivity
Cellular data with local storage, so operation continues through coverage gaps and the record reconciles on reconnection.
Optional Recording
Where an authority mandates in-vehicle recording, camera channels are supported and retained under the authority's own retention policy.
Managed Updates
Software delivered over the air to vehicles in service, with staged rollout so a fleet is never updated all at once.
Deployment
What fitting a fleet actually involves
Hardware programmes are where mobility projects usually slip. These are the practical points we expect to be asked about.
- Professional fitting, with installers trained and certified by the programme
- Fitting scheduled around operator shift patterns to limit vehicles off road
- Existing meters and printers connected where they meet the authority's specification
- Spare units held in region so a failed terminal is replaced, not repaired in place
- Serial numbers bound to the vehicle licence record at the point of fitting
- Removal and refitting on vehicle change handled as a logged event
- Phased rollout by zone or operator rather than a single cutover
- Hardware supply and support covered within the platform agreement
Works with
The rest of the platform
Bring your vehicle specification
Fitting requirements differ by jurisdiction and vehicle class. Send us your specification and we will confirm what the terminal supports.