RhinoTrace™ is RhinoCap's vehicle identification and tracking platform. It gives each vehicle a machine-readable identity with RFID, stamps the VIN into every scan image as the vehicle passes the gate, forwards the images to the OEM's AI pipeline to spec, and records every movement on the yard as an auditable chain of custody.
The animated explainer walks through a port deployment: tagging at discharge, parking, the scanning lane where photos and the RFID read are captured together, staging, and a release-controlled exit gate, all written to an append-only chain of custody.
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Automated gates produce high-quality multi-angle images, but the images carry no identity. The OEM's AI pipeline needs every image set bound to a VIN. Manual entry is slow and error-prone, and scanner manufacturers don't provide identification. That integration gap is what RhinoTrace fills.
From unloading to parking, scanning, staging and release there is no per-vehicle trail. A single lost or disputed export vehicle, worth US$80,000–120,000, costs more than a year of the system.
Vehicles move between intake, wash, workshop, test drive, lot and delivery. Without identity on the scan, scan data never reaches the repair order.
Mis-attributed images corrupt the manufacturer's damage-detection data. RhinoTrace's design rule: an image whose match is not confirmed is never sent.
RhinoTrace reads the scanner's image output directory or endpoint. The scanning equipment itself is untouched and the OEM's existing damage-assessment flow is unaffected.
About 30–45 seconds per vehicle. VIN check-digit validation and model decoding provide double protection against tagging the wrong vehicle.
No stop, no operator, no modification to the existing scanning equipment.
The operations console shows each passing vehicle's VIN, image thumbnails and match / stamp / delivery status in real time.
RhinoTrace records every change of state as an event. Events are append-only and never overwritten, so the log itself is chain-of-custody evidence.
| Station | Action | Event |
|---|---|---|
| ① Binding (unloading) | VIN written → tag applied → read-back verified (once only) | BIND |
| ② Parking | Handheld reads tag + bay number | PARK |
| ③ Scanning lane | Images captured + RFID read → images stamped with VIN | SCAN |
| ④ Staging | Handheld confirms entry to staging area | STAGE |
| ⑤ Exit gate | Tag read → electronic release checked → release or hold alert; tag recovered | EXIT/ALERT |
Back office: event timeline, on-site inventory, dwell-time and anomaly alerts, exportable chain-of-custody reports, two-way sync with OEM or port systems. Tags are recovered and rewritten at exit, so no vehicle leaves with project equipment on board.
Tag at intake, then read points at the service-entry gate, workshop, wash bay, test-drive exit, lot and delivery area record every move automatically.
The dealership edition needs no port-area civil works, deploys faster and costs less. Multi-brand groups run every brand on one platform.
Binding station + lane RFID identification + RhinoTrace engine + operations console. VIN stamping and delivery of images, event-chain logging.
For: single scanning lane upward, expandable to multiple lanes. Port operators, dealership service departments.
Everything in Pro, plus site-wide live positioning (GPS/BLE tag pool), geofencing and multi-zone management.
For: large export ports, vehicle processing centres (VPCs), reconditioning centres, group-level multi-site operations.
Multi-lane expansion is native to the architecture: adding a lane means adding a reader and antennas. No software change.
Acceptance is a 30-day measured test against these targets. Meet them and the system is accepted. No grey area.
| Metric | Standard |
|---|---|
| Image–VIN automatic match rate | ≥ 98%, mismatches = 0 |
| Lane read success (single pass at 5 mph) | ≥ 97% |
| Stamp + delivery latency | < 3 seconds |
| Exception shown on console | < 5 seconds; auto-alert after 10 min unhandled |
| Monthly system availability | ≥ 99% |
| Data compliance | U.S. cloud only, TLS encryption, full audit log |
RhinoTrace uses FCC-certified, off-the-shelf hardware from U.S., Taiwanese and European brands (readers, antennas, edge computers, tags), meeting NDAA Section 889 and FCC Covered List requirements. Every quotation includes an NDAA Section 889 Compliance Statement and country-of-origin list.
All wireless equipment runs in its certified configuration. The software exposes no power or frequency adjustment.
VINs are treated as quasi-personal data: stored in the U.S., encrypted in transit, access fully auditable.
Deployment and maintenance staff hold TWIC credentials and port safety training. Installations are approved by the Facility Security Officer.
316 stainless structures for salt-spray environments, poles engineered to local wind-load codes, grounding and lightning protection as standard.
The shadow run operates in parallel with current operations and does not affect throughput.
| Tier | Who | What |
|---|---|---|
| L1 Remote monitoring | Cloud alerts + 24/7 remote support | System health, KPI anomalies, remote software fixes (about 90% of issues resolve here) |
| L2 Local technician | Resident technical staff | Weekly inspection, part swaps, tag consumables; on site within 4 hours of an alert |
| L3 Manufacturer warranty | Hardware OEMs and contractors | RMA replacement, structural repairs |
Quarterly operations report with KPIs and improvement recommendations.
Staged at signature, installation complete and acceptance sign-off.
From the month after acceptance. Covers remote monitoring, local technician, cloud, spares and SLA.
Tags billed by volume; additional lanes as add-on packages.
Quoted separately, based on measured results from the Pro deployment.
Final pricing depends on the site survey and the number of lanes. Contact us to schedule a survey.
RhinoTrace is developed and fully owned by RhinoCap. Deployed once, it replicates to any port, distribution yard, VPC or dealership. One platform from the export port to the showroom.
