The application also allows traffic officers to report traffic accidents on-the-spot via text messaging, create photo records and use Geographic Positioning System (GPS) for location sharing. The frequency and type of violations that drivers accumulate are aggregated in a point system that can result in license revocations. The new software operates on Android smart-phones and allows traffic officers to identify fake drivers’ licenses by dialling the license numbers or names of drivers and crosschecking the records on a central database. Custer, a 25-year old company, has previously developed the Online Trade Registration & Licensing System, Document Authentication & Registration System, Integrated Transport Management System and Integrated Revenue Management System. The developer finalised and submitted the software to the Office in January of this year.Ĭustor won the bid after winning a competition against three other local software developers and signed an agreement with the Office in 2016. The system enables traffic polices to scan licenses with smart-phones.įinanced at a cost of 2.5 million Br by the Addis Abeba Transport Programs Management Office, Custor Computing Plc., a local company, developed the mobile-based system known as Point Penalty and Accident Registration Application. Addis Abeba is set to launch a software application that will enable traffic officers to detect forged drivers licenses starting mid-June.
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