Haulage equipment management

A method performed by a transport manager service comprising:

• receiving a neural network vector encoding of an image captured by a camera in a vehicle, the image depicting a driver of the vehicle;
• receiving tachograph data from a tachograph card inserted into a tachograph in the vehicle;
• computing a result authenticating the driver as being an owner of the tachograph card or not, by using the received neural network vector encoding and the received tachograph data;
• sending the result to the vehicle;
• in response to the result authenticating the encoded image as depicting the owner of the tachograph card, enabling the vehicle to be driven;
• in response to the result not authenticating the encoded image as depicting the owner of the tachograph card, retaining the vehicle in a stationary state.

An apparatus comprising a memory and a processor, the memory instructions which when executed by the processor implement a method of:

• receiving a neural network vector encoding of an image captured by a camera in a vehicle, the image depicting a driver of the vehicle;
• receiving tachograph data from a tachograph card inserted into a tachograph in the vehicle;
• computing a result authenticating the driver as being an owner of the tachograph card or not, by using the received neural network vector encoding and the received tachograph data;
• sending the result to the vehicle;
• in response to the result authenticating the encoded image as depicting the owner of the tachograph card, enabling the vehicle to be driven;
• in response to the result not authenticating the encoded image as depicting the owner of the tachograph card, retaining the vehicle in a stationary state.