Manual checks
Vehicle by vehicle. Item by item.
Conceptual image generated with AI
01 The challenge
Essential equipment can be missing when it is needed most.
Today, checking on-board equipment depends on people, time and operational discipline. And there is no real-time control of the fleet.
No visibility
No immediate traceability of on-board equipment and no fleet control.
Operational risk
Essential equipment may not be available when an emergency begins.
Hidden cost
Staff hours, checks that never get completed, and fatigue.
The problem is not knowing the inventory. The problem is being able to trust it.
02 The solution
UHF RFID and software to validate on-board inventory.
Every critical item carries a tag. The vehicle reads its own inventory with no operator intervention and shows only two possible states: complete, or what is missing.
If the read is not complete, the system never shows “OK”.
Designed on a zero-false-positive principle.
03 How it works
Four critical moments. One fleet ready to go.
- 01
Daily inventory
Automatic scan of the vehicle at the station, with no operator intervention.
- 02
Emergency call-out
Validation of the complete inventory before leaving.
- 03
Geolocation
Detection and location of equipment.
- 04
Operational readiness
Checking and updating the status of the fleet.
Goal: detect missing equipment before the vehicle goes into service.
04 Technology
With UHF RFID, verification no longer depends on memory.
| Criterion | Manual | Short-range RFID | VILKAS UHF |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verification time | 45 min – 2 h per vehicle and shift change | To be determined | 3 seconds |
| Read range | Not applicable | Approx. 5–10 cm | Approx. 3–8 m |
| Intervention | High | Medium | None. Passive reading |
| Traceability | Paper records, no alerts | Partial records, no forecasting | Item-level history and alerts |
| Scalability | Limited | Limited | High: from pilot to fleet |
Reference values from the VILKAS technical proposal; confirmed in each pilot according to vehicle and equipment.
UHF RFID
Long-range radio-frequency identification, with no line of sight or manual scanning.
Rugged tags
Tags built for the environment of an emergency vehicle.
Offline first
Works without coverage and syncs automatically when connectivity returns.
Fleet management
Vehicle status, inventory per vehicle, alerts, maintenance, reports and traceability.
Secure sync
Inventory data synchronised securely between vehicle and platform.
API integration
Ready to integrate with the operator’s systems and scale to the whole fleet.
05 Application
From vehicle to fleet.
For operators and manufacturers of emergency vehicles who need to know, with certainty, that every vehicle leaves fully equipped.
Inventory without manual checks
The vehicle checks itself while it is at base.
Validation before going into service
One clear answer: complete, or what is missing.
Visibility of every vehicle
Status, alerts and traceability from a single system.
06 Gallery
VILKAS, in context.
07 Outcome
Start with one vehicle. Scale when the pilot proves it.
- 01
Pilot
1–2 vehicles.
- 02
Fine-tuning
Real operation.
- 03
Deployment
Full station or base.
- 04
Scale-up
Entire fleet.
Validate → Adjust → Deploy → Scale.
Operational results will be published once validation on a real vehicle is complete.
Next step
Validate it on a real vehicle.
Vehicle survey, installation and tagging, and validation in operation. Let’s talk about your fleet.