ROAD TOLLING
Description
Road tolling systems can offer the possibility of charging road vehicles in a flexible way and allow targeted infrastructure charging policies. The vision is one of seamless travel and seamless ticketing. The ticketing applications can be loaded in the OBU and the fee of the tolls can be paid through it.
It is essential for such systems to be interoperable, also across national borders, to avoid creating new obstacles to traffic flow in Europe. Interoperability should enable road users to circulate throughout the European Union without having to be concerned by charging procedures changing from one country or region to another and without having to install specific equipment to access different charging zones. This does not require one single service provider but there should be interoperability between the different systems so that paying charges would be a seamless operation.
Objectives
The objective of the road tolling is to allow the vehicles to free-flow in the tolls without standing in the line for paying the toll fee.
Inputs
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Vehicle height is determined by means of light curtains
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Length is determined by means of a combination of the light curtains in conjunction with loop detectors in the ground
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OBU in the vehicle can be used in paying the passages through tunnel and as well several car parks
Road Tolling
Developed by
Project Status
Communication Protocol
SPITS
Demonstrated
Cellular Communications (GSM, GPRS), CEN DSRC 5.8 GHz Microwave technology
Project Outcomes
An application was created were the vehicle moves in the toll section without wasting time.
Benefits
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Reduced traffic near the road tolls
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Saves time in the tolls without standing in the long tolls
Limitations
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Not all European countries are ready for C-ITS interoperability, so the usage of single OBU is not possible
Scorecard
Refer to “Evaluation” for details on scoring.