With advancements in technology, a focus on the user experience, efficiency and sustainability, GNSS-based tolling systems are poised to lead the way in modernizing transportation infrastructure and management, as experts from T-Systems (ITS World Congress Dubai Booth H7-e14) explain.
T-Systems Road User Services, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, with its long-term experience and expertise in GNSS tolling, is well-positioned in the industry to lead the future of tolling technology.
By leveraging advanced GNSS systems and focusing on innovation, scalability and user convenience, T-Systems Road User Services is operating some of the largest and most sophisticated GNSS-based tolling systems globally, offering comprehensive services that include system design, implementation, operation and maintenance.
The evolution towards GNSS-based tolling represents an important shift in how road usage is managed and monetized, driven by advancements in technology and a focus on efficiency, cost-effectiveness and user experience
Transforming tolling technology
T-Systems Road User Services plays a crucial role in operating Germany and Belgium’s nationwide GNSS-based tolling system for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) which covers more than of 70,000km of highways and federal roads.
Additionally, T-Systems, as the service provider for Toll4Europe, is delivering an innovative, efficient, and user-friendly tolling solution that simplifies cross-border travel in Europe. By levering advanced GNSS technology, robust infrastructure and comprehensive service management, T-Systems ensure that Toll4Europe remains the leader in the EETS Market.
With the widespread use of smartphones and their technological advances, GNSS-based tolling is now possible for light vehicles with a very good customer experience, even without expensive additional equipment. The function can be provided as a stand-alone app together with all common service and payment functions, or as an element in the service bouquet of a third-party app.
In the long term, the further development of the standardisation of toll domains and the integration of apps in vehicles will also support GNSS-based tolling. By encouraging efficient road usage among all vehicle types, including light vehicles, GNSS tolling can contribute significantly to reducing traffic-related emissions and promoting sustainable transportation practices.
Next-generation solutions
The evolution towards GNSS-based tolling represents an important shift in how road usage is managed and monetized, driven by advancements in technology and a focus on efficiency, cost-effectiveness and the whole user experience.
T-Systems Road User Services plays a major part in this evolution. The business is committed to developing new ideas for the next- generation GNSS tolling solutions which seek to address the evolving transportation challenges with advanced technology.
This article also appears in the September 2024 edition of TTi magazine
