Research and Markets: An Introduction To Electronic Toll Collection in Europe and Its Implications For Telematics

Dublin—Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c22525) has announced the addition of An Introduction To Electronic Toll Collection in Europe and Its Implications For Telematics to their offering

This report provides an introduction to the current status and future trends for Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) in Europe. In-line with core competency, the potential impact of ETC on driver information telematics services is highlighted throughout.

The report provides a basic overview of the generic ETC technologies and charging concepts. It identifies the technical, operational and contractual obstacles to international interoperability and assesses the potential for the EC's proposed European Electronic Toll Service.

The European ETC industry has a poor reputation for interoperability, even for a single technology such as DSRC. This, together with the challenges of integrating new technologies and overcoming cross-border contractual issues, suggests that the EC's target of a single ETC box, with a single contract and a single invoice will be very difficult to achieve.

These factors, together with the likelihood that GSM/GPS-based tolling systems will not be fitted to passenger cars for at least the next 7-10 years suggest that the telematics industry can limit its interest in ETC to a research, rather than product, level for the foreseeable future.

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Laura Wood
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