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our country. So that is one of the When Nexco, Japan’s largest architecture assures that every single
concerns. When it comes to electronic expressway operator was asked vehicle which is crossing the plaza
tolling, it is slightly going to get what happens if a truck is running will pay the toll somehow or the
enhanced because we are certainly with a car’s tag, he replied ‘why other on T+1 or T+2, there will be no
looking at gantry-based tolling, where would the truck run with a car’s qualms in opening up all the boom
there is a trust element that goes in tag, such a scenario does not exist barriers. But the law should work.
and the system assumes a high level in Japan at all’. We…are different.
of compliance from users backed by The concessionaires have
strong laws discouraging violations. always made this point that if the

Electronic Toll Collection Alternative Technology
India has a road network of
over 5.2mn kms – second largest in
the world, of this NH carry 40% of
the traffic. Strong GDP growth has
necessitated quick enhancement of NHs.
Accordingly, Central Government has
been using P3 mode for development
of highways. A few concrete steps have
been taken to drive this sector, mainly:
• Budgetary allocation of 126% y-o-y
is highest across all infrastructure
segments.
• Plans for over Rs 5 trillion investment
in highways by 2019.
The traffic piling up on the Highways
prompted NHAI to introduce the RFID
based FASTag. But the implementation
has been facing many challenges and
this has inspired NHAI to look at a
possible alternative which could not only This technology also reportedly download the app and register, within
be an answer to the challenges imposed is less capex intensive compared to six hours of completing formalities the
but also co-exist, thereby not make the the existing Electronic Toll Collection user is ready for the trip. The App has
investments made till date redundant. methodology and promises toll a trip planning module which helps
The EOI floated for alternative Concessionaires remittance of t+1 day. user estimate the exact toll charges and
technology in the month of Sep 2017, The ease of adoption of this load just that to the wallet. Toll^ has
received 33 submissions, out of which methodology for both toll concessionaires scalable options to accommodate future
an ingenious Bluetooth based E-Toll and users makes toll^ a more attractive requirements like, E-way bill, distance
system called Toll^ ( Toll Power ) stood alternative technology. All that toll based tolling, traffic surveys and lot more.
out. Toll^ is both non-internet dependent concessionaires need to do is to power Toll^ is the brain child of Bangalore
& unobtrusive. This solution was piloted on the device provided by AppRaam based AppRaam Labs , an IoT based
between Madurai and Kanyakumari with and connect its validating controls like software products company. They also
encouraging results. The average time for Boom gate, ANPR , signal, and AVCS plan to combine Toll^ with various
transaction stood at 5-6 Seconds, ideally ( Pre transaction). Toll^ can be easily amenities and make the Highway travel
the vehicle is not required to stop at the integrated with existing IT infrastructure more comfortable.
toll plazas. The App once downloaded at the plaza level and hence no new - Rajesh Gomathy,
in the mobile works in the back-end and investments required for this adoption. Founder & CEO AppRaam Labs Pvt Ltd
hence allowing user to continue using On the user side, the user needs to
the mobile in all possible ways.

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