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The best of both worlds:
ATPM as a complement for AET
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Benefits of combining
AET with ATPM tolling
078 Traffic Technology International March/April 2020
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current ANPR accuracy is
about 95%. While these systems
are able to record transactions
quickly and accurately, collection
of the actual charges is what
creates problems for toll
operators. Sometimes, the
cost of recovering the funding,
especially if the driver does
not have a transponder, is more
expensive than the toll itself.
Regardless of increased
efficiency of backoffice software
and improved customer service
centers, many citizens just aren’t
ready for this form of tolling.
Because AET is based on
debit account management,
In light of declining fuel taxes,
the US has a critical need to
analyze its transportation
revenue policies and find viable
alternatives for sustainably
funding maintenance,
rehabilitation, congestion
management, and safety of
roads. Without this, the backlog
of unmet statewide development
and deferred maintenance needs
will grow.
Covering all bases
A-to-Be believes the best way
for states to address both society
and government concerns is
through marrying all electronic
tolling (AET) with automatic toll
payment machines (ATPM).
States are no longer adding
additional toll booths operated
by humans, they are instead
tearing down booths to create
traffic efficiencies and increase
patron’s convenience.
> All electronic tolling
(AET) enables free flow
of vehicles at high speed
> AET can be more
expensive than the
funds it generates
> Putting ATPMs in specific
locations with AETs allows
multiple ways of paying
while also enabling the
technology to evolve
without spending
excessively
> ATPMs are interoperable
with backoffice systems
AET tolling is a tag or imagebased
system, in which drivers
have a toll tag, or their licence
plates are read by an Automatic
Number Plate Reader (ANPR/
ALPR). These cashless tolling
systems are popular because
they allow cars to travel through
lanes at highway speeds by
simply passing under a gantry.
Quickly, AET collects and
sends transaction records to a
backoffice system for processing.
According to the USDOT, there
are over 100 million toll tags
nationwide, and these devices
tend to give operational accuracy
of about 98%. Meanwhile,
Below: ATPMs
offer multiple
payment options
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