Electronic toll collection
Wireless system to automatically collect the usage fee or toll charged to vehicles
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| 2025 |
Electronic Road Pricing
Installation of new Onboard Units (OBUs) is scheduled to be completed, co-developed by NCS Group and MHI Engine System, replacing the current Interaction Unit (IU) systems.
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| January 1 2025 |
Low-emission zone
Vietnam implements its first Low-Emission Zone (LEZ) in Hoan Kiem and Ba Dinh districts of Hanoi, as mandated by the Capital Law 2024.
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| May 2024 |
Electronic Road Pricing
LTA refuted allegations about OBU non-compliance, stating that the devices have been tested against international standards and are safe and reliable.
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| March 2024 |
Electronic Road Pricing
Motorists reported issues with the location of the card reader in the new OBU, prompting LTA to consider changes to allow easier card management and installation flexibility.
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| December 1 2023 |
Low-emission zone
Sofia became the first city in Eastern Europe to introduce a Low Emission Zone (LEZ), initially banning Euro 1 vehicles from the city centre during winter months. This marks a significant step in reducing vehicular emissions in the region.
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| October 2023 |
Electronic Road Pricing
Land Transport Authority (LTA) announced that the new ERP 2.0 system would begin replacing the existing ERP system from November 2023 onwards.
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| August 29 2023 |
Low-emission zone
London LEZ expanded to cover almost all of Greater London.
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| June 1 2023 |
Low-emission zone
Glasgow LEZ extended to include restrictions on all vehicles, including older petrol and diesel cars.
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| April 11 2023 |
US Mobile Tolling Platforms
PayTollo announced the decommissioning of its mobile toll payment service
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| February 27 2023 |
SunPass
SunPass announced compatibility with toll roads in Kansas, Oklahoma, and certain Texas toll roads. Both SunPass Mini and SunPass Pro transponders are supported, with reciprocal usage for some state transponders.
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| April 2022 |
Automatic number-plate recognition
Flock Safety had implemented ANPR cameras in 1,500 cities across the United States, despite criticism from civil rights organizations.
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| 2021 |
Low-emission zone
Oxford planned to begin its Zero Emission Zone (ZEZ) scheme, initially postponed from 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic economic impacts.
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| November 2021 |
Electronic Road Pricing
Deployment of the new ERP system was delayed to the second half of 2023 due to global microchip shortages.
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| November 2021 |
Electronic Road Pricing
Deployment of the new ERP system was delayed to the second half of 2023 due to a global shortage of microchips for the OBUs.
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| October 25 2021 |
Low-emission zone
ULEZ expanded to cover Inner London area within the North Circular and South Circular roads.
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| August 2021 |
Low-emission zone
Seville was in the process of implementing a new low-emission zone system.
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| June 30 2021 | Tolls were abolished on the Cross Island Parkway (U.S. Highway 278) on Hilton Head Island, ending Palmetto Pass usage on this road. |
| May 28 2021 |
SunPass
Florida's Turnpike Enterprise began accepting E-ZPass, with SunPass Pro transponders also accepted at E-ZPass facilities.
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| February 28 2021 | Cross Island Parkway stopped issuing new Palmetto Pass accounts, preparing for the end of tolling on the parkway. |
| February 8 2021 |
Low-emission zone
Jakarta officially implemented the permanent Low-Emission Zone in Kota Tua, allowing only TransJakarta buses, bicycles, pedestrians, and vehicles with special markers to enter the old town streets.
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| 2020 |
Electronic Road Pricing
ERP was mostly suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic circuit breaker measures in Singapore.
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| 2020 |
Low-emission zone
Barcelona approved its low-emission zone.
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| December 23 2020 |
Low-emission zone
The trial run of the Kota Tua Jakarta Low-Emission Zone concluded, testing restrictions on vehicle access to protect the historic site from air pollution.
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| December 18 2020 |
Low-emission zone
Jakarta conducted a trial run of the first Low-Emission Zone (LEZ) in Indonesia at Kota Tua Jakarta, restricting vehicle access to reduce air pollution in the historic area.
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| October 22 2020 |
Automatic number-plate recognition
The Supreme Court of Virginia overturned the previous injunction, ruling that ALPR data was not considered personal, identifying information.
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| September 2020 |
Electronic Road Pricing
Initial design of the new On-Board Unit (OBU) for vehicles was criticized as being clunky, inelegant, and bulky.
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| July 2020 |
SunPass
E-ZPass announced SunPass compatibility by the end of 2020, with Peach Pass integration planned for 2021.
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| April 2020 |
Automatic number-plate recognition
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that warrantless use of automated license plate readers to surveil a suspected heroin distributor was not a Fourth Amendment violation due to limited time and scope of observations.
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| April 2020 |
Automatic number-plate recognition
The Register UK, with help from security researchers, discovered nine million ANPR logs were left unprotected on the internet, with the 3M Sheffield Council system having been exposed since 2013-2014.
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| January 1 2020 |
Low-emission zone
Ghent introduced a Low-Emission Zone, further expanding Belgium's urban environmental traffic restrictions.
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| 2019 |
Low-emission zone
Brussels expanded LEZ regulations to require petrol or gas-powered vehicles to be Euro 2/II norm or higher.
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| 2019 |
Electronic Road Pricing
A similar Electronic Road Pricing system was expected to become operational on selected roads in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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| April 8 2019 |
Low-emission zone
London Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) started, initially covering Central London within the existing congestion charge area.
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| April 1 2019 |
Automatic number-plate recognition
In Fairfax County, Virginia, a judge issued an injunction prohibiting the local Police Department from collecting and storing ALPR (Automatic License Plate Reader) data outside of criminal investigations.
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| 2018 |
Low-emission zone
Madrid established a low-emission zone in its city center.
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| 2018 |
Low-emission zone
Glasgow low emission zone (LEZ) initially implemented, first affecting only local buses in the city centre.
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| 2018 |
Low-emission zone
Brussels Capital Region implemented a Low-Emission Zone, permitting only diesel vehicles above Euro 4/IV norm.
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| April 2018 |
Automatic number-plate recognition
Researchers from Brazil's Federal University of Paraná and Federal University of Minas Gerais conducted comprehensive ANPR software performance tests, obtaining recognition rates of 93.0% for OpenALPR, 89.8% for Sighthound, and 93.5% for their own YOLO-based system.
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| 2017 |
Low-emission zone
Antwerp established a Low-Emission Zone (LEZ) that operates 24/7, restricting diesel vehicles to those above Euro 3/III norm and petrol vehicles above Euro 1/I norm.
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| 2017 |
Automatic number-plate recognition
Sighthound reported 93.6% accuracy on a private image benchmark for Automatic Number-Plate Recognition (ANPR) software.
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| 2017 |
Automatic number-plate recognition
OpenALPR reported commercial software accuracy rates between 95-98% on a public image benchmark.
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| 2017 |
Electronic Road Pricing
SimplyGo card system was introduced, which was incompatible with the existing Interaction Unit (IU) system, prompting the development of a new Onboard Unit (OBU).
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| 2016 |
Electronic Road Pricing
NCS and MHI Engine System were jointly awarded the contract to install the new ERP 2.0 system for S$556 million, with an initial planned rollout in 2020.
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| July 2016 |
US Mobile Tolling Platforms
PayTollo platform was publicly launched, initially allowing up to 1,000 users to access the service
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| May 2016 |
US Mobile Tolling Platforms
Tollmate mobile application received an update that introduced push notifications to help users manage their toll tag accounts more effectively.
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| January 2016 |
US Mobile Tolling Platforms
Central Florida Expressway began testing the PayTollo mobile toll payment platform
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| December 31 2015 |
SunPass
Battery-powered SunPass transponders phased out, with new batteryless models introduced that can work with tolling equipment in other states.
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| August 2015 |
Automatic number-plate recognition
In Boston, it was discovered that license plate records for one million people were left online and unprotected.
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| November 12 2014 |
SunPass
Interoperability agreement made with Georgia's Peach Pass, enabling SunPass holders to use I-85 Express lanes and future toll roads in Georgia.
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| September 23 2014 |
SunPass
C-Pass system on Rickenbacker and Venetian Causeways replaced by SunPass and pay-by-plate.
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