Latest Electronic toll collection Stories
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Pyramid Research's Stela Bokun (http://www.pyramidresearch.com/ip_anpr_bokun.htm) will present a statistical analysis of market trends and growth sectors in Central and Eastern Europe at Capacity CEE 2010, taking place in Prague from June 28-29, 2010. Pyramid (www.pyr.com) is proud to be a partner of this event. Capacity CEE (http://www.capacitymedia.com/conferences-events.asp?id=64&cat=&subcat=&start=0#Media) is fast becoming the most...
RIO VISTA, Calif., June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- With a toll increase on the Bay Area's seven state-owned bridges going into effect on July 1, 2010, the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) has expanded its FasTrak® retail distribution network to make it easier than ever for motorists to enjoy a faster commute. Central Solano County residents can now purchase a FasTrak transponder at the Rio Vista Delta Breeze Transit Information Center, located inside the Suisun/Fairfield Amtrak Station at 177 Main...
MIAMI, June 3 /PRNewswire/ -- This Monday, June 7, 2010, Open Road Tolling (ORT) will be implemented on the Miami-Dade Expressway Authority's (MDX) SR 924/Gratigny Parkway. Toll booths on this roadway will no longer be operational and cash will no longer be accepted. Instead, overhead gantries will automatically deduct a toll based on the portion of road you drive, no more, no less. Many drivers will now pay less than the current $1.00 toll (SunPass rate). In order to make the system...
OAKLAND, Calif., June 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Toll plaza changes designed to speed travel for carpoolers are coming this month to the Antioch and Richmond-San Rafael bridges. Beginning in mid-June, carpoolers who travel across the Antioch and Richmond-San Rafael bridges during peak commute periods will be able for the first time to take advantage of dedicated high-occupancy vehicle lanes at the far left side of the bridges' toll plazas -- eliminating the need to stop at a staffed toll booth....
TORONTO, May 24 /PRNewswire/ -- MARK IV IVHS, a global technology leader and innovator of Intelligent Transportation Solutions (ITS), today announced the launch of the JANUS high performance, multiprotocol reader, which incorporates the company's core JANUS® technology with multiprotocol "plug n play" reader modules capable of supporting MARK IV's industry leading active 256-bit Time Division Multiplexed (TDM) transponders as well as commonly used backscatter protocols including ISO...
OAKLAND, Calif., May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- With a toll increase on the Bay Area's seven state-owned bridges going into effect on July 1, 2010, the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) has expanded its FasTrak® retail distribution network to make it easier than ever for motorists to enjoy a faster commute. New FasTrak customers can now obtain toll tags at more than 125 Walgreens stores around the Bay Area as well as at some 100 Safeway supermarkets and two dozen Costco warehouses. New customers...
WOODBRIDGE, N.J., May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Intelligent Security Systems (ISS), the industry leader in video management and image analytic software, and which recently expanded its SecurOS License Plate Recognition (LPR) system to all fifty U.S. states, commented today on the attempted bombing in Times Square on May 1st, and Mayor Bloomberg's call for more "smart cameras." The Mayor is in London this week to observe the highly intelligent camera system known as the "ring of steel" that is...
IRVINE, Calif., May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Federal Signal Technologies group company Sirit Corp. ("Sirit"), a global provider of radio frequency identification ("RFID") technology, announces that it has signed an agreement with MIKOH (AVI) Pty Limited, a subsidiary of MIKOH Corporation Ltd, to supply Sirit's RFID technology for the Government of Thailand's Electronic Vehicle Registration (EVR) Systems project. The five-year agreement, with an option to extend the agreement for an...
PLANO, Texas, May 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) is launching its partnership with ACE Cash Express on Wednesday, May 12, 2010, to provide additional locations for motorists to pay their ZipCash invoices and to open and load cash-backed TollTag accounts as the Authority moves forward transitioning the remainder of its system to all-electronic toll collection (all-ETC). Media is invited to attend the launch event Wednesday from 10 a.m. to noon at the...
HOUSTON, May 3 /PRNewswire/ -- In collaboration with the motor carrier industry, MARK IV's new preclearance system transponder enables users to verify the operational status of their transponders with the simple push of a button. Deployment by PrePass anticipated to begin in Fall 2010. "Federal law requires commercial carriers to verify the pre-trip status of many elements of their equipment before embarking on their journey. Many drivers and carriers have looked for that same functionality...
