Electronic Toll Solutions from Siemens
A clever move!
Traffic Solutions
Open road ahead
for intelligent
Electronic Toll Solutions
Toll solutions can do a great deal more than simply helping to maintain
and refinance expensive infrastructure. Today, Siemens toll solutions
enable the guidance of traffic to lower density routes and ensure mobility
in chronically congested urban areas. These solutions provide as well
value-added services to operators and transport companies. When you
have electronically-based solutions relying on innovative systems
technology, these kinds of services can be provided in a snap. Welcome
to Siemens!
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Four critical questions ...
Four clear answers ...
1. How do we know which toll system
is the right one for our specific needs?
All you need to do is decide what you
want your toll system to achieve and
Siemens will design the best solution for
you. We can work with any technology,
as you will see on page 4.
2. How can we avoid the high costs of
software adaptations when we want to
change something?
It‘s wise to anticipate future needs from
the start. In general, more flexible
and versatile software will make it faster
and less expensive to implement any
future requirements. On page 6, we
introduce you to our open and flexible
platform.
3. Where can we see something
comparable?
Siemens has extensive experience in
installing custom-built toll systems
around the world. If you wish, we can
also design a completely new solution.
Perhaps like one of the examples
shown on page 8.
4. How can we be sure that our toll
project will remain within budget and
be completed reliably and successfully?
The best thing to do is find a reliable
partner who has proven its ability
to deliver on time and on budget. On
page 10 we illustrate how Siemens offers
unsurpassed reliability.
Electronic Toll
Solutions
from Siemens –
a smart move
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Technology
that makes sense
Electronic tolling has many different facets and Siemens masters them
all. This means you define and concentrate on your objectives without
worrying about technological restrictions; we make sure you achieve them
quickly, simply and cost-effectively. Whether you want to introduce road
pricing in large urban areas or congestion charging in cities (City Tolling);
a common toll system for freeways, roads and bridges (Single Lane Tolling);
or a barrier-free toll system that is implemented on motorways or as
a nationwide system (Open Road Tolling), we will leverage our extensive
experience to make sure you achieve the expected results quickly,
simply and cost-effectively.
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For many roads it
will not be long before toll-free usage
will be a thing of
the past. We can help
you find solutions
that are fair and
economically efficient – whatever the
technology
Road pricing: with satellite support
for fair road-use prices
Barrier-free tolling: domain of
Single Lane systems, but for how long?
Many experts are convinced that, by
2010, nearly all industrial nations will
have introduced road pricing to control
traffic. Roads during rush hour will
then be more expensive than in off-peak
periods, resulting in a switch to driving
at quieter times of the day that will
reduce congestion and, at the same time,
lower the cost of driving. That’s a fair
solution and not just a pipe dream
for the future.
So far, single lane systems – be they
manual, hybrid or electronic – have been
the norm for routes with a defined
start and finish. This means the fee is collected by a person in a tollbooth or,
more elegantly, the fee is registered and
booked by a device in the car. This
is done via short-range radio communication. Both technologies reduce the speed
of traffic considerably. Experts share
our opinion that, in future, barrier-free
Open Road Tolling (ORT) will be accepted
as the standard. We at Siemens are
already well-prepared.
In the USA our pilot project based in
Seattle demonstrates how satellite-supported positioning is an innovative toll
system already in use today and working
well. On-Board Units (OBUs), the small
devices installed inside the car, transmit
and receive the necessary data via a
radio interface while central computer
systems process the data, thus creating
the basis for making traffic forecasts,
preparing statistics and billing the road
users. And it can all be done without any
roadside construction work!
Overview of toll systems
Electronic Toll Systems
City Tolling:
three ways to reduce congestion
Since congestion charging was introduced in the center of London, traffic has
decreased by around 20 %, delays due
to traffic jams have fallen by around 30 %
while the average speed has increased
by 21 %. The authorities in London
decided in favor of a video-based toll
system. But a city toll based on conventional tollbooths would also have been
possible, with the fees being booked
manually or electronically. The most
modern and demonstrably most reliable
solution is satellite-based toll collection.
Whatever you choose, we can deliver.
Single Lane
Tolling
Open Road
Tolling
DSRC
DSRC
Video
City
Tolling
GNSS/
GSM
Video
DSRC
GNSS/GSM
RFID
DSRC: Dedicated Short Range Communication
GNSS: Global Navigation Satellite System (GPS, GLONASS and Galileo)
GSM: Global System for Mobile Communications; the mobile radio standard
RFID: Radio Frequency Identification Device
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Software: the heart of every Electronic Toll System
Systems Integration
Stationary
Enforcement
On-Board
Equipment (OBE)
Mobile
Enforcement
Communication
Network Provider
Booking
Alternative
Charging Data
Back Office
Business
Processes
Electronic Toll System
Enforcement
Post Processing
Enforcement
Back Office
Software
Applications
Accounting
Billing
Call Center
Clearing
CRM
Systems Integration
Advantages for all those involved
Modular, open and easy to scale
Siemens software differs significantly
from other solutions. It is based on standard platforms, includes a built-in
Web interface, allows communication
with the GSM standard, can receive
updates via a radio interface and incorporates all the features needed for the
use of value-added services such as fleet
management. A key advantage for
the operator, private road user and haulage company alike.
The system has a modular structure
and can thus be adapted precisely to the
size and nature of the task in hand.
Expensive oversizing “just to make sure”
is not necessary as the system can
be scaled at any time without difficulty.
Open interfaces ease cooperation with
components from any manufacturer.
One platform for all technologies
Siemens is one of the driving forces
behind the European standardization
process. We want to help ensure that
national toll solutions remain practicable,
not only in individual countries but
for cross-border traffic as well. Our system already complies with EU directive
2004-52/EC and will take account of the
new European standards in future
versions of the software.
Our software system is a universal
platform for all different methods that
are used for toll systems: all kinds
of satellite-supported positioning, shortrange communication and manual
tolling. The software supports central as
well as decentralized forms of charging
data processing, allows any method
of payment and provides open interfaces
for value-added services.
Software is the heart
of any toll solution
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Ready today for the
European standard of tomorrow
The heart of the matter:
an outstanding
software platform
The better a toll system is, the lower the technical and administrative
expenses are for the operator. And it’s also a lot easier to change
fees, incorporate additional geographical areas or integrate value-added
services. Our solutions meet all these requirements – because our
solutions are built on our ingenious software platform.
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New requirements?
We welcome the challenge!
Every toll project presents its own special challenge, from a very tight
time frame, significant project scale or novel requirements. Siemens
welcomes such challenges and we can demonstrate that working with us
is to everyone’s benefit – from the customer to the road user.
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The Puget Sound Toll Pilot Project, Seattle/USA
3.2 million people
16,300 sq. kilometers
8,000 road segments
No additional roadside infrastructure
Accuracy > 98 %
Intelligent road
pricing (flexible tariff
structure)
Communication
via GPRS
Software updates,
road segment and
tariff changes can be
done remotely
The largest toll ring in the world:
Oslo, Norway
The first large-scale GPS-based
area toll system: Seattle, USA
There has been a manual and electronic
toll system on the roads leading into
Oslo since 1995. Siemens designed and
integrated all the equipment, created
an extremely effective back-office and
took on responsibility for maintenance
and servicing. The system is highly profitable, cost-efficient and runs 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week. In the first year
after introduction, traffic decreased
by around 10 %. A third of the not inconsiderable income is used to improve the
infrastructure.
In 2004 we implemented the first
satellite-supported toll system based on
a mobile radio network in the Seattle
region in the US state of Washington.
A complete success! The ”road pricing”
scheme helps channel traffic across the
entire region over less congestion-prone
routes. Within a very short delay, the
system can be extended to cover several
hundreds of thousands of users.
The direct route over the Alps:
the Brenner freeway in Austria
Our toll solutions
are already reducing
congestion in many
different countries
with rapid amortization of the related
investment
The Brenner freeway in Austria connects
the Italian and German freeway networks
and passes directly over the Alps. In
1993, Siemens won the installation of a
complete turnkey toll system. It had to be
simple to operate and ready in a mere
12 months. We succeeded in fulfilling
both these requirements. Our backoffice
for the system functioned so well that,
since 2001, it has been used for all
toll roads in Austria, apart from the truck
tolling system.
The world’s best known
congestion charging scheme:
London, UK
Since the city of London started charging drivers for entering the toll zone
between Tower Bridge and Hyde Park,
the number of cars has been reduced by
18 %, congestion by 30 % and particulate
matter pollution by 15 %. With annual
revenues of 100 million euros, the investment will soon have paid for itself. We
supplied the technology for the automated recording of all vehicles entering the
zone and for fee calculation.
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Siemens – that’s
430,000 people
in 192 countries who
have only one goal:
to help customers
reach their objectives quickly, simply
and efficiently
Worldwide market leader for
high-quality innovative technologies
Outstanding IT and
communications know-how
Products and systems from Siemens
meet the highest technical and quality
requirements. No wonder: every year we
spend more than 5 billion euros on
R&D and register 8,200 patents. 30,000
of the 430,000 people we employ around
the world are involved in developing
new innovative software.
In 2004, Siemens recorded total sales
amounting to 80 billion euros. More than
a quarter of this came from information
technology and communications. Who
else but Siemens has the know-how to
use satellite navigation and mobile radio
networks to achieve efficient tolling?
Excellent connections with the
transport and automotive industries
Whether it’s for tachographs, car electronics or logistic systems, Siemens’
exceptional market share and excellent
connections with the automotive and
transport industries give you the security
that our components for tolling and
On-Board Units account for industrial
requirements and future developments
and therefore conform to the demands of
the market.
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Siemens delivers the full value chain
for tolling
We have the means and experience
to complete large projects successfully.
And we have the innovative drive to
deliver the novel technical solutions
to meet your particular needs – including
telematics. We want to help you achieve
your objectives quickly, easily and efficiently. Siemens will always go that extra
mile to implement innovative, flexible
and integrated applications.
A clever move: Siemens
From airports, railways, traffic information systems and with tolling
sytems for roads, tunnels, bridges and entire cities, Siemens is one of the
most successful suppliers of innovative technical infrastructure projects
in the traffic sector all over the world. We have been responsible for
equipment supply and systems integration and have also led consortia for
such projects. Tolling projects with Siemens – always a smart move
for lots of reasons!
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Siemens delivers:
We create complete turnkey toll systems, including installation, maintenance and
service (roadside and back-office) in distance-based, city and area tolling.
We supply and implement core solutions such as roadside infrastructure,
IT solutions, back-office software, satellite-based localization and On-Board Units.
We provide value-added services for the benefit of operators, traffic management
control centers and users alike.
We integrate infrastructure and the hardware and software from different manufacturers to create a functioning whole.
For further information,
please contact:
Siemens AG
Industry Sector
Mobility Division
Traffic Solutions
Hofmannstrasse 51
81359 Munich
Germany
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