Kapsch TrafficCom satellite tolling addresses global traffic and environmental challenges
- Eco-friendly tolling system combats urban congestion
- Infrastructure-light system requires less construction and maintenance
- Successful urban and nationwide systems operated by Kapsch TrafficCom
Vienna/New Delhi, November 15, 2024 – Congestion and traffic-based pollution are increasingly serious issues around the globe, and in India. Indian authorities are battling millions of hours wasted in traffic and increasingly toxic air, while resources to maintain road infrastructure are dwindling.
Satellite tolling is an efficient and effective way to address these critical challenges, and the Indian Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is currently working on such a solution. The technology, using GPS, Galileo, and other global satellite data, provides highly accurate, infrastructure-light tolling adaptable to different environments, from urban centers to national toll networks.
Kapsch TrafficCom is one of the front runners pushing the technology. The solution combines flexibility, low operational costs, and rapid scalability, enabling clients to charge vehicles based on real-time geolocation, regardless of road or jurisdiction. For India, satellite tolling is the optimal choice to manage the ever-growing amounts of traffic moving along its enormous highway and road network.
Kapsch TrafficCom’s satellite tolling system has already proven successful in regions like Norway and Bulgaria. The platform is data protection-compliant and offers exceptional data privacy protections, ensuring only necessary geolocation data is collected and stored.
"In Bulgaria, we achieved the first go-live within 11 months and are now managing 16,000km of road,” explains Carolin Treichl, EVP EMENA at Kapsch TrafficCom. “Our solution doesn’t just calculate distance-based charges. It empowers cities and nations to manage congestion, reduce pollution, and replace declining fuel tax revenues with a fair road user charge.”
As one of the most sustainable tolling solutions available, satellite tolling minimizes physical infrastructure, reducing environmental impact by eliminating the need for extensive roadside equipment. This lighter footprint means less construction and maintenance, leading to lower carbon emissions. The flexibility of the technology also allows authorities to adapt toll schemes to encourage eco-friendly behavior, like reducing peak-hour driving and prioritizing lower-emission vehicles.
“Satellite tolling is the future of tolling. It gives authorities the opportunity to proactively guide mobility and finance infrastructure in a sustainable way, both environmentally and financially,” Carolin Treichl concludes.
Kapsch TrafficCom is a globally renowned provider of transportation solutions for sustainable mobility with successful projects in more than 50 countries. Innovative solutions in the application fields of tolling, tolling services, traffic management and demand management contribute to a healthy world without congestion.
With one-stop-shop solutions, the company covers the entire value chain of customers, from components to design and implementation to the operation of systems.
Kapsch TrafficCom, headquartered in Vienna, has subsidiaries and branches in more than 25 countries and is listed in the Prime Market segment of the Vienna Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: KTCG). In its 2023/24 financial year, about 4,000 employees generated revenues of EUR 539 million.