Vitronic, a German company that offers tolling and machine vision specialist, has developed a new technology for a free-flow toll collection and enforcement, which does not rely on gantry infrastructure.

The company claims that its new system uses optical identification and classification method, which can be easily installed at the side of the road.

The high-resolution optical classification method has the ability capture high-resolution images of front and rear ANPR and can classify vehicles based on size, type and axle count.

For its new system, Vitronic has designed and developed a special variant called City Design Housing, which features an array of sensors and processing technology including vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication based on EETS compatible DSRC or on RFID.

The company added that the system can be easily installed and serviced and it features a vandalism-proof housing.

Vitronic tolling sales head Matthias Prick said: “With the new system, toll operators can simply procure the desired identification and classification functionality that best fits their tolling scheme rather than worry about technology integration.

"With the new system, toll operators can simply procure the desired identification and classification functionality that best fits their tolling scheme."

“At the same time the system lowers the capital expenditure associated with gantries, as well as the operating costs thanks to many features that facilitate service and maintenance.”

“This portfolio extension gives operators the choice between the system types that is most economic for them.”

The new development complements Vitronic’s gantry-based tolling portfolio with a solution that is suitable for toll roads with fewer lanes.

Image: A tank truck on the road. Photo: courtesy of Vitronic.