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The Transport Ministry has revealed plans targeting swift rollout of satellite-based tolling technology for national highways before the general election code restricting formal announcements arrives – likely March first week. It intends replacing existing radio-frequency FASTags enabling automated distance-based levies and barrier free transit eventually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"FASTags<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Featuring connected on-board GPS transponders calculating toll dynamically, the radical shift promises congestion elimination through seamless mobility minus intermittent halts across sprawling expressway networks. Some stretches have already undergone operational trials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mileage-Based Billing Replaces Fixed Charging<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As per the Minister<\/a>, the space-based solution will capture registration plate photographs automatically before matching against geo-fenced highway coordinates and pre-linked wallets for exact distance-based deductions. This contrasts fixed FASTag deductions currently at entry\/exit presently capped around 98% adoption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, officials indicate conceptualization around linking satellites, vehicles and highways still remains under finalization across agencies like NHAI. Amendment in supporting rules and laws governing user charging also remain underway promising a tighter rollout schedule than tech stability suggests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On-Board Devices Still Complex, Costly<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Industry players argue that mandating on-board GPS gadgets adds to consumer costs significantly versus inexpensive FASTags, jeopardizing voluntary assimilations in price-sensitive markets like India. They instead advocate optimizing existing tech first before migrating directly from 2022’s IoT tolling revolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Critics also feel systemic migration issues mirror issues plaguing lagging electronic traffic challan efficiency still where detection versus actual receipts ratios remain dismal from poor integration after half a decade still. Hence execution uncertainties loom amidst ambitious poll-time targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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