| Takeshi Horie | Publick Systems Dept., Systems Engineering Div., |
| Takahiro Saida | Publick Systems Dept., Systems Engineering Div., |
An electronic toll collection (ETC) system collects tolls from vehicles driving on toll roads without making the vehicle stop at a tollbooth. This is accomplished by installing wireless devices in both vehicles and tollbooths to exchange toll-related information by radio. In Japan, deployment of ETC systems is scheduled to begin in 2000, and the plan is to convert major tollbooths on highways throughout the country to ETC over the next three years. Hitachi, Ltd. has been engaged in the research, development, and commercialization of all aspects of ETC systems, beginning with monitoring and radio-communication systems and expanding to on-vehicle devices, tollbooth systems, settlement systems, system security, etc. Through these efforts, Hitachi, Ltd. aims to make a significant contribution to the construction of secure and reliable ETC systems.
Electoronic Toll Collection(ETC), Dedicated Short Range Communication(DSRC), On-board equipment, Intelligent Transport Systems(ITS)
