What are the investments of a satellite-based system?
The costs of a toll system do not only depend on how many vehicles are required to pay toll and on the size and complexity of the toll road network. It also depends on the complexity of the system you are looking at. That means it depends on system and service components which are included in the toll system e.g. automatic recognition, booking/ticketing system, enforcement/control equipment, etc.). Costs also increase with the level of requirements such as system accuracy and availability. The toll system which was established in Germany can serve as an example for a system that consists of a number of components. In addition to automatic toll collection with a GNSS/CN OBU, there is also equipment for posting systems available which is designed in such a way that it can function as a fallback system and manage any posting loads that are generated as a result of all TRUCK journeys, if the automatic system is not available. All components for controlling proper toll payment, i.e., automa
