Taiwan's ETC has achieved remarkable results, and Thailand's Smart Transport Association led a delegation to investigate

        In 2019, Far Eastern Electronic Toll Collection led Taiwan's smart transportation industry to set up a banner in Thailand, testing a multi lane free flow system on some sections of the local M9 highway, effectively improving congestion conditions. The successful experience attracted the attention of Southeast Asian countries. On March 29, Dr Sorawit Narupiti led a team to visit Taiwan with members of the Thailand Road and Transport Authority (DLT) and the Thailand Expressway Authority (EXAT) to inspect electronic toll gates and case centers, and visited facilities such as the Traffic Control Center of the Taiwan Department of Transport Expressway Authority. They also exchanged experiences with Vice Director Peng Huanru, Vice President Wu Zhongjie of Far Eastern Electronic Toll Collection, and CEO Chen Shengkeng of Far Eastern Thailand.

                Taiwan ETC receives attention from Southeast Asian countries

        In 2019, Far Eastern Electronic Toll Collection teamed up with multiple Taiwanese manufacturers such as Taiwan Shixi, Advantech, Yanyang Technology, Lingqun Computer, and HwaCom Systems Inc. to form a national team for the smart transportation industry. They stood out among numerous international competitors and won contracts for the construction and maintenance of toll collection and control systems for the M6 and M81 new highways in Thailand. They also tested the multi lane free flow system in M9.

        However, at the beginning of the planning of the M6 and M81 expressways, due to concerns from the Thai government that the public may avoid toll collection, in order to comply with local conditions, Yuantuotai adopted a multi lane free flow gantry, while retaining the compromise plan of manual toll collection with fences and ticket booths in front of the expressway. Until the successful operation of the multi lane free flow toll testing on the M9 high-speed highway, the Thai government cleared previous doubts and comprehensively upgraded the toll collection plan for the M6 and M81 expressways, Becoming a barrier free design similar to Taiwan.

        This achievement has attracted the attention of Southeast Asian countries. Due to the rapid development of major cities, severe traffic congestion, long waiting times, and air pollution becoming daily life for residents, governments around the world all hope to find solutions; After the outbreak of the epidemic, reducing the demand for physical contact between people is an important incentive to promote the development of a multi lane free flow toll system, leading to international business opportunities in Taiwan's smart transportation industry.

        Taiwan's smart transportation industry is highly anticipated for the future

        　　Dr. Sorawit Narupiti shared that Taiwan National Highway ETC is a valuable technology and case. In addition to the mature front-end and back-end operation technology, the experience of system transformation and public promotion in the early stage of introducing the toll mechanism is also an important reference for future smart transportation construction in Thailand. We hope to continue to communicate with Taiwan and bring successful experiences back to Thailand.

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