Intelligent Transport Systems ( ITS )
The traffic of vehicles, which can be a symbol of the affluent urban area, though, has brought about many problems, e.g. traffic congestion, accident and so on, as it spread over. The problems also include such environmental problems as exhaust gas, noise and so on, and mass consumption of energy.
The "Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)", which are now promoted as the international agenda to try to solve these problems, targeting "the improvement of safety, transport capacity, and comfortableness as well as the environment protection".
MHI will always constantly endeavor to realize the ITS for the 21st century, developing a great variety of technology including the Electronic Toll Collection Systems (ETC), some of which are already realized.
Brochure for MITSUBISHI Intelligent Transport Systems
- Solutions, Technologies and Products(PDF/896KB)
- Active 5.8GHz DSRC Electronic Toll Collection System(PDF/312KB)
- Global Navigation Satellite System(GNSS) & Cellular NetWork(CN) System(PDF/312KB)
The ETC, which typically comprises roadside equipment and on-board unit in vehicles, allows the motorist to pay the toll automatically at toll plazas without stopping vehicles. The ETC can increase throughput of toll plaza and reduce traffic congestion at toll plazas. The ETC benefits motorist as well as toll road operators.
Urban Road Pricing System
The urban road pricing system based on ETC technology realizes the scheme where the Authority may levy some fee on road users to change motorists' travel behavior in order to manage the demand for the use of the road space.
See Also
In-vehicle License Plate Recognition System for Mobile Enforcement
This is the noise barrier with low height utilizing the active noise control technology, one of the countermeasures to reduce the noise from vehicles traveling on the road.
