EU ELECTRONIC TOLL STANDARDS OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR EUROPEAN VEHICLE DESIGNERS
October 1st, 2009
BY DEIRDRE MASON
THE AUTOMOTIVE industry has a new potential market opportunity now that the European Union (EU) has finally agreed the technical specifications for its long-awaited European Electronic Toll Service (EETS). Future vehicles could offer a single pre-installed on-board unit that would work for all road-tolling points across the EU.
Originally scheduled for July 1, 2006, the vital technical specifications for the new EETS finally emerged on October 6 this year. The European Commission now wants the single system available across the EU for heavy ...
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