Touch ‘n Go’s radio frequency identification (RFID) system for toll funds, which has come under fire of late attributable to a troubled rollout on the North-South Highway final month, has discovered an ally in the type of the Malaysia Automotive, Robotics and IoT Institute (MARii). Its CEO Datuk Madani Sahari instructed The Sun that the expertise will assist part out toll cubicles and remove congestion.
“The RFID is just part of the evolution of transport technology, moving us towards intelligent transport systems,” he mentioned, including that whereas present discussions have centred round the technical points plaguing the system, the expertise will enhance over time. “We will be able to scale up operational capabilities in the near future.”
Madani reiterated the comments made by the works ministry late final yr, saying that RFID must be seen as a stepping stone in direction of extra superior applied sciences revolving round an Intelligent Transport System (ITS), a type of vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication.
He additionally talked about that the goal of any freeway has all the time been to maneuver massive volumes of visitors throughout lengthy distances with as little congestion as potential. “However, putting toll booths in the path of moving traffic is a major source of congestion, which is counter-productive.”
Madani mentioned that toll assortment needs to be made as environment friendly as potential to minimise any inconvenience for the motorists paying to make use of the freeway. The adoption of RFID, he added, was the first milestone in the journey in direction of a multi-lane free flow (MLFF) system for high-speed open highway tolling.
“MLFF is one of the many elements that make up ITS. In ITS, information and communications technologies are used to improve transportation as well as mitigate or solve problems,” he mentioned, including that ITS purposes and options enhance security, safety and reliability on our roads. “It helps travellers to better managed their travel time, routes and choice of transport. It also helps to reduce congestion, pollution and loss of productivity.”
According to Madani, ITS requires new and upcoming improvements in synthetic intelligence, Internet of issues (IoT), good metropolis developments, related and autonomous autos (CAV) and related and cooperative methods as a part of the fourth industrial revolution. “MARii is working on various technologies that are part and parcel of ITS. These include systems integration and cloud infrastructure for e-payment solutions, big data management and intelligent grid technology,” he mentioned.
Madani added that the implementation of RFID is a part of the nation’s ITS roadmap which includes the utility of acceptable applied sciences and methods. “The recent discussions on the relevant technologies such as automated number plate recognition, payment gateway liberalisation and other technological issues are an important step towards ensuring that the awareness and utilisation of such technologies can be optimised. This will then ensure a better future for intelligent transport in Malaysia.”
