Analysis of the Development Prospect of ETC Industry in China

At 9 o'clock on the December 5th, the first batch of expressway ETC (electronic toll collection system) stations in Guizhou Province was formally opened. ETC is the electronic parking system. Through this system, the owner only needs to insert the IC card that is handled into the vehicle-mounted equipment, and the speed of the traffic is reduced to less than 20 kilometers per hour. This allows the electronic toll payment without stopping to complete the toll when passing through the highway toll station. With the improvement of the domestic intelligent transportation system, the high-speed intelligent transportation system has gradually matured, and the ETC (electronic toll collection system) market has gradually improved.

First, Guizhou opened the first non-stop charging system

The Expressway ETC (Electronic Parkingless Charging System) consists of 17 toll stations and 34 lanes. In addition, the construction of the remaining toll stations is basically completed, and at the end of the year, it will strive to put more than 100 lanes into use. It is reported that there are 17 toll stations such as Zhazuo, Majiang, Jianhe and Yuping. In addition, in August 2010, seven ETC toll stations have been launched in our province. At present, the province has opened 24 ETC toll stations for a total of 48 lanes.

According to statistics, there are a total of 149 sites that are currently connected to the Internet. In addition to the opened ETC channel, the remaining channel construction has also been basically completed. By the end of the year, more than 100 ETC lanes will be opened, accounting for more than 34% of all charge points. To facilitate the owner, the Provincial Department of Transportation requires the establishment of a service system including IC card processing, vehicle electronic label (OBU) sales, installation, and after-sales service. At present, nine cities (states) have set up 24 one-stop customer service centers. There are service points in all districts of Guiyang, and only three counties and one city have Kaiyang not yet set up.

Relevant person in charge said that in order to encourage this energy-saving and environmental protection payment method, the installed vehicle owners can enjoy a 5% discount on tolls when the highway passes. However, ETC is currently only applicable to passenger cars, trucks and passenger cars. At present, about 4,000 vehicles are installed. With the investment of more than 100 ETCs at the end of this year, “at least the annual toll will be reduced by tens of millions of yuan.”

Second, the development background of ETC industry in our country

In the 90s of last century, China began to introduce ETC technology to solve some problems such as traffic congestion at the toll gate and environmental pollution caused by the rapid growth of highway traffic in some economically developed regions. The early ETC products were basically monolithic, and the electronically-labeled DSRC communication method was a passive implementation. This solution was inferior to the dual-chip solution in the flexibility of system construction and the convenience of multi-application expansion and did not have the downward direction. The possibility of a high-speed broadband DSRC vehicle communication transition. In 2007, China issued the GB/T20851 national standard for guiding the application of electronic toll collection for expressways and the “Technical Requirements for Toll Highway Toll Collection”, which explicitly set ETC as the development direction of highway toll collection technology. The active dual-chip technology framework stipulated by the national standards is proposed by experts in the industry in China according to the characteristics of China's highway toll application environment. Its characteristic is that it adopts dual-chip labels and adopts active DSRC communication and implements MTC through dual-chip IC cards. Seamlessly compatible with ETC, roadside units do not have to be deployed at all toll booths. At the same time, the IC card can be easily compatible and extended to other non-cash non-cash consumption areas related to transportation. The technical scalability of active DSRC communication can be expanded and upgraded to the next generation of high-speed broadband car and road communication applications.

China has the world's second-largest freeway network. In this huge system, the number of ETC users has maintained rapid growth every year. With the continuous improvement of the ETC system, the number of ETC users will increase geometrically. After the release of the GB/T20851 national standard, more than a dozen companies in the country have passed the professional inspection of the ITS Center and have formed a relatively complete ETC industry chain. With the development of society and economy, the level of people's travel needs is also increasing. The ETC approach will also be accepted by more and more customers. ETC will also become a part of high-level highway services and the mainstream of future charging methods.

Third, the development status of ETC industry in China

In recent years, the construction of expressways in China has developed rapidly, and the mileage of traffic continues to increase. By the end of 2011, the mileage of highways in China had reached 85,000 kilometers. At present, highway toll collection methods are still dominated by traditional MTC methods. The charging process under the MTC method is complex and inefficient, which limits the speed of the vehicles and greatly limits the use of the freeway capacity; and the use of cash for the payment of the buckle also brings great inconvenience to the users. Therefore, This type of fee collection is increasingly unable to meet the needs of economic and social development. On the other hand, traffic congestion and even traffic jams often occur at expressway toll stations where traffic volume is relatively large. The increase in the number of stoppages will inevitably lead to environmental pollution of exhaust gas and noise, affect environmental quality, and cause huge loss of economic and social benefits. Therefore, the safe, accurate, and convenient non-cash charging method - the electronic toll collection system ETC has gradually been favored by people.

At present, the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei-Yangtze-Government Expressway Interconnection Free Parking Demonstration Project organized by the Ministry of Transport is progressing smoothly and is already in Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and Anhui. Provincial and other places opened operations. As of June 2011, 22 provinces and cities across the country have used the ETC system in succession, and 2,197 ETC lanes have been opened. The OBU does not stop charging subscribers to 1.550 million. In order to encourage more car owners to use the ETC way, ETC non-stop charging systems are being promoted throughout the country. Taking Beijing as an example, motor vehicle owners can obtain OBUs free of charge by depositing certain tolls, and implement a 5% discount on tolls. It also stipulates that official vehicles must install OBUs within the city limits.

The promotion of ETC is in line with the concept of environmental protection and the concept of scientific development. Under the strong promotion of the government and highway traffic authorities and the active response of the owners of expressways, the application of ETC technology has been continuously promoted and the development of the industry has been promoted.

Fourth, the development prospects of ETC industry in China

At present, ETC products are mainly used in highways and bridge toll systems. In the future, ETC will have a broad market prospect in the field of urban intelligent transportation.

1. The development prospects of ETC in highway and toll bridge toll systems

According to the “Twelfth Five-Year Plan” of the Ministry of Transport, during the “Twelfth Five-Year Plan” period, the number of ETC lanes in China should reach 6,000, and the number of electronic tag users should reach 5 million. At the same time, some cities with more bridges in the city, such as Wuhan and Xiamen, have effectively mitigated urban road and bridge congestion through the application of ETC products.

2. The development prospect of ETC in the field of urban intelligent transportation system construction

ETC's application prospects in managing urban congestion

With the increase of urban motor vehicles, the existing urban transport system can no longer meet the demand for smooth roads. In many cities with high car ownership, traffic congestion has become a problem. All localities are focusing on the construction of intelligent transportation, and through information management measures to improve the problem of urban traffic congestion. As of November 2011, the number of motor vehicles in China reached 223 million, and the number of cars reached 104 million. The number of cities with large number of vehicles in large and medium-sized cities reaching 1 million has reached 14. Most of the provincial capital cities and coastal developed cities in China are facing increasingly serious problems of traffic congestion. The model of free flow to solve road congestion problems is expected to be promoted throughout the country. The free flow to solve the problem of road congestion in the urban road non-stop electronic toll collection system is similar to the highway non-stop electronic toll collection system. ETC products are required.

In order to solve the problems of urban road congestion and urban road pricing, government agencies across the country have begun to plan the free flow of urban vehicles. The Beijing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China held its eighth plenary session of the tenth session in 2010. The meeting reviewed and adopted the "CPC Beijing Municipal Committee's Proposal for Formulating the Twelfth Five-Year Plan for Beijing's National Economic and Social Development." This document emphasizes: Grasping the introduction of the government and implementing the administration The traffic congestion plan, in which free-flow charging is one of the solutions for alleviating urban congestion, is required to be launched at the right time when conditions are ripe. The State Council has instructed Beijing to implement the plan intensively, and Beijing's traffic congestion charging has entered the technical preparation stage. In the "Measures to Stop Blockings" promulgated in Beijing at the end of 2010, it is proposed that "concentration of traffic jams in key congested roads or areas should be studied and implemented at the right time." The Beijing Municipal Transportation Commission stated that the preliminary study of the traffic congestion charging management system has been included in the first batch of six major demands for intelligent transportation demonstration in 2012. Zhongguancun-related enterprises and research institutes will be invited to participate in research and development. If Beijing adopts free flow to solve the problem of road congestion, it will play an exemplary role in the country. Therefore, with the widespread use of ETC products in solving urban congestion, the market demand for ETC products will be greatly expanded.

Application Prospect of Intelligent Parking Construction

In the downtown area, traffic jams on the parking lot can often be seen, resulting in congestion in the entire street. Some of the drivers kept running inconveniently between parking lots. This is to find effective parking spaces. In the process of invalid driving, excessive road vehicles are caused, which results in urban traffic congestion. Parking fees and finding effective parking have become important factors affecting urban traffic. Realizing the organic combination of the traffic inducing system and the non-stop charging system can help the driver to quickly find an effective parking lot and achieve rapid parking. This will reduce the time for vehicles to stay on public roads and increase the efficiency of urban road use.

Intelligent parking lot will become an important part of urban intelligent transportation. The construction of intelligent parking lot requires a lot of ETC products. Therefore, with the acceleration of the pace of building intelligent parking, the market demand for ETC products will continue to increase.