Anytime, Anywhere Solutions for Road Charging

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1 Anytime, Anywhere Solutions for Road Charging Enabled by The Connected Car Stephen Cole Chief Technology Officer Auto-txt Ltd.

2 But first, a bit of an update.

3 Consulting Group Acquired Auto-txt from the RDM Group on

4 Consulting Group Transforming performance for over 60 years Founded in 1943 as Personnel Administration By 1972 PA was global: Australia, NZ, France, Germany, Scandinavia, Asia-Pacific, US Today occupies a unique space as a global, multi-disciplinary, independent and employee owned management consultancy One of the first assignments was on the Hurricane Fighter during WW2 Since 1988 PA has been owned by its staff from top to bottom

5 PA: a global company with some 3000 staff worldwide Oslo San Francisco Los Angeles Cambridge, MA Madison Chicago New York Denver Princeton Houston Arlington Mexico City Antigua Jamaica Utrecht UK: Dublin London Cambridge Belfast Birmingham Glasgow Manchester Cheltenham Bristol Stockholm Moscow Copenhagen Prague Frankfurt Friburg Munich Tashkent Dusseldorf Tbilisi Yerevan Baku Islamabad Dubai New Delhi Bangalore Beijing Hong Kong Kuala Lumpur Lima = PA office Santiago Buenos Aires Auckland Wellington

6 Connected Car Overview Pioneered By Microsoft MS Connected Car technology was named Best Telematics Solution for 2004 at Telematics Detroit, the largest annual telematics conference. Key Initiatives North America Connected Car Trade Association Connected Vehicle Proving Centre Car Makers, Technology and System Suppliers, Centre for Automotive Research - tests, evaluates, and showcases connected vehicle systems by integrating connected vehicles, smartroadway infrastructure, and telecommunications technologies Europe - Many EU projects devoted to The continuously connected vehicle concept, open telematics architecture, standardising in-vehicle platforms Internet Connectivity The car is a node on the Internet with its own IP address

7 Auto-txt ecar The UK s Leading Connected Car Solution Personal Driver Navigation (Navigation) Internet access from the vehicle (Internet) Bluetooth enabled hands free calling (Phone) MP3 music play capability (Music) Vehicle Track and Trace capability via Internet portal Fleet Light (Vehicle Journey data recording) Stolen Vehicle Tracking (SVT) Based on the same Auto-txt SVT solution used by Aston Martin, Jaguar and LandRover Branded As My Mobile Drive By Car Phone Warehouse First Customer Nissan Commercial Vehicles Featured in a New Van Derivative Called The Interactive

8 Auto-txt ecar My Mobile Drive The Connected Vehicle Every individual vehicle can be accessed on-line, ensuring constant wireless communication with the driver as well as regular reporting on vehicle activity to increase efficiency and reduce costs. (Targeted to Commercial Fleets)

9 Auto-txt ecar The UK s Leading Connected Car Solution Full duplex secure communication protocol between vehicle and host systems Remote configuration of the vehicle module Remote flash of the vehicle module) Designed to European vehicle manufacturers standards) Modular approach to software applications to enable additional functionality to be enabled remotely. (for example OccuTek) Bluetooth connectivity to mobile devices for Automatic Driver Recognition, unlocking driver services and presenting these services according to driver preferences The Second Key

10 Auto-txt ecar Fleet Vehicle Track & Trace Web Enabled Display Telemetry Data - What the Host Computer Sees

11 Auto-txt ecar For Road User Charging A46 Road Charging Toll Gates for Rush Hours EastBound AM WestBound PM For RUC Data Internal To Smart Meter No External Tracking

12 IN Car Sharing High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Lanes (Motorways) High Occupancy Tolling (HOT) Solo driver pay to use HOV Lanes OUT Key Issues / Challenges New Government Policy for Reducing Congestion National Road Pricing based on Time, Distance, Place So What Happens to Road Usage Charging? Localised, Implemented by Local Councils, Barrier/Cordon systems in city centres with TDP in outlying areas, Problem A patchwork of local schemes across the country Solution Interoperability standards Is There a Future for TDP based RUC? Could end up with de-facto national road pricing by the back door under a different name TDP using In-vehicle systems is very flexible. It can be easily reconfigured to deal with congestion hot spots on A&B Roads which Government Policy seems to not be addressing

13 Auto-txt ecar For Road User Charging A46 Road Charging Toll Gates for Rush Hours EastBound AM WestBound PM For RUC Data Internal To Smart Meter No External Tracking Virtual Tolling Gates can be easily reconfigured to match changing patterns in congestion

14 Key Issues / Challenges Location Accuracy in Urban Canyons GNSS Augmentation Within Urban Canyons Seamless Integration of Positioning Technologies - Wi-Lan - Bluetooth - Cellular -GNSS - Other Courtesy of HW Communications Ltd.

15 Key Issues / Challenges Interoperability The Connected Car embodies the seamless integration of Wide Area (GSM), Short Range (Bluetooth, WI-LAN, ) and GNSS This contributes to achieving interoperability Compliance/Integrity Regular Health Checks of OBU via Short Range wireless Bluetooth 3 (Ultra Wide Band Communications) car to car car to petrol pump via Ultra Wide Band Public Acceptance Privacy Details of where vehicle travels are not sent to off-board server Charges are computed by OBU and sent to off-board server Auditing is done as part of the Regular Health Check of the OBU Benefits & Incentives Occupancy Discounts RUC is part of an overall package of services offered via the connected car service provider Voluntary scheme? Fuel tax offsets for those who participate

16 Summary The Connected Car (Vehicle) is an Established Concept Gaining widespread industry acceptance and support Connected Car Embraces Both Short Range and Wide Area Communications High Integration of multiple technologies to facilitate interoperability and position accuracy Provides Anywhere Anytime Solutions for Traffic Management Fast flexible response to changing road network circumstances Newly created congestion Hot spots Government Policy for Congestion Reduction HOV and HOT lanes only address part of the congestion management problem, mostly for Motorways Local Councils will over time create a national road pricing system by default Need for interoperability and standards will be key A standard RUC package will emerge to meet demand. Service offerings based on the Connected Car concept will be strong contenders. Use of the mobile phone as the driver interface. RUC becomes part of an established lifestyle package that offers clear benefits to drivers.