FASTag RFID System Serves 97 Percent of Indian Vehicles

By Claire Swedberg

All new cars are equipped with UHF RFID tags, operators are signing up through their banks, and the system has reportedly increased toll revenues, while reducing traffic and carbon emissions.

India has the world's largest population, with approximately 26 million vehicles sharing national highways and expressways. The development and maturity of a radio frequency identification (RFID)-based tolling system known as FASTag collected billions of rupees for toll operators, while moving cars more quickly through the toll plazas that had previously caused backups and delays. FASTag, the world's largest electronic toll-collection system, is oper...

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