Brand-new second-hand: OmniAir's Tim McGuckin takes a look at what happens when a tolling authority makes safety its principal operating criterion. The bottom - line effects, he says, are not as onerous as one might think

摘要

Replacing an existing 915MHz-based Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) system with a new 915MHz system for toll collection is - from a technology standpoint - comparable to trading in your 1999 high-mileage Buick for another 1999 Buick with '0' on the odometer. The vehicle is indeed functional, but is it certainly not new. It sits there devoid of 10 years'-worth of research and development - R&D that will have produced not only myriad new instruments and components that enhance performance and safety (radar, lidar, Electronic Stability Control, xenon lights and so on) but also technology that has improved the driving experience (navigation systems, Sync, mp3, concierge).