Quarterhill Inc T.QTRH

national interoperability

[wanttoknowwhy]

"Regional hubs take root Since MAP-21, the toll industry has rolled out interoperability regionally in a controlled, meaningful way, consistent with each agency’s business practices. To date, four major interoperable hubs have emerged: 1. Southeast: Georgia (Peach Pass), Florida (SunPass) and North Carolina (NC Quick Pass) 2. Northeast: 17 states (E-ZPass®), which form the Interagency Group 3. Central: Kansas (K-TAG), Texas (TxTag) and Oklahoma (PikePass) 4. Western: The Toll Roads of Orange County Out West, California, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington are planning to work through a single hub managed by The Transportation Corridor Agencies. The TCA is doing the final stages of planning to connect the western hub with other regions. Implementation should happen within the next year or two...

As soon as the Southeast and the Central hubs become interoperable, the toll industry will have achieved critical mass. HNTB predicts that will happen in the next three to five years. National interoperability is expected by 2025....

National toll interoperability will be the cornerstone of any future user-based fees. By leveraging their collective expertise to shape federal policy, U.S. toll agencies could play a lead role in collecting vehicle miles traveled tax fees, should Congress decide to go that route in creating a new, sustainable funding source. If that happens, toll agencies could ensure their coexistence in a new world of revenue collection....


https://www.hntb.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/2019_KevinHoeflich_TollingInteroperability.pdf

-" National interoperability is expected by 2025“, a lot of work for ETC to do..

good luck

[cabbieJBJ]

wanttoknowwhy, it's highly probable that the 3 hubs the ETC has/is working on will be live well before 2025...possibly by early 2024.

[wanttoknowwhy]

cabbie, as i can see "national interoperability" could eventually include IAG, CUSIOP, SEIOP, the western hub (see A), the states with toll program but no interoperability established and the state currently with no toll program (see B).  A)“ To date, four major interoperable hubs have emerged: 1. Southeast: Georgia (Peach Pass), Florida (SunPass) and North Carolina (NC Quick Pass

[cabbieJBJ]

wanttoknowwhy, have you talked with QTRH?

[cabbieJBJ]

wanttoknowwhy, I pressed SEND by accident.  The rest of the post: I have spoken with QTRH on the HUB initiative, but not for a while.  My recollection is that the SEIOP and IAG/E-ZPass Hubs would join with the CUSIOP Hub, likely by late 2023/early 2024. Colorado will join CUSIOP by year end.  At that point, ETC will be the operator of a defacto national hub - at least everything

[wanttoknowwhy]

great, thanks cabbie

[cabbieJBJ]

wanttoknowwhy, while connecting dots, be aware that Shannon Swank, ETC's Executive VP - Strategic Initiatives, brings a fintech background as she was a founder of PlusPass, a toll payment app.  It's unclear if she retained an equity position in PlusPass upon joining ETC late in 2022.  Also note that PlusPass has filed an antitrust legal action against Verra Mobiliity/Avis Budget