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ROAD CHARGING BENEFITS OF RAIN
RAIN RFID is a core road charging technology that is used globally for a variety of road charging applications. It works handsfree, costs a fraction of other road charging technologies and since no battery is required for the transponder it is a very environmentally friendly solution and requires less maintenance. The technology’s flexibility allows for its use in a variety of form factors such as license plates, windshield labels, headlamp tags and more.
Along with road charging, RAIN RFID technology offers a wide range of other applications in the transport and mobility sectors, such as Electronic Vehicle Identification (EVI), Electronic Vehicle Registration (EVR) Electronic Toll Collection (ETC), Smart City, access control into low emission zones and payment.
A world where RAIN RFID is the premier technology for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) for mobility and transport applications
An industry initiative in cooperation with RAIN RFID Alliance to include RFID technology in EU road charging and EETS legislation
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RAIN Success Stories
Cloud-supported Access Control and Fleet Management
https://www.kathrein-solutions.com/files/2019_04_cs_cloud-supported-access-control-and-fleet-management_gb.pdf
Can You See Us? RAIN RFID Can, @220 km/h with Full 128 bit AES Encryption
https://www.kathrein-solutions.com/files/2019_05_cs_its_sachsenring_gb.pdf
Nationwide Vehicle Identification at the Foot of the Pyramids
https://www.kathrein-solutions.com/files/2019_06_its_aegypten_goplus_gb.pdf
MERSEY GATEWAY BRIDGE IN ENGLAND USES UHF READERS FROM FEIG FOR ROAD TOLLING
https://www.feig.de/en/news/press-news/detail/view/mersey-gateway-bridge-in-england-uses-uhf-readers-from-feig-for-road-tolling/
MOSCOW-CITY SKYSCRAPERS STREAMLINE PARKING ACCESS AND CONTROL WITH SECURE RFID
https://www.feig.de/en/news/press-news/detail/view/moscow-city-skyscrapers-streamline-parking-access-and-control-with-secure-rfid/
Recent News
Industry Group To Support Adoption Of RAIN RFID Advanced Road Charging Technology In Europe
RAIN RFID Solution Viewed as Cost-effective, Sustainable And Flexible BRUSSELS, Belgium and WAKEFIELD, Mass. – April 14, 2021 – The RAIN Alliance launched today a workgroup with the mission of supporting the use of RAIN RFID advanced road charging (electronic toll...
Using contactless vehicle access control to avoid uncertainties in times of the COVID-19 pandemic
Automated RFID systems ensure hygienic access control and minimize the risk of contact infections – while providing maximum user convenience. To read more, follow the link below to the source. Source: parking-net.com
Schreiner Group Using FEIG ELECTRONIC RFID Long Range Readers For the automatic vehicle access control of parking spaces at its HQ
The high-tech company Schreiner Group is now relying on powerful RFID long range readers from FEIG ELECTRONIC for the automatic vehicle access control of their parking spaces. To read more, follow the link below to the source. Source:...
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HELP SHAPE THE FUTURE OF ROAD CHARGING
Join the RAIN RFID Alliance and shape the future of RAIN in Road Charging. The RAIN RFID Alliance is a global association offering opportunities to connect, learn and share in the aviation industry. Membership is open to companies and organizations, including: manufacturers, software developers, solution providers, and end-users. Visit the www.rainrfid.org website for more information.
If you’re interested in becoming a member of RAIN please visit https://rainrfid.org/members/join/ or send any questions about the RAIN alliance by e-mail to [email protected] .
RAIN RFID Technology Feasibility Study
Sustainable road charging services within the European Union’s Road Network are in constantly evolving need of sustainable, ecological, and cost-effective smart technologies, being part of ITS – Intelligent Transportation Systems.
The major objective of the RAIN RFID Technology Feasibility Study is to serve as a basis for exchange of knowledge and best practice globally with public and private stakeholders involved in road (user) charging or Electronic Toll Collection, and to support the process of including RAIN RFID Technology in the future Directives, legislation, and services of the European Electronic Toll Service (EETS).
RAIN RFID has been emerging as a strong technology because of its low On-Board-Unit and transceiver/reader cost and has demonstrated its capabilities but is not considered in the European Legislation.
The Study is addressed to the involved stakeholders: European Parliament and its Transport Committee, the European Commission, Ministries and legislative bodies in EU member states, road users, concessionaires, operators, integrators, toll chargers, professional associations, the tolling and charging industry, standardization bodies, and financial institutions.
The major chapters of the Study are:
| Executive Summary |
Best practices worldwide: Europe, Americas, Asia |
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EETS – The European Electronic Toll Service |
Comparison of technologies (DSRC, ANPR, GNSS, RFID): financial impacts, consumer evaluation, SWOT, cost for three typical road schemes |
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Major Stakeholders |
Former European Studies on Road Charging |
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RAIN RFID Technology components |
The RAIN Alliance European Road Charging Working Group |
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Road Charging applications |
Impact assessment of the Directive |
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Automated Vehicle Identification and License Plate Security applications |
Summary and conclusions |
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Standardization |
Contributors |
The latest revision of the European legislation on the European Electronic Toll Service took place in 2019 with the Directive 2019/520/EU. This Directive is at present being transposed into the EU Member States legislation to come into power by November 2021.
The impact assessment of the 2019/520/EU Directive is expected to be completed by April 2023. The way forward to consider RAIN RFID is to include “experimental technologies” in pilot projects. Pilot projects featuring other technologies can be authorized by EU authorities upon request by EU member states.
Therefore, pilot projects, studies, and best practice are to be produced in 2022 with the success metrics for RAIN to be considered in the 2019/520/EU Directive impact assessment and accepted in the next release of the Directive.
At present, also further developments within EU legislation are being considered, i.e., the completion of standardization for ANPR, Electronic Vehicle Identification (EVI), or the usage of smartphones. RAIN shall be added.
Chairmanship and Management
Chairman:
Christian SCHNEBINGER
Deputy Sales Officer
KATHREIN Solutions GmbH
Christian Schnebinger is Deputy Sales Officer at Kathrein Solutions GmbH and since several years responsible for Kathrein‘s Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Business globally.
Vice Chairman:
Bud Courville
RFID Project Manager
EM Microelectronic
Bud works for EM Microelectronic as a RFID IC program manager focusing on EM’s RFID ITS product marketing and development activities. He has 25+ years’ experience developing integrated circuits for a wide array of markets and applications in multiple CMOS semiconductor process technologies.
RAIN RFID Technology LEGAL Study ON THE EU ETC FRAMEWORK
The latest EU Directive on Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) interoperability in Europe, the 2019/520/EU, last month reached the deadline for the transposition in to the national laws; the most important, in terms of ETC, EU Member States complied with the deadline, some others are finalizing the procedure, but at any event since last 19th October the Directive is legally binding across Europe.
The main objective of the RAIN RFID Legal Study is to depict in practical terms the EU ETC legal framework, in order to detect the possibilities for its future integration with RAIN RFID solutions.
The legislative procedure in the EU can be complex, therefore the interested parties do need an effective tool to understand how their wealth of knowledge and solutions can be put at disposal of the decision makers involved in the process.
RAIN RFID has been emerging as a strong technology opportunity because of its low On-Board-Unit and transceiver/reader cost and has demonstrated its capabilities but is not at the moment considered in the European Legislation.
The Study complements the technology feasibility study that is being published in parallel, and is addressed to the market stakeholders, such as concessionaires, operators, integrators, toll chargers, professional associations, the tolling and charging industry, standardization bodies, and financial institutions.
The Study includes the following main components:
| EU legislation |
General concepts, overview on the EU Institutions, description of the typical legislative procedure |
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EU ETC legislation history and rationale |
General background (2004/52 Directive, 2009/750 Decision) and the resulting framework |
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Current EU ETC legislation: Directive 2019/520/EU |
Directive content, obligations, clauses for its evolution; legislation implementation framework; European Electronic Tolling Service state of implementation, time range for the update of the Directive |
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Elements of a technical and advocacy strategy for RAIN to be included in the revision of the Directive 2019/520/EU |
Stakeholders, actions |
The Study highlights that the impact assessment of the 2019/520/EU Directive is expected to be completed by April 2023. The way forward to consider RAIN RFID is to include “experimental technologies” in pilot projects. Pilot projects featuring other technologies can be authorized by EU authorities upon request by EU member states.
Therefore, pilot projects, studies, and best practice are to be produced in 2022 with the success metrics for RAIN to be considered in the 2019/520/EU Directive impact assessment and accepted in the next release of the Directive.
At present, also further developments within EU legislation are being considered, i.e., the completion of standardization for ANPR, Electronic Vehicle Identification (EVI), or the usage of smartphones. RAIN shall be added.