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Titlesort descending Description
e-Safety

Joint initiative of the European Commission (DG Enterprise and DG Information Society), the industry and other stakeholders that aims to accelerate the development, deployment and use of Intelligent Integrated Safety Systems, that use information and communication technologies in intelligent solutions, in order to increase road safety and reduce the number of accidents on European roads.

E-ZPass

The E-ZPass Group is an association of 25 toll agencies in 15 states that operates the ... E-ZPass electronic toll collection program. E-ZPass  ... is the world leader in toll interoperability, with more than 24 million E-ZPass devices in circulation.

EBITA

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, and Amortization (EBITA) refers to a company's earnings before the deduction of interest, taxes and amortization expenses. It is a financial indicator used widely as a measure of efficiency and profitability.

EC

European Commission

EETS

European Electronic Tolling Service - In 2004 the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union adopted a directive on the interoperability of electronic road toll systems, laying down the general conditions for  EETS to be used on the entire EU road network. The Commission adopted the EETS definition in October 2009.

EFC

Electronic Fee Collection

EFC Operator

Organization that is empowered by toll system agency to collect the toll and operate the Electronic Fee Collection (EFC) infrastructure.

EGNOS

European Geostationary Navigation Overlay System

Electronic Funds Transfer

Process by which payments associated with toll passage, parking fees, etc. are communicated from the Authority maintaining the Customer account to the Authority providing the service.

EMS

Emergency Medical Services

EMV

(Europay, MasterCard, Visa) is the global standard that is helping ensure smart cards, terminals and other systems can interoperate. The major card associations have set a January 2006 deadline for Europe-wide migration to EMV cards.

Entry-Exit System

*NEW* An arrangement of toll plazas at every facility entrance and exit. This arrangement enables the measurement of trip length by recording facility entry on paper tickets (or an electronic toll record) and collecting paper tickets or electronically recording the exit location. Entry-exit systems can work with electronic toll collection as well as tickets.

EPS

Electronic Payment Services. Any use of an On-Board Unit to pay for a service.

EPSNIS

Electronic Payment Services National Interoperability Specification - Specification developed by OmniAir and patterned after the specifications used by banks and credit card companies to handle billions of card payments, EPSNIS is designed to be the basis for interoperable back office processing of toll payments.

ERP

Electronic Road Pricing - Electronic Road Pricing  is a system used for managing road congestion. Based on a pay-as-you-use principle, motorists are charged when they use priced roads during peak hours.  ERP rates vary for different roads and time periods depending on local traffic conditions. This encourages motorists to change their mode of transport, travel route or time of travel.

ERTICO

ERTICO - ITS Europe - ERTICO is a network of Intelligent Transport Systems and Services stakeholders in Europe connecting public authorities, industry players, infrastructure operators, users, national ITS associations and other organisations together. http://www.ertico.com/ertico-its-europe/

ETC

Electronic Toll Collection. The collection of tolls based the automatic identification and classification of vehicles using electronic systems.

ETC (Electronic Toll Collection)

*UPDATED* A technology and toll payment option that allows customers to use a pre-authorized toll account for payments at one or more toll facilities. The most widely-used of all ETC programs in the US is E-ZPass. In the US, ETC toll accounts provide a small radio-frequency (RF) transponder in a plastic box or on a sticker, to serve as the on-board unit that identifies the vehicle. Outside of the US, on-board units may also include other technological options, such as cellular communications or GPS application options such as on the European GNSS system. Sometimes accounts may be used for other commercial transactions such as parking, fuel payments, or fast food purchases.

ETC Lane

*UPDATED* A toll lane that accepts ETC as toll payment from a driver. These lanes typically do not require a vehicle to come to a complete stop.

ETL

Express Toll Lane: ETLs are dedicated Priced Managed Lanes within highway rights-of-way that motorists may use by paying a toll. Unlike High Occupancy Toll lanes, ETLs charge all vehicles—including HOVs—for passage.

ETSI

European Telecommunication Standardization Institute

ETTM

Electronic Traffic and Toll Management

EU

European Union

European EFC service

European Electronic Fee Collection Service. Complementary service to the national electronic toll services of the Member States, that shall ensure the interoperability, for users, of the electronic toll systems that have already been deployed in the Member States and of those to be deployed in the future in respect of the EC Directive throughout the territory of the Member States of the European Union.

Eurovignette

In Europe a sticker proving that a distance related toll has been paid by the user. An EC Directive is in the process of being approved introducing the Eurovignette in Member States for HGV

EVR

Electronic Vehicle Registration - Electronic vehicle registration (EVR) uses radio frequency identification technology (RFID) to electronically identify vehicles and validate the identity, status, and authenticity of vehicle data. A unique electronic identification code is established for each vehicle via a tamper-resistant windshield sticker tag, and each unique code is linked to a record in the centralized owner/vehicle-based database.  EVR can be used to automate vehicle registration, reduce car theft and other fraudulent activities and increase tax and toll revenues.

Expected TCS Revenue

Expected TCS Revenue at manual lanes and mainline Automated Vehicle Identification (AVI) lanes is calculated by multiplying the number of transactions in each  Automatic Vehicle Classification (AVC) class by the toll due for that AVC class at that location.  Expected TCS Revenue at ramp locations is calculated by multiplying the flat toll due for the ramp by the number of transactions regardless of AVC class.

Express Lane

*UPDATED* "Express" or "Express Lanes" is the de facto standard name used for signing priced managed lanes in the US. Note that "Express" lanes are also designations for expressway lanes that serve as a by-pass alternative around local interchanges. They preclude access to some local interchanges.