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"How does the system know what to charge you? Well, you either have an old-style toll transponder that always bills you as a solo driver, or you have a new-styl
by anonymousiam 5y ago
"How does the system know what to charge you? Well, you either have an old-style toll transponder that always bills you as a solo driver, or you have a new-style transponder with a 1/2/3+ switch that tells the road how to handle you. "
I have two "old-style" transponders with a 1/2/3+ switch, and one "new-style" passive RFID tag/sticker that has no switch, so I have no idea how they are determining what to charge me. Perhaps they are using AI/camera hardware to count the occupants now.
- TechBro8615 5y agoOr maybe you'll escape enforcement until they deprecate the current system and mandate the new-style transponder as part of your next vehicle registration renewal. In general, there is little upside to being an early adopter of systems your creditors seem excited about — for examples, see: smart meters, EzPass lanes, facial recognition for taxpayer identity verification, etc. I prefer to stick with existing systems as long as possible...