摘要 |
A vehicle-mounted unit for a toll collection system for automatically charging a toll comprises a communication zone determining means for determining if the vehicle is within a toll collection communication zone by radio communication with a road-side machine, an insertion state detecting means for detecting if the storage medium has been correctly inserted into the vehicle-mounted unit, a suitability determining means for determining if the storage medium is suitable for toll collection, and an external control apparatus interface portion for sending and receiving data signals to and from a vehicle speed control device, the interface portion sending data to the vehicle speed control device for decelerating the vehicle if the vehicle-mounted unit is within the toll collection communication zone and is confirming if the storage medium is correctly inserted into the vehicle-mounted unit or is confirming toll collection suitability. |