Center VMT Payment Administration (Equipment Packages*)

This equipment package receives VMT data (time stamped roadways used by the vehicle since the last transmission) and computes the total cost to the vehicle owner for payment. Based on owner preference during vehicle registration, this cost is either billed to the owner or requested from an in-vehicle payment instrument. Communication with the vehicle can be direct over wide-area wireless communications or via fixed or mobile field equipment. Fixed or mobile field equipment might also indicate if a fault has been detected in the vehicle equipment. VMT data can be audited with both registration information and odometer information from the DMV associated with the vehicle registration. Payment for use of roadways not operated by the specific instance of the VMT Payment Administration that the vehicle is registered with, will be reconciled with the Center VMT Payment Administration EPs of those entities. Payments from vehicle owners and operators as well as payments to other Center VMT Payment Administration Eps are reconciled with a Financial institution. Actual VMT costs for roadways (by time, by roadway and by class of vehicle) are sent to ISPs to assist drivers in estimating specific trip costs. Payment violations can be reported to Enforcement Agencies when appropriate. Finally, vehicle owners can interact with the EP using personal devices or public terminals to setup and edit account preferences for owned vehicles, get account reports, and make payments.

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Functionality:

    Functional Requirements*:
    1. The center shall register vehicles for road use payment, establishing accounts that identify owner billing information and preferences.
    2. The center shall provide secure user account management, providing user access to rules and policies, current billing status, invoices, payments, and mechanisms for review and challenge of the collected data.
    3. This center shall maintain and publish road use prices, as configured by the Payment Administrator.
    4. The center shall receive VMT data (time stamped log of roadways used by the vehicle) and compute the total cost to the vehicle owner.
    5. The center shall calculate road use charges based on the vehicle's mileage, roads traveled, time periods, emissions profile for make/model, fuel economy for make/model, weight, number of axles/tires, or other policies.
    6. The center shall access and use registration and odometer information from the DMV to verify and audit collected VMT data.
    7. The center shall process and clear payments from vehicle owners and operators as well as payments to other Center VMT Payment Administration through clearing houses provided by financial institutions.
    8. The center shall coordinate with other VMT Payment Administration systems to reconcile and apportion payments for vehicles registered in other jurisdictions.
    9. The center shall report payment violations including vehicle information and vehicle image to the designated Enforcement Agency.
    10. The center shall monitor the operational status of VMT field equipment and identify equipment faults.

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Inputs/Outputs (Included Architecture Flows)

Source Architecture Flow Destination
DMV registration Payment Administration
Financial Institution transaction status Payment Administration
Other Payment Administration VMT payment coordination Payment Administration
Payment Administration license request DMV
Payment Administration payment violation notification Enforcement Agency
Payment Administration payment request Financial Institution
Payment Administration VMT data for ISP Information Service Provider
Payment Administration VMT payment coordination Other Payment Administration
Payment Administration payment information presentation Payment Administrator
Payment Administration traveler payment request Personal Information Access
Payment Administration user VMT account reports Personal Information Access
Payment Administration traveler payment request Remote Traveler Support
Payment Administration user VMT account reports Remote Traveler Support
Payment Administration vehicle payment request this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Roadway Payment
Payment Administration vehicle payment request this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Vehicle
Payment Administration VMT cost data Vehicle
Payment Administrator payment administration requests Payment Administration
Personal Information Access traveler payment information Payment Administration
Personal Information Access user VMT account setup Payment Administration
Remote Traveler Support traveler payment information Payment Administration
Remote Traveler Support user VMT account setup Payment Administration
Roadway Payment vehicle payment information this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Payment Administration
Roadway Payment VMT data Payment Administration
Roadway Payment VMT equipment fault Payment Administration
Vehicle vehicle payment information this architecture flow either has been or will be addressed by ITS Standards Payment Administration
Vehicle VMT data Payment Administration

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