A second generation of on board units (Emotach) is planned to be introduced during 2009 in the Swiss Heavy Vehicles Fee System (LSVA). The new OBU will gradually replace the first generation (TRIPON) that has been in operation since the start of the system in 2001.

Rapp Trans supports the Swiss customs throughout the whole life cycle of this programme, activities have included the pre-study, preparation of the statement of requirements, tender evaluation, monitoring the implementation by the supplier and performing acceptance testing.

The largest deployment of such a service in the world took place in Paris in July 2007 with initially 1000 self-service stations and 10,000 bikes in the first 8 months of operation; these have increased to over 1450 stations and 20,000 bikes.

The Rapp Trans associated office in Paris is assisting the City of Paris in the project management of the data and payment system used for delivering the on street service and monitoring the service provider against the contractual service levels.

In the first 8 months of operation there have been over 15 million registered borrowing of bikes and the success of the scheme has received widespread media coverage and significant interest from other cities considering the introduction of similar schemes.

EUROPPASS was awarded the implementation and operations of the Austrian electronic fee collection system for heavy goods vehicles on motorways. The system was successfully introduced in January 2004.

Rapp Trans supported EUROPPASS in the system realisation through the development of operational procedures, reviewing functional and technical specifications, supporting interoperability discussions with adjacent countries, test plans, and monitoring acceptance testing.

The Republic of Slovenia has decided on an Action Plan that, amongst other measures, foresees the introduction of a charge on heavy vehicles travelling on the national roads network.

Rapp Trans has won the consultancy contract for this project together with a Slovenian partner. The consortium has been tasked to develop the system concept, to produce the investment documentation and to prepare the call for tenders for the system operations. The project is very ambitious both regarding its targets and its timing, requiring a large and skilled team of experts with high availability.