Ouster’s tolling win shows LiDAR suppliers finding steadier demand at the roadside while vehicle adoption cycles run longer
Indra has chosen 3D digital LiDAR from Ouster for its electronic toll collection projects worldwide, after deploying hundreds of the San Francisco firm’s Rev7 units across the Americas and Europe. The tolling systems supplier is also evaluating the newer Rev8, whose native colour sensing is aimed at free-flow tolling across several lanes at speed.
Indra’s toll systems cover more than 3,300 lanes and handle five million trips a day. Replacing older 2D LiDAR with Rev7 on its gantries brought 360-degree, long-range coverage across more lanes and enough resolution to measure vehicle size and volume, with performance holding up in poor weather and light.
For Ouster, roadside work extends its sensors well beyond vehicles, and its products meet the Build America, Buy America rules that govern US transport projects. Neither company disclosed contract value or unit volumes, though Indra brings a base of more than 2,500 mobility projects in over 50 countries.
In a statement, Javier Rojo, ITS and Tolling Solutions Director at Indra, said: “Ouster’s advanced LiDAR technology significantly boosts the performance of our toll solutions. During our rigorous testing and our real-world deployments, Ouster’s sensors outperformed every other system we evaluated, making them a clear choice for our upcoming global projects. We are excited to continue to expand our relationship with Ouster in the U.S. and other global markets.”
Source: Ouster
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