Hi-pass is the name of a system for the expressways in

South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing a land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eas ...

that allows motorists to make wireless toll payments, without the need to stop.Paying Highway Tolls with Hi-pass
/ref> It uses DSRC (Dedicated Short-Range Communication), allowing for automatic settlement of tolls, by communication between the car terminal and the toll gate equipment.

History

2000 *January 6: Korea Expressway Corporation announces plan for trial run from March 2000 *June 30: Hi-pass trial run conducted at three toll gate locations, Seongnam, Cheonggye, and Pangyo; one car for each south-bound lane, total of six cars 2001 *April: Suspension of leases of new terminals due to an issue of using frequencies of the Ministry of Information and Communication 2005 *October 31: Introduction of additional Hi-pass toll gate locations, including Incheon, Nam-Incheon, Hanam, and Topyeong 2007 *December 20: Full operation at all toll gate locations country-wide 2008 *April 1: Management of Hi-pass+ card transferred from Korea Expressway Corporation to Hi-pass+ Card Co., Ltd. *September 1: Commencement of issuance of Hi-pass terminals for box trucks under 4.5 tons and trucks under 1.5 tons *October 6: Achieved a 30% average usage rate country-wide *October 16: Suspension of new leases of Hi-pass terminals, continued instead with selling terminals 2009 *March 25: Introduction of post-pay Hi-pass car service / Discontinuation of pre-pay electronic card charging system 2010 *July 1: Expansion of Hi-pass usage of trucks under 4.5 tons (box trucks and open freight trucks) *December 2: Achieved a 50% average usage rate country-wide 2011 *November 28: Expansion of Hi-pass usage of specialized vehicles, including tow trucks 2014 *September 1: Introduction of Hi-pass "Happy Terminal" 2015 *October 12: Introduction of Hi-pass "Happy Terminal" for trucks prior to expanding Hi-pass usage for trucks over 4.5 tons *October 15: Expansion of usage of Hi-pass for trucks over 4.5 tons (length of less than 2.5 m, height of loaded freight less than 3.0 m) 2016 *March 29: Conversion to Hi-pass exclusive usage for trucks more than 4.5 tons 2017 *October: Introduction of smart tolling system at Nam-Sooncheon toll gate and Namhae Expressway Seoyeongam toll gate

References

Fare collection systems in South Korea {{SouthKorea-transport-stub