The Senate adopted on Monday, Dec. 14, Senate Resolution 596 asking the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to immediately suspend the implementation of cashless transactions on tollways.
House speaker Lord Allan Velasco estimated that it would take more than two years for all vehicles using the tollways to be provided with the RFID stickers.
Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian has warned the operator of North Luzon Expressway (NLEX) that its concession agreement could be revoked due to possible violations committed in the implementation of the RFID rollout.
Through the newly-launched Travel section in the PayMaya app, commuters can pre-purchase their tickets even before they arrive at the station and avoid long queues.
San Miguel Corporation (SMC) president Ramon S. Ang is asking the Department of Transportation (DOTr) to allow the toll operators to keep the cash lane open until February because of the large volume of vehicles that don’t have the RFID stickers yet.
The refreshed Rush line-up offers the Rush E grade with three rows of seats, making all Rush variants as 7-seater SUVs. The Reverse Camera is also being made available to the E grade variants.
Android Automotive is ideal for mass-market vehicles because it contains the main automotive extensions pre-developed, reducing time and cost of development.
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has warned that any delay in the implementation of contactless toll payment scheme would only make motorists and personnel manning the toll plazas vulnerable to the Covid-19.