What is it like when WeChat and Alipay meet the highway?

From the development of Internet payment to the convenience of mobile payment, it has increased nearly 10 times from 2011 to 2016. In 2016, the scale of China's third-party Internet transactions reached 19 trillion yuan, an increase of 62.2% compared with 2015; the scale of third-party mobile payment transactions is expected to reach 38 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 215.4%. Such a huge growth is nothing more than the huge demand for mobile (Internet) payment.

The secret war between WeChat and Alipay in the O2O model began in 2015, and it was the most intense year. When Alibaba discovered that WeChat was moving offline, it quickly started to compete and exert its strength. Strictly speaking, the competition is carried out on a global scale. WeChat and Alipay have become the standard for daily payment. No matter how they compete or how they have differences, they all have one common feature, that is, they must scan the code.

When it comes to scanning codes, you either scan it or it scans you. Some people who pay attention to details may find that they need to enter the amount and password when they actively scan the code, but being scanned by the merchant is the easiest way, just scan and go. What would it be like if the scan and go function was applied to highways?

This idea came from the editor who was passing through a highway toll station and saw that he could pay with WeChat and Alipay. He thought it would be more convenient to apply for ETC. Although ETC is convenient, not many people apply for it. After all, it is limited to highways and its application scope is not particularly wide. Here is a brainstorm for you: Will car codes surpass ETC?

The QR code can be generated by the car owner and affixed to a part of the car body or the front glass, which is convenient for the toll collection system to scan the code. The payment system access registration - toll collection, the two stages are the same as the highway toll calculation method, registration at the entrance, and calculation and settlement of tolls at the exit.

Advantages:

1. The payment method has a wide audience

2. Improve passing efficiency

3. Reduce labor

4. No need to specify the handling

shortcoming:

1. The technology is not mature enough

2. Accuracy issues

3. What should I do if there is a malfunction?

Then every car owner does not have to worry about not applying for ETC, and does not have to worry about waiting in a long line to get the card at the toll station during peak hours. Each car basically passes through in 1 or 2 seconds, which can greatly improve efficiency. In addition to highway tolls, this function can also be applied to parking lots, where unattended vehicles can be automatically parked, which saves more time and materials than normal card collection. If unmanned driving technology can be configured, the toll procedures for highways, parking lots, etc. can basically be completed without manual operation.

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.