Author: Hansjörg Back
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Avoid toll or ferries? Yes, indeed!
There are use cases where you want to avoid toll or ferries on a route, e.g. to reduce extra costs. Of course, this could lead to longer routes (see below the left route using a ferry and the right route avoiding ferries).
In the new version of the PTV Developer Routing API V1.7.0 you have the possibility to avoid toll, ferries and rail shuttles by using the parameter ‘avoid’.…
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Using electronic toll collection systems
Electronic toll collection (ETC) systems provide a fast alternative to pay the toll without stopping the vehicle, normally using a wireless transponder. As the driver does not have to stop, traffic delays are reduced. Moreover ETC systems are cheaper and more flexible.…
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New tutorials for toll and emissions calculation available
Nowadays toll and emissions calculation are key points for a routing app to evaluate costs and pollution. Both is provided by the Routing API of PTV Developer.
The two new tutorials Toll Routing and Emissions Routing show how easy it is to implement this for your own routing app.…
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Control your turns
In some use cases, truck drivers and deliverers prefer turns on the passenger side during the route. Even if this results in a small detour, it can reduce waiting times and enhance safety. Now you have the possibility to control such a behavior (see the right route below using the new feature).…
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Time for a break
Driving time regulations are crucial for vehicle drivers. They define a set of rules for break and rest periods as well as for travel limits to improve road safety and ensure good working conditions. And the corresponding laws could be different in different countries!…
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Critical vulnerability in Log4j
The latest update to this post is available here!
On Friday 09.12.21 a critical vulnerability (Log4Shell) in the widely used Java library Log4j has been identified. According to the assessment of many authorities, this leads to an extremely critical threat situation, which is why, among others, the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) in Germany has upgraded its existing cyber security warning to warning level red (see Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures and BSI).…