In 2003, EcoRodovias acquired a 12.75% interest in STP – Serviços e Tecnologia de Pagamentos, a leading company in the implementation of the Automatic Vehicle Identification (AVI ) system in Brazil, providing users with convenience and savings.


Electronic Payments

STP supplies technologies to support the electronic collection of fees in toll plazas, shopping center parking areas and major parking sites and interconnection points in the countries major cities through the services named "Sem Parar/Via Fácil" and "Onda Livre". The Company's services cover more than 86% of the Brazilian toll network, operate in 220 toll plazas and serve 43 highway concessionaries.

Sem Parar/Via Fácil services allow users to pay toll fees through a sensor; the collection is made while the car is running at a speed of 40 km/h. The system provides convenience to users, avoids the waste of time in lines, and helps traffic flow since drivers do not need to stop. Compared with traditional payment systems, it reduces time used by 60%.

Additionally, ST P's electronic payment system reduces fuel consumption associated with the process by approximately 89% , and reduces CO₂ emissions by 961.26 tons per year.

In shopping malls, users are free from the waiting lines at the cashiers to pay their parking tickets, since the system sensor is detected at the entrance of parking areas.