munterfi
commented
2 years ago Hi @unbrother, thanks for reporting.
Querying tolls (for individual triplegs) and aggregate them on route level is somewhat complicated. Depending on the country, the toll system is different. For example, in Switzerland you pay an amount once a year for the use of highways (vignette, flat rate). In contrast, tolls for routes in countries with toll stations are clearly defined and recurring. If a route from Switzerland to Italy (a system with toll stations) is queried, the costs for the route cannot simply be added up, since the return would be cheaper due to the already bought vignette in Switzerland:
library(hereR)
zh <- geocode("Zurich, Switzerland")
ge <- geocode("Genova, Italy")
rt <- route(zh, ge, transport_mode = "car", url_only = TRUE)
#> https://router.hereapi.com/v8/routes?apiKey=<YOUR-KEY>&origin=47.377,8.53977&destination=44.41048,8.93917&departureTime=2022-06-27T13:08:52%2B02:00&transportMode=car&alternatives=0&return=tollsAnd the response from the HERE Routing API with &return=tolls:
{
"routes":[
{
"id":"29dbb34e-2de7-4e32-8ad3-ec634214caeb",
"sections":[
{
"id":"bf70b11d-f423-459b-a9f5-ae35f59f2be1",
"type":"vehicle",
"departure":{
"time":"2022-06-27T13:08:52+02:00",
"place":{
"type":"place",
"location":{
"lat":47.3770155,
"lng":8.539779
},
"originalLocation":{
"lat":47.3769999,
"lng":8.5397699
}
}
},
"arrival":{
"time":"2022-06-27T18:06:17+02:00",
"place":{
"type":"place",
"location":{
"lat":44.41048,
"lng":8.9391699
},
"originalLocation":{
"lat":44.41048,
"lng":8.93917
}
}
},
"transport":{
"mode":"car"
},
"tolls":[
{
"countryCode":"CHE",
"tollSystemRef":0,
"tollSystem":"VIGNETTE SWITZERLAND",
"fares":[
{
"id":"daf1bde6-e0ad-4da6-8392-1cb974bf1a72",
"name":"VIGNETTE SWITZERLAND",
"price":{
"type":"value",
"currency":"CHF",
"value":39.0
},
"reason":"toll",
"paymentMethods":[
"passSubscription"
],
"pass":{
"returnJourney":false,
"validityPeriod":{
"period":"extendedAnnual"
}
}
}
]
},
{
"countryCode":"ITA",
"tollSystemRef":1,
"tollSystem":"AUTOSTRADE PER L'ITALIA S.P.A.",
"fares":[
{
"id":"a75e3e4f-d0d8-4ef4-8b19-a307bbf37719",
"name":"AUTOSTRADE PER L'ITALIA S.P.A.",
"price":{
"type":"value",
"currency":"EUR",
"value":2.3
},
"reason":"toll",
"paymentMethods":[
"cash",
"bankCard",
"creditCard",
"transponder",
"travelCard"
]
}
],
"tollCollectionLocations":[
{
"name":"Grandate",
"location":{
"lat":45.77395,
"lng":9.04929
}
}
]
},
{
"countryCode":"ITA",
"tollSystemRef":1,
"tollSystem":"AUTOSTRADE PER L'ITALIA S.P.A.",
"fares":[
{
"id":"5024f9f3-6c50-4a28-aeb9-1109a542447d",
"name":"AUTOSTRADE PER L'ITALIA S.P.A.",
"price":{
"type":"value",
"currency":"EUR",
"value":3.3
},
"reason":"toll",
"paymentMethods":[
"cash",
"bankCard",
"creditCard",
"transponder",
"travelCard"
]
}
],
"tollCollectionLocations":[
{
"name":"Rho",
"location":{
"lat":45.54107,
"lng":9.05848
}
}
]
},
{
"countryCode":"ITA",
"tollSystemRef":1,
"tollSystem":"AUTOSTRADE PER L'ITALIA S.P.A.",
"fares":[
{
"id":"e0e74421-5212-4140-a172-228431f161cf",
"name":"AUTOSTRADE PER L'ITALIA S.P.A.",
"price":{
"type":"value",
"currency":"EUR",
"value":11.2
},
"reason":"toll",
"paymentMethods":[
"cash",
"bankCard",
"creditCard",
"transponder",
"travelCard"
]
}
],
"tollCollectionLocations":[
{
"name":"Assago",
"location":{
"lat":45.38928,
"lng":9.13855
}
},
{
"name":"Genova",
"location":{
"lat":44.43124,
"lng":8.94574
}
}
]
}
],
"tollSystems":[
{
"id":509,
"name":"VIGNETTE SWITZERLAND",
"languageCode":"ENG"
},
{
"id":5048,
"name":"AUTOSTRADE PER L'ITALIA S.P.A.",
"languageCode":"ENG"
}
]
}
]
}
]
}As soon as I have some more time, I will work on a proposal to integrate tolls in route queries via the the hereR package.
I see that it is possible to request tolls for routes in the API but it would be great to be able to do it with hereR.