The deal includes joined tolling and mobility business development and innovation across EMEA and North America

Barcelona, Spain, September 14th, 2020 – Abertis Mobility Services (AMS), the electronic solutions subsidiary by Abertis Group, leader in tolling (managing 9.000+  Highways kms and 20+ concessions) and mobility solutions today announced an agreement with IBM Services  to accelerate innovation and deployment of advanced technologies­ into existing  and new AMS tolling operations across Europe and North America.

As innovation in mobility accelerates it creates new opportunities to deliver future focused, intelligent transport solutions. This partnership will enable both AMS and IBM to collaborate, innovate and deploy solutions that benefit from their respective expertise. This extends to Free-Flow / ETC Tolling, Truck Tolling, Congestion Charging, and Automotive Tolling solutions that will help transform the customer experience,  decrease road congestion, lower CO2 emissions,  improve road safety and will positively contribute to the sustainability of the transportation industry and mobility solutions now and into the future.

Christian Barrientos, CEO of Abertis Mobility Services said “This new partnership presents a great opportunity for collaboration between two global organisations, to provide industry-leading solutions in tolling and mobility. We look forward to working closely with IBM Services moving forward, and we know from our previous experience of collaborating with them that they share many of our values in relation to being innovative and providing best in class services to clients.”

Manuel Carrasco Perez, SPGI Industrial Sector Leader of IBM commented: “Abertis Mobility Services is part of the fabric of the International Tolling Mobility Sector and we are thrilled to be working them. There is a lot of innovation right now in tolling and mobility and this is an exciting time for the industry. At IBM Services we hope to be at the centre of this innovation as we work to deliver future focused toll-based mobility solutions alongside Abertis Mobility Services.”