The Stripe for Tolling -- enabling next-generation road pricing through a unified digital platform for congestion pricing, road usage charging, and tolling.
ClearRoad Inc is a New York-based startup founded in 2017 that positions itself as the 'Stripe for Tolling' -- a cloud-based digital platform enabling governments and agencies to implement modern road pricing. The company's Road Pricing Platform supports congestion pricing, distance-based road usage charging (RUC), and next-generation tolling, leveraging in-vehicle telematics, OBDII devices, connected vehicle data, and smartphone technology rather than traditional toll infrastructure. ClearRoad has deep roots in the road usage charging space. Co-founder and CEO Frederic Charlier previously led RUC activities at Emovis, the Abertis subsidiary that operates some of the largest US mileage-based user fee programs. ClearRoad became a commercial account manager in Oregon's OReGO program -- the longest-running RUC program in the United States, operational since 2015 -- and was selected by the Utah Department of Transportation to run a groundbreaking six-month pilot in 2023 that unified tolling and RUC into a single platform. Internationally, ClearRoad partnered with the City of Bogota and Cornell Tech on the ParceGo congestion pricing pilot in 2022, testing smartphone-based road pricing with over 200 volunteer drivers in Colombia's capital. The company also offers a Tolling API that provides a single integration point covering 90% of toll roads and bridges across 21 major tolling states in the US, aiming to bring interoperability to the fragmented American tolling landscape. ClearRoad has offices in the Bay Area, Montreal, and Lille, France, and has participated in the New Zealand Ministry of Transport's 2025 RFI process as the country explores transitioning its light vehicle fleet to a modernised RUC system.
Cloud-based platform enabling governments to implement congestion pricing, road usage charging, and next-generation tolling. Supports multiple data sources including OBDII devices, connected vehicle telematics, and smartphone GPS. Designed to operate flexibly under any programmatic and regulatory design.
A single API integration point providing access to toll charges and payments across 90% of US toll roads and bridges in 21 major tolling states. Enables businesses, fleet managers, and developers to access nationwide tolling data through one integration, addressing the interoperability gap in US tolling.
ClearRoad serves as one of the commercial account managers in Oregon's OReGO road usage charge program, managing driver accounts and RUC billing. Supports reporting methods ranging from OBDII plug-in devices with GPS to connected vehicle telematics.
Smartphone-based congestion pricing application developed for the City of Bogota pilot. Uses GPS to track trips within congestion zones and integrates with street camera networks for enforcement. Designed to be flexible and equitable, supporting variable pricing strategies.
ClearRoad founded by Frederic Charlier and Paul Salama in New York. Charlier previously led RUC activities at Emovis; Salama brought business development and policy expertise.
Secured $2.35 million seed funding round to accelerate development of the Road Pricing Platform for mileage-based user fees and congestion pricing.
Added toll industry veterans to leadership: Andrew Peppard joined as VP of Tolling, and Larry Yermack (founder of E-ZPass) joined the board of advisors.
Became a commercial account manager in Oregon's OReGO road usage charge program, the longest-running RUC program in the United States (operational since 2015).
Partnered with the City of Bogota, Colombia and Cornell Tech on the ParceGo congestion pricing pilot. Over 2,530 people applied; 225 volunteer drivers recorded trips using ClearRoad's smartphone app from April to July 2022.
Selected by Utah Department of Transportation to run a six-month RUC pilot -- the first of its kind to unify tolling, local road usage charging, and distance-based RUC into one platform. Approximately 100 volunteers participated across Ogden, St. George, Saratoga Springs, and South Jordan.
Launched the ClearRoad Tolling API, providing a single integration point covering 90% of toll roads and bridges across 21 major US tolling states.
Participated in the New Zealand Ministry of Transport's Request for Information (RFI) on future RUC retail services, as NZ prepares to transition its light vehicle fleet into the road user charges system from 2027.
CEO & Co-Founder
Engineer with a Master's in Applied Mathematics from Catholic University of Louvain and an MBA from College des Ingenieurs. Previously Senior IT Project Manager at Emovis and CTO at Bip&Go (Sanef/Abertis electronic toll tag service), where he directed all Road Usage Charge activities.
Co-Founder & COO
Led fundraising, business development, product strategy, and thought leadership at ClearRoad. Connected to the Cornell Tech Urban Tech Hub ecosystem.
VP of Tolling
Mobile tolling app leader who joined ClearRoad to strengthen the company's tolling product capabilities.
Board Advisor
Founder and instigator of the E-ZPass Interagency Group, now the world's largest electronic tolling system. Career spans leadership roles at the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, PB, TransCore, and CUBIC.
ClearRoad is a specialist RUC technology company with direct operational experience in the two most advanced US road usage charging programs (Oregon and Utah) and an international congestion pricing deployment in Bogota. The company's co-founder came directly from Emovis, the largest US RUC operator, giving ClearRoad deep domain expertise. ClearRoad participated in the New Zealand Ministry of Transport's November 2025 RFI for future RUC retail services, positioning itself as a potential third-party RUC platform provider as NZ transitions light petrol vehicles into the RUC system from 2027.
ClearRoad partnered with ETAN Tolling Technology and the Utah Department of Transportation to launch a six-month Local Road Usage Charging and Tolling Integration Pilot in summer 2023, funded by a Federal Highway Administration grant. CEO Frederic Charlier described it as 'the first of its kind to unify different forms of road pricing into one.'
ClearRoad secured a $2.35 million seed funding round led by Space Capital, with participation from Heroic Ventures, Uber Alumni Syndicate, and others. The investment supported ClearRoad's platform that charges drivers based on mileage and location rather than fuel consumption.
ClearRoad partnered with Smartcar's connected vehicle API platform to deliver hardware-free road usage charge solutions, eliminating the need for physical plug-in devices by reading odometer data directly from vehicles. The integration supports compatibility with over 100 EV models across 25 brands.
