The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is set to launch a pilot Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) toll system on the 117-km Bengaluru–Mysuru Access-Controlled Highway (NH-275). This new system uses overhead gantries equipped with satellite GPS, high-performance RFID FASTag readers, and Automated Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras. Vehicles will no longer need to stop at toll booths. Toll charges will be automatically deducted at high speed, aiming to reduce long queues and traffic congestion. NHAI has floated a tender for this project, and bids from several companies are under review. Vilas P. Brahmankar, NHAI’s Regional Officer (Karnataka), told The Hindu, "This is a major shift towards barrier-less toll collection. MLFF enables transactions through the reading of FASTag and Vehicle Registration Numbers (VRN) using high-performance RFID readers and ANPR cameras. Vehicles will no longer need to stop at toll plazas, which will reduce congestion, save travel time, improve fuel efficiency and lower vehicular emissions." India's first MLFF toll system started in August 2025 at the Choryasi Fee Plaza on NH-48 in Gujarat. The Bengaluru–Mysuru MLFF system will initially run as a pilot, with existing toll plazas still operational. A senior NHAI official said, "This is a testing phase. While MLFF gantries and systems will be installed, toll plazas will not be immediately removed. The pilot will allow us to study system accuracy, user compliance, enforcement challenges and backend settlement processes." He added, "This MLFF system will be installed before the existing toll plazas, allowing the toll amount to be automatically deducted from FASTag accounts without vehicles having to pass through the toll booths. The system has demonstrated 99% efficiency and it is virtually error-free." Once fully deployed, the MLFF system will make tolling almost invisible, ensuring smoother traffic flow on this busy highway corridor connecting Mysuru and Bengaluru. Thousands of vehicles use this route daily, and traffic jams are common, especially during weekends and holidays. The company awarded the contract will also operate and maintain the system and ensure quick, secure transfer of toll collections to bank accounts. This new project aims to modernize toll collection while improving road travel experience.