ChangelogSee what we've shipped →RoadmapSee the future · follow along →
Public roadmap

JapanETCcard Road to Launch

Every shipped feature, every gate in testing, and everything left on the runway to public launch on December 31, 2026.

Priorities are continuously reranked against customer signal and regulatory guidance.
133
days to launch
93%
overall progress
100
Completed
1
In Testing

JapanETCcard Road to Launch

Now
Q1 2026
To launch
133d
Done
93%
100/108 milestones completePlan runs through 2030

Featured Completions

Toll Explorer — All Japan live map with accidents, construction, ETC gates and recent eventsToll Explorer — construction event detail with JapanETCcard expert assessmentToll Explorer — live highway camera feed with playback and active road conditionsToll Explorer — detailed all-Japan traffic assessment with critical alerts and live summaryToll Explorer — ETC-only smart gate verification with Google Street View
Reports & Usage

Toll Explorer

Visualize every toll, every route, every interchange across Japan.

Toll Guides — Tokyo Disneyland route detail with ETC pricing and 24-hour trendToll Guides — searchable destinations directory across all Japan basesToll Guides — 20 destination categories (Bases, Landmarks, Theme Parks, Hot Springs, …)Toll Guides — departure base picker across Mainland Japan and Okinawa
Customer Experience

Toll Guides Library

Bilingual step-by-step guides covering every common driver question in Japan.

Japan Toll Receipts
Your Japan ETC toll records, emailed daily
Reports & Usage

Travel Claims · Toll Receipts · Smart Alerts

Powered by a live API connection to Japan Toll Receipts — claims, receipts and alerts pulled in automatically.

Referral System — Standard ¥3,000 referral credit (no limit, never expires)
Referral System — Monthly Champions: ¥20,000 first place / ¥10,000 second place
Referral System — 10-Referral Sprint, potential total ¥50,000
Referral System — Yearly Legends: leader ¥100,000, runner-up ¥50,000
Referral System — Public analytics dashboard with monthly payouts and totals
Core Platform
LearnShipped

Referral System

Earn ¥3,000 per referral plus monthly and yearly bonus rewards — fully automated.

JapanETCcard AI team at the Yokosuka 横須賀 toll gateSora ソラ — Director of AI Operations: oversees all AI-driven processes across the companyJapanETCcard AI team reviewing the AI Document Processing WorkflowRin リン — Head of Quality Assurance: reviews and validates the analyst team outputJapanETCcard AI team celebrating AI-powered document processing efficiencyYuki ユキ — Senior AI Analyst, specializes in OpenAIJapanETCcard AI team reviewing live OCR document analysis resultsHana ハナ — Senior AI Analyst, specializes in GeminiJapanETCcard AI team at the Tokyo Toll Gate 東京料金所Aoi アオイ — Senior AI Analyst, specializes in Claude
Integrations

Five-Model AI Team

Five AI models work together as one backbone — verification, translation, support, fraud, content.

ETC SETUP セットアップOBU · 12345-67890123-456789SETUP DATE · 2024-03-12SHOP · オートバックス品川VEHICLE CLASS · 普通車✓ OBU MATCH 100%SHAKEN 車検証OWNER · 田中 太郎PLATE · 品川 500 あ 12-34EXPIRES · 2027-08-15MAKE · TOYOTA PRIUSVIN · ZVW30-1234567✓ NAME MATCH 98%AISHAKEN + ETC SETUP · SCANNED TOGETHER
Trust & Security
LearnShipped

Automated Vehicle Document Verification

Upload your Shaken — our AI confirms ownership, plate, and dates within seconds.

Also from our team

Japan Toll Receipts

Our sister product — the daily toll receipts platform. Here's a snapshot of what they've shipped recently and what's next.

Visit site
Completed
42
In testing
3
Planned
9
Launch
2026-09-30
Recently shipped
  • MEISAI v3 nightly ingestion2026-02-10
  • Daily toll-receipt emails2026-02-03
  • Route assessor for premium plans2026-01-25
  • Two-factor login2026-01-18
  • CSV / PDF export of monthly receipts2026-01-08
Coming up
  • Corporate billing portalQ2 2026
  • iOS + Android mobile appQ3 2026
  • Mileage threshold alertsQ3 2026
Showing the seeded snapshot — admins can pull a fresh copy from JTR via the convergence refresh.
Filter by status

Q1 2027 · Post-Launch Care

2
PlannedCustomer Experience

Post-launch care pack

First 90 days of feedback drives a focused polish sprint — refining everything we learned from the first wave of customers.

PlannedCustomer Experience

Public live activity feed

A public, real-time stream of the last few customer-facing changes — anonymized — showing the platform is actively improving for visitors, press, and prospective customers.

Q4 2027 · JTR Convergence

1
PlannedCustomer Experience

14th Anniversary — Oct 1, 2027

Marking 14 years since JapanETCcard launched ETC service in Japan on October 1, 2013. Annual thank-you message and customer celebrations.

Q4 2028 · Premium Tier

1
PlannedCustomer Experience

15th Anniversary — Oct 1, 2028

Fifteen years of serving drivers in Japan. Annual thank-you message and customer celebrations on October 1.

Q4 2029 · Year-End Automation

1
PlannedCustomer Experience

16th Anniversary — Oct 1, 2029

Sixteen years of trusted ETC service. Annual thank-you message and customer celebrations on October 1.

Q4 2030 · Five-Year Horizon

1
PlannedCustomer Experience

17th Anniversary — Oct 1, 2030

Seventeen years of helping drivers cross every toll gate. Annual thank-you message and customer celebrations on October 1.

Building this together

If a feature you need is missing or misranked, reply on the contact form — every roadmap item is reprioritised against customer signal.

Contact us