Road usage charging (ruc) determination and reporting techniques

A method for verifying vehicle charge information at a first network entity, comprising:

• receiving, from a second network entity, an encrypted total usage charge for a vehicle;
• receiving, from the vehicle, encrypted information associated with the encrypted total usage charge for the vehicle;
• comparing the encrypted total usage charge and the encrypted information to verify the encrypted total usage charge;
• and
• transmitting, to the second network entity, a message including an indication of a result of verifying the encrypted total usage charge or providing the encrypted total usage charge for verification by the second network entity.

A vehicle computing device (VCD), comprising:

• a memory system comprising instructions;
• and
• a processor system coupled to the memory system, wherein the processor system is configured to:
• receive a first encryption key of a first charging entity for encryption of road usage charges associated with the first charging entity;
• determine a first road usage charge associated with the first charging entity based on a first charge policy for road usage associated with the first charging entity;
• determine a total usage charge for road usage associated with at least the first charging entity, the total usage charge being based on the first road usage charge;
• encrypt the total usage charge based on the first encryption key to generate an encrypted total usage charge;
• determine information associated with the total usage charge;
• encrypt the information associated with the total usage charge based at least in part on the first encryption key to generate encrypted information;
• transmit the encrypted total usage charge to a first network entity;
• and
• transmit the encrypted information to a second network entity for verifying the encrypted total usage charge.

An apparatus for verifying vehicle charge information at a first network entity, comprising:

• a memory system comprising instructions;
• and
• a processor system coupled to the memory system, wherein the processor system is configured to:
• receive, from a second network entity, an encrypted total usage charge for a vehicle;
• receive, from the vehicle, encrypted information associated with the encrypted total usage charge for the vehicle;
• compare the encrypted total usage charge and the encrypted information to verify the encrypted total usage charge;
• and
• transmit, to the second network entity, a message including an indication of a result of verifying the encrypted total usage charge or providing the encrypted total usage charge for verification by the second network entity.