OmniAir Consortium®, the leading industry association promoting interoperability and certification for ITS, tolling, and connected vehicles, launched an Infrastructure to Roadside Unit Interface Certification (IRSUIF) program scope. The program scope was approved by the OmniAir® Board of Directors, at their meeting in Austin, Texas in June. The program addresses critical communications links between devices at connected intersections and the Connected Vehicle Roadside Unit (RSU). 

The OmniAir IRSUIF conformity assessment program will verify an infrastructure device at the roadside, or a traffic management center (TMC) has met industry consensus on protocol, interoperability, minimum performance, and testing requirements. This program will verify the conformance of infrastructure devices communicating with connected vehicle Road-Side Units (RSUs) to industry-defined, standards-based requirements. 

“This program will expand OmniAir certification beyond the RSU and OBU to support information sharing to facilitate applications that enhance safety for virtually all road users,” said Jason Conley, Executive Director of OmniAir.

This program will meet the certification needs of government transportation entities, connected vehicle technology implementers, and connected vehicle product manufacturers.

The certification program provides confidence that messages sent from an infrastructure device to an RSU are secured, either through signed messages or by providing messages through a secure connection.  This ensures in-vehicle applications can trust the data they receive.

For additional information, contact Ryan Hall, Vice President of Business Development.

About OmniAir Consortium

OmniAir Consortium is the leading industry association promoting interoperability and certification for ITS, tolling, and Connected Vehicles. OmniAir’s membership includes public agencies, private companies, research institutions, and independent test laboratories. Learn more about OmniAir at www.omniair.org.