OmniAir Consortium®, the leading industry association promoting interoperability and certification for ITS, tolling, and connected vehicles, is developing a certification program for aftermarket vehicle-to-everything (V2X) devices.
The new program will help extend OmniAir Certification benefits to new classes of connected mobility products, such as e-bikes, micro-mobility, emergency and transit vehicles.
The new program will help to ensure that aftermarket C-V2X devices (AVD) conform to industry standards and are interoperable with C-V2X On-Board Units (OBU) and Roadside Units (RSU).
Central to this effort is the drafting of certification test plans by OmniAir’s Aftermarket Safety Device (ASD) Working Group, comprising industry stakeholders, including vendors, chipset providers, test laboratories, and V2X deployers.
The program is designed in alignment with the emerging SAE J3315 standard and is tailored to accommodate the diverse classes of AVDs. The focus is currently on three categories: ultra-light, light, and professional ASDs, with primary emphasis on the first two.
OmniAir plans to validate the draft AVD test cases and test plans at the upcoming OmniAir San Diego Plugfest in October.
With the Federal Communications Commission announcing plans to vote on final rules for deploying C-V2X technologies in the 5.9 GHz Band and the increase in federally funded deployment projects, there is a demand for trusted V2X communications solutions.
OmniAir currently offers independent, third-party testing and certification for C-V2X OBUs, RSUs, and modules. OmniAir Certified® devices conform to industry standards and meet interoperability, security, and performance requirements.
OmniAir encourages industry and government experts to participate. If you want to contribute, please contact Ryan Hall or click here to join the working group.
About OmniAir Consortium:
OmniAir Consortium is the leading industry association promoting interoperability and certification for Intelligent Transportation Systems (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.