Author: Ryan Hall

OmniAir Consortium®, the leading industry association promoting interoperability and certification for ITS, tolling, and connected vehicles, is issuing a call for speakers for the OmniAir Connected Mobility Seminar on November 8 in Taipei.

This seminar, hosted in partnership with the Taiwan Telematics Industry Association (TTIA), will bring together leading technical experts and policymakers from around the world to discuss advances in connected vehicle research, testing, and deployments. 

Those interested in presenting should submit abstracts and expressions of interest in speaking by October 1.

The seminar is hosted with OmniAir Taipei Plugfest, a week-long testing event for connected vehicle technologies. We are interested in presentations but are not limited to the topics listed below: 

  • Connected vehicle testing and certification around the world.
  • C-V2X and 5G MEC transport projects in Asia-Pacific region.
  • C-V2X for bicyclists, pedestrians, and other vulnerable road users.
  • Cybersecurity vulnerabilities & solutions in a connected world.
  • Global standards development & harmonization.
  • Regulatory environment for connected vehicles: challenges and opportunities.
  • Global harmonization of testing, assessment and validation of AI in transportation.
  • Exploring the intersection of tolling and connected vehicles.

This in-person workshop will address key technical and policy issues on Wednesday, November 8, in the grand ballroom of the Golden Tulip Fab Hotel. The workshop will also feature live C-V2X technology demonstrations and an opportunity for hands-on learning about C-V2X technology. Guided tours of the C-V2X testing facility and field-testing sites will be offered to interested parties.

OmniAir Plugfests are the premier testing events for connected vehicle technologies. OmniAir brings together the leading connected vehicle ecosystem from V2X device manufacturers, automotive OEMs, Tier One suppliers, engineering firms, infrastructure owner-operators, test laboratories, V2X test tool providers, and government officials interested in deploying certified technologies. 

For more information about speaking at the Connected Mobility Seminar, please contact Berkenda Cantlo, or visit our website at www.omniair.org.

Are you interested in presenting? To join our program of expert speakers, complete the online application form by selecting the button below. Applications dues on or before September 15, 2023!

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Are you interested in sponsoring? OmniAir offers several attractive sponsorship packages; please get in touch with Ryan Hall, Vice President of Business Development, for more information!   

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. 

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OmniAir Consortium®, the leading industry association promoting interoperability and certification for ITS, tolling, and connected vehicles, applauds the Federal Communications Commission for its decision to grant a set of 17 waivers, paving the way for these petitioners to deploy cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technology in the 5.895-5.925 GHz band.

“Today’s action by the FCC to grant these additional waivers is another important step toward deploying life-saving C-V2X technology in the United States,” said Jason Conley, Executive Director of OmniAir Consortium. “OmniAir stands ready to help ensure the availability of trusted, certified C-V2X devices.”

OmniAir Certification and Conformance Testing Program for C-V2X radio devices help to realize these “trusted communications” between the roadside infrastructure, vehicles, and other transportation users to enhance public safety.

OmniAir launched the world’s only full-stack certification program for C-V2X (LTE-V2X PC5) radios in 2021.  OmniAir Certification helps to assure deployers of C-V2X technology that devices conform to industry standards and meet minimum interoperability and security requirements.

Although granting these waivers is a significant step, OmniAir encourages the Commission to issue its final technical and services rules as soon as possible to support full national deployment.

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. www.omniair.org.

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OmniAir Consortium®, the leading industry association promoting interoperability and certification for ITS, tolling, and connected vehicles, will host a virtual testing event focused on implementing 1609.2.1 security for OBU, RSU, Modules, and for those running applications for connected vehicle safety messages. 

The testing event is free to OmniAir members, and non-members are welcome to participate for a small fee, that can be applied toward the OmniAir Taipei Plugfest, readiness event in November.  The virtual testing event is designed to help C-V2X device manufacturers comply with security standards for connected vehicles and infrastructure communications.

This virtual testing event will take place the week of September 18.  Participants will be able to schedule confidential, one-on-one testing sessions with leading V2X security and credential management service providers from around the world, including:

The event will focus on managing the enrollment of security certificates for the Security Credentialing Management System (SCMS) by implementing the IEEE 1609.2.1 Std. TM for On-Board Units (OBU), Roadside Units (RSU), modules, and those running applications for connected vehicle safety messages. 

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What is the Security Credential Management System?

The Security Credential Management System (SCMS) is a unique security infrastructure that enables multiple vendors to operate in a safety-critical environment.  Unlike conventional PKI systems that only support peer-to-peer connections, the SCMS architecture allows multiple devices from different vendors to exchange authenticated messages while preserving the privacy of vehicle owners.

How do vendors interface with the SCMS?

The standard interface devices use to communicate with the SCMS providers are defined by IEEE 1609.2.1, standard, published in 2022.  The OmniAir test suite provides a consistent set of validation tests that confirm interoperability and compliance with this standard.  Connected vehicle infrastructure operators can be confident that OmniAir Certified® devices can be successfully deployed with a compliant SCMS provider.  

What is 1609.2.1?

It contains certificate management protocols that support the provisioning and management of digital certificates, as specified in IEEE Std 1609.2 TM.  It ensures the end entities that devices use digital certificates to authorize application activities.

What Happens During a Test Session?

Participating vendors will have the opportunity for one-on-one test sessions with SCMS providers to help ensure readiness for certification and deployment.  The private testing session is designed to familiarize vendors with relevant standards and OmniAir security test cases.

Participating vendors will learn from SCMS providers how to:  

  • Remotely accessing and loading test certificates.
  • Enroll and authorize by the SCMS provider.
  • Participants can also run through a select series of OmniAir’s security-focused 764b test specifications.
  • Prepare your device for OmniAir certification.

The testing event will allow participants time between testing with each SCMS service provider to make any adjustments required to progress through the test process.

This process accurately emulated real-world security interactions between connected vehicles and security portals.  For those passing through multiple security interactions, provides device manufacturers confidence that they are ready for OmniAir Certification and that they can deploy a secure OBU or RSU.

As with OmniAir Plugfests, only anonymized, aggregated test results will be published.

About OmniAir Consortium  

OmniAir offers independent, third-party testing and certification for C-V2X devices through a network of test laboratories worldwide. OmniAir is the only certification body to offer full-stack certification for C-V2X roadside units (RSU), onboard units (OBU), and modules. OmniAir Certified® devices assure deployers that devices conform to industry standards and meet minimal interoperability and security requirements.

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. www.omniair.org.

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OmniAir Consortium®, the leading industry association promoting interoperability and certification for ITS, tolling, and connected vehicles, is launching a new Working Group focused on the testing and certification of C-V2X Aftermarket Safety Devices.

There is a growing demand for connected mobility solutions that provide immediate safety benefits to vulnerable road users such as bicyclists, pedestrians, and transit riders.  To meet this demand, vendors are developing and deploying aftermarket solutions that can easily be installed in cars, buses, and bicycles.

OmniAir® Members SPOKE, Commisgnia, and Autotalks have all announced solutions to bring C-V2X safety benefits to protect vulnerable road users (VRU), including bicyclists and pedestrians. Likewise, members like Ettifos and Danlaw are developing solutions for transit and emergency vehicle fleets. 

ASDs can differ from traditional C-V2X OnBoard Units (OBU) in distinct ways, including form factor and functionality.  OmniAir’s new ASD Working Group will focus on developing requirements and specifications for C-V2X aftermarket solutions.

“Extending the safety benefits of connected vehicles to everyone, including the most vulnerable road users, should be a priority,” said Jason Conley, Executive Director of OmniAir Consortium. “OmniAir is committed to helping support the deployment of C-V2X ASDs through testing and certification.”

The initial focus of the working group will be to develop requirements and a program scope for the program, followed by the development of test cases.

The new OmniAir ASD Working Group will hold its inaugural meeting on Thursday, September 7, at 11 am ET. The inaugural meeting of the Working Group will be open to all OmniAir Members and invited guests.  

Interested parties are invited to apply to join the working group online, or send an email to OmniAir’s Berkenda Cantlo for more information.

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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. www.omniair.org.

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OmniAir Consortium®, the leading industry association promoting interoperability and certification for ITS, tolling, and connected vehicles, is making its OmniAir’s C-V2X Test Control Interface for device and test systems available for public use via an open-source license.

The OmniAir Test Control Interface, developed by contributions of OmniAir volunteer members, enables a streamlined approach to testing and certifying C-V2X devices.

The OmniAir Test Control Interface is provided at no cost for research, testing, and commercial use under the open-source Apache License 2.0. ITS stakeholder developers and engineers are encouraged to contribute to the code to improve and extend its capabilities. 

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“OmniAir® is committed to advancing connected vehicle testing and certification worldwide through open collaboration and cooperation,” said Jason Conley, Executive Director of OmniAir Consortium. “Making our Test Control Interface broadly available will help to make C-V2X testing more effective and efficient, accelerating the development of new and enhanced V2X products and services.”

By opening the OmniAir TCI repository for public use, implementors benefit from the years of TCI development by OmniAir and our volunteer members. The open repository will harmonize the TCI library and code sets across all connected vehicle product testing environments introducing more interoperable devices into the marketplace.

Our TCI enables automated controlled response testing for V2X devices. The TCI supports 802.11p, 3GPP, 1609.x, J2945/1, and J3161/1, in addition to C-V2X test scripts, utilize standard protocols between test tools and devices that allow for automated, controlled, and repeatable testing.

The TCI is scalable and enables users to push “AT” commands and to change XML config files to C-V2X devices under test. These updates will help lower the overall cost of certification testing as the process is automated.

The advantages of using OmniAir’s TCI for the system under test development are as follows.

  1. Decrease time spent developing, testing, and debugging a system under test.
  2. Ease of testing by providing V2X-compliant test cases and message formats.
  3. Ease of access by providing a TCI repository to the public under the open-source Apache License 2.0.
  4. Offers rich scalability allowing extensions to the existing ASN.1 commands or adding new commands to the library.
  5. Radio agnostic – the TCI code is implemented at the protocol level allowing any radio or modem layer to interface with it.

OmniAir offers independent, third-party testing and certification for C-V2X devices through a network of test laboratories worldwide. OmniAir is the only certification body to offer full-stack certification for C-V2X roadside units (RSU), onboard units (OBU), and modules. OmniAir Certified® devices assure deployers that devices conform to industry standards and meet minimal interoperability and security requirements.

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. www.omniair.org.

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