Author: Ryan Hall

Next month’s OmniAir Michigan Plugfest will offer comprehensive Day One readiness for participating vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technology providers from around the world.

The 15th OmniAir Plugfest, hosted in partnership with SCMS Manager, will take place Oct. 6-10 at the American Center for Mobility test facility and proving ground in Ypsilanti, Michigan.

The OmniAir Michigan Plugfest brings together engineering teams from leading connected vehicle technology providers, test equipment providers and test laboratories for a week of intensive interoperability, performance, security and standards conformance testing in both lab and field environments.

This Plugfest focuses on assessing the readiness of connected vehicle equipment, security credential management system (SCMS) solutions and V2X applications for Day One deployment. Highlights of testing include:

Focus on security and SCMS interoperability

This Plugfest emphasizes security, identity management and SCMS interoperability. Key features include:

• IEEE 1609.2 and 1609.2.1 testing

• Security certificate exchanges (field testing)

• Testing with five leading SCMS/PKI security providers: INTEGRITY Security Services, Chunghwa Telecom, Saesol Tech, Microsec and Autocrypt

• Identity, pseudonym and application certificate handling

• New tests for misbehavior detection and reporting, per SAE J3287

Day One standards conformance testing

OmniAir Authorized Labs DEKRA and TTA will conduct testing using Keysight’s UMX automated system, alongside expert-led manual tests. Device assessments cover:

• 759 – 3GPP LTE-V Radio Release 14

• 761 – 3GPP LTE-V2X

• 762 – J3161/1 V-V Minimum Performance

• 763 – 1609.2 Security

• 765 – 1609.3 WAVE Networking

• 767 – J2945/1 V2V Performance

These tests ensure onboard units (OBUs), roadside units (RSUs) and V2X modules are ready for certification and perform reliably under controlled lab conditions.

Field performance and application testing

Real-world testing will include:

• Basic Safety Message (BSM) validation led by Wayties, Leidos and Noblis using the Wayties V2X BSM Conformance & Performance Field Test Tool to capture and analyze messages and location accuracy

• Installation evaluations by Integral Blue

• Application testing by Vector, Keysight, Noblis, Leidos and Marben, covering Day One scenarios such as Emergency Electronic Brake Light, Forward Collision Warning, Intersection Movement Assist, Left Turn/Blind Spot Warning, Red Light Violation Warning, Roadwork and Adverse Weather Alerts, and Vulnerable Road User Crash Avoidance

TIM message interoperability testing

Traveler Information Message (TIM) tests will evaluate message handling and geofence accuracy, including:

• Two weather warning TIMs, one using a polygon geofence and one using a circle geofence, with overlapping zones and varying priorities to test message priority fields

• One work zone TIM configured similarly to the Wyoming Interoperability Test TIM, using a pathway geofence

• One curve speed warning TIM using a pathway geofence

• One incident warning with lane closure, tested in two versions—one using RoadSignID and the other FurtherInfoID—to assess vendor handling of these fields

This combination of lab, field, application and TIM testing enables participants to identify interoperability or security issues early, refine device performance and accelerate certification readiness.

Why attend?

• Ensure readiness of OBUs, RSUs and modules for both certification and Day One deployment

• Validate device performance under lab and real-world conditions

• Work with leading V2X testing and security experts from around the world

• Participate in the Connected Mobility Workshop and networking reception

• Join daily technical learning sessions and test tool demonstrations

• Gain hands-on insight into the certification process from global V2X experts

• Collaborate with leading automotive and V2X professionals