Author: Ryan Hall

OmniAir Consortium®, the leading industry association promoting interoperability and certification for ITS, tolling, and connected vehicles, announces that STAR Systems International (SSI), a market leader in Smart City solutions, has earned OmniAir Certification® for seven tolling devices.

“STAR Systems has set a new record by having seven tolling devices go through our certification process in a single batch,” said Jason Conley, Executive Director for OmniAir®. “OmniAir Certification provides assurance to deploying agencies that devices conform to industry standards and meet minimum interoperability and performance requirements.”

The seven unique certified devices include:

  1. Genesis Multimode Transponder
  2. Tarvos UHF RFID Multi-Protocol Integrated Reader
  3. Agena-LP Vehicle License Plate Transponder
  4. Agena Headlamp Sticker Transponder
  5. Zenith Windshield/Headlamp Sticker Transponder
  6. Astro Windshield/Headlamp Sticker Transponder
  7. Atlantis Windshield/Headlamp Sticker Transponder

The Genesis Multimode Transponder is constructed with the industry’s first chip designed explicitly for Automatic Vehicle Identification (AVI).  It offers enhanced sensitivity, a large user memory bank, and innovative self-error detection features that guard against memory or data corruption.  In addition, this transponder is specifically constructed to withstand harsh environmental conditions, such as wide temperature ranges and extended sunlight exposure, providing customers with long-term reliability and performance.

OmniAir Certification offers independent, third-party testing and certification for RFID tolling tags and readers, as well connected vehicles technologies, including both C-V2X and DSRC OBUs and RSUs.

Visit our product certification page to learn more about the Star Certified devices and other OmniAir Certified products.

 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.

About STAR Systems International 

Founded in 2013, STAR Systems International (SSI) is a world leader in Automatic Vehicle Identification Technologies.  SSI focuses on providing best-in-class transponders, readers and professional consulting services for Smart City Initiatives, including Electronic Tolling (ETC), Electronic Vehicle Registration (EVR), Fleet Management, Parking and Secure Access Control applications.

SSI is guided by three principles: Outstanding People, Innovative Products and Service Excellence. These principles reflect the Company’s long-term expansive strategy to advance Smart City Technologies. SSI strives to ensure customer success by leveraging the Company’s technical expertise and implementation experience

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Job Title:                         Manager of Business Operations

Job Description:           OmniAir Consortium® seeks a Manager of Business Operations with a positive, team-oriented, can-do attitude to join a fast-growing technology association.

This is a full-time position with an immediate start. OmniAir has a small, distributed staff (6 total) and over 90 members across Europe, Asia, and North America.  The candidate must be comfortable working in a remote environment (or co-working facility) with an international and diverse membership.  An interest in technology and/or transportation issues is a must.

The ideal candidate will assist with various aspects of the association’s operational duties and play a key role in supporting various departments and initiatives.  As a growing association, this is an excellent opportunity to use your project, communications, and organizational skills to help advance OmniAir’s mission.

OmniAir offers a competitive benefits package that includes paid time-off, holidays, dental, life, and health insurance, a 401K, and flexible work hours, and optional co-working facility (ALX Community) membership.

Responsibilities

  • Provide organizational and operational support to the association and membership
  • Manage organization’s office (website content, membership database, files)
  • Maintain certification database
  • Basic bookkeeping—accounts payable/receivable, expense reports (Concur), Invoicing (QuickBooks) with support of External accounting firm
  • Organize and support Working Group, Membership, and Board meetings in virtual and physical environments
  • Draft meeting minutes, correspondence, and calendar invitations
  • Assist with various Human Resources tasks (TriNet), and other administrative and operational matters as needed
  • Manage, organize, and maintain folders and permissions for Microsoft Office and SharePoint
  • Maintain membership and certification files
  • Annual government licensing renewals
  • Support the overall goals and objectives of the association through additional responsibilities as required
  • Willingly assist other staff/members when needed

 Education and Experience

  • BA/BS Degree required
  • 3-5 of years experience providing operational or administrative support in an office environment required
  • Prior experience in trade associations or Capitol Hill preferred

 Skills and Abilities

  • Excellent organizational, analytical, verbal, and written communication skills
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
  • Strong interpersonal communications skills and customer-facing experience
  • Technologically savvy as it relates to regularly learning and utilizing new technology platforms
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams)
  • Experience with QuickBooks and Stripe payments preferred
  • Ability to attend and support meetings and events as needed

Physical Requirements

  • Must be able to perform essential duties satisfactorily with reasonable accommodations.
  • Work is typically done sitting, talking, hearing, and typing. Visual acuity to use a keyboard, prepare and analyze data and figures; transcribing, viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.

Other Information

Background check required if selected.

Job Location

Alexandria, VA (or remote)

Travel

10-15%

Position Type

Full-Time/Regular

Salary Range

$55,000 to $65,000, depending on experience.

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.

To apply for this position

Please submit your resume to hr@omniair.org.  No phone calls will be accepted.

 Equal Opportunity Employer

OmniAir Consortium is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

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OmniAir Consortium, the leading industry association promoting interoperability and certification for ITS, tolling, and connected vehicles, announced today the launch of a new initiative to develop a certification program for the next generation of transportation payment systems.

This comprehensive initiative will provide assurance to infrastructure owner-operators (IOOs) that transportation payment technologies—such as V2X-based tolling, road usage charging (RUC), and mobile app-based payments are interoperable, conform to industry standards, and meet end-user requirements.

At the same time, the automotive and tolling industries are cooperating to leverage connected vehicle-based technologies for toll payments. Meanwhile, mobile app-based technologies have opened a world of possibilities for road pricing and demand management strategies.

As the U.S. Congress continues to consider the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework, there is a growing need for fair and equitable solutions to finance this investment. Emerging payment solutions, such as RUC/Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) payments, have been piloted extensively in recent years, and are now poised for operational deployments.

“We are excited to open this new initiative to our members,” said Jason Conley, Executive Director of OmniAir. “We are entering an exciting period, where for the first time, tolling and V2X activities are merging and those that volunteer at these early stages have the ability to shape its future.”

OmniAir’s new V2X-Based Tolling and Road User Charging Initiative will be a collaboration between infrastructure owner-operators and industry stakeholders to address these needs. Suzanne Murtha, Vice President of Connected and Automated Vehicles for AECOM will chair the new initiative.

The working group identified three key categories to explore: V2X-based Tolling, Mobile Payment Applications and Road User Charging (RUC) and each segment is led by a pair of industry leaders.

The Scope of Test Plan for the J3217 tiger team is led by Qualcomm Senior Staff Engineers, Drew Van Duren, and Sean Maschue. The objective of this group is to develop the scope of a test plan, based on J3217, including all aspects of application functionality.

The Mobile payment applications tiger team is led by Kapsch TrafficCom North America’s National Practice Lead, Steve Sprouffske, and ClearRoad Co-Founder and COO, Paul Salama. The group will lead in defining the tolling and RUC mobile application certification points to ensure industry-wide standardization, reliability, and robustness while not encroaching on innovation. The group will also define the breadth of the Mobile App domain, and the interfaces into the Mobile app, and the associated data standards processes. Mobile App Interfaces may include Consumer, Vehicle, transportation agency/Toll Authority/Roadway operator, Payment processors, back-office, reporting and auditing, regional/national clearinghouses, and other stakeholders.

The Road User Charging (RUC) Certification Stakeholder Engagement tiger team is led by the Oregon Department of Transportation Office of Innovation Manager, Maureen Bock, and WSP USA’s Road Usage Charge Technical Subject Matter Expert, Markell Moffett. Many jurisdictions are exploring road usage charge (RUC) programs, where people pay for road usage by the mile rather than by the gallon. These programs require multiple subsystems and components that perform activities to accurately collect, process, and collect a RUC. This tiger team will define and delineate each subsystem and component, as well as identify which subsystems, components, and communications between them have current or emerging standards against which they can be certified. This tiger team will also explore what stakeholder engagement is needed to ensure the right voices are at the table to develop a RUC certification program that supports the needs of jurisdictions and industry.

OmniAir provides the opportunity for its members to work collaboratively to develop and decide on requirements for national certification programs. If you would like more information or are interested in participating in this exciting new initiative, please contact Jason Conley, Executive Director. The next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, August 4 at 3:00 PM EDT.

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. OmniAir offers independent, third-party testing and certification for connected vehicles, including cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) and Dedicated Short-Range Communications (DSRC) radios. For information about our certification programs and readiness testing events, visit our website at www.omniair.org.

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OmniAir Consortium®, the leading industry association promoting interoperability and certification for ITS, tolling, and connected vehicles, announces that ClearRoad has joined OmniAir Consortium as an Associate Level Member.

ClearRoad, based in Brooklyn, New York, is becoming one of the largest and most trusted vehicle data interface companies for governments and is already covering over 150,000 miles of roadway. The company streamlines and standardizes travel data through the cloud and pulls from a wide range of connected vehicle technologies and reporting solutions through an API to enable road usage pricing for vehicles anywhere.

“We are excited to welcome ClearRoad, a recognized leader in Road Usage Charging and NextGen Tolling, as the newest OmniAir Member,” said Jason Conley, Executive Director of OmniAir Consortium.

“Joining OmniAir allows ClearRoad to work directly with numerous partners and affiliates to find a sustainable way to fund road maintenance, preservation, and improvements for transportation agencies,” said Frederic Charlier, CEOClearRoad Inc.

ClearRoad has four core categories: Road Usage Charging, NextGen Tolling, Truck Management, and Permitting and Congestion Reduction. Each of these core components builds upon each other, allowing governments to control their streets utilizing open systems. To learn more about OmniAir’s newest member, visit www.clearroad.io.

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. OmniAir offers independent, third-party testing and certification for connected vehicles, including cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) and Dedicated Short-Range Communications (DSRC) radios. For information about our certification programs and readiness testing events, visit our website at www.omniair.org.

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OmniAir Consortium, its partners, and participating members gathered for the first time in over 18 months for the OmniAir Michigan Plugfest. Thanks to the event host, Danlaw Inc., event partner, Mcity Test Facility, and all of our participating members, the event was a resounding success!

The week-long testing event brought together leading C-V2X device manufacturers, test laboratories, and test equipment providers from Europe, Asia, and North America for our first C-V2X focused Plugfest.

Bench testing took place at the Danlaw Inc. headquarters in Novi, Michigan. Field testing was hosted at the state-of-the-art connected vehicle proving grounds at the Mcity Test Facility in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

 

The Michigan Plugfest had an impressive gathering of 14 C-V2X test equipment providers offering both bench and field testing and 20 unique C-V2X On-Board Unit (OBU) and Roadside Unit (RSU) connected vehicle devices. The combination of 20 C-V2X OBUs and RSUs came from 11 participating device vendors including, Applied Information, Autotalks, Cohda Wireless, Commsignia, Continental, Danlaw, Harman, Hitachi, Kapsch, Siemens, and Qualcomm.

The devices under test (DUTs) took advantage of 1609.2 security, multi-root, and SCMS certificate provisioning from five PKI providers Autocrypt, Blackberry, Escrypt, Integrity Security Services, and Microsec.

Anritsu, Keysight, NI, Nordsys, Rohde & Schwarz, S.E.A. Datentechnik GmbH, Spirent, and Wayties provided 156 individual test sessions offering a wide array of tests including PHY, J3161/1 Radio, Applications, 1609.3 NS, J2735 WSMs, J2945/1 BSMs, RSU 4.1 and SNMP. In addition to the test equipment providers, DEKRA, our first OmniAir Authorized Test Laboratory (OTAL) contributed to the testing efforts.

“This event was an unequivocal success due to the tremendous in-person participation and global support,” said Jason Conley, OmniAir’s Executive Director. “OmniAir Plugfests provide an opportunity for V2X vendors to learn from each other and to test in an open and cooperative environment, improving industry performance across the board.”

OmniAir Plugfests are an excellent opportunity to determine the readiness of the V2X industry and to prepare devices, test equipment, and test laboratories for our certification, qualification, and authorization programs. OmniAir certification is successful because we certify RSU and OBU devices with OmniAir Qualified test systems used by laboratories, OATLs, that OmniAir has audited and authorized to provide third-party validation testing. 

There is no substitute for OmniAir’s C-V2X certification program. Our C-V2X device certification program is comprehensive and covers radio functionality, the V2X stack, message compliance protocols, radio integration into a device, applications, location accuracy, and device security. End users can be assured that an OmniAir certified device conforms to industry standards and is interoperable.

For those interested in learning more about the readiness of the C-V2X market, OmniAir will present aggregated and anonymized test results from the OmniAir Michigan Plugfest during our next monthly membership meeting on Thursday, July 29. 

 

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. OmniAir offers independent, third-party testing and certification for connected vehicles, including cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) and Dedicated Short-Range Communications (DSRC) radios. For information about our certification programs and readiness testing events, visit our website at www.omniair.org.

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