Author: Ryan Hall

Heading into OmniAir Consortium’s Motor City Plugfest, Intertek, a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide, and Plugfest host has been authorized by the OmniAir Consortium to conduct testing for our dedicated short-range communications (DSRC) vehicle-to-everything (V2X) certification program. With this approval, Intertek becomes one of only three OmniAir Authorized Test Laboratories (OATLs) under the program.

 

OmniAir’s certification program provides accredited third-party laboratory testing and validation of DSRC-based V2X devices, ensuring that manufacturers, suppliers and automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) develop products that conform to industry standards and specifications to ensure trusted device communications. It is the first global program to certify DSRC V2X technology.

 

DSRC is wireless technology that allows automobiles to communicate with each other, as well as related infrastructure, such as stop lights, emergency vehicles or other smart devices.

 

“I am thrilled to announce Intertek as our newest OmniAir Authorized Test Laboratory for DSRC V2X testing, said Jason Conley, Executive Director for OmniAirConsortium. “Intertek’s deep experience in automotive and wireless testing and world-class facilities will help OmniAir to advance its mission of promoting interoperability for V2X.”

 

Ralph Buckingham, Director of Connected and Autonomous Technologies at Intertek, stated: “We are thrilled to join the OmniAir Connected Vehicle certification program and bring our precision, pace, and passion to technology that is revolutionizing the automotive industry. Innovation has always been a focus of Intertek, and we are looking forward to being part of a program that helps to ensure the safety, security, and reliability of connected vehicle DSRC devices.”

 

Automotive manufacturers and suppliers are invited to speak with the Intertek, and our other OmniAir Authorized Test Laboratories during the Motor City Plugfest, which takes place from May 7-11 at Intertek’s facility in Plymouth, Michigan and the American Center for Mobility proving grounds In Ypsilanti Township. Details can be found at the OmniAir website.

 

Intertek provides expertise on performance, quality and reliability standards and expectations for the automotive industries with efficient, cost-effective insights and testing capabilities. The Company is accredited to conduct hundreds of electrical, chemical, and mechanical tests for automotive components, products, and systems.

 

About OmniAir: OmniAir Consortium is the leading industry association promoting interoperability and certification in ITS, tolling, IoT technologies 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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DEKRA has been active in the field of safety for more than 90 years and is one of the world’s leading expert organizations in testing, inspection, and certification. DEKRA’s laboratory and connected car test area based in Malaga, Spain is now an OmniAir Authorized Test Laboratory (OATL) for Dedicated Short-Range Communications (DSRC) technology and our first European based laboratory.

OmniAir’s certification program provides third-party accredited laboratory testing and validation of DSRC-based V2X devices to ensure that device manufacturers, suppliers and automotive OEMs entering the V2X market develop products that conform to industry protocol standards and specifications, to bring about trusted device communications.

At DEKRA’s Malaga test facility they have an impressive connected car test area, where DEKRA exercises scenarios using V2X technology for safety applications such as forward collision warnings, ‘heavy braking ahead,’ intersection collision warnings and road-side infrastructure warnings. The test track includes a 90-meter tunnel, simulated cityscape with intersections and curves.

“Expanding OmniAir’s certification program into Europe is an exciting step forward, and we look forward to working with DEKRA to move DSRC-V2X products from the lab to the streets,” said, Jason Conley, Executive Director for OmniAir Consortium. “OmniAir and our members believe independent, third-party certification for conformance and interoperability of V2X devices is a necessary step, for the public and our elected officials to fully embrace connected and autonomous vehicles.”

“We are very proud to become the first OMNIAIR authorized test laboratory for DSRC-V2X technology in Europe. OMINIAR is a leading organization in ITS, connected vehicles, tolling and IoV and being able to offer conformance and interoperability services for V2X devices is very important to our customers. DEKRA is investing important efforts and resources in automated and connected driving as the path to autonomous driving and Mobility 4.0. Our state of the art facilities in Klettwitz (Germany) and Málaga (Spain), now an OMNIAIR OATL, prove it. We are working to offer similar capabilities to our customers in North America and East Asia as the Global Partner for a Safe World”, said Fernando E. Hardasmal, Managing Director at DEKRA Testing and Certification S.A.U and Global Market and Sales Director at DEKRA Product Testing and Certification.

OmniAir Consortium has been working for 14 years with the express purpose of promoting communications conformance and interoperability among intelligent transportation technologies, irrespective of the communications platform. OmniAir and its members have worked collaboratively with transportation stakeholders to develop requirements and specifications for both tolling and Connected Vehicles. Since 2012, OmniAir has certified RFID tags and readers used in electronic toll collection systems.

About OmniAir: OmniAir Consortium is the leading industry association promoting interoperability and certification in ITS, tolling, IoT technologies 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 DEKRA: DEKRA has been active in the field of safety for more than 90 years. Founded in 1925 in Berlin as Deutscher Kraftfahrzeug-Überwachungs-Verein e.V., it is today one of the world’s leading expert organizations. DEKRA SE is a subsidiary of DEKRA e.V. and manages the Group’s operating business. In 2016, DEKRA generated sales totaling approximately 2.9 billion Euros. The company currently employs more than 39,000 people in more than 50 countries on all five continents. With qualified and independent expert services, they work for safety on the road, at work and at home. These services range from vehicle inspection and expert appraisals to claims services, industrial and building inspections, safety consultancy, testing and certification of products and systems, as well as training courses and temporary work. The vision for the company’s 100th birthday in 2025 is that DEKRA will be the global partner for a safe world. Learn more about DEKRA at www.dekra-product-safety.com

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OmniAir Consortium, the leading industry association promoting interoperability and certification for Connected Vehicles, tolling and ITS, has announced its testing schedule and parallel technical sessions for Motor City Plugfest, the week of May 7th, in Plymouth, MI.

Hosted by Intertek and the American Center for Mobility at Willow Run, this is the premier testing event for Connected Vehicles. OmniAir Consortium’s Motor City Plugfest will offer vendors intensive, week-long V2X device testing, including lab conformance, interoperability, security, and field performance testing. With fifteen world-renowned test laboratories and test systems providers on hand to provide participants with a unique, one-of-a-kind testing experience.

Device manufacturers considering applying for OmniAir Certification for their DSRC-V2X devices are strongly encouraged to participate. Suppliers, OEMs, chipset manufacturers, and transportation agencies planning V2V and V2I projects will benefit from attending.

OmniAir will offer over 400 lab and field test sessions, across 15 test stations, allowing vendors to test their devices with multiple test labs and test tool providers. Also, for the first time, OmniAir will include a test station dedicated to C-V2X devices.

The preliminary bench testing schedule is available here.

NOTE: OmniAir will schedule devices for testing on a first-come, first-serve basis.  So, if you have not yet registered, please do so before April 30 to preserve your test slots.

Below are just a few highlights from parallel sessions during the week:

Monday, May 7                Connected Vehicle Workshop     (Day-long workshop with technical and policy presentations from leading experts on Connected Vehicles and ITS).

Outdoor BBQ and Opening Reception

Tuesday, May 8                CAMP “Wrap-up Summary”  Presentation

CV Pilots and Smart City Project Roundtable

IEEE and SAE Standards Update

RSU Testing

Advances in Test Tools

Wednesday, May 9         Tour of Lab and Field Testing (including ACM’s new Willow Run Test Facility)

USDOT Stakeholder Dialogue re Future of National SCMS

Security Certificate Service Providers (BlackBerry, ESCRYPT, Penta Security, INTEGRITY Security Services)

Thursday, May 10            Certification, Technical, and Cybersecurity Working Group Meetings

Reference Device Criteria

Friday, May 11                  One-on-one sessions with vendors considering certification

 

For more information about OmniAir Consortium and our certification programs, please visit our website at www.omniair.org.

 

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OmniAir Consortium, the leading industry association promoting interoperability and certification for Connected Vehicles, tolling, and ITS, announces its lineup of speakers for the Motor City Plugfest, May 7-11 in Plymouth, MI.

Monday, May 7 features a Connected Vehicle Workshop. Keynote speakers include Kirk Steudle, Director of Michigan Department of Transportation, and Marcus Welz, CEO of Siemens ITS.

OmniAir’s featured luncheon speaker will be Mark de la Vergne, Chief of Mobility Innovation for the City of Detroit, who will discuss the advances in shared, autonomous, and connected vehicle development in the region, that have many calling Detroit the “Silicon Valley of Smart Mobility Technology.”

OmniAir also has lined up four panels to discuss technical and policy issues related to Connected Vehicle Testing and Deployment, Automotive Cybersecurity, V2X Around the World, and Future Trends, including C-V2X, connected roads, and shared autonomous vehicles. Speakers from USDOT ITS Joint Program Office, Utah DOT, NXP, DEKRA, Panasonic, 3M, Qualcomm, ITS Korea, and many more V2X technology leaders will round out the first day.

A full Connected Vehicle Workshop Agenda can be found here.

This workshop will be followed by 4 days of intensive bench conformance, interoperability, and field testing of V2X devices at Intertek’s laboratory in Plymouth, MI and the American Center for Mobility’s Willow Run Test Facility in Ypsilanti, MI.

Over 400 test sessions will be available for vendors to conduct tests of DSRC devices, operated by staff from 15 leading test laboratories and test tool providers from around the world. In a first for the industry, OmniAir will also include testing stations for C-V2X devices.

“OmniAir’s goal is to ensure that there is a robust marketplace of trusted communications devices that are certified for conformance and interoperability,” says Jason Conley, Executive Director for OmniAir Consortium. “OmniAir’s Motor City Plugfest provides a unique opportunity for vendors to test their devices with representatives of leading test labs and test systems providers from around the world, to prepare for certification testing.”

In addition, OmniAir has planned parallel technical sessions throughout the week. When not in testing sessions, attendees can enjoy continuous learning on technical topics, including the Connected Vehicle pilots, security certificates and libraries, standards, software testing, and demonstrations of new test tools.

On Wednesday, May 9, U.S. Department of Transportation’s ITS Joint Program Office will host a stakeholder dialog session on the future of the National SCMS. On Thursday, May 10, OmniAir will host in-person meetings of our certification, technical, and cybersecurity working groups.

OmniAir Consortium’s last Plugfest in October drew 170 attendees from around the world, testing 37 V2X devices. This event promises to be even larger, with over 400 testing sessions, 15 test stations, as well as new security and field testing.

Register now if you are planning to attend. Space is limited.  
Member
Single Admit- $500

  • Limited Access
  • Half-day Workshop
  • Welcome Reception and access to Parallel Learning Sessions and Corporate Spotlights
  • Limited, Escorted Access to Device Testing Area
  • Escorted tour of ACM’s Willow Run Test Track
 Non-member 
Single Admit- $800

  • Limited Access
  • Half-day Workshop
  • Welcome Reception and access to Parallel Learning Sessions and Corporate Spotlights
  • No Access to Device Testing Area
  • Escorted tour of ACM’s Willow Run Test Track
 Government
Single Admit- $200

  • Half-day Workshop
  • Welcome Reception and access to Parallel Learning Sessions and Corporate Spotlights
  • Escorted access to bench and field testing areas and tour of ACM’s Willow Run Test Track
(Must be a government employee. Contractors not eligible)

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Position Overview:

OmniAir Consortium, Inc. is a fast-growing 501 (c)(6) trade association, with a focus on technology and transportation.

We are seeking a self-motivated, positive attitude team player for the position of bookkeeper/administrative assistant to join our team.  This is a full-time position with immediate start.  The ideal candidate will need to have excellent organization, analytical, verbal and written communication skills and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment.

The salary range is $45,000 to $50,000 based on experience.  We offer a benefits package which includes paid time-off, holidays, dental, life, and health insurance and flexible work hours.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Complete monthly and yearly financial statements.
  • Complete daily accounting transactions to include accounts payable, cash disbursements, accounts receivable, payroll entries and other entries as needed.
  • Maintain monthly account reconciliations.
  • Invoicing accounts receivable in a timely manner
  • Process year-end
  • Leadership role to assist external audit firm in the annual financial review and completion of the annual 990 tax return.
  • Maintain financial records by filing and scanning invoices, bills and correspondence relating to financial issues.
  • Contributes to team efforts by accomplishing related results as needed.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree with a concentration in Accounting/Finance.
  • Nonprofit accounting experience.
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
  • Strong interpersonal communications skills and customer-facing experience.
  • A minimum of four years of experience processing financial statements, accounting transactions, accounts payable, accounts receivable, account reconciliations, and cash disbursements.
  • Proficiency in QuickBooks, Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook is required.
  • Background check required if selected.

Job Location

Washington, DC

Position Type

Full-Time/Regular

About OmniAir Consortium, Inc.                        

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

Equal Opportunity Employer

OmniAir Consortium, Inc. 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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