Author: Ryan Hall

Although winter is in full swing, it is not too early to look forward to OmniAir’s spring V2X Plugfest in Detroit, Michigan. Intertek is hosting The Motor City Plugfest at their Plymouth, MI facility May 7-11. In addition to bench testing with Intertek, field testing will take place at the American Center for Mobility‘s Willow Run test track.

What to Expect

The week starts off with a half-day policy workshop featuring guest speakers from the automotive, technology, security and transportation sectors; followed by a welcome reception.

Bench testing at Intertek will be conducted in separate spaces allowing device makers and test providers a higher level of privacy. There will be individual test sessions, group interoperability, and parallel learning sessions.

Field Testing at the American Center for Mobility’s site comes with a number of desirable features Plugfest participants will appreciate including double overpasses, a railroad crossing, and a highway loop to test at sustained highway speeds. Testing can occur during all four seasons, day and night, in sun, rain, ice, and snow.

Do you have OmniAir Certification? If so, you still have several reasons to participate.  There are a few new test procedures for you and those that are close to certification.

  • SAE J2945.1 V-V BSMs Minimum Performance
  • Message Interoperability
  • High precision location based testing
  • SCMS Testing
If this is your first Plugfest or second, OmniAir has hardened Release 1 test procedures that will help you get that much closer to certification.
  • IEEE 802.11p Physical Layer
  • IEEE 1609.2 Security/Certificates
  • IEEE 1609.3 Network (including WSA)
  • IEEE 1609.4 Multi-Channel Operations
Early bird registration and sponsorship
OmniAir is limiting the number of devices allowed to participate. OmniAir members may contact Ryan Hall, rhall@omniair.org or 202-744-6480, directly to secure their slot before tickets go on sale to the greater V2X market next month. Device makers that are not members may secure a coveted test slot early by becoming an event sponsor. The Motor City Plugfest would not be possible without the generous support of Intertek, the American Center for Mobility, and corporate sponsors. Additional sponsorship opportunities are available. Please contact Ryan Hall for details.

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As our association continues to grow and evolve we look for ways to provide our members with a greater level of service and value. I am pleased to announce we were able to bring onboard a highly talented and driven associate to head up our member services division, Katherine Oldham. I would be remiss, if I fail to mention she prefers Kate or Katie. Kate started her new position as Director of Member Services last week and I hope you can make her acquaintance at our next membership meeting call, January 25.

Prior to joining OmniAir, Kate was the Project Manager for the International Biometrics + Identity Association (IBIA) headquartered in Washington, D.C. where she managed the association’s working groups, coordinated events and maintained positive relationships with its members.

Kate earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Temple University and received a master’s degree in Political Management from the George Washington University, graduating with distinguished honors from both Universities. She is a member of the Center City Proprietors Association and the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia.

Kate resides outside of Philadelphia with her family, where she is active in the animal welfare community, fostering and volunteering with local animal rescues.

I encourage each of you to reach out to Kate and make an introduction, Kate can be reached at koldham@omniair.org.

 

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OmniAir has completed testing and certification for two STAR Systems International (SSI) devices including the Vektra Windshield Sticker Tag, and the innovative Solana Passive Transponder which can be mounted on either a vehicle’s windscreen or headlamp making it a simple, single solution for any vehicle.

SSI supplies passive tolling devices across the globe as well as to members of the 6C Toll Operators Coalition and other tolling operators within the United States.

“STAR Systems International is committed to bringing the best products to market,” said Stephen Lockhart, CTO, for SSI. “Having our devices go through OmniAir’s rigorous certification program reinforces this commitment to our customers and sets us apart from our competition.”

“OmniAir is thrilled to welcome STAR Systems International as our newest member,” said Jason Conley, Executive Director for OmniAir. “We value SSI’s commitment to take additional steps, to ensure trusted communication devices hit the market.”

The OmniAir Certification Program is open to all OmniAir members, and only those device bearing an OmniAir Certified Mark have been third-party verified and have passed a series of rigorous tests to obtain certification.

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
STAR Systems International is a market leader in providing solutions incorporating RFID transponders, readers and professional consulting services for Auto ID & Vehicle Identification Applications. STAR Systems leverages technical implementation expertise, training and support to ensure customer success. “Your Success Is Our Vision”. Our focus on making Radio Frequency ID work for Electronic Tolling (ETC), Electronic Vehicle Registration (EVR), Fleet Management, Parking and Secure Access Control applications enable our partners and users to deliver high-performance and reliable integrated solutions.
For more information on STAR Systems visit www.star-int.net.

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In many ways, 2017 was a year of firsts for OmniAir Consortium®. We launched the world’s first DSRC-V2X Certification Program. We announced our first OmniAir Qualified Test Equipment, and the first OmniAir Authorized Test Laboratory for V2X.

In October, we held the first ever OmniAir Connected Vehicle Plugfest in Silicon Valley and our first Connected Vehicle Workshop in San Francisco. We ended the year with a very successful Annual Meeting at New York City, featuring expert speakers in V2X, tolling, road user charging, and the sharing economy.

Over the past year, OmniAir’s membership has grown by over 45%–with the addition of technology leaders such as Qualcomm, NXP, LG Electronics, Delphi, DENSO, SiriusXM, Siemens, AECOM, and many more.

2018 promises to be an even more exciting year, with ample opportunity for members to get engaged! Here are just a few ways to take advantage of your membership:

This month, we will complete testing on our first OmniAir Certified DSRC-V2X devices. OmniAir Consortium offers RFID-tolling and DSRC-V2X device certification only to members.

Also in January, we will launch OmniAir’s Cybersecurity Working Group. This Working Group will be responsible for developing requirements and specifications for device security testing, for incorporation into OmniAir’s certification programs.

OmniAir’s Certification and Technical Working Groups continue to meet on a bi-weekly basis, and are focused on developing specifications for DSRC-V2X Release 2, as well as updating OmniAir’s policies on certification, recertification, and lab authorization. Members are encouraged to participate.

Planning is already underway for OmniAir’s Motor City Plugfest, scheduled for the week of May 7.  This V2X Plugfest, hosted by OmniAir member Intertek at their facilities in Plymouth, MI, will offer improvements from our first Plugfest, including increased number conformance testing sessions, more space, better connectivity, more interoperability testing, and extensive field testing. Participation will be exclusive to OmniAir members.

Throughout the course of the year, OmniAir is planning a series of workshops, webinars, and outreach opportunities to help our members stay on top of the latest regulatory and technical developments impacting your organization.

To learn more about how you can become more involved, and or how your organization can get the most out of its OmniAir membership, please contact Jason Conley, Executive Director, OmniAir Consortium at jconley@omniair.org.

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OmniAir Consortium®, the global leader in vehicle-to-everything (V2X) certification, announces our newest member – Qualcomm. OmniAir has seen a spike in high-profile corporations join OmniAir since the official launch of our V2X certification program in October. From Tier 1 automotive giant DENSO, international testing house TÜV SÜD, and now one of the world’s largest and most recognized chipset makers and V2X proponents – Qualcomm.

“Having corporations like Qualcomm join your association at an executive level and serve on the board sends a strong market signal that OmniAir is the premier, independent, third-party certification body for V2X technology,” said Jason Conley, Executive Director at OmniAir.

“As a key provider of wireless solutions for automotive, Qualcomm Technologies is honored to participate in OmniAir’s leading efforts for certification of V2X systems,” said Jim Lansford, Director, Technical Standards at Qualcomm. “Qualcomm Technologies has been at the forefront of inventing and commercializing V2X communication, and we are honored to work with key automotive and technology stakeholders towards 5G C-V2X. We are pleased and committed to working with OmniAir to quickly commercialize dependable and robust connected vehicle technology.”

OmniAir, through third-party testing and certification, is promoting conformance and interoperability for these life-critical safety devices. Trusted device communications are the key to national deployment. End users, such as state departments of transportation and automotive companies want assurances that the technology they are deploying are truly interoperable and will work with all certified devices regardless of manufacturer.

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 Qualcomm
Qualcomm’s technologies powered the smartphone revolution and connected billions of people. We pioneered 3G and 4G – and now we are leading the way to 5G and a new era of intelligent, connected devices. Our products are revolutionizing industries, including automotive, computing, IoT, healthcare and data center, and are allowing millions of devices to connect with each other in ways never before imagined. Qualcomm Incorporated includes our licensing business, QTL, and the vast majority of our patent portfolio. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, operates, along with its subsidiaries, all of our engineering, research and development functions, and all of our products and services businesses, including, our QCT semiconductor business.

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