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OmniAir Consortium® today announced the full line-up for its 2024 California State and Local Agency C-V2X Deployers Conference.

Hear from officials from the U.S. Department of Transportation, Caltrans, and local government leaders from across California about how they are using cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technologies to save lives, improve safety, and enhance mobility.

The opening remarks will be provided by event host Jim Misener, Global V2X Ecosystem Lead, Qualcomm, Jason Conley, Executive Director, OmniAir Consortium and event sponsor James Dreisbach-Towle, Chair, ITS California.

Justin Anderson from the U.S. Department of Transportation, ITS Joint Program Office and David Man will discuss C-V2X deployment plans from federal and state perspectives.

This will be followed by panel discussions of state and local transportation and public safety leaders and C-V2X technology experts.

Attendees will have the opportunity for tours and demonstrations of C-V2X technologies used in emergency vehicles, intersection safety, and protecting bicyclists and other vulnerable road-users.

The one-day conference, hosted in partnership with Qualcomm and ITS California, will highlight how state and local agencies are deploying C-V2X technologies today to save lives and improve the safety of our transportation system across California.

The event will take place on Thursday, October 31st at the Irwin M. Jacobs Qualcomm Hall, in San Diego.  

This conference is held in conjunction with the OmniAir San Diego Plugfest, a week-long connected vehicle testing event that brings together vehicle-to-everything (V2X) testing teams from around the world. 

Interested parties are encouraged to register now, as seating capacity is limited.

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California State and Local C-V2X Deployers Conference Agenda

Welcome

Keynote

Caltrans: California Deployments

Roundtable: El Cajon / Qualcomm Wireless Reach Emergency Vehicle Pre-Emption

Panel: Deployment Lessons Learned

Panel: Deployment Lessons Learned

Panel: Planned Southern California Deployments

Demonstrations near Building N/QRC driveway

Recap and Next Steps

IOO Stakeholder Input to CTIC OBU Standard

 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.

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Next week, OmniAir Consortium will bring together leading connected vehicle technology companies from around the world in San Diego, California for the largest vehicle-to-everything (V2X) testing event in the United States. The goal of is to ensure that V2X equipment that allows vehicles to communicate with other vehicles, and with roadside infrastructure is interoperable, and ready for deployment.

The OmniAir San Diego Plugfest, hosted by Qualcomm, will feature over 30 organizations from across North America, Australia, Europe, and Asia dedicated to accelerating the deployment of V2X technologies, and improving the safety of our transportation networks.

The event will include cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technology providers, test laboratories, test equipment vendors, security experts, and V2X deployers from around the world.

Over 20 C-V2X devices from more than a dozen vendors will undergo rigorous testing for interoperability, standards conformance, security, and field performance. Each participating organization will send teams of engineers, software developers, and ITS experts to support testing. 

The goal of this Plugfest is to ensure the readiness of C-V2X equipment for nationwide, interoperable deployment, consistent with U.S. Department of Transportation’s National V2X Deployment Plan, released in August.

Plugfest participants

“The goal of OmniAir Plugfests is to ensure the availability of trusted communications technologies for deployment in our transportation system,” said Jason Conley, Executive Director of OmniAir Consortium. “We appreciate our partners at Qualcomm for hosting this important connected vehicle testing event at their world-class facilities.”

OmniAir Plugfests are not just about testing; they are invaluable opportunities for knowledge exchange and networking among industry peers, facilitating collaboration and innovation. This Plugfest will feature technical learning sessions from industry experts throughout the week.

technical learning sessions & DeMONSTRATIONs

  • Justin Anderson, FHWA
  • Sean Maschue, Qualcomm
  • Brian Romansky, INTEGRITY Security Services
  • Dr. Brian Park, University of Virginia
  • Bill McKinley, Keysight Technologies
  • Monica Kim, SAESOL Tech 
  • Bill Choi, iT-Telecom
  • Ralph Boaz, Pillar Consulting
  • Steve Van Sickle, FIVE36
  • Mae Fromm, Leidos/FHWA Saxton Labs

On Thursday, October 31, we will have our California C-V2X State & Local Deployer’s Conference, featuring leaders from Caltrans and local California governments deploying C-V2X technologies to save lives.  This one-day conference, hosted in partnership with Qualcomm and ITS California, is open to all Plugfest registrants. 

Also on Thursday, participants will have the chance to view live demonstrations of C-V2X use cases in action for public safety, VRUs, and intersection signalization. 

Plugfest participants will also be invited to a workshop on updating OmniAir’s Five-Year Technical Roadmap and help to influence the future direction of OmniAir’s testing and certification programs.

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About OmniAir Consortium

OmniAir Consortium is the leading industry association promoting interoperability and certification for Intelligent Transportation Systems (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 Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), tolling, and connected vehicles, has awarded certification for the Yunex Traffic RSU2X Cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) roadside unit (RSU).

OmniAir Certified® devices are tested for conformance to industry standards, as well as interoperability, performance, and security requirements.  Every day, infrastructure owner-operators (IOO’s) rely on OmniAir’s independent, third-party testing and certification programs to ensure the availability of trusted communications equipment for V2X and tolling deployments.

This RSU conforms to OmniAir’s LTE-V2X (RSU) Release 1 Conformance test specifications.   These industry-developed test cases are based on state-of-the-art technology standards for connected vehicles and transportation environments.

“Congratulations to Yunex Traffic for earning OmniAir Certification,” said Jason Conley, Executive Director of OmniAir Consortium. “OmniAir is committed to ensuring the availability of trusted equipment to help accelerate nationwide, interoperable V2X deployment.”

The Yunex Traffic RSU2X RSU was tested at DEKRA, an OmniAir Authorized Test Laboratory in Málaga, Spain, using OmniAir Qualified Test Equipment from Keysight Technologies.

OmniAir offers independent, third-party testing and certification through a network of accredited test laboratories, using qualified test systems and validated test cases.

OmniAir is the only organization to offer full-stack testing and certification for C-V2X OBUs, RSUs, and modules.

Please visit our website for more information about OmniAir’s certification programs.

About OmniAir Consortium:

OmniAir Consortium is the leading industry association promoting interoperability and certification for ITS, tolling, and connected vehicles. Its 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, announces the first 12 test stations for the OmniAir San Diego Plugfest (Oct. 28-Nov. 1).

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OmniAir Plugfests bring together leading vehicle-to-everything (V2X) device manufacturers, test laboratories, test systems providers, and V2X deployers from around the world for a week of intensive interoperability, conformance, and security testing.

This year’s event, hosted by Qualcomm, in San Diego, California will provide an opportunity for cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) vendors to work with leading connected vehicle testing experts to ensure that they are ready for deployment. OmniAir will offer testing for C-V2X on-board units (OBU), roadside units (RSU), and modules.

New for this Plugfest will be opportunities for initial capabilities screening for all participating testing teams, overnight testing, and certificates of participation for all participating testing teams. 

OmniAir Plugfests are not just about testing. They are opportunities for knowledge exchange and networking with industry peers.  This Plugfest will feature:

  • California C-V2X State & Local Deployers Conference
  • Technical learning sessions every day from presenters including U.S. Department of Transportation ITS JPO, USDOT Volpe Center, FHWA Saxton Labs, Keysight, SesolTech
  • Live C-V2X technology demonstrations throughout the week
  • Strategic Planning Session – OmniAir five year technical roadmap
  • Networking Reception

Device and test station registrations are filling up quickly. 

 

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If you’d like to join the Plugfest planning session or add a colleague, send an email to Ryan Hall, Vice President of Business Development. 

About OmniAir Consortium 

OmniAir Consortium is the leading industry association promoting interoperability and certification for Intelligent Transportation Systems (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 has filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission in response to NextNav’s petition to reconfigure the lower 900 MHz band—spectrum essential to electronic toll collection across the United States.

OmniAir’s comments express serious concerns with NextNav’s petition for rulemaking, which calls for a reconfiguration of the 902-928 MHz band to support a 5G terrestrial positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) network, and the potential impact on incumbent electronic toll services. NextNav’s proposal would consolidate electronic toll operations into a single and smaller spectrum block than is currently available in the lower 900 MHz band.

“Electronic toll collection generates billions of dollars in revenue each year necessary for the support of critical transportation infrastructure projects across the United States,” said Jason Conley, Executive Director of OmniAir Consortium.  “It is not clear that electronic toll operations can successfully operate in a smaller spectrum footprint. In addition, any changes to the spectrum must be subject to thorough and independent testing to ensure that electronic tolling services are not disrupted by NextNav’s proposed operations in the lower 900 MHz band.”

OmniAir’s comments are available here.

About OmniAir Consortium

OmniAir Consortium is the leading industry association promoting interoperability and certification for Intelligent Transportation Systems (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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