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Florida Department of Transportation Secretary Jared W. Perdue and Kapsch TrafficCom AG, Chief Executive Officer Georg Kapsch will offer keynote remarks at the OmniAir Florida Plugfest: Connected Mobility Workshop on May 3 at the SunTrax Test Facility in Auburndale, Florida.

The Honorable Jared W. Perdue, P.E.,
Secretary Florida Department of Transportation

Jared W. Perdue was named Secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) by Governor Ron DeSantis on April 7, 2022. As Secretary, Perdue oversees the lead agency in state government with the statutory responsibility to coordinate the planning and development of a safe, viable, and balanced transportation system serving all state regions and to assure the compatibility of all components, including multimodal facilities. 

Georg Kapsch, CEO of Kapsch TraffiCom AG

Georg Kapsch is the Chief Executive Officer of Kapsch TrafficCom AG. Kapsch TrafficCom is a globally renowned provider of transportation solutions for sustainable mobility with successful projects in more than 50 countries. Innovative solutions in the application fields of tolling, tolling services, traffic management, and demand management contribute to a healthy world without congestion.

“We are honored to welcome these distinguished keynote presenters at this year’s OmniAir Plugfest,” said Jason Conley, Executive Director of OmniAir Consortium. “We look forward to hearing their compelling visions on the future of transportation and connected mobility.”

OmniAir’s Florida Plugfest, hosted in partnership with the Florida Department of Transportation, Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise, and the University of Florida Transportation Institute, will take place the first week of May at the SunTrax Test Facility in Auburndale, Florida.

OmniAir Plugfests are the premiere testing event for connected vehicle technologies. 

Connected vehicle technology providers worldwide will bring C-V2X devices for a week of interoperability, conformance, security testing, and laboratory and field environments.  

Our Connected Mobility Workshop will take place on May 3. It will feature speakers and panels from leading transportation technology experts from government, industry, and academia. For more information or to register, please visit our event website.

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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With less than 30 days until the start of OmniAir Florida Plugfest, testing plans are coming into focus. OmniAir Florida Plugfest, hosted in partnership with the Florida Department of Transportation, Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise, and the University of Florida Transportation Insitute, promises to be the largest, most comprehensive C-V2X testing event yet in North America.

Twenty cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) radios and modules from more than a dozen vendors will undergo a week of intensive lab, field, and security testing to help ensure that they are truly ready to deploy. Participating C-V2X device manufacturers include:

 CohdaWireless, Commsignia, Continental, Danlaw, Harman, Hitachi, HwaCom, iTtelecom, Iteris, Kapsch, Spoke, Unex, and Yunex Traffic.These devices will be paired with 15 different test stations, operated by leading wireless and transportation testing experts from around the world, including DEKRA, TTA, TÜV Rheinland Taiwan, the University of Florida Transportation Institute, Keysight Technologies/Nordsys, Leidos, Iteris, S.E.A. Datentechnik, NI, Wayties, INTEGRITY Security Services, Microsec, SaeSol Tech, and Blackberry.

Testing will take place in laboratory and field test environments at the world-class SunTrax Test Facility, featuring a 2.25-mile oval test track, urban test environments, 18 garage bays, and extensive indoor testing space.
“This event promises to be our largest, most comprehensive OmniAir Plugfest yet,” said Jason Conley, Executive Director of OmniAir Consortium. “Thanks to our strong partnership with FDOT, FTE, and UFTI, I am confident this will be our best OmniAir testing event yet.”

Although tickets for the testing portion of the event have SOLD OUT, there is still time to register for our May 3rd Connected Mobility Workshop, held in conjunction with Plugfest. In addition to a powerhouse lineup of speakers, the event will feature tours of Plugfest testing and the SunTrax facility, live demonstrations, and a reception.

For more information about OmniAir Florida Plugfest or the Connected Mobility Workshop, please visit our website or contact Ryan Hall.

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OmniAir Consortium® today announced the full line-up for its 2023 Connected Mobility Workshop on Wednesday, May 3 in Auburndale, Florida.

This one-of-a-kind event, hosted in partnership with the Florida Department of Transportation, Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise, and the University of Florida Transportation Institute, will feature leading experts from around the world to discuss the latest in connected vehicle research, testing, and deployment.

Keynote presentations from The Honorable Jared W. Perdue, P.E., Secretary Florida Department of Transportation, and Georg Kapsch, CEO of Kapsch TraffiCom AG will headline the workshop.

In addition, we have a fantastic lineup of speakers and panel presentations from key stakeholder organizations including:

  • U.S. Department of Transportation
  • Florida Department of Transportation
  • Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise
  • E-ZPass Group

and leading transportation technology experts from government, industry, and academia.

Attendees will have the opportunity for tours and demonstrations of advanced connected vehicle technology, and Plugfest testing.

The Connected Mobility Workshop will take place in conjunction with the OmniAir Florida Plugfest, hosted at the world-class SunTrax Test Facility in Auburndale, Florida.

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

Register

Welcome

Jason M. Conley

Executive Director of OmniAir Consortium

Opening Remarks

Steve Novosad

Assistant Vice President, HNTB Corporation & Chair, OmniAir Consortium Board of Directors

Opening Remarks

Florida DOT

Morning keynote

The Honorable Jared W. Perdue, P.E.

Secretary Florida Department of Transportation (Invited)

Panel 1: Advances in V2X Implementation and Emerging Technologies in Florida

Moderator: Trey Tillander

Executive Director of Transportation Technology, Florida Department of Transportation

Panelists

Panel 2: V2X Testing and Certification Around the World

Moderator: Mike Brown

Institute Engineer at Southwest Research Institute and Chair of OmniAir Consortium Coordinating Council

Panelists

A National Strategy for V2X Deployment

Suzanne Sloan

Industry Analyst, U.S. Department of Transportation Volpe Center

Fireside Chat: Tolling, Testing, and Interoperability

PJ Wilkins

Executive Director at E-ZPass Group & IAG Service Corporation

Nicola Liquori

Turnpike Enterprise Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer at the Florida Department of Transportation

Afternoon Keynote Presentation

Georg Kapsch

Chief Executive Officer of Kapsch TrafficCom AG

Panel 3: Advanced V2X Use Cases & Applications: Beyond Day One

Moderator: Dr. Jim Lansford

Director, Technical Standards at Qualcomm

Panelists

Taiwan Plugfest Announcement and MOU Signing

Alex Jeng

Secretary-General of Taiwan Telematics Industry Association (TTIA)

Jason M. Conley

Executive Director of OmniAir Consortium

Concluding Remarks: V2X Today & Tomorrow: A View from the U.S. Department of Transportation

Carl Andersen

Technical Director, Operations R&D, Federal Highway Administration

Tour of SunTrax & Technology Demonstrations by

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

Founded in 1997 in Taiwan, Unex Technology Corporation is a leading provider of pioneering V2X software and hardware solutions. Through various partnerships, they have identified ways to deploy V2X (DSRC and C-V2X) technology across various applications.

Unex also developed a highly integrated and user-friendly software development kit used by all Unex product families of System-on-Module (SOM), OBU, and RSU, including standard compliant V2X stack, advanced IEEE and ETSI communication security, and sample applications in source code.

Unex On-Board Units (OBUs) have been utilized in over 200 AV and C-ITS project deployments. Unex was the first to deploy C-V2X Roadside Units (RSUs) in a live field environment as part of the Taiwan Smart Transportation initiative.

“We are excited to welcome leading V2X technology provider like Unex as our newest OmniAir Member,” said Jason Conley, Executive Director of OmniAir Consortium. “We look forward to relying on their expertise and experience as we improve and expand our C-V2X certification programs worldwide.”

As a member of the OmniAir Consortium, Unex will help shape OmniAir’s test specifications and procedures by participating in technical committees and industry working groups. OmniAir’s goal is to ensure the availability of trusted communications devices that conform to industry standards and meet minimum interoperability and security requirements.

OmniAir offers independent, third-party testing and certification for tolling and connected vehicles, including DSRC and C-V2X (LTE-V2X PC5) radios.

For information about our certification programs and readiness testing events, visit our website at www.omniair.org.

 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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OmniAir Consortium®, the leading industry association promoting interoperability and certification for ITS, tolling, and connected vehicles, announces that iT telecom Co. Ltd has been awarded OmniAir Certification for two LTE-based cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) radios.

Korea’s iT telecom is the first company in the world to earn OmniAir Certification for LTE-V2X on-board units (OBU). OmniAir Certified® devices conform to industry standards and meet minimum interoperability and security requirements. 

OmniAir® has certified the C-V2X radio configuration, and the ASD-Q1 and ASD-A2 conform to OmniAir’s Connected Vehicle, LTE (OBU) v1.0 Conformance test specifications:761, 762, 763, 765, 767, 768 & 769. These industry-developed test cases are based on state-of-the-art technology standards for connected vehicle and transportation environments.

“Congratulations to iT telecom for being the first to earn OmniAir Certification for C-V2X radios,” said Jason Conley, Executive Director for OmniAir. “OmniAir Certification provides assurance to deploying agencies of the availability of trusted communications devices for connected vehicles and infrastructure.”

The iT telecom ASD-Q1 and ASD-A2 OBUs provide short-latency communication. It can be easily and comfortably implemented for inside and outside car networking applications with its efficient, robust, and reliable networking platform.

The iT telecom ASD-Q1 and ASD-A2  devices were tested at Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA) – Seongnam, Korea, an OmniAir Authorized Test Laboratory for LTE-V2X-based devices. TTA utilized OmniAir Qualified Test Equipment from Keysight Technology, Spirent, and Wayties.

OmniAir offers independent, third-party testing and certification for C-V2X radios and modules through a network of accredited test laboratories, using qualified test equipment and validated test cases.  OmniAir Certification. Please visit our product certification page to learn more about the ASD-Q1 and ASD-A2  OBUs and other OmniAir Certified devices.

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.

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