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April 25, 2023 9:05AM

OmniAir Applauds FCC Decision to Grant C-V2X Waivers

OmniAir Consortium®, the leading industry association promoting interoperability and certification for ITS, tolling, and connected vehicles, applauds the Federal Communications Commission for its decision yesterday to grant a waiver to the Joint Waiver Parties, allowing the deployment of cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) technology in the 5.895-5.925 GHz band ahead of final service rules.

The Joint Waiver Parties represent the breadth of the C-V2X ecosystem, including several automakers, state departments of transportation, and device manufacturers.

“Yesterday’s action by the FCC to grant the waiver request is an important step toward the deployment of life-saving C-V2X technology in the United States” said Jason Conley, Executive Director of OmniAir Consortium. “OmniAir’s independent, third-party testing and certification programs for C-V2X OBUs, RSUs, and modules will help to ensure that C-V2X devices are truly ready to deploy.”

OmniAir Certification and Conformance Testing Program for C-V2X radio devices helps to realize these “trusted communications” between the roadside infrastructure, vehicles, and other transportation users to enhance public safety.

OmniAir launched the world’s first, and only full-stack, certification program for C-V2X (LTE-V2X PC5) radios in 2021. OmniAir Certification helps to assure deployers of C-V2X technology that devices conform to industry standards and meet minimum interoperability and security requirements.

Next week, OmniAir Consortium will bring together C-V2X device manufacturers, test laboratories, and test equipment providers from around the world for the OmniAir Florida Plugfest. This week-long testing event, hosted in partnership with the Florida Department of Transportation, Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise, and University of Florida Transportation Institute, offer rigorous testing for over 20 C-V2X devices laboratory and field environments to help ensure device readiness for deployment.

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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April 20, 2023 9:35PM

Message from the Executive Director: Think Globally, Act Globally

We are all familiar with the phrase: “Think globally, act locally.” This popular expression reflects the notion that while we should be aware of global concerns—preserving the environment, maintaining peace, or addressing hunger—we should try to act locally by helping our neighbors or improving our town. In many instances, this is sage advice.

Sometimes, however, we are allowed to both think and act globally. Developing technologies that contribute meaningfully to reducing the staggeringly high roadway fatalities worldwide is that opportunity.

The World Health Organization estimates that 1.35 million lives were lost last year in traffic accidents, many of which could have been avoided if connected vehicle technologies were in play. The widescale deployment of connected vehicle and infrastructure technologies promises to reduce these fatalities by nearly 80%.

Making this a reality requires global cooperation by engineers and experts to develop, test, and deploy these potentially lifesaving technologies. We can only address problems of this scale and complexity by working together across borders and cultures.

The production of connected vehicle technologies is itself a microcosm of globalization. Thankfully, the ITS industry is well-positioned to take up this challenge. In one single C-V2X roadside unit (RSU), one might find a chipset designed in Israel, with a software stack developed in India, on a module fabricated in Taiwan, integrated into a radio built in Korea, with security certificates developed in Canada, tested at a lab in Spain, and installed at an intersection in the United States.

OmniAir Consortium’s diverse membership, in many ways, reflects these globalized supply chains and the growing demand for advanced transportation safety technologies around the world.

Engineers and transportation professionals from every corner of the globe actively contribute to developing OmniAir’s third-party testing and certification programs. We rely on this diverse membership—drawn from different backgrounds, often from different continents—to work together to analyze standards, write program scopes, and define test cases.

The great strides we have made in advancing testing and certification programs are a direct result of the contributions of OmniAir’s global membership. This cooperation has allowed OmniAir to develop the world’s only full-stack, independent, third-party testing and certification program for C-V2X radios, just as we did for DSRC-V2X several years ago.

We are continuing to push the envelope—developing tests for V2X safety applications, new programs for modules, and even programs for V2X-based payments and road usage charge (RUC) technologies.

In less than two weeks, engineers and transportation technology experts from across Europe, Asia, and the Americas will gather at Florida’s SunTrax for our OmniAir Florida Plugfest, in cooperation with the Florida Department of Transportation, Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise, and the University of Florida Transportation Institute, for a week-long testing event, that will help to ensure V2X radios are ready for deployment, and certification.

In our current time, where we are divided and external forces are pushing us apart, with international tension at an all-time high, it is refreshing to consider what we can accomplish together to improve transportation safety.

If we succeed in this endeavor, think about what other challenges we might overcome and leave a legacy we will leave behind by simply working together.

Jason M. Conley, Executive Director

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April 18, 2023 5:12PM

FDOT Secretary and Kapsch CEO to Deliver Keynote Addresses at OmniAir Florida Plugfest

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.

T he 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.

“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.

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April 7, 2023 11:19AM

Twenty C-V2X Devices Set for Testing at OmniAir Florida Plugfest

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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April 5, 2023 3:40PM

OmniAir Announces Speakers for Florida Plugfest – Connected Mobility Workshop

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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.