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Twenty-five companies are already signed up to participate in V2X testing at the upcoming OmniAir Florida Plugfest.

OmniAir Florida Plugfest + Interoperability Testing will take place at SunTrax in Auburndale, Florida the week of May 5th. Testing slots are filling up quickly. However, there are still a few spaces available. Register today!

OmniAir Plugfests are the premiere testing events for connected vehicles, bringing together vendors, test laboratories, test equipment providers, and experts from around the world for a week of comprehensive V2X testing in lab and field environments.

This year’s event will provide an opportunity for V2X vendors to test for interoperability, conformance, security, and field performance in a collaborative environment, to ensure readiness for deployment. OmniAir will offer testing for V2X on-board units (OBU), roadside units (RSU), and V2X modules.

New for this Plugfest, OmniAir will offer validation testing for V2X devices seeking to participate in the Day One Deployment Zone at the ITS World Congress in Atlanta.

Validation testing is REQUIRED for all V2X vendors applying to participate in Day One Deployment Zone demonstrations.

OmniAir Plugfests offer an opportunity for knowledge exchange and networking with industry peers.  This Plugfest will feature:

  • May 12th “Connected Safety & Mobility Workshop.”
  • Daily deep-dive technical learning sessions on V2X standards, test tools, operational deployments, and more.
  • Live technology demonstrations, including:
    • V2X-based tolling
    • Connected intersection validations
    • VRU safety use cases

Device and test station registrations are filling up quickly. 

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If you would like to join the Plugfest planning session or add a colleague, please 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® 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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At last month’s OmniAir Plugfest @ Mcity in Ann Arbor, Michigan OmniAir Consortium® members successfully tested the interoperability of Security Credential Management Systems (SCMS).  For the first time, SCMS providers from across Europe, Asia, and North America participated in the SCMS interoperability testing using new mandatory security tests developed by OmniAir® and its members.

Leading PKI security providers for the IoT and connected vehicle industry, Autocrypt, INTEGRITY Security Services, Microsec, and SAESOL TECH, demonstrated registration of C-V2X devices, execution of a series of certificate request procedures, and issuance of certificates using the interfaces in accordance with the IEEE 1609.2.1 security standard. 

 

These tests were developed by OmniAir’s Cybersecurity Working Group, representing a cross-section of the V2X industry, cybersecurity experts, test laboratories, and deploying agencies.

OBU and RSU devices that leverage chipsets and software from multiple vendors are adopting the 1609.2.1 standard, paving the way for commercial deployments that leverage shared trust amongst mutually verified messages signed by each SCMS provider. 

“OmniAir is committed to advancing the security of connected vehicles through testing and certification” said Jason Conley, Executive Director of OmniAir Consortium.  “Successful testing events like this help to build trust and advance nationwide deployment of V2X technologies.”

SCMS Manager recently issued a test Certificate Trust List (CTL) as the accepted mechanism for establishing trust with multiple SCMS systems and was available during last month’s OmniAir Plugfest to support interoperability. It leveraged root certificates from the four SCMS providers to ensure shared trust.

This milestone demonstrates the industry’s commitment to ensuring scalable, secure, and interoperable devices in a C-V2X ecosystem. The Plugfest demonstrated the promise of how 1609.2.1-based devices can deliver roadside safety and traffic efficiency.  The successful message signing and verification based on 1609.2.1 marks a progression in connected technologies with learnings that can shape future communication technologies.

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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Last week, OmniAir held a very successful Plugfest at the world-class Mcity test facility in Ann Arbor, Michigan. 

Twenty-seven companies participated in the week-long connected vehicle testing event. The latest C-V2X radios underwent rigorous testing for conformance, interoperability, and security in laboratory and field environments. Participants had the opportunity to work with leading V2X testing experts from around the world.

 The goal of OmniAir Plugfests is to help ensure devices conform to industry standards, are interoperable, and meet security and performance requirements.  Plugfest participation helps to ensure the readiness of C-V2X equipment for deployment on our roads and in our vehicles.

This OmniAir Plugfest saw participation from the U.S. Department of Transportation, three OmniAir Authorized Test Laboratories, four SCMS providers, and multiple wireless and V2X test systems providers.

Participating C-V2X device manufacturers rotated between a dozen test stations, working collaboratively with testing experts to help test, debug, and improve their devices in a collaborative environment.

“It was exciting to see the energy and enthusiasm on display at this OmniAir Plugfest, said Jason Conley, Executive Director of OmniAir Consortium. “Engineers and developers from around the world collaborate and cooperate in an open environment, which makes OmniAir testing events unique. Only by working together can we help to ensure the availability of trusted communications technologies to make our roads and vehicles safe and reliable for everyone.”

The week featured a Connected Mobility Workshop, hosted in partnership with the University of Michigan Transportation Institute, and keynote speakers from the Michigan Department of Transportation and the University of Michigan’s Automotive Research Institute. 

Attendees also had the opportunity to participate in a “listening session” hosted by the U.S. Department of Transportation on the 2nd Report & Order and offer feedback on technical rules regarding the ITS band in the 5.9 GHz spectrum. 

To all the participants of the 13th Plugfest, a heartfelt thank you for your invaluable contributions to this special event. For those who missed out, rest assured – the next Plugfest is scheduled for November, with the host location to be announced soon. 

Don’t miss the chance to be part of this dynamic and impactful gathering, where you can work with leading experts, test and improve your devices, and ensure they meet the latest industry standards and requirements.

Also, check out the OmniAir Facebook page for photos of our event. 

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