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Dear OmniAir Members and Supporters, 

I want to share some news about OmniAir Consortium and our plans for the coming year. 

Since our founding nearly 20 years ago, OmniAir Consortium’s mission has remained consistent—promoting interoperability and certification for ITS, tolling, and connected vehicles.  Our belief has been and continues to be, that the availability of certified and interoperable devices will help to increase market choice, reduce costs, and lead to more ubiquitous deployments. 

Trust is essential for the connected vehicle ecosystem to thrive. OmniAir builds trust through independent, third-party testing and certification. Our certification programs are relied upon every day by infrastructure owner operators and OEMs to ensure that technologies conform to industry standards, and meet interoperability, security, and performance requirements.

Over the years, OmniAir and our members to accomplish great things, including developing the world’s first independent, third-party certification programs for DSRC, C-V2X, and RFID tolling technologies. 

OmniAir Working Groups continue to advance the state of practice for connected vehicle and tolling testing in areas as diverse as V2X hardware and applications, RFID tolling, road user charge (RUC), cybersecurity, and aftermarket safety devices to protect vulnerable road users. 

OmniAir Plugfest events bring together the connected vehicle industry and experts from across the globe for a week of connected vehicle testing in laboratory and field environments, workshops, and networking. 

A Year of Accomplishments

Thanks to the contributions of our volunteer members, OmniAir has had some significant accomplishments. In 2023, we have:

  • Launched the first comprehensive testing certification program for C-V2X RSUs.
  • Authorized field test sites in Europe and North America.
  • Welcomed our first OmniAir Authorized Test Laboratory in Taiwan.
  • Completed over a dozen test documents for multi-protocol tolling certification.
  • Released the OmniAir Test Control Interface as an open-source testing tool.
  • Hosted our first virtual security testing event focused on testing to the 1609.2.1.
  • Started a new OmniAir Working Group focused on V2X Aftermarket Safety Devices.

Next month, OmniAir members from around the world will gather in Taipei for our first connected vehicle testing event in Asia. 

Looking Ahead to 2024

OmniAir and our members will continue to build on this momentum in 2024. OmniAir Working Groups will be focused on several exciting projects and activities:

  • C-V2X Aftermarket Safety Device (ASD) certification.
  • Road usage charge (RUC) and V2X-based payments.
  • Multi-protocol RFID tolling certification.
  • V2X safety applications and universal alert messages.
  • Sensors for connected intersections.
  • Plugfests in North America and Europe.
  • Workshops on timely topics including 5G NR, cybersecurity, and RUC certification.

Planning for the Future

OmniAir must ensure we have the necessary staff and resources to continue serving our members’ needs and fulfilling OmniAir’s mission.  

Like many organizations, OmniAir has been navigating an inflationary environment through prudent spending decisions and cost-cutting where warranted.

To continue to build for the future, we must adjust our dues structure for 2024. We recognize the challenge that some of our members face with increasing expenses. This will be our first dues adjustment in two years.

Working with OmniAir’s Board of Directors in planning for 2024, we have done our best to keep any dues increase minimal, especially for our public sector members.

Associate Public Sector                  $5,000 USD (unchanged)
Associate Private Sector                 $7,500 USD (vs $6,000 in 2023)

Executive Public Sector                   $11,000 US (vs $10,000 in 2023)
Executive Private Sector                  $15,000 USD (vs $12,000 in 2023)

OmniAir Sustaining Partner            $30,000 USD (unchanged)

Certification services fees and Plugfest testing fees will not increase. Members do have the option of upgrading to our OmniAir Sustaining Partner Program, which is inclusive of membership, certification services, and Plugfest fees. 

In the near future, we will provide additional information about dues renewals and packaged pricing options for savings. 

Conclusion 

We very much appreciate your continued support of OmniAir and its mission. It is only with the support and volunteer contributions of our members that we can be successful.

I hope to see many of you at our OmniAir Taipei Plugfest in a few short weeks.

If you have any questions or need any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me or any of the OmniAir team.

Thank you again.

Jason M. Conley
Executive Director

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OmniAir Consortium®, the premier industry association advancing interoperability for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), tolling, and connected vehicles, announces that FEIG ELECTRONIC is our newest member.

With over 50 years of experience, FEIG ELECTRONIC has consistently elevated electronic tolling technology standards. Their comprehensive portfolio, encompassing passive RFID readers, contactless payment terminals, barrier control units, and inductive loop detectors, has significantly impacted the tolling sector. Their Free-Flow Tolling Systems and Stationary Plaza Tolling positions them as a valuable addition to the OmniAir Consortium.

FEIG’s decision to join OmniAir® underscores its dedication to advancing cutting-edge tolling solutions and driving innovation within the industry.

“We welcome FEIG ELECTRONIC to the OmniAir Consortium,” said Jason Conley, Executive Director of OmniAir Consortium. “Their expertise and commitment to innovation resonates with our mission to promote interoperability and certification for tolling technology.”

OmniAir has offered certification for single-protocol 6C RFID tags and readers for over ten years and is launching a new OmniAir® Certification program that will offer independent, third-party testing and certification for multi-protocol RFID tolling tags and readers that support 6C, 6B-80K, and TDM.

For further insights into FEIG ELECTRONIC and their groundbreaking free-flow tolling technology, please visit www.feig.de.

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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OmniAir Consortium®, the leading industry association promoting interoperability and certification for ITS, tolling, and connected vehicles, has published its technical roadmap to guide the organization’s workstream on conformance and interoperability testing programs over the next five years.

The OmniAir Technical Roadmap identifies priorities for developing program scopes, drafting test cases, and other technical work to support OmniAir’s testing and certification programs for wireless communications technologies in transportation.

Approved at the OmniAir Board of Directors June Meeting, this roadmap identifies and prioritizes technical workstreams across OmniAir’s Working Groups and Sub-Working Groups in the following areas:

  • Certification Policy
  • V2X Technology
  • Roadside Infrastructure
  • Cybersecurity & SCMS
  • Safety Applications 
  • Tolling & Emerging Payment Technologies
  • Road Usage Charge (RUC)

OmniAir’s Technical Roadmap identifies priorities for technical work, including, C-V2X aftermarket safety devices, 5G-V2X (Release 16), certifying V2X safety applications, and 3rd party mobile payment applications for tolling. In addition, the document outlines priorities for adapting OmniAir certification programs for standards in Asia and Europe.

OmniAir Working Groups will also update existing LTE-V2X and RFID tolling certification programs to ensure that OmniAir Certified devices conform to the latest and most relevant industry standards.

“OmniAir is committed to ensuring the availability of trusted communications technologies for transportation through testing and certification,” said Jason M. Conley, Executive Director for OmniAir Consortium. “This technical roadmap lays out an ambitious agenda to test and certify the latest connected mobility and tolling technologies.”

“This is an exciting time to be engaged with OmniAir and to help shape the future of connected vehicles and tolling,” said Mike Brown, Institute Engineer at Southwest Research Institute. “One of the best parts of working with OmniAir is seeing the efforts of your work fulfilled, such as launching a new certification program for LTE-V2X-based RSU and OBU devices.”

Participation in OmniAir Working Groups is open to member representatives of all OmniAir Members. We seek engineers, software developers, and cybersecurity practitioners from across government, industry, and academia with expertise in ITS, tolling, and connected vehicles. 

OmniAir will host sessions in August and September with each of the OmniAir Working Groups and invited stakeholders on the roadmap. 

Sign up for OmniAir Working Groups on our website or contact a team member at info@omniair.org for more information.

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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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OmniAir Consortium®, the leading industry association promoting interoperability and certification for ITS, tolling, and connected vehicles, announces that Kapsch TrafficCom, a global leader in tolling solutions, has earned OmniAir Certification for the Janus® MPR4.1 Multi-Protocol UHF RFID Reader, Model 802890.

OmniAir® offers independent, third-party testing and certification for wireless communications technologies used in transportation, including RFID tolling tags and readers, connected vehicle radios and modules, including C-V2X.

OmniAir Certification testing is performed through a network of accredited wireless testing laboratories and authorized field-testing facilities, ensuring that devices conform to industry standarsds and meet minimum interoperability and field performance requirements.

“Congratulations to Kapsch TrafficCom for earning OmniAir Certification,” said Jason Conley, Executive Director for OmniAir. “OmniAir is committed to ensuring the availability of trusted communications devices to meet the needs of the tolling industry.”

Visit our product certification page to learn more about this certification and other OmniAir Certified® products.

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 Kapsch TrafficCom

Kapsch TrafficCom is a globally renowned provider of transportation solutions for sustainable mobility. Innovative solutions in the application fields of tolling, tolling services, traffic management and demand management contribute to a healthy world without congestion.

Kapsch has brought projects to fruition in more than 50 countries around the globe. With one-stop solutions, the company covers customers’ entire value chain, from components to design and implementation to the operation of systems

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OmniAir Consortium®, the leading industry association promoting interoperability and certification for ITS, tolling, and connected vehicles, announces that DEKRA is authorized to conduct tolling field testing as part of the OmniAir Authorized Field Test Site (OAFTS) program.

The Summit Point Motorsports Park, located in Summit Point, WV, is now available for tolling vendors to conduct field testing as part of OmniAir’s certification program for single and multi-protocol RFID devices.   

“DEKRA is a proven leader in providing RFID-based toll testing for laboratory and field environments,” said Jason Conley, Executive Director for OmniAir. “We are excited to partner with DEKRA to help meet the certification testing needs of the tolling industry.”

The test track, located in West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle, is DEKRA’s second field test site authorized by OmniAir. DEKRA’s facility in Málaga, Spain, was the first field test site approved by OmniAir for C-V2X connected vehicle testing.

 “Adding field testing for RFID devices in North America is part of DEKRA’s commitment to furthering the quality and accessibility of testing and certification for future mobility,” said Fernando Rodriguez, Vice President of Product Testing for DEKRA North America. “We are proud to be a trusted partner of OmniAir and the only organization to achieve accreditations for all OmniAir programs.” 

OmniAir Authorized Test Laboratories, tolling vendors, and device makers may apply to have their test site audited by OmniAir and be added to our list of authorized sites to conduct official certification testing.

All OmniAir Authorized Field Test Sites and Authorized Test Laboratories can be found and verified by visiting our authorized test laboratory and field site directory.

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

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