OmniAir Consortium has published a new certification programme for cellular Vehicle to Everything (C-V2X)-based roadside units (RSUs).
“OmniAir certification provides assurance that C-V2X equipment conforms to industry standards, requirements and is interoperable,” said Jason Conley, the organisation's executive director.
“This updated programme was designed to meet the needs of the marketplace, especially the needs of state departments of transportation and other infrastructure owner-operators (IOOs).”
The industry association promotes interoperability and certification for ITS tolling, and connected vehicles and is now accepting applications for its independent third-party testing verification to assess minimum performance, interoperability, and security of wireless communication technologies.
OmniAir says state DoTs can "confidently require" OmniAir Certification as part of their request for proposals for RSU projects.
“Knowing a device will perform at a minimum level, is interoperable, and is secured is vital to the success of our projects,” said Nick Hegemier, MD of infrastructure for DriveOhio, and also member of OmniAir's board and chair of its RSU sub-working group.
“By providing a choice in vendors, state DoTs and IOOs will no longer need to sole-source a project, and this will foster competition, drive innovation, and reduce costs, all while reducing the level of integration effort requiring funding by the IOOs.”
Separately, Kapsch TrafficCom has received the valued OmniAir certification for its Janus Multi-Protocol 4.1 reader.
JB Kendrick, president North America at Kapsch TrafficCom, says: "Our product meets the highest standards, enabling seamless and secure tolling experiences."
The UHF RFID reader is a single-lane transponder reader that enables wireless toll road processing.
