Cohda Wireless’ MK6 on-board unit (OBU) has been certified by the OmniAir Consortium, the US industry association promoting interoperability and certification for intelligent transportation systems, tolling and connected vehicles.

This follows the MK6 RSU (road-side unit) receiving OmniAir certification in 2024, the first LTE-V2X (PC5) device certified for deployment in the USA by OmniAir.

The MK6 met OmniAir’s LTE-V2X (OBU) conformance test specifications, which are industry-developed test cases based on established technology standards for connected vehicles and transportation environments. OmniAir Certified devices are tested for interoperability, performance and security, in addition to standards compliance.

“Congratulations to Cohda Wireless for earning OmniAir certified status for their C-V2X OBU,” said Jason Conley, executive director of the OmniAir Consortium (www.omniair.org). “OmniAir certification provides assurance to deployers that connected vehicle technologies are trusted, interoperable and conform to industry standards.”

Australian firm Cohda’s CEO Paul Gray said with both the MK6 OBU and RSU now OmniAir certified, users have a complete, interoperable C-V2X platform for deployment across the USA.

“The state departments of transportation we are working with in the USA are the frontrunners in the connected intelligent transport revolution and are paving the way for others to follow,” said Gray.

The certification comes as Cohda’s MK6 OBU and RSU platforms are being supplied into major US connected vehicle deployments. In Arizona, Cohda Wireless is supporting the Maricopa County Department of Transportation’s Connected Vehicle Acceleration Zone (CVAZ), a US DoT-backed deployment expected to connect approximately 750 physical and virtual road-side units with approximately 400 on-board units across transit, emergency response and freight fleets. Cohda is supplying MK6 RSU and OBU kits across the CVAZ application zones.

Cohda is also a contributor to the Georgia DoT’s connected vehicle programme, one of the most pioneering connected intelligent transport systems programmes in the USA, linking road users, vehicles and infrastructure to enhance road safety and mobility. As part of an upgrade and expansion of the technology deployed across the programme, Cohda is supplying thousands of MK6 RSUs and OBUs to ensure the project continues to meet current technology requirements and specifications.

Cohda launched the MK6 (cohdawireless.com/solutions/mk6/) in late 2022 as a comprehensive V2X connectivity platform. The RSU and OBU offer DSRC, C-V2X, LTE/5G and wifi/Bluetooth connectivity as standard features. It uses the RoadLink SAF5400 and SXF1800 chipsets from NXP (www.nxp.com), with the Qualcomm (www.qualcomm.com) Snapdragon Auto 5G modem-RF platform.

Cohda Wireless (cohdawireless.com) is headquartered in Australia and has offices in Europe, China and the USA. Its products are used widely in the USA, Europe, Australia, India, Japan, Africa, Middle East, China, Singapore and Korea.