July 5, 2007

OmniAir VII Tolling Concept of Operations WebEx Attracts 75 Participants

The June 29th USDOT-OmniAir VII Tolling ConOps WebEx and teleconference marked the third event in a year-long project to identify the elements of future VII-based tolling and payment services. The event drew over 70 subject matter experts. Operators, integrators, concessionaires and others on the 'infrastructure' side of VII joined representatives from the auto and financial sector to discuss the business and operational requirements of VII, or 5.9GHz DSRC-based, vehicle-to-roadside payment systems. A ConOps looks beyond the lane-level hardware standards and even the application interface specifications needed for an interoperable service. It focuses on the 'third' layer of harmonization - the institutional. For more information, please contact OmniAir at info@omniair.org