# Open CAV Alliance (OCAVA)

The Open CAV Alliance is a standards organization dedicated to promoting interoperability and safety in the Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) industry through open protocols.

## Core Protocols
The alliance manages three primary protocols that provide a foundation for seamless, safe, and efficient communication across the autonomous vehicle ecosystem.

- **OCAVS (Open Connected Autonomous Vehicle Service)**: Standardized messaging for vehicle-to-server communication, providing telemetry, commands, updates, and diagnostics.
- **OCAVI (Open Connected Autonomous Vehicle Interoperability)**: Defines rules for ecosystem integration, allowing external service providers to work smoothly with autonomous mobility systems.
- **OCAVM (Open Connected Autonomous Vehicle Management)**: A short-range, Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) and Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) protocol enabling decentralized mesh networks between nearby vehicles.

## Technical Foundation
- **Transport**: JSON over WebSocket (WSS) and TLS 1.3+ for secure, real-time bidirectional communication.
- **Security**: Zero-trust architecture with mandatory mutual TLS (mTLS) and certificate-based identity.
- **Architecture**: Supports Central CAV Management Systems (CCMS) for fleet orchestration and hardware abstraction.

## Technical Stack
- **Framework**: Next.js 15 (App Router, locale-aware).
- **Styling**: Vanilla CSS & Tailwind CSS with a premium design system.
- **Database**: Drizzle ORM (PostgreSQL).
- **Quality**: Biome (formatting/linting), TypeScript (strict types).

## Resources
- [Main Website](https://opencavalliance.com)
- [OCAVS Specification](file:///Users/gomolemokgatitsoe/projects/open-cav-alliance/ocavs-specification)
- [Project Guidelines](file:///Users/gomolemokgatitsoe/projects/open-cav-alliance/AGENTS.md)