Mountain View, California – June 8, 2026 – OpenAV Cloud today published the State of AV Interoperability Report, the initiative's first industry research study capturing the current state of AV interoperability open cloud API adoption. Combining a 29-respondent written survey with live poll data from up to 54 session participants, the report captures the views of AV manufacturers, system integrators, consultants, and end users gathered at the OpenAV Cloud Technical Roundtable on April 23, 2026 - a 90-minute working session attended by 85 professionals.

The findings present a clear picture: the industry is moving and the direction is decided. 79% of survey respondents are already transitioning to open, API-driven AV models or plan to within 12 months. While 94% of poll participants are already operating in cloud-connected AV environments, the defining question is no longer if, but how fast - and the data points clearly to where the opportunity lies.

Key Findings

•  94% of live poll participants are already operating in cloud-connected AV environments - yet most are managing fragmented realities, with siloed vendor tools or multiple platforms that are difficult to integrate.

•  79% of respondents are already moving toward open AV or plan to within 12 months.

•  Open, consistent API structure ranked #1 among five interoperability priorities - above unified monitoring, enterprise IT integration, automation, and AI.

•  78% describe their current API situation as "APIs exist but are inconsistent across vendors" - the industry is not starting from zero. A shared standard is what's missing.

•  76% rate a shared open interoperability framework as valuable or highly valuable.

•  59% are likely or very likely to reference OpenAV Cloud in future projects or RFPs, signaling that procurement is becoming a forcing function.

The report also surfaces a nuanced finding on perceived value: while 76% of practitioners rate open interoperability frameworks as valuable or highly valuable, the majority chose "Valuable" rather than "Highly Valuable." The data suggests confidence is real but conditional - practitioners are broadly supportive, but are waiting for the specification to mature and manufacturers to commit before upgrading their assessment.

The cloud maturity data reinforces the urgency. The industry has cloud tools, and it has APIs - but they do not speak the same language. 78% of poll participants say APIs exist across the systems they work with today, but are inconsistent across vendors. A shared open API layer is not a distant ambition. It is the missing piece in infrastructure that already exists. On the procurement front, 59% of respondents are likely or very likely to reference OpenAV Cloud in RFPs. As one practitioner put it: "A published framework I can hold as a minimum for proposed brands in RFPs." Manufacturers who build to the OpenAV Cloud framework now are the ones who will appear in those specifications.

"This report puts data behind what we hear in every industry conversation. The ecosystem is ready - the cloud infrastructure is there, the appetite is real, and the framework gives everyone something concrete to build against,” said Adam Sowers, Chair of OpenAV Cloud. “Manufacturers who engage with OpenAV Cloud now aren't just supporting an open framework. They're positioning themselves at the center of how AV evolves over the next five years."

The State of AV Interoperability Report is available for download at www.openav.cloud. 

The initiative continues to grow its industry community and invites AV manufacturers, system integrators, managed service providers, consultants, and end users to participate. Updates and resources are shared through OpenAV Cloud's website and social channels (LinkedIn, Discord).

About OpenAV Cloud

OpenAV Cloud is an industry-wide initiative that brings together AV manufacturers, technology providers, system integrators, and other industry stakeholders to advance open, interoperable, and cloud-connected AV solutions. The initiative focuses on promoting open APIs, shared frameworks, and customer-first innovation to enable a more connected, scalable, and sustainable AV ecosystem. For more information, visit https://www.openav.cloud.