Thursday, July 20, 2017

Thursday, July 20, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, July 20, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey

AVIATION
1) India’s Aviation Regulator Tells Airlines to Carry More Hindi Publications
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
2) Increasing Motorists’ Awareness of Pedestrians, Goal of High-Tech Program
3) This Is Why Traffic Lights Are So Much Better in Germany
4) Boulder, Colorado Police Ticketing for Not Pushing the Button at Crosswalks
City of Boulder news release
CAMERAS
5) Chicago Reaches $38.75 Million Settlement in Red-Light Ticket Lawsuit
6) Speed-Camera Tickets Doubled Last Year in DC, New Data Show
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
7) Technology Forges the Road for Scottsdale, Arizona Traffic as Population Growth Appears Imminent
8) ITS PCB Update - July 20, 2017
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
9) Touch-a-Bus Storytime Lets Kids Experience Mass Transit
Spokane County Library District news release
ROADWAYS
10) Street Lights of the Future Will Talk to Cars and That May Not Be a Good Thing
SAFETY / SECURITY
11) Elon Musk’s Top Cybersecurity Concern: Preventing a Fleet-Wide Hack of Teslas
SPACE
12) Google Street View Now Lets You Tour the International Space Station
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
13) Disney World to Debut App-Based Shuttle Service
TELEMATICS
14) Value of ‘Big Data’ Could Cut Telematics Roll-Out Costs for Fleets
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
15) New OneMap App Launched in Singapore with Live Traffic Information
Singapore Land Authority news release
16) This AI Traffic System in Pittsburgh Has Reduced Travel Time by 25%
17) 700 Cameras, 1,500 Traffic Lights -- Here’s How Georgia DOT Keeps Traffic Moving
VEHICLES
18) Microsoft, Baidu to Collaborate on Autonomous Driving
Microsoft news release
19) High-Tech Headlights Could Thwart Certain Types of Crashes—If We Could Get Them in the US


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Solicitation


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Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, July 19, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey
8th Summit on the Future of the Connected Vehicle and 1st innovation Day – September 19-20!
On September 19-20, 2017, the Connected Vehicle Trade Association, with Event Sponsor the Michigan Department of Transportation will hold the 8th Summit on the Future of the Connected Vehicle (September 19th) and first Innovation Day and Marketplace (September 20th) at Marriott’s Eagle Crest Resort in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Keynotes by Kirk Steudle of MDOT and Ron Felice, IBM’s Chief Architect for Watson’s Internet of Things for Automotive.  Panels will include a 5 company Tier 1 discussion, a 5 company Cybersecurity panel, a Smart Communities panel, a Testing and Certification panel and a Finance panel with Incubator, 2nd and 3rd stage investors. Fellow thought leaders will include:  Communications, Hardware, Software, Services and Insurance Telematics. From market overviews and federal policy to big data and business models, you’ll hear the latest from the most highly regarded experts in the field.  Specific topics will include: Markets, business models, apps and content, mobile integration, user interfaces, security issues, regulation, liability, IP and policy, data and analytics. Capacity is limited to 200 for exceptional networking. For more information visit http://www.connectedvehicle.org/events/      


AVIATION
1) The Weather App Dominating the Field of Aviation with Over 26 Million Downloads
2) Smart Quadcopters Find Their Way Without Humans or GPS
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
3) Glitch Leads to Texas Toll Tag Customers Getting Bills at Higher Rates
GPS / NAVIGATION
4) Massachusetts DOT Teams with Waze to Bring GPS Signals to Boston Tunnels
5) inLane Survey on User Experience with Navigation Systems
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
6) ITS, Japan-style Congestion Solution to Be Tested in Pekalongan, Indonesia
Kumparan (in Indonesian)
PARKING
7) New York City Completes Launch of Remote-Pay Parking App, Users Say It Doesn’t Work
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio news release
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
8) New Zealand Transport Ministry Accused of Dodging OIA Request
9) Are Minnesota DOT’s Electronic Messages Effective?
ROADWAYS
10) Irish Engineers Want Multiple Tolls and Changing Speed Limits on the M50
11) ‘I Love NY’ Signs Raised at Congressional Hearing
SAFETY / SECURITY
12) Democrats Call for Review of Pipeline Cybersecurity Rules
13) Ho Chi Minh City to Host International Traffic Safety Conference
TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
14) Eclipse to Cause ‘Biggest Traffic Event in Oregon History,’ ODOT Says
TRANSIT
15) Adelaide First: Public Transport Users Get Free Wi-Fi
South Australia State Government news release
VEHICLES
16) Self-Driving Cars Get Boost with Unanimous Vote by US House Panel
17) Paris Launches Trial of Autonomous Shuttle Bus Service
18) How the San Francisco Bay Area Took Over the Self-Driving Car Business


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The Transportation Communications Newsletter (ISSN 1529-1057) is published electronically Monday through Friday.   For a free subscription or to unsubscribe, or for comments or questions, please contact me at bernie@transportationradio.com. TCN archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications    
Follow me on Twitter @TransportComm. Member: Society of Professional Journalists   
© 2017 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016
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Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, July 18, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey

CAMERAS
1) Iowa Supreme Court to Consider Two Speed Camera Cases
CARTOGRAPHY
2) Who Needs GPS and Google? Minneapolis Map Publisher is ‘Master of Cartography’
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
3) Sensor-Studded Kansas City Is Like a Giant Smartphone. Now It Just Needs Apps
OTHER
4) Did You Pack Too Much? Your Suitcase Knows
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
5) Happy Birthday iPhone: Tech May Change, Good Communications Remains the Same
SPACE
6) European Space Agency Communication Team Hands Off Responsibility for Galileo to GSA
European Global Navigation Satellite Systems Agency news release
7) William Shatner Narrates History of NASA’s 100-Year Old Langley Research Center
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
8) Black Car Operator Launches App in Boston to Compete with Uber, Lyft
VEHICLES
9) US House Panel to Consider Self-Driving Car Legislation
10) Who’s Winning the Fight for the Best In-Car Technology?
News Releases
Solicitation
Upcoming Events
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The Transportation Communications Newsletter (ISSN 1529-1057) is published electronically Monday through Friday.   For a free subscription or to unsubscribe, or for comments or questions, please contact me at bernie@transportationradio.com. TCN archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications    
Follow me on Twitter @TransportComm. Member: Society of Professional Journalists   
© 2017 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016

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