Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, November 19, 2020 - Cranford, New Jersey
ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION
1) Texas DOT Puts Down Signs To Help Pedestrians, Bicyclists Find Walkways In Construction Zones
KXXV-TV
2) E-Scooters Are Getting Computer Vision To Curb Pedestrian Collisions
Washington Post
AVIATION
3) FAA Working To Enhance Alaska Weather And Aviation Infrastructure
AOPA
4) New 5G Bandwidth Battle On Aviation’s Radar
AOPA
5) Istanbul Airport Recognized As Best In Europe In Digital Transformation
Daily Sabah
6) Terre Haute Airport Regains 24/7 Air Tower Service
Herald Bulletin
7) Digital Drone Highways: A Future Transportation Network
DroneLife
CAMERAS
8) Neighborhood Associations Installing License-Plate Readers To Privately Police Who Drives On Their Streets
Boing Boing
CARTOGRAPHY
9) Ireland’s Mapping Grid In Harmony With GPS
Irish Times
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
10) Georgia Working On Deal To Let Drivers Use Peach Pass Where E-ZPass Is Accepted
Gwinnett Daily Post
FREIGHT
11) Port Of Los Angeles Launches Return Signal For Trucking To Address Congestion
American Shipper
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
12) SOCRATES2.0 Newsletter - November 2020
SOCRATES2.0
13) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - November 19, 2020
Carnegie Mellon University
14) ERTICO Newsletter - November 19, 2020
ERTICO-ITS Europe
MARITIME
15) Port Of Barcelona Teams With IBM, Vodafone, Huawei To Develop 5G Operations
Splash
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT
16) Traveler Says Quarantine Info Is In Short Supply At Burlington (Vermont) Airport
Seven Days
17) Seneca Lake Wine Trail Receives Traffic Safety Award
Chronicle-Express
18) Matthews, North Carolina Police Department Aims To Reduce Crashes With Clever Sayings
Matthews-Mint Hill Weekly
RAILROADS
19) FRA Says NJ Transit Only Railroad At Risk Of Missing PTC Deadline
Trains
ROADWAYS
20) Signs Warn Visitors Of Vermont Quarantining Requirements
WCAX-TV
21) Meet The Woman Who Designed Britain’s Revolutionary Road Signs
The Spectator
SAFETY / SECURITY
22) NSW Transport, Microsoft Use Machine Learning, Data To Reduce Road Accidents
ZDNet
23) New TSA Advisory Committee Targets Increased Information Sharing Between Transportation Modes
School Transportation News
SPACE
24) Space Traffic Management Bill Clears Senate Committee
SpaceNews
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
25) Lyft’s ‘Emergency Help’ Feature Lets Users Silently Alert Unsafe Rides In Real Time
USA Today
TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
26) Next-Gen TIM
EDC News
TRANSIT
27) New Ransomware Attacks Pose Costly Threat To Transit Agencies
Mass Transit
28) Crisis Paves The Way For Transit Payment Innovation
Mass Transit advertorial
VEHICLES
29) Partially Automated Driver Tech Creates Complacent Drivers, Study Shows
CNET
30) ‘Talking Cars’ Could Save Lives
Highways News
31) Volvo Uses Video Game Technology To Build A Safer Car
CNET
News Releases
1) USDOT Seeks Public Comment On Automated Driving System Safety Principles
2) Volvo Cars Helps Warn US Drivers And Municipalities Of Slippery Roads And Hazards
3) May Mobility, Via Announce Partnership To Integrate On-Demand AVs Into Public Transit
4) SafeMetrix Launches Online Maritime English Proficiency Tests
5) Amtrak Adding New Wayfinding Signage At New York Penn Station
6) Applied Information Announces Full C-V2X Roadside And Onboard Units With Guaranteed Upgrade To 5G Along With DSRC Buy Back Program
7) Siemens Mobility Provides A Connected Vehicles System For Austrian Highways
8) SARTA Users Give EZfare Mobile Ticketing App Overwhelmingly Positive Reviews
9) Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport Expands Programs For People With Disabilities
10) Hexagon’s ‘RTK From The Sky’ Brings Instant GNSS Accuracy Worldwide
11) Parsons Accelerates Denver’s Intelligent Transportation Transformation
12) Ontario Expands 511 App To Keep Drivers Safe During Winter
Bernie’s Notes
Arthur Imperatore, the founder of NY Waterway, has died at 95. Not only did he restore ferry service across the Hudson River, he previously ran a trucking company. Exactly five years ago today I did an interview with him about his career in transportation.
Interview with Arthur Imperatore
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