Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday,
August 7, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
Register now for CVTA’s 5th Annual Summit on
the Future of the Connected Vehicle!
Join the conversation
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Vehicle space! Not only can you come find out what’s happening,
you’ll also be part of figuring out what’s next! Fellow thought leaders
will include: Automakers, Tier 1 and 2 Suppliers; Hardware, Software,
Telecommunications, and Service Providers; Insurers, and State and Federal
government officials.
This year’s event will
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Michigan, co-located with the 14th ITS World Congress. Summit
attendees are eligible for discounted World Congress Exhibition and
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limited to 150!
AVIATION
1)
Official: FAA Will Endorse NextGen
Priorities in October
Link
to article on AINonline:
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
2)
Online Community Helps Replace Stolen
Bicycles in Ohio
Link
to article in the Westerville News &
Public Opinion:
CAMERAS
3)
Montreal to Add 100 More Traffic Cameras
Link
to article on MTL Blog:
Link
to article in Journal Métro (in French)
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
4)
E-Toll Plazas Across India by 2015
Link
to IANS article:
5)
Massachusetts DOT: Some Drivers
Obscuring License Plates, Avoiding Tobin Bridge Tolls
Link
to story on WBZ Radio:
GPS / NAVIGATION
6)
Pilots Report Failure of GPS in Moscow
Air Space
Link
to ITAR-TASS article:
OTHER
7)
US DOT, VA Reps Discuss How Federal
Government Could Use Internet of Things
Link
to article in The Washington Post:
8)
Final Report: To Develop and Validate a
European Passenger Transport Information and Booking System Across Transport
Modes
Link
to study:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
9)
Toronto Metrolinx Pulls Embarrassing UP
Express Video Off the Web
Link
to article in the Toronto Star:
RAILROADS
10)
Rail Industry Must Get on Board with
Life-Saving Technology
Link
to commentary from Senator Dianne Feinstein in the San Francisco Chronicle:
ROADWAYS
11)
Arkansas Developing Road Sensor Traffic
Technology
Link
to story on KHBS/KHOG-TV:
SAFETY / SECURITY
12)
TSA, San Jose Airport Had No Plans to
Disclose Security Breach to Public
Link
to story on KNTV-TV:
13)
Pune Traffic Department to Launch Safety
App for Women
Link
to article in MiD DAY:
14)
TSA Checkpoint Systems Found Exposed on
the Net
Link
to article on Dark Reading:
TRANSIT
15)
UCLA Report: Get Public Involved to
Speed Up Public Transit Projects
Link
to story on KPCC Radio:
16)
Lyft Takes Aim at Public Transit with
New Carpool Service
Link
to article on Mashable:
17)
Montreal Transit Agency May Sell Métro Signage
as It's Replaced
Link
to article in the Montreal Gazette:
18)
San Diego MTS Introduces Mobile
Ticketing App at Comic-Con
Link
to article in Metro:
Link
to news release
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
19)
South Dakota Agencies Cooperate to Keep
Traffic Flowing During Sturgis Rally
Link
to story on KELO-TV:
20)
Hong Kong to Deploy Sensors for Weather,
Traffic Management
Link
to article in FutureGov:
21)
New System to Ease Jacksonville, North
Carolina Traffic Woes
Link
to story on WNCT-TV:
VEHICLES
22)
Volkswagen Research Team Striving for
Perfect Driving Experience
Link
to article in Automotive Business Review:
23)
Don't Let Your S Class Make You an
S-hole
Link
to blog from Strategy Analytics:
News Releases
Solicitation
- Safety Grant
Applications – UP CARES – Union Pacific Railroad
Upcoming Events
Tower Climber Safety
Workshop – October 14 – Washington, DC
Today in Transportation
History
1679
**335th anniversary** Le
Griffon, the first full-sized sailing ship on the upper Great Lakes, left
on its maiden voyage.
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