Friday, January 16, 2015

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Friday, January 16, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Group of Media Organizations to Test New Role for Drone Aircraft: Newsgatherer

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/testing-a-new-role-for-drones-reporter/2015/01/15/309297f4-9cd8-11e4-96cc-e858eba91ced_story.html

Link to news release

2) Airports, FAA Adapting to LED Lighting Push

Link to article on AINonline:

http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/aerospace/2015-01-15/airports-faa-adapting-led-lighting-push

3) Behind the Scenes at Westchester County, New York Airport

Link to article in Westchester:

http://www.westchestermagazine.com/Westchester-Magazine/January-2015/Behind-The-Scenes-At-Westchester-County-Airport/

4) Google Glass Still Has 'Huge Potential' for Airlines and Airports Despite Google Ending Sales

Link to article on Future Travel Experience:

http://www.futuretravelexperience.com/2015/01/google-glass-still-has-huge-potential-for-airlines-and-airports

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

5) Texting Pedestrians at Greater Risk of Injury, Study Finds

Link to article in Occupational Health & Safety:

http://ohsonline.com/articles/2015/01/16/texting-pedestrians-at-greater-risk-of-injury.aspx

CAMERAS

6) Erie, Pennsylvania-Area Interstate Cameras Draw Viewers

Link to article in the Erie Times-News:

http://www.goerie.com/local-interstate-cameras-draw-viewers

MARITIME

7) US Coast Guard Addresses Maritime Cybersecurity Issues

Link to article on In Homeland Security:

http://inhomelandsecurity.com/us-coast-guard-addresses-maritime-cybersecurity-issues/

OTHER

8) Virgin, Qualcomm Invest in High-Speed Internet Satellite Network

Link to article on ZDNet:

http://www.zdnet.com/article/virgin-qualcomm-invest-in-high-speed-internet-satellite-network/

Link to news release

9) The Hidden Ways Traffic Flows Around Us

Link to story on BBC Future:

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150115-the-hidden-ways-traffic-flows  

10) App Allows Citizens to Report Traffic Violations to Bengaluru Traffic Police

Link to article in The Economic Times:

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/software/heres-an-app-to-help-you-beat-road-rage/articleshow/45908543.cms

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

11) Facebook Takes Down, Then Restores, BART Protest Page

Link to article in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Activists-say-Facebook-killed-page-organizing-6018796.php

Link to BartFriday Facebook page

12) Metra Presents Rail-Crossing Safety Seminar in Person and Online

Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/tinley-park/ct-metra-rail-crossing-seminar-tl-0122-20150115-story.html

13) Minnesota Metro Transit's New 'A Line' Bus Service Showcased in Video

Link to article in the Pioneer Press:

http://www.twincities.com/transportation/ci_27329226/metro-transits-new-line-bus-service-showcased-video

ROADWAYS

14) Washington State Lawmaker: Bring Back 'Free Coffee' Signs for Rest Areas

Link to article in The News Tribune:

http://www.thenewstribune.com/2015/01/14/3588633_lawmaker-bring-back-free-coffee.html?sp=/99/289/&rh=1

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

15) Uber Ordered to Stop Operating in South Carolina

Link to story on WLTX-TV:

http://www.wltx.com/story/news/local/2015/01/15/uber-ordered-to-stop-operating-in-south-carolina/21834029/

TELEMATICS

16) More Consumers Say 'No Way' to Driver-Monitoring Programs

Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/ct-driver-monitoring-survey-0115-biz-20150115-story.html

Link to news release

TRANSIT

17) San Francisco Transit Riders Can Soon Pay by Phone

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/transportation/SF-Transit-Riders-Can-Soon-Pay-by-Phone.html

Link to news release

VEHICLES

18) Volkswagen Starts Sales of Black Box in Austria to Record Car Data

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2015-01-14/volkswagen-starts-sales-of-black-box-to-record-car-data

19) Ford CEO: Hackers Test Our Cars for Vulnerabilities

Link to story on CNNMoney:

http://money.cnn.com/video/news/2015/01/16/ford-ceo-mark-fields-data-privacy.cnnmoney

20) Connected Vehicles: The Future of Transportation

Link to video from US DOT:

http://its.dot.gov/library/media/15cv_future.htm

News Releases

1) Bureau of Transportation Statistics Releases Pocket Guide to Transportation 2015

2) Gogo Receives FCC Approval for Faster Wi-Fi on Aircraft

3) John Deere Releases WorkSight Video Series

4) New IBM Study Details the Future of Automotive Industry

Job Postings

 -  Communications Coordinator – East Coast Greenway Alliance – Durham, North Carolina (most likely)

http://www.greenway.org/pdf/Communications%20Coordinator%20Job%20Posting%20Jan%20'15.pdf

Friday Bonus

And you thought installing Wi-Fi in your house was a pain.

http://youtu.be/2WMuxEJraPc

Upcoming Events

Seminar: Driver Awareness and Education: Using Research to Maximize Impact – April 28 – Londonhttp://www.brakepro.org/take-part/calendar-of-brake-events/13-initiatives/267-driver-awareness-and-education

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