Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday,
March 4, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057
Registration Now Open for ITS America’s Advancing an Intelligent
Freight Network Symposium March 26-27
Join ITS America for
the first Symposia Series event of 2015 as we head to Long Beach,
Calif., March 26 and 27, and explore the smarter movement of goods in the
21st century by Advancing
an Intelligent Freight Network. The California Department of Transportation
(Caltrans), Port of Long Beach, Intelligent Transportation Society of
California and Contra Costa Transportation Authority have partnered with ITS
America to host this two-day event focused on advancing technology solutions to
improve freight efficiency and highlighting the next generation of ITS
solutions to address the changing demands in goods movement.
The symposium will
take place in our most unique location yet -- on board the historic Queen
Mary. Special registration rates are available for ITS America
members, public sector attendees and students and start as low as $40.00. Learn
how you and your organization can get involved, check out the preliminary program and
register today at www.itsa.org/freightsymposium.
AVIATION
1)
Virgin Atlantic Tests Sony Smartglasses
and Smartwatches for Engineers
Link
to article on ZDNet:
Link
to news release
2)
Passenger Terminal World – March 2015
Link
to magazine:
CAMERAS
3)
Iowa Bill Seeks Financial Disclosure on
Traffic Camera Tickets
Link
to story on Radio Iowa:
GPS / NAVIGATION
4)
Apple Granted Patent to Use Wireless
Strength Map Data for Vehicle Navigation
Link
to article on Gigaom:
Link
to patent
5)
Bus Firms in Metro Manila Will Be
Required to Use GPS to Monitor Speeds
Link
to article in the Manila Standard Today:
OTHER
6)
Nordic Road and Transport Research
Link
to newsletter:
7)
NTOC Talks Newsletter – March 4, 2015
Link
to newsletter:
PARKING
8)
Irish Aviation Official Talks About
Future of Parking with Bob Hope Airport
Link
to article in The Burbank Leader:
ROADWAYS
9)
Aberdeenshire, Scotland to Paint Double-Lines
Primrose Due to Village's History
Link
to article in The Press and Journal:
SAFETY / SECURITY
10)
Maine Protects Bald Eagles, Drivers with
New Highway Signs
Link
to CBC News story:
11)
11 New 'Traffic Calming' Signs to Hit
Streets in Oakley, California
Link
to article in the Oroville
Mercury-Register:
12)
Motor Carrier Safety: Improvements to
Data-Driven Oversight Could Better Target High Risk Carriers
Link
to report from the US Government Accountability Office:
TELEMATICS
13)
GM China Vehicles to Feature 4G
Telematics this Year
Link
to article in automotiveIT international:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
14)
Wisconsin DOT to Offer Weather Alerts
with Its Traffic Updates
Link
to article in the Journal Sentinel:
Link
to news release
15)
New Traffic Management Center Could End
Winnipeg's Red-Light Rage
Link
to article in Metro:
VEHICLES
16)
Adaptive Cruise Control Goes Mainstream
Link
to article in The Detroit News:
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2015/03/03/adaptive-cruise-control-growing/24352141/
News Releases
Solicitation
-
Annual Meeting Call for
Presentations – IBTTA
-
Call for Presenters – TransComm
2015 – AASHTO
-
Nominations Sought – Airport
Business 40 Under 40
Upcoming Events
CeBIT 2015 – March 16-20 –
Hannover, Germany
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