Friday, May 29, 2015

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Friday, May 29, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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The people at Iteris make a difference in mobility.  Iteris employees enjoy: comprehensive benefits, vibrant work environments, engaging activities.  Openings are across the U.S., from entry-level to practice builders.  Services include: analytics, design, integration, systems configuration, signal operations, and TMC design-build.  Innovation is required!

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CAMERAS

1) Questions Remain About How to Use Data from License Plate Scanners

Link to story on NPR's All Things Considered:

http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2015/05/27/409725538/questions-remain-about-how-to-use-data-from-license-plate-scanners

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

2) Commuters Get Break on Fines for Late Tobin Bridge Toll Payments

Link to article in The Boston Globe:

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2015/05/29/state-give-tobin-bridge-late-toll-payers-break/MXoQ5UoQLkunI8lLET6aRM/story.html

RAILROADS

3) European Transport MEPs Call for Sharing of Timetable and Fare Information to Boost Intermodal Ticketing

Link to article in Railway Gazette:

http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/passenger/single-view/view/transport-meps-call-for-cross-border-intermodal-ticketing.html

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

4) Uber Makes Life Easier for Deaf Drivers, But Still Faces Disability Controversy

Link to article on Mashable:

http://mashable.com/2015/05/28/uber-partner-app-deaf-drivers

TRANSIT

5) PATCO Introduces First Next-Generation Cars to the Public

Link to story on Transportation Radio:

https://transportationradio.wordpress.com/2015/05/28/patco-introduces-first-next-generation-cars-to-the-public/

Link to news release

6) DC Transit Officials Temporarily Suspend Issue-Oriented Ads

Link to AP article:

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/dc-transit-officials-temporarily-suspend-issue-oriented-ads-31377847

7) Indian Central Bank Suggests Mass Transport Systems to Issue Prepaid Instruments

Link to article in The Financial Express:

http://www.financialexpress.com/article/industry/banking-finance/central-bank-suggests-mass-transport-systems-to-issue-prepaid-instruments/77475/

Link to news release

VEHICLES

8) New Pedestrian Detector from Google Could Make Self-Driving Cars Cheaper

Link to article in IEEE Spectrum:

http://spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that-think/transportation/self-driving/new-pedestrian-detector-from-google-could-make-selfdriving-cars-cheaper

News Releases

1) CNN Philippines 'Traffic Center' Debuts in June

2) Image Sensing Systems Takes Bicycle Detection to the Next Level

3) Alstom Acquires 100% of Signalling Solutions Ltd

4) Highway 407 ETR Selects Intergraph to Design Traffic Monitoring System

5) Control Your Volvo Car from Your Apple Watch

Friday Bonus

Morning traffic report for those who work for home.

http://www.gocomics.com/theothercoast/2015/05/11/

Solicitation

 -  Funding Proposals Sought – Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis (IDEA) Program – Transportation Research Board

http://www.trb.org/main/Blurbs/170153.aspx

 -  Call for Presentations – New Media, Communications and Human Resources Workshop – IBTTA

http://www.magnetmail.net/actions/email_web_version.cfm?recipient_id=706199487&message_id=10200016&user_id=IBTTA&group_id=2007149&jobid=27927491

Upcoming Events

Shenzhen International ITS&LBS Expo – June 24-26 – Shenzhen, China

http://www.its-expo.com/

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