Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Tuesday, June 30, 2015


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, June 30, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) FAA Panel to Study Ways to Defend Flight Systems from Hackers
Link to article in eWeek:

2) Euro MPs Call for Action on Tracking Technology
Link to article in Air Traffic Management:

3) Social Media in Aviation – A Helping Hand or a Slippery Slope?
Link to blog on AviationCV:

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

4) Auckland Transport Told to Scrap Pedestrian Actors
Link to story on Newstalk ZB:
Link to news release

CARTOGRAPHY

5) Uber Acquires Part of Bing's Mapping Assets
Link to article on TechCrunch:

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

6) Maryland Driver Fined $11,000 for $30 in Missed Tolls
Link to story on WRC-TV:

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

7) ITS Rocky Mountain Chapter E-Update – June 2015
Link to update:

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Traffic Fatality Count Will Be on Highway Message Boards in Ohio
Link to article in The Plain Dealer:

9) Indiana DOT Installing Safety Features on Interstates
Link to story on WRTV-TV:

TRANSIT

10) Mobile Transit Ticketing Startup GlobeSherpa Acquired by RideScout
Link to article on GeekWire:
Link to news release

11) Apple Maps iOS9 Update Shows Public Transit Exits
Link to article on Business Finance News:

12) Metrolink's New Chief Looks to Boost Image
Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) Mississippi DOT Displays Time Messages on Dynamic Message Signs
Link to story on WDAM-TV:

14) Mumbai Now Has an App for Traffic Updates
Link to article in The Indian Express:

VEHICLES

15) Trucks Flirt with Driverless Features
Link to article in The Detroit News:


News Releases


Upcoming Events
Automated Vehicles Symposium – July 20-24 – Ann Arbor, Michigan

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Monday, June 29, 2015

Monday, June 29, 2015


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, June 29, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

EDI Brings Technology to a New Level with ATC Cabinet Solutions

Eberle Design Inc. has been at the forefront of the industry's development of the new Advanced Traffic Controller cabinet – bringing the traffic cabinet of the future into the market today. The ATC cabinet is an open architecture traffic control cabinet designed to take advantage of ultra-low power LED signals, enhanced fail-safer design with enhanced cabinet peripheral equipment diagnostics, with compact double-density size and modularity. EDI looks forward to working closely with agencies wishing to deploy and bring to their infrastructure ATC cabinet solutions. For more information, kindly contact Matt Zinn, EDI Application Sales and Technical Services Manager, at 
mzinn@editraffic.com.   


AVIATION

1) Remote-Controlled Passenger Flights Five Years Away, CEO Says
Link to story on CNN:
Link to news release

2) Airports Eye New Revenue Opportunities from Beacon Technology
Link to article on Runway Girl Network:

CAMERAS

3) Ohio Battle Over Traffic Cameras Heats Up Again
Link to AP article:

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

4) Construction Underway on First Phase of Intelligent Transportation System in Edmond, Oklahoma
Link to article in The Oklahoman:

5) Columbia County, Georgia Engineers Use Adaptive Camera System to Fight Traffic Congestion
Link to article in The Augusta Chronicle:

OTHER

6) 'Severe Technical Issues' Caused Massachusetts RMV Services to Go Down
Link to story on WWLP-TV:

7) Delaware River Port Authority CEO Studies Improv Comedy to Become Better Leader
Link to article in the Philadelphia Daily News:

ROADWAYS

8) North Carolina DOT Policy Keeps 'Memorial' off Signs Dedicating Bridge to Fallen Police Officer
Link to article in The Robesonian:

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Federal Railroad Administration Taps Mapping Technology to Curb Rail Crossing Accidents
Link to article in The New York Times:
Link to USDOT's Fast Lane blog

10) 'Traffic Stop' Mobile App Improves Officer Safety, Efficiency
Link to article in Government Technology:

11) False Alert: Can You Really Trust that Tweet for Emergency Communications?
Link to blog in Government Technology:

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

12) Traffic Incident Management Gap Analysis Primer
Link to further information from FHWA:

TRANSIT

13) Delhi Government to Launch App for Hassle-Free Public Transport
Link to PTI article:

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) In Nairobi, Garbage Trucks Are 'Data Collection Ants': A Very Cool Traffic Tech Solution for African Cities
Link to article on Mail & Guardian Africa:

15) How Boston Embraced Data Analysis Methods
Link to article on TechTarget:

VEHICLES

16) University of Waterloo Facility Will Pave Way for Smarter, Greener Cars
Link to article in the Waterloo Region Record:
Link to news release

17) BMW i3 Electric Car Quirk: No AM Radio – But Why?
Link to article on Green Car Reports:


News Releases


Job Postings
 -  Lead Research General Engineer – FHWA – McLean, Virginia


Upcoming Events
 -  ITS World Congress – October 5-9 – Bordeaux, France

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Friday, June 26, 2015

Friday, June 26, 2015


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, June 26, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) FAA Plans to Discontinue Printed World Aeronautical Charts Without Public Comment Period
Link to AOPA article:

2) NASA Commences UAS Sense-and-Avoid Tests
Link to article in UAS Magazine:

3) Robots Could Replace Immigration Officers Under New Technology Presented in Paris
Link to article in The Daily Telegraph:

4) Guidebook for Advancing Collaborative Decision Making at Airports
Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

5) Ford Introduces High-Tech Bicycle
Link to article on Business Insider:

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

6) Mass Transport in India: Tech as the Modernizing Enabler
Link to article in The Financial Express:

7) Smart Highways – Summer 2015
Link to magazine:

MARITIME

8) New Vessel Traffic Management System for Portsmouth, England
Link to article on MarineLink:

OTHER

9) President Obama's Man on a Motorcycle: USDOT Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, Gregory Winfree
Link to article in the National Journal:

10) Oxford English Dictionary Makes 'Masshole' Official
Link to article in The Boston Globe:

PARKING

11) New Technologies Making Airport Parking Easier
Link to article in Airport Industry Review:

RAILROADS

12) Railroads Use New Oil Train Rule to Fight Transparency
Link to McClatchy Washington Bureau article:

SAFETY / SECURITY

13) London Buses to Trial Speed Safety Technology
Link to article in ITS International:

14) TSA Wants to Tweet with Travelers
Link to article on Nextgov:

15) Texas Texting Bill's Demise a Victory for Tea Party Freshmen
Link to article on The Texas Tribune:

16) Designers Imagine Ways to Make Electric Cars Safer by Making Music
Link to article on CityLab:

17) Increasing Awareness at Rail Crossings
Link to Train of Thought blog:

TRANSIT

18) New York MTA Sued After Rejecting Ads for Film 'The Muslims Are Coming!'
Link to article in amNew York:
Link to film trailer

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

19) Real-Time Traffic Signs on Roads Leading to George Washington Bridge Slated for Upgrade
Link to article in The Record:


News Releases


Friday Bonus
Welcome to Cleveland


Upcoming Events
Railway Interchange – October 4-7 – Minneapolis

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