Friday, August 28, 2015

Friday, August 28, 2015


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, August 28, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) Tampa International Airport Getting High-Tech Makeover
Link to story on WFTS-TV:

2) Next Generation Air Transportation System: Improved Risk Analysis Could Strengthen FAA's Global Interoperability Efforts
Link to report from US Government Accountability Office:
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-15-608

CAMERAS

3) Road Workers on Isle of Wight Wearing Cameras to Curb Verbal, Physical Abuse
Link to article on OnTheWight:

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Transfinder Targeting Cities with Its Transportation Software
Link to article in the Times Union:
Link to Transfinder

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

5) Real Life 'Sim City' Being Built in New Mexico to Test Future Technologies
Link to article on Yahoo News:

6) USDOT Publishes Two New Connected Vehicle Fact Sheets
Link to further information from USDOT's ITS Joint Program Office:

MARITIME

7) Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles to Require Reservations for Cargo Pickups
Link to article in the Los Angeles Business Journal:
Link to news release

8) South African Ports of Cape Town and Saldanha Now 'smartPORTS'
Link to article on Hellenic Shipping News:

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

9) Powerful Texas Transportation Agency Will Have to Broadcast Meetings Online
Link to article in The Dallas Morning News:

RAILROADS

10) European Rail Traffic Management System – A Reality Check
Link to article in Rail Engineer:

ROADWAYS

11) UK Government Taskforce Set to Tackle 'Ghastly Blight' of Road Signs
Link to article in The Guardian:
Link to news release

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

12) San Francisco Seeks Uber Data as Company Touts Commitment to Urban Transit
Link to article on re/code:

TELEMATICS

13) New Smartphone App Analyzes Your Driving Ability
Link to article in Information Age:
Link to Octo U

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

14) The Responder – August 2015
Link to newsletter from the TIM Network:

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) Traffic Stakeholders in Fiji to Strengthen Sharing of Information
Link to Fiji Broadcasting Corporation story:

VEHICLES

16) Daimler's Self-Driving 18-Wheelers Ready to Take to the Autobahn
Link to article on ZDNet:

17) Driverless Cars to Be Tested in German 'Rust-Belt' City of Wuppertal
Link to DPA article:


News Releases


Friday Bonus
Good advice I always try to follow.


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