Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday,
September 1, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057
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CAMERAS
1)
Study: Speed Cameras Reduce Traffic
Crashes
Link
to article in The Detroit News:
2) Chicago Sues Redflex for $300 Million
Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:
3)
License-Plate Readers Aid Police But
Stir Worries
Link
to article in The Columbus Dispatch:
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
4)
Few Jakarta-Area Commuters Adopt
Cashless System for Paying Tolls
Link
to article in The Jakarta Post:
GPS / NAVIGATION
5)
Jerusalem Mayor Says Waze's Directions
Are Political
Link
to article on The Yeshiva World News:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
6)
ITS Rocky Mountain E-Update – August
2015
Link
to update:
MARITIME
7)
North Carolina Marine Lab to Deploy
Drones for Data Collection
Link
to article in The Chronicle:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
8)
Colorado DOT Pulls 'How to Get Hit By a
Car' Videos After Negative Reaction
Link
to article on Westword:
RAILROADS
9)
FRA Faults Virginia Amtrak Station for
ADA Violations
Link
to article in the Richmond Times-Dispatch:
SAFETY / SECURITY
10)
Belgium Plans Collection of Plane, Train
and Ferry Users' Data
Link
to article in EurActiv:
11)
British Motorcycle Company Triumph Fined
$2.9 Million for Failing to Report Safety Defects
Link
to article in The Hill:
Link
to news release
TRANSIT
12)
Texas' Capital Metro Building Enhanced
Trip-Planning App
Link
to article in Metro:
13)
Taiwan Transit Card with Porn Star Image
Sells Out in Four Hours
Link
to AP article:
14)
Transit's Simple Advantage? You Can Use
Smartphones
Link
to blog on Mobility Lab:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
15)
Transport Quebec Unveils New Traffic
Monitoring Hub
Link
to CTV News story:
VEHICLES
16)
Austin, Texas Now Test Site for Two
Models of Google Self-Driving Cars
Link
to article in the Austin
American-Statesman:
http://www.mystatesman.com/news/technology/we-are-not-looking-for-fundraisers-lejarazu-said-w/nnTG9/
17)
Self-Driving Cars Closer Than You Might
Think
Link
to article in the Orlando Sentinel:
18)
Automotive Algorithms Anticipate Our
Driving Quirks
Link
to article in Electronics Weekly:
News Releases
Upcoming Events
Webinar: Traffic
Management in the Era of Vehicle Automation and Communication Systems –
September 4
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Transportation Communications Newsletter
is published electronically Monday through Friday.
Questions,
comments about the TCN? Please
write the editor, Bernie Wagenblast at bernie@bwcommunications.net.
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