Wednesday, October 28, 2015

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Wednesday, October 28, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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HERE Receives ITS World Congress Hall of Fame Award

Congratulations to HERE for receiving the Industry Hall of Fame Award at the ITS World Congress in Bordeaux.  The Industry Award was granted to HERE for (1) developing and deploying a significant new innovative product, (2) developing a product that played a key role in accelerating development and deployment of ITS, and (3) being a company that plays a leading role in the ITS Community.  ITS International says: “Here envisions a highly precise living map of our cities and road networks, with ‘location’ acting as the bond that unites data flowing from all these different sources. Such a living map is vital if cities, governments and automakers want to move towards greater automation in transportation and mobility.” To read more about HERE’s product innovation, click here.

AVIATION

1) Memphis Airport Launches New Website, Shows Off New Tony Allen Promos

Link to article in the Memphis Business Journal:

http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/blog/morning_call/2015/10/memphis-airport-launches-new-website-show-off-new.html

Link to news release

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

2) BeeLine Brings Easy GPS Navigation to Your Bike

Link to article on Engadget:

http://www.engadget.com/2015/10/28/beeline-simple-bike-navigation/

CAMERAS

3) New Mexico DOT Considering Recording Traffic Cameras in Wake of Shooting Death

Link to story on KOAT-TV:

http://www.koat.com/news/nmdot-reviewing-traffic-camera-system-in-wake-of-lillys-death/36088048

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) GPS Safety Campaign Rolled Out in France

Link to article on More About Advertising:

http://www.moreaboutadvertising.com/2015/10/ogilvy-paris-unveils-gps-safety-campaign-for-allianz/

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

5) Colorado DOT Unveils $20 Million Tech Program to Make Roads Safer, Faster

Link to article in the Denver Business Journal:

http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/earth_to_power/2015/10/colorado-unveils-20-million-transportation.html

6) Nokia Greenlights Intelligent Transportation System that Uses Drivers' Smartphones

Link to article on ZDNet:

http://www.zdnet.com/article/buckle-up-nokia-greenlights-intelligent-transportation-system-that-uses-drivers-smartphones/

MARITIME

7) Online Petition Launched to Help Save Port of Los Angeles Archives

Link to article in the Daily Breeze:

http://www.dailybreeze.com/business/20151027/online-petition-launched-to-help-save-port-of-los-angeles-archives

OTHER

8) Detroit Windsor Tunnel Prepares for 85^th Anniversary

Link to story on CTV News Windsor:

http://windsor.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=735645 (part 1)

http://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=736548 (part 2)

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

9) Opponents of I-66 Tolls in Virginia Upset About Location of Meeting to Approve Plan

Link to story on WTTG-TV:

http://www.fox5dc.com/news/local-news/39919936-story

10) Billboard Campaign Asks Los Angeles Motorists to Stay at Scene of Crashes

Link to article in the Los Angeles Daily News:

http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20151028/billboard-campaign-asks-la-motorists-to-stay-at-scene-of-crashes

RAILROADS

11) Senate Approves Extension for PTC

Link to article in The Washington Post:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/senate-approves-short-term-transportation-funding-bill/2015/10/28/1068443c-7db1-11e5-b575-d8dcfedb4ea1_story.html

Link to Association of American Railroads news release

12) Does New Law on Hazardous Rail Cargo Info Make Maine Safer?

Link to article in the Bangor Daily News:

https://bangordailynews.com/2015/10/28/the-point/does-new-law-on-hazardous-rail-cargo-info-make-maine-safer/

ROADWAYS

13) What Does California's State Highway Shield Symbolize?

Link to story on KCET-TV:

http://www.kcet.org/updaily/socal_focus/history/la-as-subject/what-does-californias-state-highway-shield-symbolize.html

14) Traffic Control Devices

Link to Transportation Research Record:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/173357.aspx

TRANSIT

15) Seoul's Interactive Bus Information System

Link to article in AV Magazine:

http://www.avinteractive.com/news/digital-signage/seouls-interactive-bus-information-system-28-10-2015/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

16) Pope Francis Left Us with a Lesson in Traffic Management

Link to column in The Washington Post:

https://goo.gl/m2Uhlh

VEHICLES

17) US Copyright Office: Car Owners Can Modify Vehicle Software

Link to Reuters article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/car-owners-modify-vehicle-software-185727460.html

Link to Library of Congress Final Rule

Link to Electronic Frontier Foundation news release

18) USDOT Releases New Fact Sheet on Connected Vehicle Safety Applications

Link to further information from ITS Joint Program Office:

http://goo.gl/ECAuke

News Releases

1) Mitsubishi Electric Develops Machine-Learning Technology That Detects Cognitive Distractions in Drivers

2) ITS World Congress Proceedings Now Available

3) IBM Plans to Acquire The Weather Company's Product and Technology Businesses

Upcoming Events

Virtual Panel Discussion: How the World Beats Traffic – November 2

http://ecofiscal.ca/events/how-the-world-beats-traffic/

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