Wednesday, November 4, 2015

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Wednesday, November 4, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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HERE is at the center of innovation in Volvo’s XC90 – Connected and Automated Driving

This is not your mother’s Volvo, but what a tech editor called one of the "most advanced vehicles on the road." Why? A mix of innovations that make it a superlatively connected car, including navigation and some automated driving features powered by HERE.  HERE provides precise road geometry necessary for adaptive cruise control and curve speed warnings, as well as traffic sign detection.  The large tablet-like interface of the Sensus in-car control system stunningly displays maps to deliver the information the driver needs across multiple screens. Vital information — including navigation from HERE — is projected on the heads-up display on the lower part of the windscreen.  Click here to read more.

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

1) UK Retailer Introduces Britain's First Pedestrian Fast Lane

Link to article in The Daily Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/11973876/Britains-first-ever-pedestrian-fast-lane-introduced.html

Link to news release

CAMERAS

2) Tucson Voters Put Stop to Red-Light, Speeding Cameras

Link to story on KUAZ Radio:

https://www.azpm.org/p/crawler-stories/2015/11/3/75500-tucsonans-to-vote-on-red-light-traffic-camera-ban/

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) Lake Havasu City Wayfinding Program Still in Need of Arizona DOT Direction

Link to article in Today's News-Herald:

http://www.havasunews.com/news/havasu-s-wayfinding-program-still-in-need-of-adot-direction/article_f7e22d16-82b9-11e5-ba06-dff604f5add2.html

4) GPS-Powered Advertising Geo-Targets Moving Vehicles

Link to article in GPS World:

http://gpsworld.com/gps-powered-advertising-geo-targets-moving-vehicles/

5) Apple Quietly Launches Indoor Mapping App

Link to article in the Memphis Business Journal:

http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/blog/morning_call/2015/11/apple-quietly-launches-indoor-mapping-app.html

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

6) Ken Philmus Inducted Into ITS New Jersey Hall of Fame

Link to story on Transportation Radio:

https://transportationradio.wordpress.com/2015/11/02/ken-philmus-inducted-into-its-new-jersey-hall-of-fame/

RAILROADS

7) Rail Industry Had Safety Technology Decades Ago

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/04/us/a-railroad-safety-technology-was-available-decades-ago.html

8) New Jersey's Rahway Valley Railroad Still Has Fans Nearly a Quarter Century After Its Demise

Link to story on Transportation Radio:

https://transportationradio.wordpress.com/2015/11/02/the-rahway-valley-railroad-still-loved-decades-after-its-last-run/

ROADWAYS

9) FHWA's Innovator – November/December 2015

Link to article in Innovator:

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/hfl/innovator/e-version/issue_51/

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

10) The Responder – October 2015

Link to newsletter from The TIM Network:

http://us9.campaign-archive1.com/?u=e084dc36cb5a82b398b7b5dc6&id=3b101d93af

TRANSIT

11) MBTA Unveils New Tactics, Including Improved Communications, to Keep Winter Commute on Track

Link to story on WGBH Radio:

http://wgbhnews.org/post/mbta-unveils-new-tactics-keep-winter-commute-track

12) Silicon Valley Selects Four 'Hack My Ride' Transit App Winners

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/data/Silicon-Valley-Selects-4-Hack-My-Ride-Transit-App-Winners.html

Link to news release

VEHICLES

13) Bill Ford: Carmakers Must Collaborate with Tech Companies Like Apple

Link to article in The Daily Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/11973273/Bill-Ford-carmakers-must-collaborate-with-tech-companies-like-Apple.html

News Releases

1) Bikes vs Cars Documentary Coming to the Big Screen in December

2) Dr. Christopher Poe Selected as Strategy Lead for TTI's CV/AV Transportation Research

3) Get #CrashNotAccident in AP Stylebook, Transportation Alternatives, Families for Safe Streets, Say

4) WMATA Selects BlackBerry's AtHoc for Business Continuity and Crisis Communication

5) Denton County Transportation Authority Wins Multiple 2015 Marketing and Transit Industry Awards

6) Outfront Media Launches 'ON Smart Media'

7) TransCore Link Logistics Introduces Truckload Rating Tool for Canadian Trucking Industry

8) Embry-Riddle to Host Space Traffic Management Conference November 12-13

9) Arizona Highways Comes Up Big in Prestigious Magazine Awards

10) FAA Statement on Austin Air Traffic Control Tower and Terminal Radar Approach Control Facility

Upcoming Events

Inaugural Airport Innovation Forum – November 12-13 – San Francisco

http://www.aaae.org/AAAE/AAAEMemberResponsive/Events/2015/11/151108/CCO_Master.aspx

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