Tuesday, December 15, 2015

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Tuesday, December 15, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) FAA Taps Sensor Technology to Tackle Airport Drone Threat

Link to Fox News story

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2015/12/14/faa-taps-sensor-technology-to-tackle-airport-drone-threat.html

2) Wisconsin's Appleton International Completes Re-branding Process

Link to Airport Improvement article

http://www.airportimprovement.com/article/appleton-intl-completes-re-branding-process

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

3) Electronic Signs in Calgary Will Show Real-Time Cycle Track Use

Link to CFFR Radio story

http://www.660news.com/2015/12/15/digital-displays-set-to-show-real-time-cycle-track-use/  

CARTOGRAPHY

4) Windows Maps for Windows 10 Snags Lane Guidance, Traffic Cameras in Latest Update

Link to WinBeta article

http://winbeta.org/news/windows-maps-for-windows-10-snags-lane-guidance-and-more-in-latest-update

OTHER

5) IBM Opens 'Internet of Things' Headquarters in Munich

Link to ZDNet article

http://www.zdnet.com/article/it-is-coming-out-of-the-back-office-ibm-doubles-down-on-internet-of-things/

Link to news release

6) US Court Upholds Removal of Strip Club Fliers from New Jersey Highway Rest Stops

Link to AP article

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/ap/new_jersey/court-upholds-removal-of-strip-club-fliers-from-highway-stop/article_990ac0a8-c5ec-59a8-b891-a1db2873a2dd.html

Link to ruling

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

7) Public Will Be Able to Search Drone Database

Link to The Hill article

http://thehill.com/policy/technology/263115-public-will-be-able-to-search-drone-database

8) Colorado, Utah, Iowa and Arizona DOTs Tie Safety Messages to Star Wars Debut

Link to KMGH-TV story

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/colorado-department-of-transportation-hops-on-star-wars-bandwagong-with-new-cdot-signs

ROADWAYS

9) FHWA Gives Pennsylvania DOT Jurisdiction Over Highway Billboards in Philadelphia

Link to KYW Radio story

http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2015/12/15/penndot-billboards-highways-philadelphia/

10) Towards Road Transport Automation: Opportunities in Public-Private Collaboration

Link to TRB conference proceedings

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/173640.aspx

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

11) New App Helping Canadian Taxi Industry Compete with Uber

Link to Canada Business Review article

http://www.businessreviewcanada.ca/technology/1557/A-new-app-is-helping-the-taxi-industry-compete-with-Uber

12) New York City Yellow Taxis Launch $1 Million Campaign to Lure Back Drivers, Passengers from Uber, Lyft

Link to amNew York article

http://www.amny.com/transit/yellow-taxis-launch-1-million-campaign-to-lure-back-drivers-passengers-from-uber-lyft-1.11228657

VEHICLES

13) Samsung, LG Expand Battlefield to Auto Electronics

Link to Chosun Ilbo article

http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2015/12/15/2015121501618.html

14) AA Plans to Track Lorry and Company Car Drivers' Habits to Make Efficiency and Safety Improvements

Link to Daily Mail article

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/news/article-3359909/AA-plans-track-lorry-company-car-drivers-habits-make-efficiency-safety-improvements.html

15) Connected Vehicles 101 Course Now Online

Link to USDOT update

http://goo.gl/hn5ZGg

News Releases

1) Cubic Opens London Innovation Centre to Drive Mobility Advances in Urban Transportation

2) FCC and US Department of Labor Announce Second Workshop on Tower Climber Safety

3) Airbiquity Announces Expanded Infotainment Delivery Offering for Global Automotive Market

4) BART Installs First of Larger, Easier to Read Destination Signs

5) Android Pay Launches with ParkMe

6) Uber Has Arrived for Windows 10

Solicitations

 -  Request for Proposals – Preparing for the Connected Airport and the Internet of Things – Transportation Research Board

http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=4013

 -  Request for Proposals – Understanding and Communicating Reliability of Crash Prediction Models – Transportation Research Board

http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=4054

 -  Request for Proposals – Interactive Tool for Understanding NEPA at General Aviation Airports – Transportation Research Board

http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=4019

 -  Call for Presentations – Rail Safety 2016

http://railsafetyseminars.com/contact_papers.html

Upcoming Events

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting – January 10-14 – Washington, DC

http://www.trb.org/AnnualMeeting/

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