Wednesday, December 9, 2015

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Wednesday, December 9, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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TRANSPORTATION TRAFFIC AND HIGHWAY MANAGEMENT 

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AVIATION

1) Busy Air Traffic Control Facilities Lack Enough Controllers, Watchdog Says

Link to AP article and Fox News story

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/12/08/busy-air-traffic-control-facilities-lack-enough-controllers-watchdog-says.html

Link to GAO report

CAMERAS

2) Enforcement Cameras Lose Federal Funding Under FAST Act

Link to Land Line article

http://www.landlinemag.com/Story.aspx?StoryID=30230

CARTOGRAPHY

3) Atlas Created to Guide Travelers Through New York's Penn Station

Link to Curbed NY article

http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2015/12/08/bold_designer_aims_to_make_penn_station_less_terrible.php

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) LightSquared, Deere Settle Long GPS Legal Fight

Link to MarketWatch article

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/lightsquared-deere-settle-long-gps-legal-fight-2015-12-08

Link to news release

5) US Air Force General: Raytheon's GPS Control System is 'a Disaster'

Link to Reuters article

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-raytheon-satellites-idUSKBN0TR1QF20151208

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

6) ITS Australia Newsletter – December 2015

Link to newsletter

http://www.summitemarketing.com.au/t/ViewEmail/r/C22B9B7AACEDD2172540EF23F30FEDED/04DE90B08ADBC906E663AB054A538FBA

MARITIME

7) Nigeria Inaugurates Maritime Surveillance System

Link to Maritime Executive article

http://maritime-executive.com/article/nigeria-inaugurates-maritime-surveillance-system

OTHER

8) Daily News Updates from Gulf Traffic Exhibition

Link to updates

http://email.itsinternational.com/q/1m5JEw5VlAc7YtDCEca7/wv  

PARKING

9) Port of New Orleans Sues Parking Lot Firm Over Trademark

Link to Times-Picayune article

http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2015/12/port_of_new_orleans_sues_parki.html

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

10) FMCSA Pulls Carrier Safety Data from Public Website

Link to Safety+Health article

http://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/13372-fmcsa-pulls-carrier-safety-data-from-public-website

TRANSIT

11) Uber's Testing a New Mass Transit Alternative

Link to TechCrunch article

http://techcrunch.com/2015/12/08/ubers-testing-a-new-mass-transit-alternative/

12) Testing Completed on NFC Ticketing Trial in Montreal

Link to NFC World+ article

http://www.nfcworld.com/2015/12/08/340422/canadian-pilot-nfc-public-transport-solution/

Link to news release

VEHICLES

13) Samsung Sets Up Team to Focus on Driverless Cars

Link to CNBC story

http://www.cnbc.com/2015/12/09/samsung-sets-up-team-to-focus-on-driverless-cars.html

14) Cities Should Help Bring About the Smart Car, Transportation Tech Leaders Say

Link to Future Structure article

http://www.govtech.com/fs/Cities-Should-Help-Bring-About-the-Smart-Car-Transportation-Tech-Leaders-Say.html

15) Bridgestone's New Car Tire Technology Detects Road Conditions

Link to Gizmag article

http://www.gizmag.com/bridgestone-car-tire-cais/40832/

News Releases

1) USDOT, Ad Council and Television Bureau of Advertising Partner to Prevent Drunk Driving Fatalities During the Holidays

2) New Consortium Drives Forward Congestion-Busting Project for Exeter, UK

3) BNSF Railway Penalized for Not Reporting Washington State Hazmat Spills On Time

4) Free Tuture App Allows You to Automatically Find You Car

5) MyJTA App Introduced to Jacksonville Transit Riders

6) Study: Speed or Greed? Automated Traffic Enforcement – Safety or Revenue?

7) Florida DOT Awards Xerox Contract for Toll Transaction Customer Service System

8) Royal Academy of Engineering Transport Experts Consider Ways to Reduce Traffic Congestion

9) Delaware DOT Unveils Web-Based Program to Track Snow Plows During Storms

Solicitation

 -  Call for Papers – 2016 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium

http://iv2016.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/IV16_1st_CFP.pdf

Upcoming Events

iMobility Forum Webinar: Pre-Commercial Procurement – December 14

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1933009981091460610

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