Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday,
January 8, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1)
Stanford Lab Developing Small UAS
Traffic Management Solution
Link
to UAS Magazine article
2)
Turkey Again Shelves Approval of
Eurocontrol Agreement
Link
to Today's Zaman article
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
3)
Could Smart Headphones Improve
Pedestrian Safety?
Link
to Road Safety GB article
CARTOGRAPHY
4)
Mobileye Wants Automakers to Share Maps
for Autonomous Cars
Link
to Reuters article
MARITIME
5)
IMO News – Issue 4 2015
-
Internet on Ships a Key to
Recruiting and Retaining Seafarers (page 10)
- Use of Database Encouraged for Container Examination (page 13)
-
Communication Skills Put to the
Test in Congo and Gabon Oil Spill Exercise (page 25)
OTHER
6)
Transforming the Travel and
Transportation Industry with IoT
Link
to CloudTweaks article
7)
California Bill Bill Would Require
Caltrans to Keep Inventory of All Fiber Optic Lines and Make Information
Available to Public
Link
to Willits News article
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
8)
New Jersey Bill Requiring Railroad
Bridge Inspection Details to be Disclosed Publicly Clears Assembly Committee
Link
to Record article
RAILROADS
9)
Struggling Japanese Rail Line Sells
Station Naming Rights in Bid to Stay on Track
Link
to Japan Times article
Link
to news release (in Japanese)
10)
Amtrak: Better Reporting, Planning and
Improved Financial Information Could Enhance Decision Making
Link
to GAO report
SAFETY / SECURITY
11)
GM Embraces White-Hat Hackers with
Public Vulnerability Disclosure Program
Link
to Ars Techinca article
12)
New Infant Car Seat Can Be Tailored to
Your Car with an App
Link
to KWGN/KDVR-TV story
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
13)
Madison, Wisconsin Cab Companies Keeping
Up with Technology
Link
to WMTV-TV story
TELEMATICS
14)
Apple Blocked Volkswagen from
Demonstrating Wireless CarPlay at CES
Link
to Car and Driver article
TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
15)
A Better Way to Clear Highway Chaos
Link
to Albuquerque Journal column
TRANSIT
16)
Wi-Fi Service Planned for All New York Subway
Stations by End of Year, Also Better Signage, USB Ports, Countdown Clocks
Link
to Daily News article
Link
to news release
17)
Edinburgh's Google Public Transport
Tracker a Scottish First
Link
to Edinburgh Evening News article
Link
to news release
18)
RTD Releases Data for Real-Time App
Tracking of Denver-Area Buses
Link
to Daily Camera article
Link
to further information
19)
Autonomous Vehicles' Disruptive
Potential for Transit
Link
to Surface Transportation News blog
VEHICLES
20)
US Transportation Secretary: No Plans
for National Regulations for Driverless Cars
Link
to Detroit News article
21)
Fragrance Anyone? Touch-Free Car
Controls Split World's Drivers
Link
to Reuters article
WEATHER
22)
Australia's Main Weather Information
Services Go Down
Link
to Sydney Morning Herald article
News Releases
Friday Bonus
Combine a high-speed camera
and a subway train pulling into a station and you get a fascinating view.
Solicitation
-
Applicants Sought – General
Aviation Manufacturers Association Scholarships
Upcoming Events
Webinar: Government
Organizations Creating Impact with Digital Communications – January 20
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Transportation Communications Newsletter
is published electronically Monday through Friday.
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comments about the TCN? Please
write the editor, Bernie Wagenblast at bernie@bwcommunications.net.
1 Aberdeen
Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016
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