Monday, January 4, 2016

Monday, January 4, 2016


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, January 4, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

EDI Brings Technology to a New Level with ATC Cabinet Solutions

Eberle Design Inc. (EDI) is at the forefront of the industry's development of the new Advanced Traffic Controller Cabinet (ATCC) – bringing the traffic cabinet of the future into the market today. The ATC cabinet has an open architecture design that takes advantage of ultra-low power LED signals, enhanced fail-safer design, with enhanced cabinet peripheral equipment diagnostics, compact double-density size and modularity. For more information, kindly contact EDI Application Sales and Technical Services Manager Matt Zinn at 
mzinn@editraffic.com.


AVIATION

1) How Drones May Avoid Collisions by Sharing Knowledge
Link to MIT Technology Review article

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

2) Voluntary Bicycle Registration System Launched in Beijing
Link to South China Morning Post article

CAMERAS

3) Indiana DOT to Track License Plates of Overweight Semis  
Link to Lafayette Journal & Courier article

4) Automakers View Cameras as Essential Safety Devices
Link to Assembly article

5) New Vision for Traffic Cameras in 2016
Link to Strategy Analytics blog

GPS / NAVIGATION

6) GPS-Enabled Top Hat Guides Pedestrians with Directional Sound
Link to The Next Web article

MARITIME

7) GPS-Assisted Boat Motor Keeps Ships Steady
Link to Engadget article

OTHER

8) Traffic Technology International – January 2016
Link to magazine

PARKING

9) Parking Dude Helps Find Legal Spaces in Crowded Hoboken, New Jersey
Link to NJ Advance Media article

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

10) Wired Introduces Wired Transportation
Link to Wired article

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) Mobile Phones Leading Cause of Road Deaths in Saudi Arabia
Link to Arab News article

TRANSIT

12) Oyster Card Glitch Leads to Free Travel in London
Link to BBC News story

13) C-Tran, Arts Agency Team to Entertain, Inspire Bus Riders
Link to Columbian article

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) West Baton Rouge, Louisiana Officials Oppose Installation of Dynamic Message Signs
Link to Advocate article

15) Proposed App Would Cut Motorists' Wait at Gates of Florida Air Force Base
Link to Tampa Tribune article

VEHICLES

16) Toyota, QNX Partner with Ford to Challenge Android Auto and Apple CarPlay
Link to CNET article
Link to news release

17) Behind the Scenes in the Connected Car
Link to Face to Face podcast

WEATHER

18) Internet of Things Brings New Era of Weather Forecasting
Link to Computerworld article


News Releases


Bernie's Notes
Looking back over 2015 I thought I'd share the most popular Transportation Radio interviews. Listeners came from 85 countries. Thank you for listening!



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