Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday,
January 14, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057
HERE and Colorado Department of Transportation Announce First of
its Kind Connected Vehicle Project
Today HERE and the
Colorado DOT (CDOT) announced the first cellular network-based connected
vehicle alert system in the US. The project aims to maximize driver safety and
roadway efficiency along the I-70 Mountain Corridor, which is one of the most
challenging roads in the US due to extreme weather, high altitude, and
significant congestion. In this RoadX Connected Vehicle Pilot, CDOT will
leverage the HERE Location Cloud and Digital Transportation Infrastructure
(DTI) solution to connect vehicles, smartphones and other devices, road
infrastructure and traffic management centers. The HERE Location Cloud
will ingest, analyze, and distribute highly accurate, safety critical
information such as accidents or extreme weather to the right people within
seconds.
To read more about
this project, click here.
AVIATION
1)
European Investment Bank Reinforces
Support for Single European Sky Initiative
Link
to International Airport Review article
Link
to news release
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
2)
Missouri State Representative Proposes
Requiring Bicycles to Ride with 15-Foot-Tall Pole
Link
to CityLab blog
CAMERAS
3)
BART Killing Exposes Security Gap – Many
Train Cameras Are Decoys
Link
to San Francisco Examiner article
4)
Some Express Concern on Muni-Installed
Cameras in San Francisco
Link
to SF Weekly article
5)
Toronto Traffic Cameras Have No Video of
Shooting… and That's Not an Oversight
Link
to story on CFRB Radio
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
6)
Central Florida Expressway Authority to
Test Toll Payments via Cellphone
Link
to WDBO Radio story
OTHER
7)
New Information Sessions and Fact Sheet
on the Smart City Challenge
Link
to further information from the USDOT ITS Joint Program Office
8)
Florida DOT SunGuide Disseminator –
January 2016
Link
to newsletter
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
9)
Twin Cities Metro Posts Billboards Near
Sites of Three Pedestrian Deaths
Link
to Star Tribune article
10)
Media Seek Access to List of Unindicted
Bridgegate Co-conspirators
Link
to AP article
11)
Anchorage Police Cut Scanner Traffic to
Public, Citing Recent Spike in Robberies
Link
to KTVA-TV story
RAILROADS
12)
Rail Unions Petition FRA for Uniform
Speed Signs
Link
to Progressive Railroading article
ROADWAYS
13)
Arizona DOT Hopes this One Trick Will
Increase Freeway Capacity by 15%
Link
to Phoenix Business Journal article
SAFETY / SECURITY
14)
Rural Illinois County Hopes to Grab
Drivers' Attention with 'Suicidal Deer' Sign
Link
to Ford County Record article
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
15)
GM, Lyft Bringing Self-Driving Cabs to
Austin
Link
to RCR Wireless News article
TELEMATICS
16)
Google Exec: Everyone Soon Will Demand
Car Connectivity
Link
to Detroit Free Press article
TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
17)
Partnerships Help Arizona DOT Handle
Crash in Work Zone
Link
to ADOT Blog
TRANSIT
18)
Cincinnati Metro Working to Attract More
Young Professionals to Transit
Link
to UrbanCincy blog
VEHICLES
19)
US Government Proposes $4 Billion for
Self-Driving Tech
Link
to Detroit Free Press article
Link
to news release
20)
Automakers Tap Mobile Software Experts
in Search of Premium Cache
Link
to Reuters article
21)
Ford Test Future Device Integration and
Safety Improvements in 'Wearables Lab'
Link
to Digital Trends article
News Releases
1)
ITS Amercia Statement on USDOT Announcement
to Accelerate Self-Driving and Connected Vehicle Tech
Upcoming Events
Online Training: Rural
Signing and Marking Resources – February 9
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