Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Wednesday, January 20, 2016


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, January 20, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

SBD Calls INRIX Off-Street Parking the 'Clear Winner' in U.S. and Europe

INRIX announces the results of an independent off-street parking benchmark study from SBD, which found that ParkMe beat Parkopedia in data accuracy in five key cities in the U.S. and Germany.



AVIATION

1) GAO Faults FAA's Air Traffic Control Operations
Link to AP article

2) Aviation Groups Plead for Private Air Traffic Control Plan to be Grounded
Link to The Hill article

3) FAA Extends Cyber Ops Contract While Prepping New Solicitation
Link to Federal Times article

4) The Evolution of Airport IT and What the Future Might Hold for New Technology
Link to Airport World article

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

5) Victoria Pedestrians Jaywalking While Using Mobile Phones to Be Targeted by Police
Link to Australian Broadcasting Corporation story
Link to news release

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

6) Kansas Turnpike to Increase Cash Toll Payment Rates, Decrease K-TAG Payments
Link to Topeka Capital-Journal article

GPS / NAVIGATION

7) Google's Nat & Lo Deep Dive Into How Waze Works
Link to Android Headlines blog

OTHER

8) Texas Transportation Researcher – Who's Driving the Revolution?
Link to publication

PARKING

9) Truck Parking System Coming to Indiana Highways
Link to Inside Indiana Business story

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) JFK Airport Steps Up Customs Security with Biometric Facial Readers
Link to WCBS-AM Radio story
Link to news release

11) Badly Secured: The Car Industry Under (Cyber)Attack
Link to automotiveIT article

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

12) GM Buys Assets of Ride-Hailing Company Sidecar
Link to Detroit News article

13) Uber to Launch Full Meal-Delivery Service in 10 Cities
Link to MarketWatch article

TELEMATICS

14) RAC to Use Telematics Data to Predict Breakdowns
Link to Auto Express article

TRANSIT

15) Signals from Bus Riders' Smartphones Are Giving Researchers New Insights into Transit Use
Link to GeekWire article

16) Why Transit Agencies Should Feed Twitter Trolls
Link to The Urban Edge blog

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

17) Iowa DOT Opens New Traffic Management Center
Link to WHO-TV story

18) A Look Inside the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet's Control Center
Link to WDRB-TV story

19) Keeping Cranberry, Pennsylvania Traffic Moving Smoothly is High-Tech Job
Link to Tribune-Review article

VEHICLES

20) Toyota Uses Anime Girls to Personify Components in New Prius
Link to The Verge article


News Releases


Solicitation
 -  Nominations Sought – 2016 Excellence in Motion Awards – Metropolitan Transportation Commission


Upcoming Events
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