Thursday, February 11, 2016

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Thursday, February 11, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Republican Seeks to Spike Price Quote Rules for Airline Tickets

Link to The Hill article

http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/268942-gop-pushes-to-undo-airline-ticket-advertising-rules

2) Harnessing the Power of Aviation's Information Age

Link to Aviation Week article

http://aviationweek.com/information-management-solutions/harnessing-power-aviation-s-information-age

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

3) Hawaiian Bill Would Ban Pedestrians from Using Cellphones in Crosswalks

Link to KHON-TV story

http://khon2.com/2016/02/10/bill-would-ban-pedestrians-from-using-cell-phones-in-crosswalks/

4) New Wayfinding System to Guide Pedestrians in Downtown San Diego

Link to San Diego Union-Tribune article

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/feb/10/downtown-signs/

CAMERAS

5) Pennsylvania DOT: License-Plate Readers In, Registration Stickers Out

Link to York Dispatch article

http://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/local/2016/02/10/penndot-license-plate-readers-registration-stickers/80191324/

CARTOGRAPHY

6) GPS Firm Garmin to Buy Iconic Maine Mapmaker DeLorme

Link to Bangor Daily News article

https://bangordailynews.com/2016/02/11/business/gps-firm-garmin-to-buy-iconic-maine-mapmaker-delorme/

Link to news release

OTHER

7) Colorado DOT, with Mountains of Info to Sort Through, Seeks First Chief Data Officer

Link to Denver Business Journal article

http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/earth_to_power/2016/02/cdot-with-mountains-of-info-to-sort-through-seeks.html

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

8) Maine Rail Cargo Secrecy Law Bypassed Public Access, Safety Defenses

Link to Bangor Daily News article

https://bangordailynews.com/2016/02/10/politics/maine-rail-cargo-secrecy-law-bypassed-public-access-safety-defenses/

9) New South Wales Transport Awards $1.8 Million Online Open Data Hub Contract

Link to ZDNet article

http://www.zdnet.com/article/nsw-transport-awards-1-8m-online-open-data-hub-contract/

TRANSIT

10) Kansas City, Missouri Launches On-Demand Shuttle Service

Link to Kansas City Star article

http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article59645286.html

Link to news release

11) MBTA Gets Technology Religion as It Eyes New Apps

Link to Boston Globe article

https://goo.gl/e0BLlY

12) Moovit Dominates Canadian Transit App Market

Link to Techvibes article

http://www.techvibes.com/blog/moovit-dominates-canadian-transit-app-market-2016-02-11

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) Winston-Salem, North Carolina Traffic Operations Center to Move Into Former Train Station

Link to Winston-Salem Journal article

http://www.journalnow.com/news/local/city-moving-forward-on-plans-to-restore-former-train-station/article_aabb72bc-2ce5-5d89-823d-3ece80ed8486.html

VEHICLES

14) How Driverless Cars Could Collide with Auto Insurers

Link to CBS Moneywatch story

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-driverless-cars-could-collide-with-auto-insurers/

News Releases

1) Harman Joins Intelligent Car Coalition

2) Metropolitan Transportation Commission Making Smartphone 'Driving Coach' Available

3) Abellio and Cubic Trial UK's First 'Video Ticket Office' at Stansted Airport

4) JetBlue Launches JetBlue Technology Ventures in Silicon Valley

5) Mississippi DOT Launches STEM Education Website

6) GPS Accuracy Down to the Centimeter from University of California Riverside

7) NY Waterway Ferries Run Safer and Smarter with Hitachi Visualization

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Towards Autonomous Driving on Road – February 23

http://jupiter-egnss-its.eu/webinar-towards-autonomous-driving-on-road/

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