Tuesday, February 16, 2016

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Tuesday, February 16, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) American Airlines Sues Gogo, May Change In-Flight Internet Service

Link to Star-Telegram article

http://www.star-telegram.com/news/business/aviation/sky-talk-blog/article60577901.html

2) How the FAA Tech Center Drives Aviation Research, Local Economy

Link to Press of Atlantic City article

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/business/how-the-faa-tech-center-drives-aviation-research-local-economy/article_443f9afa-d048-11e5-8169-d79965072092.html

CAMERAS

3) Speed Cameras That Cause Traffic Jams to Be Scrapped in the Netherlands

Link to Independent article

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/motoring/motoring-news/speed-cameras-that-cause-traffic-jams-to-be-scrapped-in-the-netherlands-a6877811.html

Link to original NOS News story (in Dutch)

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

4) Microsoft Teams Up with Singapore on IoT Traffic Management Project

Link to Win Beta article

http://www.winbeta.org/news/microsoft-teams-singapore-new-internet-things-project

OTHER

5) Moving on the Interstate of Things

Link to Commercial Carrier Journal article

http://www.ccjdigital.com/moving-on-the-interstate-of-things/

6) Connecticut High School Students Create App to Help Disabled Use Paratransit

Link to WTNH-TV story

http://wtnh.com/2016/02/11/new-haven-students-create-app-for-people-with-disabilities/

RAILROADS

7) Three Aims for Network Rail's Digital Railway

Link to Railway Gazette article

http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/technology/single-view/view/three-aims-for-network-rails-digital-railway.html

ROADWAYS

8) Reading Highway Signs at Night is a Matter of Fonts and Prismatic Reflectivity (Huh?)

Link to Granite Geek column

http://granitegeek.concordmonitor.com/2016/02/16/reading-highway-signs-at-night-is-a-matter-of-fonts-and-prismatic-reflectivity-huh/

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

9) First Responders, Indiana DOT Will Meet to Find Better Ways to Respond to Crashes on I-65

Link to WTTV-TV story

http://cbs4indy.com/2016/02/15/first-responders-indot-will-meet-to-find-better-ways-to-respond-to-crashes-on-i-65/

TRANSIT

10) Transport for London Reverses Plan to Stop Using Twitter for Real-Time Underground Updates

Link to Business Insider article

http://www.businessinsider.com/london-transport-regulator-tfl-reverses-plan-stop-using-twitter-for-updates-live-real-time-underground-2016-2

11) How App Developers Are Trying to Keep DC Metro Honest Using Its Own Data

Link to Washington Post article

https://goo.gl/X0vdg1

12) New York Subway Station Agents to Give Directions from Tablet

Link to Daily News article

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/mta-program-station-agents-giving-subway-directions-article-1.2531797

13) Study Says Calgary Autism Spectrum Disorder Riders Underserved by Transit

Link to Calgary Metro article

http://www.metronews.ca/news/calgary/2016/02/15/autism-disorder-riders-underserved-by-transit-u-of-c-study.html

14) Tampa-Area Bus Fleet to Offer Wireless Access Beginning April 4

Link to Tampa Tribune article

http://www.tbo.com/news/business/hart-bus-fleet-to-offer-wireless-access-beginning-april-4-20160215/

Link to news release

15) New York City Transit Digital Signage Informs Customers Through Second Worst Blizzard in History

Link to Digital Signage Connection article

http://www.digitalsignageconnection.com/mta-nyc-transit-digital-signage-informs-customers-through-second-worst-blizzard-history-609

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

16) Waze's Drive Towards Successful Public Partnerships

Link to Data-Smart City Solutions article

http://datasmart.ash.harvard.edu/news/article/wazes-drive-towards-successful-public-partnerships-786

VEHICLES

17) Testing Connected Vehicle Technology for Early Collision Warning

Link to Catalyst article

http://www.cts.umn.edu/publications/catalyst/2016/february/connectedvehicle

18) Study: Automakers Struggle with Digitalization

Link to automotiveIT International article

http://www.automotiveit.com/study-automakers-struggle-with-digitalization/news/id-0049757

News Releases

1) USDOT to Publish Report on History of ITS in the US

2) Beacon Technology Delivers Location-Specific Information at Nice Côte d’Azur Airport

3) Northwood University and Cox Automotive Partner to Launch Interactive Dealer Summit

4) NTSB Issues Regulatory Changes to Streamline Reporting Requirement for Certain Aviation Resolution Advisories

5) Transport for London Campaign Reminds Private Hire Drivers of Rights of Assistance Dog Owners

6) Kansas, Texas and Oklahoma Electronic Toll Systems to Be Compatible in Early 2017

7) Idaho Transportation Department Adds Video on Staying Safe Around Snowplows

Upcoming Events

New York City Bus Hackathon – March 5 – New York City

http://wagner.nyu.edu/rudincenter/2016/02/announcing-nycs-first-ever-bus-hackathon/

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