Thursday, March 10, 2016

Thursday, March 10, 2016


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, March 10, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) US Senate Bill Would Force Airlines to Disclose More About Fees
Link to USA Today article

2) Singapore, Japan to Cooperate on Air Traffic Management
Link to Channel NewsAsia story
Link to news release

FREIGHT

3) Uber for Trucking: Matching Freight with Haulers
Link to InTransition article

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Small Towns Fed Up with Drivers Using Their Roads to Avoid Traffic
Link to WCBS-TV story

5) USDOT to Kick Off GPS/GNSS Receiver Adjacent Band Compatibility Study in April
Link to ExecutiveGov article

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

6) USDOT Releases New ITS-Related Reports
Link to further information

MARITIME

7) Transport Canada Wants Drones to Watch Arctic Waters
Link to Canadian Press article

8) Satellite Players Look to Find Sweet Spot in Maritime Market
Link to Via Satellite article

OTHER

9) Boston T Looking for Photographer Who Snuck Into Station Construction Site
Link to Boston Herald article

10) Man Arrested for Jamming Cellphone Signals on Chicago Subway
Link to Chicago Sun-Times article

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

11) RideScout and The Overhead Wire Begin New Video Series – Transit Trends
Link to RideScout blog

12) Viral Indiana Traffic Stop Facebook Post Used to Educate Others
Link to WMAQ-TV story

13) Detectives, Social Media Being Used to Alert Drivers of Auto Safety Defects
Link to Bloomberg article

ROADWAYS

14) New Book is Comprehensive Guide to Traffic Signals
Link to ITS International article

SAFETY / SECURITY

15) Thousands of Trucks, Buses and Ambulances May Be Open to Hackers
Link to Wired article

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

16) Uber Using Its App to Troll Local Politicians Again
Link to The Verge article

TELEMATICS

17) Navigation Modules Promise Telematics Upswing
Link to EE Times article

TRANSIT

18) Proxama Taps Google for MyStop, Beacon-Based Transport Alerts from Your Chrome App
Link to TechCrunch article
Link to news release

19) Australian Health Groups Want End to Booze Ads on Transit
Link to West Australian article

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

20) Live Radio Traffic Updates to Be Provided on Indian Highway
Link to NDTV story
Link to news release


News Releases


Solicitations
 -  Entries Sought – Fleet Safety Awards – Brake
 -  Entries Sought – Australasian Fleet Safety Awards – Brake


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