Thursday, March 17, 2016

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Thursday, March 17, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) European Commission's Conflict Zones Task Force Issue Report

Link to Air Traffic Management article

http://www.airtrafficmanagement.net/2016/03/european-conflict-zones-task-force-issue-report/

GPS / NAVIGATION

2) Study Finds Navigation Systems May Lead to More Traffic Congestion

Link to Wired article

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2016-03/17/selfish-driving-urban-congestion-socially-aware-gps

OTHER

3) President of GE Transportation Discusses Company's Digital Future

Link to CIO article

http://www.cio.com/article/3044882/cio-role/former-ge-cio-plants-digital-stake-as-ceo-of-ges-transportation-business.html   

4) A Plan to Make Bristol Britain's Smartest City

Link to Economist article

http://www.economist.com/news/britain/21695066-plan-create-britains-smartest-city-data-deluge

PARKING

5) High-Tech Parking Systems Making Inroads in Dallas Offices, Hotels and Airport

Link to Dallas Morning News article

http://www.dallasnews.com/business/commercial-real-estate/headlines/20160316-high-tech-parking-systems-making-inroads-in-dallas-offices-hotels-and-airport.ece

6) Ford Thinks a Simple App Can Cure the Headache of Parking

Link to Wired article

http://www.wired.com/2016/03/ford-thinks-simple-app-can-cure-headache-parking/

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

7) Washington's Island Transit Board Selects Director Finalists in Secret

Link to South Whidbey Record article

http://www.southwhidbeyrecord.com/news/372158571.html

ROADWAYS

8) Road Weather Management Performance Measures: 2015 Update

Link to FHWA report

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=990

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) Cities to Untangle Traffic Snarls, with Help from Alphabet Unit

Link to New York Times article

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/18/technology/cities-to-untangle-traffic-snarls-with-help-from-alphabet-unit.html

VEHICLES

10) Automatic Emergency Braking Coming to All US Cars by 2022

Link to USA Today article

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2016/03/17/automatic-emergency-braking-coming-all-cars-2022/81907516/

Link to news release

11) Baidu to Test Drive Autonomous Cars in the US

Link to Wall Street Journal article

http://www.wsj.com/articles/baidu-to-test-drive-autonomous-cars-in-the-u-s-1458160570

12) Google Awarded Patent for School Bus Detection Technology

Link to Government Technology article

http://www.govtech.com/fs/Google-Awarded-Bus-Detection-for-an-Autonomous-Vehicle-Patent.html

13) Autonomous Cars Aren't Perfect, But How Safe Must They Be?

Link to AP article

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/autonomous-cars-arent-perfect-safe-144808392.html

14) Daimler's Top Strategist Predicts Full Digital Automotive Ecosystem

Link to automotiveIT International article

http://www.automotiveit.com/daimlers-stark-predicts-full-digital-automotive-ecosystem/news/id-0049887

15) Standards to Support Connected Vehicle Deployment

Link to further information from FHWA

http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1103439157490&ca=99e7ca90-db9a-4a33-ae1d-c682ba36dc4d

News Releases

1) ARTBA to Host Third National Workshop for State and Local Transportation Advocates

2) Xerox Innovator's Brief for the Transportation Industry – Spring 2016

3) New Ford Super Duty Offers Up to Seven Digital Cameras

4) FRA Rolls Out New Railroad Crossing and Trespassing Website

5) Munich Re, US, Launches Transit Bus Collision Avoidance Pilot

6) Colorado DOT Motorist Safety Program Expands to I-25 in Colorado Springs Area

7) Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce Launches TV Campaign to Support Mass Transit Tax

Upcoming Events

Safety Summit of USDOT University Transportation Centers – March 30 – Washington, DC

http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=c82714d0e579603762df3762d&id=a42db8a269

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