Thursday, March 3, 2016

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Thursday, March 3, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

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CAMERAS

1) Six Years On, Traffic Cops in Chennai Yet to Use CCTV to Nab Violators

Link to Times of India article

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Six-years-on-traffic-cops-in-Chennai-yet-to-use-CCTV-cameras-to-nab-violators/articleshow/51243447.cms  

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

2) Signs to Display $0 Tolls on New Stretch of I-95 Express Lanes in Florida

Link to Sun Sentinel article

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fl-highway-zero-dollars-20160302-story.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) TomTom CEO Discusses Business and Plans in India

Link to Economic Times interview

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/interviews/we-will-be-on-the-road-soon-says-harold-goddijn-ceo-tomtom-navigation/articleshow/51232303.cms

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

4) New Features Added to the Open Source Application Development Portal

Link to further information from USDOT

http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1103439157490&ca=577b2005-eefc-4faa-a915-57ac8216c6c3

OTHER

5) FAA Says Emails Missing in Air Traffic Control Cheating Scandal

Link to Fox Business story

http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2016/03/03/faa-admits-emails-missing-in-air-traffic-control-cheating-scandal.html  

PARKING

6) BMW's On-Street Parking Information Service Finds Open Spots, Eases Traffic

Link to Car and Driver article

http://blog.caranddriver.com/bmws-on-street-parking-information-service-finds-open-spots-eases-traffic/

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

7) Maine DEP to Make Oil Train Data Public Again

Link to Pine Tree Watchdog article

http://pinetreewatchdog.org/dep-to-make-oil-train-data-public-again/

8) New 'Egg' Campaign Launched in Scotland to Cut Pedestrian Deaths

Link to Scotsman article

http://www.scotsman.com/news/transport/new-egg-campaign-launched-to-cut-pedestrian-casualties-1-4041919

9) California DOT Launches CT Update

Link to publication

http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1121577589329&ca=17b59574-9387-41da-8332-09a03df6dba1

RAILROADS

10) Network Rail Launches Digital Railway Project

Link to International Railway Journal article

http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/signalling/network-railway-launches-digital-railway-project.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) Radio Upgrade to Link New York Police Officers in Subway and on Street

Link to New York Times article

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/03/nyregion/radio-upgrade-to-link-new-york-officers-in-subway-and-on-street.html

12) San Diego's Metropolitan Transit System Admits Credit Card Security Gaps

Link to KPBS Radio story

http://www.kpbs.org/news/2016/feb/29/mts-credit-card-security-pci-dss-san-diego-transit/

13) VicRoads Launches Truck Safety Campaign

Link to ATN article

http://www.fullyloaded.com.au/industry-news/1603/vicroads-launches-truck-safety-campaign/

TRANSIT

14) Maryland Senate Gives Preliminary OK to Limits on Transit Audio Recording

Link to Baltimore Sun article

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/bs-md-transit-recording-20160302-story.html

15) Toronto Transit Control: Where the TTC Makes Day-to-Day Decisions Affecting Your Commute

Link to CBC News story

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ttc-transit-control-1.3473446

16) Beacons Being Used on London Buses for Movie Ad Campaign

Link to Screen Media Magazine article

http://www.screenmediamag.com/news-list/4726-beacons-are-secret-ingredient-of-london-bus-campaign

VEHICLES

17) Connected Car Needs Big Memory for Big Data, Says Toshiba

Link to Electronics Weekly article

http://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/connected-car-needs-big-memory-for-big-data-says-toshiba-2016-03/

18) Baidu Joins Geely Urging China to Hasten Autonomous-Driving Law

Link to Bloomberg article

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-03/baidu-joins-geely-urging-china-to-hasten-autonomous-driving-law

19) Google's Self-Driving Car Team Beefs Up Auto Experience

Link to Reuters article

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/googles-self-driving-car-team-120002207.html

News Releases

1) Finnish Electric Buses Will Act as Development Platforms for Smart Mobility Services

2) Colorado DOT Launches New 'Contact Us' Feature as Part of Its Enhanced, Multifaceted Customer Service Program

3) Cubic and Transport for London Win Award for Contactless Bankcard Payment System

4) Alstrom and Ecole 42 Organize Hackathon for Paris Metro

5) Calgary Transit Expands Public Wi-Fi to CTrain Stations in Downtown Corridor

6) Network Rail Launches New Level Crossing Safety-Awareness Campaign Following Evening Spike in Near Misses

7) New Satellite Data Center Hosted at University of Portsmouth

8) IATA CEO Says US Should Privatize Air Traffic Management

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