Tuesday, April 5, 2016

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Tuesday, April 5, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Travel Complaints May Be Intentionally Hidden on Airlines' Websites

Link to WCBS-TV story

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/04/04/airline-complaints-dot/

MARITIME

2) How Technology is Boosting Risk Levels at Ports and Terminals

Link to SupplyChainBrain blog

http://www.supplychainbrain.com/content/blogs/think-tank/blog/article/how-technology-is-boosting-risk-levels-at-ports-and-terminals/

OTHER

3) Former Chicago Traffic Reporter Dave Mitchell Dies Following Car Crash

Link to Chicagoland Radio and Media article

http://chicagoradioandmedia.com/news/8089-wbbm-am-news-anchor-dave-mitchell-passes-away-after-car-accident  

4) Intertraffic Innovation Awards Category Winners Announced in Amsterdam

Link to Traffic Technology Today article

http://www.traffictechnologytoday.com/news.php?NewsID=78678

RAILROADS

5) Investigation Into Amtrak Derailment in Pennsylvania Looking at Possible Communications Breakdown

Link to Philadelphia Inquirer article

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20160405_Investigation_into_train_derailment_looking_at_a_possible_communications_breakdown.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) TSA Uses High-Tech Training Tool Called 'IVIEW' to Train for Terror Situations

Link to WJLA-TV story

http://wjla.com/news/local/tsa-using-high-tech-training-tool-called-iview-to-train-for-terror-situations

7) TSA Paid IBM $47,400 for an App That Only Pointed Right or Left

Link to Mashable article

http://mashable.com/2016/04/04/tsa-ibm-randomizer-app/

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

8) Pennsylvania Turnpike Identifies Areas for Improvement, Including Communications, in Massive January Crash

Link to Patriot-News article

http://www.pennlive.com/news/2016/04/shortcomings_in_response_to_ma.html

Link to news release

9) Texas DOT's HERO Program Could Expand to 24-Hours a Day

Link to KEYE-TV story

http://keyetv.com/news/local/hero-program-could-expand-to-24-hours-a-day

TRANSIT

10) MBTA Rail Conductors Given Specialized iPhones

Link to WBZ-TV story

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2016/04/04/keolis-mbta-commuter-rail-iphones/

11) Wisconsin's Beloit Transit Becomes Dementia Friendly

Link to Beloit Daily News article

http://www.beloitdailynews.com/news/illinois/beloit-transit-becomes-dementia-friendly-with-new-local-initiative/article_f72c8428-fa70-11e5-b73d-1fe5b45e8174.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Grab and World Bank Partner to Provide Real-Time Traffic Data to Philippine Government

Link to Bloomberg article

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-05/grab-to-provide-data-to-ease-traffic-congestion-in-philippines

Link to news release

VEHICLES

13) Volkswagen to Spend About Half a Billion Euros on Digital Trucks by 2020

Link to EurActiv article

http://www.euractiv.com/section/transport/news/vw-to-spend-about-half-a-billion-euros-on-digital-trucks-by-2020/

News Releases

1) TomTom Launches TomTom City as Traffic Information Source for Consumers and Professionals

2) Chattanooga Airport Now Offering Mobile Payment Option for Parking

3) Oklahoma DOT Launches Work-Zone Awareness Campaign

4) NHTSA Honors Contributions of Dedicated Safety Champions at Annual Lifesavers Conference

5) Delaware River and Bay Authority Conducts Inspections of Delaware Memorial Bridge Using Drone Technology

6) Connecticut DOT Launches Online 'Dashboard' for Transportation Initiatives

7) Iveco Deploys Semi-Automated Trucks for World's First Truck Platooning Challenge

8) California DOT Partners with Waze Connected Citizens Program

9) Driver-Assist System Helps Keep Minnesota DOT Plows on the Road

10) Kapsch TrafficCom AG names Japjeev Kohli North America Chief Technology Officer

Solicitation

 -  Call for Transportation Innovation Ideas – North Dakota DOT

http://www.dot.nd.gov/business/innovate/Call%20for%20Innovation%20Ideas.pdf

Upcoming Events

Caspian International Transport, Transit & Logistics Exhibition – May 11-13 – Baku, Azerbaijan

http://www.transcaspian.az/2016/

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