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Wednesday, July 13, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Swiss Add Asian Airports to Passenger Data List

Link to SWI article

http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-add-asian-airports-to-passenger-data-list/42290396

2) US House Approves Legislation Preserving Airport Weather Program Through FY 2017

Link to KMUW Radio story

http://kmuw.org/post/us-house-approves-legislation-preserving-airport-weather-program-through-fy-2017

3) Passengers Willing to Switch Airlines for Faster Wi-Fi Options

Link to AviationPros article

http://www.aviationpros.com/blog/12231853/passengers-willing-to-switch-airlines-for-faster-wi-fi-option

Link to Honeywell Aerospace news release

FREIGHT

4) Data Improvements Needed to Enhance Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program, CVSA Official Says

Link to Transport Topics article

http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=42521

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

5) Indian Transport Minister: US to Cooperate with India on ITS

Link to PTI article

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/us-to-cooperate-with-india-in-making-roads-safe-gadkari-116071200302_1.html

MARITIME

6) Port of Los Angeles Officials Pledge More Transparency on Environment

Link to Daily Breeze article

http://www.dailybreeze.com/business/20160712/port-of-los-angeles-officials-pledge-more-transparency-on-environment

OTHER

7) Alarm Clock App Wakes You Earlier When Traffic Jams Might Make You Late

Link to Gizmodo article

http://gizmodo.com/genius-alarm-clock-app-wakes-you-earlier-when-traffic-j-1783516049  

8) MZ Boss Breaks Down How Bots Could Run New Zealand's Transportation

Link to VentureBeat article

http://venturebeat.com/2016/07/12/mzs-gabe-leydon-shows-how-bots-are-running-transportation-in-new-zealand/

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Fairfax County, Virginia Driver's Licensing Ceremonies Remind New Drivers About Dangers of Driving

Link to Fairfax Times article

http://www.fairfaxtimes.com/articles/fairfax-licensing-ceremonies-remind-new-drivers-about-dangers-of-driving/article_7555d3cc-453f-11e6-931a-e756bc7f9bc2.html

TRANSIT

10) London Underground Wants to Sell Its Mobile Ticketing Technology Abroad

Link to The Verge article

http://www.theverge.com/2016/7/13/12172330/london-underground-mobile-contactless-ticket-fare-license

Link to Transport for London news release

11) Report: Public Transit Riders Want Better Service, Not Free Wi-Fi

Link to Wired article

https://www.wired.com/2016/07/public-transit-riders-want-better-service-not-free-wifi/

Link to TransitCenter news release

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Rio Adopts Transport App to Try and Help Olympic Traffic

Link to AP article

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2016/jul/12/rio-adopts-transport-app-to-try-and-help-olympic-t/

VEHICLES

13) Nissan Launches Auto-Drive Features, Stresses Difference from Hands-Free Driving

Link to Reuters article

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/nissan-launches-auto-drive-features-073310469.html 

Link to Nissan news release

14) Fiat Chrysler Offers Hackers Bounty to Report Cyber Threats

Link to AP article

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/fiat-chrysler-offers-hackers-bounty-040236890.html

Link to FCA news release

News Releases

1) ITE Launching Vision Zero Task Force

2) NTSB Offers Major Accident, Incident Emergency Communication Training

3) IBTTA to Host Summit to Examine How Technology is Changing Transportation and Mobility Globally

4) Rochester, Minnesota Public Transit Offers Real-Time Bus-Tracking System

5) Cubic Calls for Collaboration and Innovation to Overcome Transportation and Mobility Pain Points at World Smart City Forum

6) Twitter Data Powerful Resource for Transportation Planning Research

7) Bestpass Launches New Web Portal to Help Customers Manage Complex Tolling and Trucking Data

8) Maryland SHA Adds Temporary Camera to Monitor Traffic During Construction of New Dover Bridge

9) Washington, DC DOT Releases Upgrade Version of the rideDC Trip Planner

10) Maryland SHA Adds Traffic Cameras at Chesapeake City Bridge

Upcoming Events

International Symposium on Naturalistic Driving Research – August 30-September 1 – Blacksburg, Virginia

http://www.vtti.vt.edu/NDRS/

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