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Wednesday, August 17, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057 – Gillette, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) FAA Proposes NextGen Improvements in Cleveland, Detroit

Link to Plain Dealer article

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2016/08/faa_proposes_nextgen_improveme.html

2) Details Sought on Airlines' Tech After Delta, Southwest Failures

Link to McClatchy article

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article95973072.html

Link to news release

3) Ads for Mariah Carey Concerts Spark Drama at Two California Airports

Link to USA Today article

http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2016/08/16/mariah-carey-airport-billboard-ad/88822566/

4) Airport Advisories at Non-Towered Airports

Link to ACRP Synthesis

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/174840.aspx

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) Taiwanese Toll Collectors Win Battle for Compensation After Losing Jobs to ETC

Link to China Post article

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2016/08/18/475833/Toll-collectors.htm

ROADWAYS

6) Ohio Turnpike Preparing to Use Drones for Bridge Inspection

Link to Plain Dealer article

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2016/08/ohio_turnpike_preparing_to_use.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) A Distracted-Driving Ban in New Jersey? Some Call It a Threat to a Way of Life

Link to New York Times article

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/18/nyregion/new-jersey-distracted-driving-ban.html

TELEMATICS

8) Small Insurer Introduces New Smartphone App in Ohio that Tracks How You Drive

Link to Columbus Dispatch article

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2016/08/17/1-small-insurer-introduces-new-smartphone-app-that-tracks-how-you-drive.html

Link to news release

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

9) 2017 Solar Eclipse: Transportation Fact Sheet for State and Local DOTs

Link to further information from FHWA

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop16085/index.htm

TRANSIT

10) Transit Pros Rebuild the New York City Subway – In an Online Game

Link to Wired article

https://www.wired.com/2016/08/transit-pros-rebuild-nyc-subway-online-game/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Teaching Machines to Direct Traffic Through Deep Reinforcement Learning

Link to Chinese Association of Automation article

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-08/caoa-tm081616.php

12) Travelers' Value of Time and Reliability as Measured on Katy Freeway

Link to Texas A&M Transportation Institute Report

http://d2dtl5nnlpfr0r.cloudfront.net/tti.tamu.edu/documents/PRC-15-37-F.pdf

VEHICLES

13) Ford Plans Self-Driving Car for Rideshare Fleets in 2021

Link to Reuters article

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ford-boosts-spending-doubles-staff-141515224.html

14) Hyundai Says It's Discussing Partnerships with Google

Link to Bloomberg article

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-17/hyundai-says-it-s-in-talks-about-further-partnership-with-google

15) Helsinki Tries Self-Driving Buses in Real Traffic

Link to IEEE Spectrum

http://spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that-think/transportation/self-driving/helsinki-tries-selfdriving-buses-in-real-traffic

News Releases

1) San Diego International Airport: A Watershed Moment for Indoor Location Technology

2) Heathrow Commits to Becoming World's First Dementia-Friendly Airport

3) DC Metro Launches New Mobile First Public Website in Beta

4) New Status Update Underscores Need for Continued Positive Train Control Implementation and Funding

5) BC Transit Welcomes Jonathon Dyck as New Communications Manager

6) Panasonic Acquires All Shares of German Automotive Software Company, OpenSynergy

7) Connecticut DOT to Test Unmanned Aerial Vehicle System for Bridge Inspection

Upcoming Events

ITS Carolinas Annual Meeting – September 12-13 – Charlotte, North Carolina

http://itscarolinas.org/2016annualmeeting/

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