Tuesday, September 13, 2016

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Tuesday, September 13, 2016 – Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Survey Says: It Pays to Know What Airport Customers Are Thinking

Link to Airport Improvement article

http://www.airportimprovement.com/article/survey-says-it-pays-know-what-customers-are-thinking

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

2) Oxford Test Drives Peer-to-Peer Bikesharing

Link to CityLab article

http://www.citylab.com/commute/2016/09/oxford-road-tests-peer-to-peer-bike-sharing/499709/

CARTOGRAPHY

3) 3D Road Mapping Underpins Japan's Tech-Heavy Olympics Push

Link to CNET article

https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/3d-road-mapping-underpins-japans-tech-heavy-olympics-push/

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

4) How IT is Transforming Transport

Link to Engineering and Technology Magazine article

http://eandt.theiet.org/magazine/2016/09/smoother-ride.cfm

OTHER

5) New Web Address Coming for Florida DOT

Link to Palm Beach Post article

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/transportation/new-web-address-coming-for-florida-department-of-t/nsWs3/

RAILROADS

6) Death by Train: Railroads, Metra and Suicides

Link to Chicago Transportation Journal article

http://www.chitranspo.com/metra/suicide-by-train/

7) Technology and Training Improve Rail Safety

Link to Huffington Post blog

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/edward-r-hamberger/technology-and-training-i_b_11973344.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) New Mobile App Issues Verbal Safety Warnings to Edmonton Drivers

Link to Canadian Underwriter article

http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/insurance/new-mobile-app-issues-verbal-safety-warnings-edmonton-drivers-1004099995/

Link to news release

9) Michigan Congressman Wants NHTSA to Look at Vehicle Hacking

Link to Detroit Free Press

http://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/auto-leadership/2016/09/12/rep-fred-upton-wants-nhtsa-look-vehicle-hacking/90282262/

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

10) Total Transit Launches New Rideshare App in Phoenix

Link to Phoenix Business Journal article

http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/news/2016/09/12/total-transit-launches-new-ride-share-app.html

TRANSIT

11) Sydney Public Transport Users Offered Complaints App

Link to iTnews article

http://www.itnews.com.au/news/sydney-commuters-invited-to-complain-digitally-437130

12) Keolis Tests Virtual Reality Glasses to Reduce MBTA Repair Time

Link to Progressive Railroading article

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_industry_trends/news/Keolis-tests-virtual-reality-glasses-to-reduce-MBTA-repair-time--49448

Link to news release

13) Every Advert in a London Underground Station Replaced with Cat Photos

Link to Metro article

http://metro.co.uk/2016/09/12/every-advert-in-a-london-underground-station-has-been-replaced-with-cat-photos-6123655/

VEHICLES

14) Report: Cars Will Make Up 98% of Mobile-to-Mobile Traffic by 2021

Link to Computerworld article

http://www.computerworld.com/article/3118719/car-tech/cars-will-make-up-98-of-mobile-to-mobile-traffic-by-2021.html

15) McKinsey Study: Driverless Tech to Boost Truck Market

Link to automotiveIT International article

http://www.automotiveit.com/mckinsey-study-driverless-tech-to-boost-truck-market/news/id-0050669

16) Uber Hires Tesla Mapping Pioneer as It Builds Its Team to Take on Google

Link to San Francisco Business Times article

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/techflash/2016/09/uber-hires-tesla-mapping-pioneer.html

News Releases

1) IBTTA 2016 National Toll Technology Survey: Toll Technology Transforms Mobility for Customer

2) AEOLIX, the First Harmonized Platform for Logistics Information Sharing in Europe

3) TomTom Traffic Centre Opens in Amsterdam for Smarter City Demonstration

4) DC Metro Adds 28 New Digital Ad Displays to Increase Revenue

5) FAA Rebate Program for General Aviation Aircraft Owners Who Equip with Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) to Begin Next Week

6) Harris County Toll Road Authority Receives IBTTA 2016 Toll Excellence Award

7) NTSB Safety Study Assesses US Coast Guard's Vessel Traffic Service System

Upcoming Events

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