Friday, October 28, 2016

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AVIATION

1) Chat Is Where It's At for KLM as It Finds Customers on New Platforms

Link to Tnooz article

https://www.tnooz.com/article/klm-wechat-digital-developments/

CARTOGRAPHY

2) China's Hainan Airlines Wipes Israel Off Maps on Plane Displays

Link to Globes article

http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-hainan-airlines-wipes-israel-off-the-map-1001157730

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

3) South Korean Government Shows Off New C-ITS Technology

Link to Korea Bizwire article

http://koreabizwire.com/korean-government-shows-off-new-c-its-technology/69100

4) ITS Australia Newsletter – October 2016

Link to newsletter

http://www.summitemarketing.com.au/t/ViewEmail/r/E57C51AEC464B3522540EF23F30FEDED/04DE90B08ADBC906E663AB054A538FBA

MARITIME

5) Danes Push to Create Global Maritime Forum

Link to Splash article

http://splash247.com/danes-push-create-global-maritime-forum/

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) Calgary Councilor's Wristbands Urge Pedestrians to Be More Aware

Link to CBC News story

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/distracted-walking-pedestrian-safety-calgary-1.3825095

RAILROADS

7) How General Electric Is Upgrading the Railroad Industry

Link to Fortune article

http://fortune.com/2016/10/27/structure-2016-general-electric/

ROADWAYS

8) Tennessee DOT Applies Road Shields to Guide I-40 Drivers in Knoxville

Link to Knoxville News Sentinel article

http://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/traffic/2016/10/27/knoxville-road-shields-guide--40-drivers/92823646/

9) Public Communications Part of South Dakota DOT's Winter Plans

Link to Watertown Public Opinion article

http://www.thepublicopinion.com/news/local_news/more-science-new-device-part-of-dot-s-winter-plan/article_b3e6d5c0-9d08-11e6-a47f-6340932c346d.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) Denso, Gridsmart Demonstrate Intersection Traffic Safety Technology

Link to Knoxville News Sentinel article

http://www.knoxnews.com/story/money/business/2016/10/27/denso-gridsmart-demonstrate-traffic-safety-technology/92837886/

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

11) Tampa-Area Transit Agency Working with Tesla to Create Ride-Hailing Service

Link to Tampa Bay Business Journal article

http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2016/10/27/tesla-partners-with-hillsborough-transit-agency.html

TELEMATICS

12) Shanghai OnStar Launching Four New Service Packages in China

Link to GM Authority blog

http://gmauthority.com/blog/2016/10/shanghai-onstar-launching-four-new-services-packages-in-china/

VEHICLES

13) Analysis Shows Driverless Cars Could Generate Motorway Advertising Revenue

Link to ITS International article

http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/detection-monitoring-machine-vision/news/analysis-shows-driverless-cars-could-generate-motorway-advertising-revenue/

News Releases

1) ITS Georgia Announces 2016 Best of ITS Awards

2) ITS Georgia 2016 Names Wayne Shackelford Scholarship Winners

3) TSA Partners with Iowa Department for the Blind to Help Visually Impaired Travelers

4) Amtrak Achieves First-Ever Accreditation from Emergency Management Program Leaders

Friday Bonus

When you think of New Jersey toll bridges, huge structures such as the George Washington and Ben Franklin bridges may come to mind. In the northwestern part of the state there's a bridge with a different vibe. PS, while this story is a number of years old, the bridge still runs the same way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hHJ1Q4nZgD0

Solicitation

-  Applications Sought – Fastlane Grants - USDOT

https://www.transportation.gov/buildamerica/FASTLANEgrants

Upcoming Events

Connected Fleets USA: The Future of Fleets – November 15-16 – Atlanta

http://www.tu-auto.com/fleet/

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