Monday, October 24, 2016

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Learn More – EDI’s New ATCC Components

Monday, October 24, 2016 – Stirling, New Jersey

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EDI Brings Technology to a New Level with ATCC Solutions

Eberle Design Inc. (EDI) is at the forefront of the industry's development of the new Advanced Traffic Controller Cabinet (ATCC) – bringing the traffic cabinet of the future into the market today. The ATC cabinet has an open architecture design that takes advantage of ultra-low power LED signals, enhanced fail-safer design, with enhanced cabinet peripheral equipment diagnostics, compact double-density size and modularity. For more information, kindly contact Jon Muilenberg, EDI Sales Director, at JMuilenberg@editraffic.com.

AVIATION

1) India Mulls Tracking Flights Remotely at Regional Airports

Link to Hindu article

http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/centre-mulls-tracking-flights-remotely-at-regional-airports/article9258694.ece

2) Nigerian Air Traffic Controllers Lament Faulty Communications Equipment at Airports

Link to Daily Trust article

http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/general/traffic-controllers-lament-faulty-communication-equipment-at-airports/168201.html

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

3) White Cane March in Sioux Falls, South Dakota Strives to Make Drivers Aware of Blind Pedestrians

Link to KSFY-TV story

http://www.ksfy.com/content/news/White-Cane-March-strives-to-make-drivers-aware-of-blind-pedestrians-398108481.html

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

4) Denver Uses USDOT Grant to Build 'Smart City'

Link to KDVR/KWGN-TV story

http://kdvr.com/2016/10/23/denver-uses-usdot-grant-to-build-smart-city/

5) TRANSCOM's Matt Edelman Inducted Into ITS New Jersey Hall of Fame

Link to Transportation Radio interview

https://goo.gl/CG4y5E

6) News from ERTICO

 -  Interview with Steffen Rasmussen, City of Copenhagen

 -  MOBiNET Billing Component – A Clear Use Case of the MOBiNET Interoperable, Europe-wide E-Marketplace of Mobility Services

 -  ITS Hall of Fame 2016 – Local Government Awards

 -  ITS Hall of Fame 2016 – Industry Awards

OTHER

7) San Francisco Conference Explores How Tech Will Transform Transportation

Link to San Francisco Chronicle article

http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Conference-explores-how-tech-will-transform-10058938.php  

8) How Tech Can Fix Africa's Transportation Problems

Link to AFKInsider article

http://afkinsider.com/134351/tech-can-fix-africas-transportation-problems/

9) Secretive Ohio Transportation Research Center Provides Rare Look Inside

Link to Columbus Dispatch article

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2016/10/23/1-secretive-transportation-research-center-provides-rare-look-inside.html

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

10) Sacramento County, California Transportation Sales Tax Mailers Stir Questions

Link to Sacramento Bee article

http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/transportation/back-seat-driver/article110044497.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) NHTSA to Carmakers: Adopt Cybersecurity 'Best Practices'

Link to Detroit News article

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2016/10/24/auto-cybersecurity/92683970/

Link to news release

TRANSIT

12) Stagecoach to Deploy Contactless Bus Travel Across UK by End of 2018

Link to Eurotransport article

http://www.eurotransportmagazine.com/20977/news/industry-news/stagecoach-contactless-bus-travel/

Link to news release

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) Las Vegas Traffic Hub Helps Secure Safe Path for Clinton and Trump Motorcades

Link to Las Vegas Review-Journal article

http://www.reviewjournal.com/opinion/columns-blogs/road-warrior/las-vegas-traffic-hub-helps-secure-safe-path-clinton-and-trump

VEHICLES

14) Massachusetts Governor, Boston Mayor Sign Orders to Create Self-Driving Car Regulations

Link to Boston Herald article

http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2016/10/walsh_baker_sign_orders_to_create_self_driving_car_regulations

Link to news release

15) Beverly Hills, Land of Ferraris and Lamborghinis, Seeks Status as Driverless-Car Innovator

Link to Los Angeles Times article

http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-beverly-hills-driverless-cars-20161012-snap-story.html

16) Knoxville May Test Self-Driving Cars

Link to Knoxville News Sentinel article

http://www.knoxnews.com/story/money/business/2016/10/24/knoxville-may-test-self-driving-cars/92675122/

Link to news release

17) Poll: Auto Industry Needs to Do More with Big Data

Link to automotiveIT International article

http://www.automotiveit.com/poll-auto-industry-needs-to-do-more-in-big-data/news/id-0050922

18) What BMW ConnectedDrive Will Bring to 5 Series

Link to Motoring article

http://www.motoring.com.au/what-bmw-connecteddrive-will-bring-to-5-series-104321/

News Releases

1) As 'Petextrain' Injuries Mount, Ford Technology Can Predict Human Movement – Helping Reduce Severity of, or Eliminate, Frontal Collisions

2) Transport Certification Australia Makes Submission to Australian Communications and Media Authority on C-ITS Regulations

Solicitation

 -  Call for Contributions – 12^th ITS European Congress

http://strasbourg2017.itsineurope.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Brochure-Strasbourg-contributions-WEB.pdf

 -  Applications Sought – IBTTA Leadership Academy

http://ibtta.org/events/leadership-academy-0

Upcoming Events

Webinar & In-Person: Cities and Transportation – October 26 – Cambridge, Massachusetts

https://www.volpe.dot.gov/event/edward-glaeser-harvard-university

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