Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Wednesday, November 2, 2016


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, November 2, 2016 – Union, New Jersey


AVIATION

1) NASA Working on Air Traffic Control Tech to Enable More Aircraft to Land on Time
Link to IANS article

2) Queensland Airports Work to Upgrade Wi-Fi Service
Link to Financial Review article

3) Israel's Ben Gurion Airport Launches Cellphone Check-Ins
Link to Jewish Press article

OTHER

4) Facebook Stymies Admiral's Plans to Use Social Media Data to Price Insurance Premiums
Link to Reuters article

5) New Mexico Starts @NMDWIWatch Twitter Handle to Watch DWI Cases
Link to AP article

RAILROADS

6) Senator Blumenthal Questions Exemptions to Automatic-Braking Technology Requirement
Link to Washington Post article

7) New Indian Railways Coaches Will Feature CCTV Cameras, GPS-Based Passenger Information System
Link to Indian Express article

ROADWAYS

8) FHWA to New York State: New Highway Tourism Signs Are Illegal
Link to WGRZ-TV story

9) Arizona DOT Taking Steps to Reduce Number of Wrong-Way Crashes
Link to KPHO/KTVK-TV story

10) I-70 Will Be First 'Connected' Highway in Colorado
Link to KMGH-TV story

11) New National Standards on Vietnam's Traffic Signs Effective This Month
Link to Tuoi Tre News article

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Toronto Pedestrian Advocates Protest New Safety Campaign
Link to CBC News story

13) Oregon DOT Adding Tsunami Warning Signs Along US 101
Link to Oregonian article

14) McMurdo Official Says New Satellite Tech Will Improve Search and Rescue Efforts
Link to Government Security News article

15) In New Jersey, 'Zack Alerts' Would Target Hit-and-Run Drivers
Link to NJ Advance Media article

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

16) Uber App's 'Radical Redesign' Gets More Personal for You
Link to CNET article

TELEMATICS

17) New System in Victoria Sees Route Information for Your Truck Sent to Your Telematics System
Link to Big Rigs article

TRANSIT

18) New South Wales Government to Scrap Bus Timetables, Trial On-Demand Public Transport in 2017
Link to Australian Broadcasting Corporation News story
Link to news release

19) Pittsburgh Working to Reduce Bus Bunching
Link to Pittsburgh City Paper article

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

20) Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Dropping 511 Phone System
Link to Courier-Journal article

21) AZTech Has Orchestrated Phoenix-Area Commutes for Two Decades
Link to KPHO/KTVK-TV story

22) USDOT Announces the Release of the Center-to-Center Reference Implementation Software Tool
Link to further information


News Releases


Solicitation
 -  Call for Abstracts – National Electronic Tolling Forum 2017


Upcoming Events
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