Friday, December 30, 2016

Friday, December 30, 2016

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, December 30, 2016 - Cranford, New Jersey

Happy New Year!


AVIATION

1) St. Louis Airport Preparing for Its Name Change Next Year

2) A Parallel Air Traffic Control System Will Let Delivery Drones Fly Safely

CAMERAS

3) New Orleans Targeting School Zone Speeders with 55 New Cameras
City of New Orleans news release

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

4) Newspaper Questions Rhode Island DOT’s Changes to Public Input

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) Egypt Turns to Biometrics to Boost Airport Security

6) New York State Creates App to Help Combat Impaired Driving
NY Department of Motor Vehicles news release

7) Canadian Drivers Still Text at Red Lights Despite Known Risks
Canadian Automobile Association news release

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

8) Uber Privacy Setting Raise Concerns for Senator Al Franken, App Users
Senator Franken news release

VEHICLES

9) Self-Driving Car Hits Boston Streets Next Week

10) Why Aren’t Automakers Embracing Digital Business Models?

News Release

Friday Bonus

Solicitation

Upcoming Events

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Thursday, December 29, 2016

Thursday, December 29, 2016

Transportation Communications Newsletter


Thursday, December 29, 2016 - Bristol, Pennsylvania


AVIATION


1) Airline Operators Decry Poor Navigational Aids at Nigerian Airports


2) Airline Passenger Details Easy Prey for Hackers, Say Researchers


GPS / NAVIGATION


3) How Apps Help Motorists Navigate Lagos’ Chaotic Traffic


PARKING


4) Volkswagen Buys North American Parking-Payment Operator, PayByPhone
PayByPhone news release


PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION


5) New York City DOT to Hire Video Team
New York City DOT RFP


ROADWAYS


6) Arizona DOT: What Will Its Signs Say Next?


SAFETY / SECURITY


7) Wisconsin DOT to Begin Utilizing Wrong-Way Driver-Detection Devices
WisDOT news release


8) Researchers Unveil Lie-Detecting Robot Kiosks that Could Help Airports Detect Possible Terrorists
San Diego State University news release


9) Find-a-Ride App Offered by Wisconsin DOT


10) How Technology Can Make Our Roads Safer


TELEMATICS


11) New Version of Open-Source Infotainment Platform Released
Automotive Grade Linux news release


VEHICLES


12) Ride-Hailing Has a Friend in Chao, But Does Self-Driving?


13) Three Bumps on the Road Ahead for Shared Autonomous Vehicles


News Releases


Job Posting


Solicitation


Upcoming Events


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The Transportation Communications Newsletter (ISSN 1529-1057) is published electronically Monday through Friday.   For a free subscription or to unsubscribe, or for comments or questions, please contact me at bernie@transportationradio.com. TCN archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications    
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© 2016 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, December 28, 2016 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) FAA Gets Ready to Roll Out Safety Management System

2) How Digital Solutions Will Help Design the Smart Airport of the Future

CAMERAS

3) Redflex Helps Feds, Avoids Charges in Red-Light Camera Scandal
US Department of Justice news release

CARTOGRAPHY

4) Rainbow Revamp for Melbourne’s Train Network Map

5) Oklahoma Agencies Announce New Road Condition Map

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

6) Indian Currency Changes Leads to Increased Electronic Tolling Enrollment

GPS / NAVIGATION

7) After Delays, Europe’s Galileo Satellite System Goes Live

8) German Carmakers Sell 10% Stake in HERE to Chinese Investors

9) Taxi GPS Data Could Unsnarl Traffic in Developing Regions, World Bank Says

10) Google’s Waze Drives in Tunnels: Where Will Be Next?

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

11) The State of Smart City Technologies in 2016 and Beyond

12) Intelligent Transportation Systems and Connected and Automated Vehicles

OTHER

13) GE Transportation CEO Jamie Miller: Digital Transformation Requires a Human Touch

14) Ottawa Distillery Changes Logo After Legal Correspondence from Ontario Ministry of Transportation

PARKING

15) Wilmington, Delaware Losing Money on Parking Meters

16) Real-Time Truck Stop Reservation System Launched in UK

17) Toyota Survey Confirms Benefits of Its Parking Support Technology
Toyota news release

ROADWAYS

18) Texas DOT to Install ‘Special School Zone’ Signs in South Austin

SAFETY / SECURITY

19) Many Police in South Carolina Not Enforcing Texting-While-Driving Law

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

20) Tennessee DOT HELP Drivers Assisting Motorists

TRANSIT

21) Names of Los Angeles Metro Stations and Bus Lines Now for Sale

22) DC Metro to Install Free Wi-Fi in at Least 50 Rail Stations

23) E-Ticket Launch on Athens Public Transport Delayed

24) DC Metro Considers Adding Background Music to Additional Subway Stations

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

25) Mesa, Tempe and Gilbert, Arizona to Use Drivers’ Wi-Fi, Bluetooth to Track Traffic

26) Pittsburgh Newspaper Applauds Pennsylvania Efforts to Keep Motorists Informed During Emergencies

VEHICLES

27) Europe Kicks Off GSA-Based Autonomous Driving Project

28) NHTSA's Vehicle-to-Vehicle Mandate Could Be DOA

29) Norway Aims to Allow Testing of Self-Driving Cars in 2017
Norwegian Government news release

30) Connected Cars and the IoT Drive Automakers to Invest in Digital Modernization

News Releases

Upcoming Events

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The Transportation Communications Newsletter (ISSN 1529-1057) is published electronically Monday through Friday.   For a free subscription or to unsubscribe, or for comments or questions, please contact me at bernie@transportationradio.com. TCN archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications    
Follow me on Twitter @TransportComm.  

© 2016 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016