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AVIATION

1) Gulf Airlines Offer Workarounds to US Electronics Ban

The Hill

2) Electronic License Plates for Drones

IEEE Spectrum

CAMERAS

3) Michigan State Police Say People Rushing to Scene of Crashes Thinking They See Their Car on Traffic Cams

WSJM Radio

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) Intelligent Traffic System Nearing Completion in Jackson County, Mississippi

WLOX-TV

5) ITS Australia Newsletter - March 2017

ITS Australia

MARITIME

6) Indian Government Asks Major Ports to Introduce RFID System

New Indian Express

7) Look to the Nordics for Digital Maritime Solutions

MarineLink op-ed

OTHER

8) Profile: Rhode Island DOT

Transportation Radio

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

9) South Carolina Public Meeting on Transportation Draws Zero Participants

Aiken Standard

RAILROADS

10) Bill Would Require FRA to Notify Congress of Passenger-Rail Safety Audits

Progressive Railroading

Congressman Albio Sires news release

ROADWAYS

11) Business Interests Hold First-of-Its-King Meeting with San Francisco to Stop Traffic Congestion

San Francisco Examiner

12) Iowa LTAP Study Yields Publication on Traffic Sign Effectiveness

Technology News

Iowa Local Technical Assistance Program Sign Effectiveness Guide

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

13) Volkswagen Uses Quantum Computing to Fight Beijing Traffic

The Drive

Volkswagen article

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

14) CHAMP Program Seeing Early Success, Say Georgia Transportation Officials

Augusta Chronicle

TRANSIT

15) Oregon Transit Agency Tries Fare Collection as a Service

GCN

16) Transit Advertising Pilot Program Launched on Maui Bus

Maui Now

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

17) DiDi: Big Data to Improve Traffic Safety, Intelligent Driving

China Daily

VEHICLES

18) Tesla Software Update Increases Upper Speed Limit for Autosteer, Improves Summon Feature

Electrek

News Releases

1) Qatar Ministry of Transport and Communications Releases Revamped Bus Map

2) American Association of Port Authorities Launches ‘America: Keep It Moving’ Campaign

3) Virgin Australia to Add Wi-Fi

4) Utah Transit Authority to Test New Bus Stop Sign Designs

5) Toyota and NTT Agree to Collaborate on ICT Platform R&D for Connected Cars

Friday Bonus

There have been many things said about transportation sounds. Steve Parker calls it a symphony.

Upcoming Events

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