Monday, March 13, 2017

Monday, March 13, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, March 13, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey

Join EDI for Tomorrow’s Webinar on How to Make Your Inductive Loops Last the Lifetime of the Roadway

Please join Eberle Design Inc. (EDI) on Tuesday, March 14 at 8 a.m. MDT / 10 a.m. EDT for a free, 45-minute webinar on how detectors and prefabricated loops work together as an accurate and cost effective solution to detect and quantify vehicles and bicycles. In “How to Make Your Inductive Loops Last the Lifetime of the Roadway,” Dr. Bill Sowell, EDI Vice President, will show why prefabricated inductive loop detection is the most accurate and cost effective detection solution when properly installed and maintained. To register, go to http://bit.ly/2kCTA8k.


CAMERAS

1) Traffic Cameras in Hyderabad Will Now Identify Wrongly-Parked Vehicles

GPS / NAVIGATION

2) Technology Can Reduce GPS Outages from Northern Lights, Researchers Say
University of Bath news release

INFRASTRUCTURE

3) Civil Engineers Give America’s Infrastructure a D+. Is that Credible?

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) ‘People Rather than Vehicles’ Becomes Focus of Smart City Transportation Plan

5) How 3M Uses Data Analytics for India’s Traffic Issues

6) Mobility Rush 16

MARITIME

7) Preparing for an Arctic Maritime Emergency

OTHER

8) Survey: Foreign Visitors to South Korea Prefer Subways to Buses, Taxis Due to Simple Routes, Cheap Fares

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

9) Massachusetts Lawmakers May Require MBTA to Disclose ‘Remitted or Forgiven’ Fines for Commuter Rail Operator

10) Washington State DOT Video Gives 360-Degree Look Inside Seattle’s Future Highway 99 Tunnel
WSDOT blog

RAILROADS

11) Have You Noticed the Small Blue Sign at Railroad Crossings?

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Congressman Lieu on Cybersecurity, Connected Cars, IoT

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

13) New Service in Nashville Uses Tech to Connect Commuters for Carpooling

TRANSIT

14) Transit Advocates Seek Better Information on New York City Subway Delays

15) A Year After Launch, Bengaluru Still Waiting for Bus Information Displays in Shelters

16) Charlotte Area Transit System Working to Develop App for Light Rail Fares

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

17) New Zealand Trialing New Traffic Radio Service in Auckland
NZ Transport’s OnRoute FM

VEHICLES

18) Intel’s $15 Billion Purchase of Mobileye Shakes Up Driverless Car Sector

19) World War II Bombers Once Built on New New Michigan Driverless Car Test Site

20) California Opens Door to Fully-Autonomous Vehicle Testing
California Department of Motor Vehicles news release

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