Friday, April 28, 2017

Friday, April 28, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, April 28, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey

AVIATION
1) FAA Begins Drone Map Release
CAMERAS
2) Judge: Iowa DOT Has Authority to Turn Off Traffic Cameras
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
3) Gentex Driving Toll Road Technology into Canada and Mexico
GPS / NAVIGATION
4) TomTom Layoffs About Two-Thirds of Its Staff at Lebanon, New Hampshire Office
OTHER
5) Georgia’s Buckhead Coalition Prints Signs to Help Drivers Enter and Exit Driveways

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
6) Maryland Transit Administration Still Won’t Release or Allow Review of Unrest Footage Two Years Later, Claiming It Would Compromise Security
7) New Hampshire DOT Produces Tutorial on How to Navigate Two-Lane Roundabouts
ROADWAYS
8) Critics Want ‘Self-Serving’ RhodeWorks Signs Taken Down
SAFETY / SECURITY
9) French Police Will Be Able to Ban Traffic Info Apps from Warning of Police Over Terrorism Concerns
10) Drivewyze Road-Safety Alerts Come to Pennsylvania Turnpike
11) Trucking Company Employee Claims He Was Fired for Not Texting and Driving ‘Like Everyone Else’
12) New Technologies Make Iowa Work Zones Safer
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
13) Uber Making It Easier to Delete Your Account
14) Decals, GPS, Video/Audio Recording Among Suggestions to Make Halifax Taxis Safer
TRANSIT
15) ‘Please Offer Me a Seat’ Badges Launched on London Transport Network
16) Real-Time Data on Bangalore Buses in May
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
17) UK’s Elgin to Launch App-Based System to Provide Road Closure Updates on Satnavs
18) Florida DOT Using Bluetooth Trackers to Measure Traffic Flow
VEHICLES
19) States Pursue Permission for Truck Platoon Testing
20) Fiat Chrysler CEO: Semi-autonomous Portal Could Come in Two Years
21) Did Daimler Test an ‘Automated’ Truck in Oregon? Not Exactly
22) Ford Makes More of Its Cars Immune to Speeding Tickets
News Releases
Friday Bonus
Upcoming Events
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© 2017 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016
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Thursday, April 27, 2017

Thursday, April 27, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, April 27, 2017 - Bloomfield, New Jersey

AVIATION
1) NextGen Technology Passes Key Test
Aireon news release
2) San Diego Police Department Helicopters to Get Internet, GPS
San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer news release
3) Aviation Worker in Trinidad and Tobago Suspended for Facebook Post
4) Video Drones Move Adverts from the Screen to the Sky
CAMERAS
5) Baltimore Traffic Enforcement Cameras Expected to Be Running Again by Mid-May
CARTOGRAPHY
6) How Does Google Maps Help Tackle Traffic in Ireland?
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
7) Finnish Government Receives Intelligent Transport Report
8) ITS Australia Newsletter - April 2017
PARKING
9) Tips on Using Customer Data in Airport Parking
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
10) Traffic Stop Education Bill Clears North Carolina House
RAILROADS
11) Amtrak Announces New York Penn Station Improvement Plans Include Joint Concourse Operations Center
Amtrak news release
SAFETY / SECURITY
12) Firewall Pioneer Stakes Position as Car-Hack Guardian
TELEMATICS
13) Q&A: Weather-Based Telematics and Trucking
TRANSIT
14) Minnesota Businesses, Community Groups Go on the Offensive Against Transit Cuts
15) How Can New Jersey Transit Repair Its Image with Commuters?
16) They Are the Champions: Safety and Security During Mega-Events
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
17) Inside the Heart of Georgia DOT’s Traffic Management Center
18) Florida DOT Collecting Data to Create Better Traffic Flow in Lee County
19) Pennsylvania DOT Adds Cameras, Sign, Highway Advisory Radio in Mountain Area
VEHICLES
20) SiriusXM Buys Automatics Labs to Expand Connected Car Offerings
SiriusXM news release
21) Forget Self-Driving Tech - Apple CarPlay is Already Disrupting the Auto Industry
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. Member: Society of Professional Journalists   
© 2017 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016

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Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, April 26, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey

AVIATION
1) Russia to Test National Air Traffic System for Drones
CAMERAS
2) Oregon Man Suing State After Being Fined for Investigating Traffic Light Timing
Institute for Justice news release
3) Bill for Speed-Camera Pilot in San Francisco, San Jose Meets with Law Enforcement Opposition
CARTOGRAPHY
4) Montgomery County, Maryland Wins Award for Bicycle ‘Stress Map’
FREIGHT
5) Truck Driver Recruiting Goes Mobile, Social and Increasingly High-Tech
MARITIME
6) Sailor’s Manual a Longtime Guide for Maritime
OTHER
7) Federal Judge Tosses Michigan’s Challenge to Business’ Trademark of Highway Sign
8) Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment Program Continues to Push Innovative Technologies to Tackle Congestion

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
9) BART Keeps Riders in Dark About Teen Mob Robbery
SAFETY / SECURITY
10) Chicago Aviation Police Quietly Being Rebranded
11) TSA Says There Are No Plans to Expand Airline Laptop Ban to UK Airports
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
12) On-Demand Ride Service Gett Confirms Acquisition of Juno for $200 Million
TRANSIT
13) DC Startup TransitScreen Simplies Transit Options
14) Profile of Iowa DOT’s Mobility Coordinator
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
15) Former Montreal Traffic Reporter Named City’s First Traffic Coordinator
City of Montreal news release (in French)
16) TRANSCOM: Helping Coordinate Transportation in the New York City Area
17) Tackling Traffic Management Through European Standards
VEHICLES
18) City of Gainesville, University of Florida Plan for Driverless Cars on City Streets
University of Florida news release
19) Automakers Ask California to Ease Rules for Self-Driving Car Tests
News Releases
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    
Follow me on Twitter @TransportComm. Member: Society of Professional Journalists   
© 2017 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016
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