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Thursday, May 25, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Gatwick Airport Now Has 2,000 Beacons for Indoor Navigation

TechCrunch

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

2) Technology Will Soon Accurately Measure Use of Alabama’s Chief Ladiga Trail

Anniston Star

CAMERAS

3) Metra to Install Inward-Facing Locomotive Cameras

Metro Magazine

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) Los Angeles World Airports to Fund ITS Projects in Neighboring Cities in Lawsuit Settlement

Los Angeles Times

5) Why Israel Is a Fast-Moving Force in Smart Transportation

Israel21c

6) This Memorial Day Weekend Let’s Resolve to Use Tech to Make Roads Safer

Metro Magazine commentary

OTHER

7) Pennsylvania DOT Audit Will Look at Agency’s Use of Personal Data

WITF Radio

Pennsylvania Auditor General news release

8) Finnish Regulator Grants 13 Licenses for 5G Testing

Mobile Europe

RAILROADS

9) New Jersey Transit Gets $10 Million from Feds for Automatic Speed Control System

NJ Advance Media

10) Alaska TV Station Offers Interactive Train Ride Video

KTUU-TV

ROADWAYS

11) New Traffic Signs on Motorways to Increase Visibility of Croatian Parks

Total Croatia News

12) Synthesis of Variable Speed Limit Signs

FHWA

SAFETY / SECURITY

13) Radar Steers Motorcyclists Out of Danger

The Lead

Bosch news release

VEHICLES

14) Western Transportation Institute Launches Program to Study Safe Integration of Semi-autonomous Trucks

Montana State University

15) Companies Partner on Automotive Radar for Object Detection

GPS World

News Releases

1) Construction Group Launches New Highway Work Zone Safety Effort

2) Michigan DOT, GM Collaboration Means Smarter, Safer Traffic Signals in Macomb County

3) Operation Lifesaver Awards $219,000 for Crossing Safety Public Awareness Campaigns

4) Nevada DOT Joins Waze Connected Citizens Program

Upcoming Events

Smart Airport and Regions 2017 - August 2-4 - Charlotte, North Carolina

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