Thursday, August 31, 2017

Thursday, August 31, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, August 31, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey


AVIATION

1) Behind the Scenes: What Happens at an Airport Overnight?

2) Uses of Social Media to Inform Operational Response and Recovery During an Airport Emergency

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

3) MIT’s New Ford-Funded Robot Can Deftly Navigate Pedestrian Traffic

4) Dane County, Wisconsin Bicycle Map Available in Print and Interactive Form

CAMERAS

5) Las Vegas Airport’s New Cutting-Edge Camera System to Upgrade Surveillance

CARTOGRAPHY

6) Philadelphia Becomes First US City to Map Urban Trails on Google Street View

FREIGHT

7) Interactive Map Shows Impact of Hurricane Harvey on Commercial Traffic in Houston

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

8) Singapore to Help Philippines Deal with Traffic Woes with ‘Intelligent Transport System’

9) ITS Australia Newsletter - August 2017

OTHER

10) Jaguar-Backed Blockchain Startup Wants to Trade Tokens for Transport Data

PLANNING

11) Uber Movement’s Traffic Data Now Available to Public

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

12) Port of Vancouver Admits It Violated Public Meetings Law
Port of Vancouver news release

RAILROADS

13) NTSB Seeks Video to Document Mysterious Transit Rail Crashes

SAFETY / SECURITY

14) France Targets Ports with ‘Maritime Surveillance’

TRANSIT

15) Transit Wireless Takes on Challenge of Bringing 21st Century Communications Technology to 100+ Year Old New York City Subway System

16) New Radio System on C TRAN Buses to Increase Safety for Riders, Operators

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

17) Florida DOT to Use New Platform for Integration of Video and Data Systems

VEHICLES

18) Ford Seeking Commercial Vehicle Autonomous Tech Partnerships

19) US Army Is Developing Autonomous Armored Vehicles

20) Magna Launches MAX4 System, Aims to Scale Autonomous Driving Broadly

21) Strategies to Advance Automated and Connected Vehicles

22) Advancing Automated and Connected Vehicles: Policy and Planning Strategies for State and Local Transportation Agencies


News Releases


Upcoming Events

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Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, August 30, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey


AVIATION

1) Philadelphia Airport Enlisted Millennials to Make It Less Terrible
Philadelphia International Airport news release

2) Reduction of Remote Communications Outlets Used by Flight Service Stations in the Conterminous US

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

3) No Room on a Bike Rack? Not a Problem for These Smart Bikes

CAMERAS

4) More UK Drivers Using Dash-Cams to Monitor Incidents on Road

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) New York Lawmakers: E-ZPass Needs to Find New Way to Alert Drivers of Low Balance

FREIGHT

6) Blockchain in Trucking Alliance Seeks to Revolutionize Transport Industry

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

7) Construction Ahead of Schedule at SunTrax Test Facility in Florida

MARITIME

8) Online Reporting Platform Will Combat Maritime Crime

OTHER

9) Communications Status Report for Areas Impacted by Tropical Storm Harvey

PARKING

10) Google Maps Will Now Help You Find Parking

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

11) Safety Campaign Asks You to ‘Mind the Gap’ Along I-25 in Colorado

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Iowa Researchers Aim to Make Roads Safer with New Technology

13) Don’t Drive Distracted, Wireless Industry Says, But Safety Advocates Want More Than Talk

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

14) Grab to Share Ride Data with Toyota, Unveils Peer-to-Peer Payment Service
Grab peer-to-peer and Toyota news releases

15) Hanoi Taxis to Use Common Operating Software

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

16) FEMA Mobile Comms Units Roll In for Harvey

17) Kentucky Transportation Cabinet: Biggest Eclipse Surprise Was Outbound Traffic

18) Oregon Amateur Radio Operators Help During Eclipse

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

19) New Winnipeg Traffic Management System Should Minimize Delays: City

VEHICLES

20) Uber Shows Off Its Autonomous Driving Program’s Snazzy Visualization Tools

21) Nissan Brings Tiny Bit of Self-Driving to the Masses

22) Tantalum CEO on Cars as Commerce Ecosystems


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    
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© 2017 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, August 29, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey


AVIATION

1) NextGen Success Linked to FAA Pilot Data

2) Can Artificial Intelligence Fly a Drone? Researchers Are Finding Out

3) Virginia Man Develops App to Send ‘Missions’ to Drone Pilots

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

4) Cyclists Are Generating Ride Data, But What to Do With It?

CAMERAS

5) Arkansas to Begin Streaming Nearly 100 Traffic Cameras Online
Arkansas DOT news release

6) Judge Orders Automated Speed Cameras Turned Off in Three Iowa Cities

7) Every New Jersey Transit Cop Now Wears a Body Cam After $2 Million Buy

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

8) South African Transport Minister Refutes Reports E-Toll Laws Will Be Changed
Original article in The Star

9) Upstate New York Lawmakers Push for More Cashless Tolls on Thruway
Congressman Brian Higgins news release

GPS / NAVIGATION

10) GLONASS-M Satellite Shipped to Cosmodrome for Launch
Reshetnev Company news release

OTHER

11) Iowa DOT Highlights Technology in an Unexpected Setting

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

12) ‘Culture Change’ Needed to Combat Palm Bay, Florida School Crashes

RAILROADS

13) Grant Funds Short Line Hazmat Training
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration news release

ROADWAYS

14) Travel Safely Hopes to Improve Safety and Speed Travels

15) Japan’s ‘Highway Doctor’ Does Checkup on Ageing Roads and Infrastructure

16) How the Confederacy Is Etched Into American Roads

SAFETY / SECURITY

17) Will Cyber Hacking Continue to Plague Transportation?

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

18) Uber to End Post-Trip Tracking of Riders as Part of Privacy Push

TELEMATICS

19) Apple CarPlay May Include V2V in Future

20) Rio Box Protects Both Truck and Driver from Overloading
TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

21) The Agony of Deciding to Evacuate a City

TRANSIT

22) Port Authority of Allegheny County Adds Wi-Fi to Seven Light-Rail Stations
Port Authority news release

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

23) Drones No Match for Traffic Jam on New York State Fair’s Record Day

24) Captivate Adds Content Partners, Including INRIX, in Push for a 360-Degree Ad Solution

VEHICLES

25) USDOT Touts Autonomous Technology in Policy Update

26) Domino’s and Ford Will Test Self-Driving Pizza Delivery Cars
Domino’s news release

27) Demand Questions Are the Elephant in the Room with Autonomous Vehicles


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