Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, August 9, 2017 - Burlington, Vermont


AVIATION

1) New Guidelines Allow US Military to Destroy and Track Drones

GPS / NAVIGATION

2) Poor Weather Forecast Delays Launch of Japanese Navigation Satellite

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

3) The Sensors Automating Your Commute

OTHER

4) Fastrack Institute Launches 16-Week Program to Address Miami-Dade Transportation Problems

5) Bahamas Company Developing App for Public to Alert Government Agencies

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) ‘Pedestrians vs. Cars’ PSA Highlights Crosswalk Safety, Suffers Criticism

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

7) Managing Eclipse Traffic with Location Intelligence

TRANSIT

8) ACLU Sues DC Metro for Barring ‘Political’ Ads, Including One Hailing First Amendment

9) Sacramento Plans to Sell Naming Rights for Transit Stations

10) Columbia, Missouri Settles Lawsuit Over ‘COMO Connect,’ Will Rebrand Transit System

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Researchers ‘Count Cars’ -- Literally -- to Find a Better Way to Control Heavy Traffic

VEHICLES

12) Transurban to Begin Driverless Vehicle Trial on Melbourne Toll Roads

13) Intel’s Mobileye Is Building a Fleet of Fully Autonomous Cars


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