Friday, September 1, 2017

Friday, September 1, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, September 1, 2017 - Plainfield, New Jersey


AVIATION

1) Drone Traffic Control: Cities May Help FAA Regulate Airspace

2) Allegiant In-Flight Magazine to Feature Marijuana Ads
Sunseeker ad (page 37)

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

3) Pittsburgh’s First Bike-Only Traffic Light Designed to Make Oakland Intersection Safer

4) The Future of the Connected Cyclist

CAMERAS

5) New Red-Light Cameras Curbing Fatal Collisions, City of Toronto Says

FREIGHT

6) Blockchain: The Next Digital Frontier of Freight Transportation

GPS / NAVIGATION

7) New Technology May Help Military Ground Ops Sidestep GPS Jamming Threats

OTHER

8) Transportation Pub Motorbooks Launches Two New Series

RAILROADS

9) New Jersey Transit Missed Locomotive Safety Milestone, Records Show

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) Stamford, Connecticut Transportation Official Opposes Pedestrian Texting Ban

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

11) New App Connects You to Multiple On-Demand Ride Services Through One Screen

TELEMATICS

12) New Qualcomm Auto Chipset Advances Vehicle-to-Everything Communications

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

13) Roadside Call Boxes to Be Removed from Pennsylvania Turnpike

TRANSIT

14) Inside Metro Transit’s Command Center in Minneapolis

15) New Warning System Being Tested on Buses in Santa Monica, California

16) Washington State’s Callam Transit to Offer Mobile App for Ticketing

VEHICLES

17) Porsche Cars Will ‘See’ 1.8 Miles Down the Road

18) Samsung Secures Self-Driving Car Permit in California

19) Robo-Car Brakes for Balloons as Real World Tests Driverless Hype

News Releases


Friday Bonus


**Correction**
The wrong link was shown in Thursday’s edition for this story. The corrected link is now included.

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


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