Friday, September 29, 2017

Friday, September 29, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, September 29, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey

AVIATION
1) Software Glitch Causes Brief Delays at Airports Worldwide
2) FAA Denies Request of Los Angeles Chargers Owner to Stop Banners from Flying Before Games
3) IoT Set to Transform the Airport Experience
4) Developing Sensors to Defend Aircraft Against Lasers
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
5) Houston Metro Unveils New Safety Fix to Warn Pedestrians
6) ‘Bicycle Barometers’ Help San Francisco Cyclists Feel Validated
CARTOGRAPHY
7) Sydney Airport Introduces Indoor Baidu Maps to Appeal to Chinese Visitors
Sydney Airport news release
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
8) Emergency Vehicles to Be Equipped with Electronic Tolls in First Phase of ETC in Malaysia
FREIGHT
9) OOIDA-Formed Coalition Backs Two Year Delay for Electronic Logging Device Mandate
Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association news release
10) Why Digital Transformation Matters in Transportation
GPS / NAVIGATION
11) GPS Dart Helps Lead Lucas County, Ohio Officers to Suspect, Avoid Vehicle Chase
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
12) Traffic Technology International - August/September 2017
MARITIME
13) Singapore Authorities: USS John S. McCain Did Not Send Out Automatic Identification Signals
14) Maritime Monitoring Company SRT Marine Enters Satellite Fleet Ownership with Clyde Space Contract
OTHER
15) Hurricane Maria Communications Status Report for September 29
RAILROADS
16) Invention Could Help Divert Disaster on Railroad Crossings
17) EU Sets Sights on Rail Passenger Bill of Rights
European Commission news release
ROADWAYS
18) Why Baltimore’s Traffic Signals Can Be So Much Trouble
19) Transportation Leaders Hope to Paint More Road Murals Across Tampa Area
SAFETY / SECURITY
20) US Senate Committee Told More Intelligence Sharing Needed Between Government and Private Aviation
21) US to Collect Social Media Data on All Immigrants Entering Country
Federal Register notice
22) Smartphones, Smart Cars Future of Efficient, Safe Traffic
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
23) Uber Will Teach You Sign Language to Better Communicate with Deaf Drivers
TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
24) Safety Service Patrol Priorities and Best Practices
TRANSIT
25) Where Is My Bus? New MAX Transit App Will Help With that in Birmingham Area
26) Transit Windsor Tests Text System Showing Real-Time Arrival Information
27) Five Remarkable Technologies Breaking Down Barriers of Transport Ticketing
28) Cubic to Present Biometric Ticketing System at London Train Stations
29) Cities Deploying Big Data and Analytics Tools to Enhance Transit Systems
30) Smart Cities: Critical Opportunities for Transit Agencies
VEHICLES
31) Senate Releases Driverless Car Bill, Does Not Address Trucking
Senator John Thune news release
32) In Taiwan, Modest Test of Driverless Bus May Hint at Big Things to Come
33) Toyota Research Institute Debuts Its Next-Generation Automated Driving Platform


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