Friday, September 8, 2017

Friday, September 8, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, September 8, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey


AVIATION

1) UN Aviation Agency to Call for Global Drone Registry

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

2) Can Cycling Be Safer if Bikes Are Smarter and ‘Talk’ to Cars?

CARTOGRAPHY

3) Google Maps to Report Closed Roads in Florida in Real-Time as Hurricane Irma Hits

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) New LED Streetlights in Kitchener, Ontario Foreshadow Smart City

5) Smart Highways - September 2017

6) Thinking Highways (North America Edition) - August 2017

PARKING

7) Los Angeles Council Members Hope to Use GPS Street Sweeper Data for Better Parking Info

RAILROADS

8) GPS to Be Installed on Hand-Pushed Rail Track Inspection Trolleys in India

ROADWAYS

9) Remote Remedies Help US Authorities Identify Bridge Deficiencies

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) India’s First ‘No-Fly’ List Released by Aviation Ministry

11) Court Awards Rising in Distracted Driving Suits, But So Are Accidents

12) An Inside Look at Security at LAX

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

13) FBI Probing if Uber Used Software to Interfere with Rivals: Wall Street Journal

14) Metropia Connects Harvey Victims with Much Needed Transportation

TRANSIT

15) Every Toronto Subway Station Now Has Wi-Fi

16) Transport for London Launches Smartphone App That Lets Commuters Top Up Oyster Cards

17) Could Entertainment on Public Transport Become a Big Revenue Generator?

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

18) Texas Transportation Institute’s Traveler Information System Helps Keep I-35 Drivers Safer, Better Informed

19) Pioneering Mobile Visual Information System Deployed on Highway England’s Biggest Scheme

VEHICLES

20) State and Local Officials Respond to Federal Self-Driving Car Legislation


News Releases


Friday Bonus


Upcoming Events

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