Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, September 26, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey


AVIATION

1) Forget IDs, You May Soon Use Biometrics to Enter Indian Airports

CAMERAS

2) China Uses AI to Monitor Pedestrians, Vehicles

3) Baltimore Expands Speed and Red-Light Camera System

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) Japan to Launch Unlimited Expressway Passes for Foreign Tourists

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

5) Smart Communities with Peter Koonce, City of Portland, Oregon

6) Macau, Alibaba to Build a ‘Smart’ City

7) Why Are Gulf Nations Investing Heavily in Smart Cities?

MARITIME

8) Port of Rotterdam Launches Blockchain Research Lab
Port of Rotterdam news release

9) Philippines Customs to Track Ports in Real-Time

10) Contract Awarded for New Ship Tracking Technology at Queensland Ports

OTHER

11) California Judge Rewrites Summary of Proposed Gas Tax Repeal Initiative, Saying It Was ‘Fundamentally Flawed’

12) Nigeria Ministry of Public Works Has Mobile App for Citizens to Report Infrastructure Issues

PLANNING

13) Real-Time Transportation Analytics Tools Streamline Decision-Making in Ohio

14) An App for Democratizing Street Design

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

15) Sarasota, Florida Officials Dissecting Traffic Issues in New Forum Series

RAILROADS

16) Siemens, Alstom Join Forces to Create European Rail Champion
Alstom news release

17) New Jersey Transit’s Train Operations Display Board Slowly Going Dark

ROADWAYS

18) Ban of Overpass Banners Upheld in Federal Appeals Court, But Campbell, Wisconsin Ordinance Might Be Too Broad

19) University of Pittsburgh Develops Scalable Urban Traffic Control to Adjust Signal Timing to Conditions

SAFETY / SECURITY

20) Railroads, Operation Lifesaver Mark National Rail Safety Week

TRANSIT

21) New York MTA to Launch New Dashboard for Riders to Track Subway Performance

22) DC Metro Station Managers Unprepared for Emergency Scenarios, New Report Finds

23) Transit Raises $5 Million to Help You Traverse Cities with Better Data

24) Boston Imagines a ‘Super CharlieCard’ for Transportation

25) How Public Transport Is Using Digital Technology

26) Public Transportation: Volume 6: Marketing, Fare Policy and Transformative Data Trends

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

27) LinkNYC Kiosks Should Include Bus Times, Councilman Says

VEHICLES

28) Daimler to Test Truck ‘Platooning’ Technology on US Roads
Daimler news release

29) Toyota Needs These Startups to Crack the Driverless Code

30) Could India’s Crowded Roads Help Us Create Better Cars?

31) Tesla Model 3 Currently Leaves Drivers Without AM/FM Radio, Bluetooth or USB Audio


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