Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Wednesday, October 25, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, October 25, 2017 - West Orange, New Jersey

GEWI Smart City Solutions on Display at ITS World Congress in Montreal


GEWI will be exhibiting TIC Software Solutions which enable Smart City Operations at booth #1325 during ITS World Congress in Montreal. Automated response projects can be created using data from agency sources, HERE, TomTom, Waze, or others. The TIC Software all-in-one solution includes product features for Work Zones, Parking, Organized Events, Traffic Flow, Traffic Lights, VMS, Public Transport Events and more. GEWI’s TIC Software has been used worldwide by government road agencies, police, commercial traffic service providers, broadcasters and automobile and devices manufacturers since 1992. To schedule a private demonstration, contact jim.oneill@gewi.com.  If you’re unable to attend World Congress, download a GEWI brochure or view TIC Software videos at www.gewi.com


AVIATION

1) Stockton Airport Name Change Put on Hold After Objections from San Francisco Airport

2) NAACP Warns African Americans About Traveling on American Airlines
American Airlines statement

3) New App Designed to Help Commercial Drones Take Flight

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

4) Review of SmartHalo, a Smart Bike Device

FREIGHT

5) Connectivity a Key Component in the Future of Trucking

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

6) Four Tips for Implementing Smart City Technology

7) News from ERTICO - ITS Europe

MARITIME

8) House Passes Bill to Boost Cybersecurity at US Ports

9) Data Analytics in the Maritime Space

OTHER

10) Will Philadelphia’s New Video Kiosks Damage the City’s Historic Brand?

11) Chattanooga Agrees to Redact Personal Information in Crash Reports, Resolves Federal Case

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

12) Sound Transit Accused of Deceiving Voters in New Washington Senate Report

13) Survey: New Hampshire Residents Support Gas Tax Increase But Most Don’t Know Current Tax or Worsening Condition of Roads
University of New Hampshire further information

14) Why the ‘Hands Off’ Campaign Targeting Sexual Harassment on Victoria Public Transit Misses the Mark

15) How Poor Government Communication Strategy Fuels Paranoia

RAILROADS

16) How the Railroad Industry Invented, Then Immediately Discarded, the Barcode

17) FindMy IoT Saves Nordic Reindeer from Train Collisions

ROADWAYS

18) $6 Million Grant to Help Pay for Technology to Aid Arizona Loop 101 Drivers

SAFETY / SECURITY

19) New Cyber Attacks Are Hitting Airports and Metro Systems in Ukraine

20) How Hackers Can Wreak Havoc on Connected Vehicles and ITS

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

21) As Uber Fights for Its License, These Are the Rival Apps Making Waves in London

TELEMATICS

22) Verizon Telematics Sees Progress from Blockbuster Acquisitions

TRANSIT

23) Los Angeles Metro Wants Tech Firms to Help It Launch a New Kind of Transit

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

24) ITS World Congress Preview: Traffic Management Innovation

VEHICLES

25) GM Says San Francisco’s Crazy Traffic Is a Boost to Its Driverless-Car Effort

26) Future Nissan EVs Will Sound Like an Experimental Art Film
Nissan news release

27) How Police Are Preparing for the Arrival of Autonomous Cars


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