Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, November 7, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey


AVIATION

1) Industrial Emissions Said to Affect Radar Equipment at Michigan Airport
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality report

2) Harness New Tech to Improve Safety, Air Managers Told

3) Report: New Technologies Raise Cyber Threat for Aviation

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

4) ‘Sheer Number’ of Hong Kong Users Stalls Gobee.bike App, with Fix to Take Weeks
Gobee.bike statement

CARTOGRAPHY

5) Google and Sensor Maker Aclima Finish Two-Year Air-Quality Mapping Exercise in California
Aclima news release

FREIGHT

6) Machine Vision, AI, Driving an Evolution in Fleet Safety

GPS / NAVIGATION

7) AR Navigation App Promises Better Accuracy than GPS Alone

8) Porsche to Offer GPS-Based Security System for Classic Models
Porsche news release

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

9) Intelligent Transport Conference 2017: Top Five Lessons for Urban Transport

10) Maryland Preps for Statewide Intelligent Traffic System

11) In Columbus Smart City Initiative, Transportation Takes the Wheel

12) Mobility Rush 33

MARITIME

13) Reservation System Frustrates Kitsap Transit’s Fast Ferry Users

OTHER

14) These Digital Billboards from McDonald’s Change Depending on How Traffic Is Moving

PLANNING

15) Real-Time Sensor Net Helps Cities Evaluate Trends

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

16) Are Pedestrian and Biking Safety Campaigns Blaming the Victim?

SAFETY / SECURITY

17) North Carolina DOT Part of Multi-state Study to Reduce Wrong-Way Crashes

18) Huron, South Dakota School District Adds New Transportation Technology to Buses

19) Are Distracted Driving Laws Working?

20) Road Safety Newsletter - October 2017

TRANSIT

21) Coming This Winter: Simpler New Jersey Transit Storm Schedules

22) Thanks to ITS, Most Mysuru Buses Arriving at Stops on Time

23) MBTA Winter Resiliency Efforts Include Steps to Strengthen Communication with Riders
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority news release

VEHICLES

24) Waymo Ditches Safety Driver in Self-Driving Public Pilot

25) First Self-Driving Shuttle on Public Roads to Launch in Las Vegas

26) Toyota Seeks More Investments in Israeli Auto Tech, Robotics

27) Intel, NTT DoCoMo, Denso, Toyota, Ericsson 5G Connected Cars Trial Attains 1Gbps Speeds
NTT DoCoMo news release


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