Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, March 13, 2018 - Cranford, New Jersey


AVIATION

1) British Columbia Airports Aiming to Adapt to Technological Demands

2) Oman Airports Unveils New Identity with Logo, Audio

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

3) Hacking Copenhagen with the ‘Bicycle-as-a-Sensor’

CARTOGRAPHY

4) Apple Maps Shows You the Nearest Bikesharing Stations

5) Now Google Maps Can Help Find Places in India with No Address

GPS / NAVIGATION

6) GPS: Why Our Reliance on Cold War Satellite Technology is an Accident Waiting to Happen

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

7) Accelerate and Automate: Greenville, South Carolina’s Investment in Smart City Transportation

8) ITS to Enter Into Service at the End of 2018 in Belgium’s Walloon Region

9) Smart Cincy Summit Focuses on Internet of Transportation

10) Mobility Rush 40

MARITIME

11) Rejecting Inmarsat Claim, Iridium Expects Maritime-Distress Certification This Year

OTHER

12) Why Communication is Key to Bringing More Women Into, and Onto, Transport

13) New Bill Will Allow Pennsylvania Cops to Use Radar But Not Abuse It, Lawmaker Says

14) HOPR App: Access Bikeshare, Rideshare and Public Transit

PRIVACY

15) Transport for New South Wales Told to Stop Tracking Seniors, Students via Opal Cards
NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal decision

16) EU E-Privacy Proposal Risks Breaking ‘Internet of Things’

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

17) Spike in Pedestrian Fatalities Prompts Awareness Campaign by Honolulu Police

RAILROADS

18) New Jersey Senate Committee Approves Oil Train Transparency Bill
Senate bill S1883

19) Short Lines Band Together to Leverage Big Data

20) Union Pacific Continues to Pursue Technologies that Can Enhance Safety, Streamline Operations

SAFETY / SECURITY

21) Local Florida Leaders Consider Added Brightline Safety Measures

22) ACLU Sues TSA for Domestic Electronics Screening Details

23) Keeping Transportation Safe in Tomorrow’s Smart City Means Taking Wireless Security Seriously

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

24) Taxicab, Limousine & Paratransit Association to Launch Podcast

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

25) On a Snowy Day, North Carolina TMC Spells TLC for Stranded Motorists

TRANSIT

26) New York MTA Enlists ‘Chief Customer Officer’ to Improve Agency’s Communication Issues with Riders

27) Florida’s Bay Town Trolleys Getting Wi-Fi, GPS Tracking

28) Here’s Sound Transit’s Plan to Make Display Signs at Capitol Hill Station Work (or, at Least, Stop Showing Inaccurate Info)

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

29) Florida DOT Installing Digital Message Signs Throughout I-75

VEHICLES

30) Why Trump Blocked Qualcomm-Broadcom: It’s All About 5G
White House Executive Order

31) Taipei Announces Availability of Taiwan’s First Testing Ground for Driverless Vehicles
City of Taipei news release (in Chinese)

32) 5G Technology Could Unlock Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Communication

33) SXSW 2018: Why Emulating a Self-Driving Car Might Be the Best Way to Plan for Them

34) Renault-Nissan Sees Autonomous Deliveries Taking Lead Over Robotaxis

35) What is Vehicle-to-Everything? V2X Communication Explained


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