Friday, May 11, 2018

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Friday, May 11, 2018 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Cheers, Jeers After Nairobi Airport Unveils Free 24-Hour Wi-Fi

The Star

2) Idaho Transportation Department Retasks Airport Wildlife Cameras to Measure Use Levels

The Transporter

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

3) Ford Working on a Bike-to-Vehicle (B2V) AI Communication System

Interesting Engineering

CAMERAS

4) New Jersey Transit Installing Surveillance Equipment in Trains

NJ Advance Media

5) Lagos, Nigeria to Deploy 10,000 CCTV Cameras as Part of Smart City Initiative

The Nation

6) Vandals ‘Blind’ Speed Cameras in Helsinki with Orange Paint

Yle

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

7) ITS PCB Update - May 11, 2018

USDOT’s ITS Professional Capacity Building Program

RAILROADS

8) Unions Urge FRA to Prioritize Safety in Rail Automation

Progressive Railroading

9) UK Digital Railway Strategy Sets Out Major Upgrade Targets for Next 15 Years

Rail Technology Magazine

10) Former Amtrak CEO Asks Railroad: Where is the Public Input? Where is the Transparency?

Railway Age commentary

ROADWAYS

11) Park Group Asks New Jersey DOT for Better Communication About I-80 Wall at Delaware Water Gap

New Jersey Herald

TRANSIT

12) London Mayor Plans ‘Junk Food’ Ad Ban on Public Transport

BBC News

VEHICLES

13) Ohio Governor Issues Executive Order to Promote Testing of Self-Driving Vehicles

Columbus Dispatch

14) NHTSA Releases Quick Shopping Guide for Driver-Assist Systems

CNET Roadshow

15) Six Months Later, GM Still Hasn’t Received a Permit to Test Self-Driving Cars in New York

Jalopnik

News Releases

1) Laird Launches the First Fully Integrated ‘Connected Car’ Platform for the Global Auto Industry

2) Idaho Transportation Department Office of Communication Earns 15 Idaho Press Club Awards

3) Transit X Launches New Website

Friday Bonus

If you like superlatives, you should enjoy this.

Solicitation

-  Call for Abstracts - Traffic Signs & Pavement Markings: International State of the Art on Policies & Research - European Road Conference

Upcoming Events

NACTO Webinar: Fire Trucks and Vision Zero - May 24

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