Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Wednesday, December 18, 2019

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, December 18, 2019 - Cranford, New Jersey



AVIATION

1) All Nippon Airways Goes Sci-Fi With Translating Devices At Airports

2) Airservices Australia Forms Partnerships To Cut Aircraft Waiting Times

3) JetBlue Creates ASMR Soundtrack Of Airport Sounds To Calm Travelers

CAMERAS

4) Cedar Rapids, Iowa Settles Class Action Lawsuit Over Traffic Camera Allegations

5) Las Vegas Police Used Traffic Camera Video To Find DUI Suspect

CARTOGRAPHY

6) Police In Ontario Unfazed By App Feature Pinpointing Speed Traps

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

7) China Expects To Have All Expressway Toll Booths On Provincial Borders Eliminated By Year End

8) South African Cabinet Delays Decision On E-Tolls Until Next Year

FREIGHT

9) Routing Software Helps Fleets Plan Ahead For Seasonal Swings

10) Who Gets To Monetize Fleet Data?

GPS / NAVIGATION

11) China Finishes Core Network For GPS Rival Beidou

MOBILITY

12) New Signage Could Make Seattle More Accessible For Pedestrians With Disabilities

PRIVACY

13) San Diego Sued Over Smart Street Lights Data

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

14) Florida Troopers Teach Road Safety To Pedestrians In Fort Myers

15) Students’ Tour Of TriMet Rail Ops Sparks Interest In Transit Engineering

RAILROADS

16) CN To Move Rail Traffic Control Operations To Edmonton

17) Lines Of Data: Using IIOT And AI To Improve Predictive Rail Maintenance

18) A Major But Little-Known Supporter Of Climate Denial: Freight Railroads

ROADWAYS

19) Nevada DOT Testing Flashing Yield Signs At Certain Carson City Freeway On-Ramps

20) There Can Be A Lot Of Messages Behind Those Adopt-A-Highway Signs

SAFETY / SECURITY

21) Transport For London To Trial New Electric Bus Sound To Improve Road Safety

TRANSIT

22) NJ Transit President Kevin Corbett Talks Challenges And Future Of System

23) Chatham Area Transit Officials Approve App-Based Bus Ticketing

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

24) Missouri Lawmaker Wants MoDOT’s Message Signs To Stick To Road Conditions

25) Does Travel Time Reliability Matter? - Primer

VEHICLES

26) Self-Driving Vehicles Are Coming. North Carolina DOT Paying Researchers To Help Us Get Ready.

27) California Allows ‘Light-Duty’ Self-Driving Delivery Vehicles

28) Tesla Autopilot Neutered In Europe To Meet New Regulations

29) Bosch Develops AI System In Cars To Detect Distracted, Tired Drivers


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