Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, January 14, 2020 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Heathrow Airport Installs Anti-Drone System To Detect Threats

Bloomberg

2) Charlotte Douglas Airport Improves Wayfinding To Enhance Travel Experience

Airport Improvement

3) Brussels Airport Innovates With Private 5G Network

Interesting Engineering

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) First GPS III Satellite Now Available For Backup 

GPS World

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

5) ERTICO Newsletter - January 14, 2020

ERTICO-ITS Europe

MARITIME

6) Information, Communication Technology Can Improve Port Efficiency, Experts Say

Transport Topics

OTHER

7) Travel App Omio The Latest Berlin Startup To Take On North America

Reuters

8) Minor Road Accidents Can Now Be Reported Online In South Africa

DispatchLIVE

9) How Data Will Drive The Transportation Industry In 2020

Upside

10) McAllen, Texas Rolls Out Smart Speaker App

The Monitor (This article doesn’t specifically note any transportation applications, but I imagine transportation agencies could create something similar to serve their customers.)

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

11) Two People Hit By A Car In Kansas City Were Blamed. After A Complaint, KCPD Changed The Story

Kansas City Star

TELEMATICS

12) Massachusetts Repair Shops Threaten Ballot Fight Over Telematics Information

The Sun

TRANSIT

13) Wave Transit Officials Say No Formal Communication Channel Exists With County, City

WHQR Radio

14) Anti-Abortion Ads Removed From Athens Metro Following Greek Transport Ministry Order

Athens News Agency

15) Illinois’ Connect Transit To Launch New Mobile App

WJBC Radio

VEHICLES

16) Elon Musk: Tesla’s Full Self-Driving ‘Feature-Complete’ Is Coming ‘Soon’

Electrek

17) ITS America Criticizes FCC’s 5.9 GHz Spectrum Proposal During TRB Panel

Transport Topics

News Releases

1) Less Than Half Of EU Travelers Are Aware Of EU Passenger Rights

2) General Aviation Manufacturers Association Welcomes Andre Castro As Director Of Communications

3) Operation Lifesaver Introduces Resource For News Media Reporting On Suicide-Related Rail Incidents

Solicitation

 -  Nominations Sought - 2020 NATA Industry Excellence Awards - National Air Transportation Association

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Local Road Safety Plan Part 2: A Roadmap To Getting Home Safely - January 23

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