Thursday, November 19, 2020

Thursday, November 19, 2020

 Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, November 19, 2020 - Cranford, New Jersey



ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION


1) Texas DOT Puts Down Signs To Help Pedestrians, Bicyclists Find Walkways In Construction Zones

KXXV-TV


2) E-Scooters Are Getting Computer Vision To Curb Pedestrian Collisions

Washington Post


AVIATION


3) FAA Working To Enhance Alaska Weather And Aviation Infrastructure

AOPA


4) New 5G Bandwidth Battle On Aviation’s Radar

AOPA


5) Istanbul Airport Recognized As Best In Europe In Digital Transformation

Daily Sabah


6) Terre Haute Airport Regains 24/7 Air Tower Service

Herald Bulletin


7) Digital Drone Highways: A Future Transportation Network

DroneLife


CAMERAS


8) Neighborhood Associations Installing License-Plate Readers To Privately Police Who Drives On Their Streets

Boing Boing


CARTOGRAPHY


9) Ireland’s Mapping Grid In Harmony With GPS

Irish Times


ELECTRONIC TOLLING


10) Georgia Working On Deal To Let Drivers Use Peach Pass Where E-ZPass Is Accepted

Gwinnett Daily Post


FREIGHT


11) Port Of Los Angeles Launches Return Signal For Trucking To Address Congestion

American Shipper


INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS


12) SOCRATES2.0 Newsletter - November 2020

SOCRATES2.0

 

13) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - November 19, 2020

Carnegie Mellon University


14) ERTICO Newsletter - November 19, 2020

ERTICO-ITS Europe


MARITIME


15) Port Of Barcelona Teams With IBM, Vodafone, Huawei To Develop 5G Operations

Splash


PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT


16) Traveler Says Quarantine Info Is In Short Supply At Burlington (Vermont) Airport

Seven Days


17) Seneca Lake Wine Trail Receives Traffic Safety Award

Chronicle-Express


18) Matthews, North Carolina Police Department Aims To Reduce Crashes With Clever Sayings

Matthews-Mint Hill Weekly


RAILROADS


19) FRA Says NJ Transit Only Railroad At Risk Of Missing PTC Deadline

Trains


ROADWAYS


20) Signs Warn Visitors Of Vermont Quarantining Requirements

WCAX-TV


21) Meet The Woman Who Designed Britain’s Revolutionary Road Signs

The Spectator


SAFETY / SECURITY


22) NSW Transport, Microsoft Use Machine Learning, Data To Reduce Road Accidents

ZDNet


23) New TSA Advisory Committee Targets Increased Information Sharing Between Transportation Modes

School Transportation News


SPACE


24) Space Traffic Management Bill Clears Senate Committee

SpaceNews


TAXIS / RIDESHARING


25) Lyft’s ‘Emergency Help’ Feature Lets Users Silently Alert Unsafe Rides In Real Time

USA Today


TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT


26) Next-Gen TIM

EDC News 


TRANSIT


27) New Ransomware Attacks Pose Costly Threat To Transit Agencies

Mass Transit


28) Crisis Paves The Way For Transit Payment Innovation

Mass Transit advertorial


VEHICLES


29) Partially Automated Driver Tech Creates Complacent Drivers, Study Shows

CNET


30) ‘Talking Cars’ Could Save Lives

Highways News


31) Volvo Uses Video Game Technology To Build A Safer Car

CNET



News Releases

1) USDOT Seeks Public Comment On Automated Driving System Safety Principles 

2) Volvo Cars Helps Warn US Drivers And Municipalities Of Slippery Roads And Hazards

3) May Mobility, Via Announce Partnership To Integrate On-Demand AVs Into Public Transit

4) SafeMetrix Launches Online Maritime English Proficiency Tests

5) Amtrak Adding New Wayfinding Signage At New York Penn Station

6) Applied Information Announces Full C-V2X Roadside And Onboard Units With Guaranteed Upgrade To 5G Along With DSRC Buy Back Program

7) Siemens Mobility Provides A Connected Vehicles System For Austrian Highways

8) SARTA Users Give EZfare Mobile Ticketing App Overwhelmingly Positive Reviews

9) Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport Expands Programs For People With Disabilities

10) Hexagon’s ‘RTK From The Sky’ Brings Instant GNSS Accuracy Worldwide

11) Parsons Accelerates Denver’s Intelligent Transportation Transformation

12) Ontario Expands 511 App To Keep Drivers Safe During Winter



Bernie’s Notes

Arthur Imperatore, the founder of NY Waterway, has died at 95. Not only did he restore ferry service across the Hudson River, he previously ran a trucking company. Exactly five years ago today I did an interview with him about his career in transportation.

Interview with Arthur Imperatore



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