Wednesday, August 4, 2021

Wednesday, August 4, 2021

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, August 4, 2021 - Cranford, New Jersey



ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION


1) Exhibit Lets You Take A Virtual Bike Ride Across Rhode Island’s Newport Pell Bridge

Newport Daily News


AVIATION


2) Miami International First Airport In US To Test Tech Aimed At Stopping Drone Intrusions

WTVJ-TV


3) New Podcast Highlights Women In Aviation

AOPA


CAMERAS


4) Warning Signs For Mobile Speed Cameras Returning In New South Wales 

Western Weekender


5) License Plate Reading Startup Pitches Cameras To Homeowners Associations, Sometimes With Encouragement Of Law Enforcement

Bloomberg CityLab


CARTOGRAPHY


6) Belgium Gains Real-Time Transit Information For Apple Maps

MacRumors


GPS / NAVIGATION


7) Startups Map Out Strategies To Augment Or Backup GPS

SpaceNews


INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS


8) 370 Knowledge-Based Firms Working On Smart Transportation In Iran

Tehran Times


MARITIME


9) US Coast Guard Updates Cyber Strategy With Focus On ‘Mission Platform’

FCW


MOBILITY


10) Germany’s Biggest On-Demand Transportation Service App Launched In Collaboration With ioki

Traffic Technology Today


OTHER


11) Florida Moves Forward With Digital Driver's Licenses And IDs

Government Technology


PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT


12) SEPTA Transit Police Launch YouTube Channel In Effort To Combat Crime

Metro Philadelphia


13) Study: Japan Road Safety Campaigns Linked To Fewer Deaths

University of Tsukuba


RAILROADS


14) Hitachi To Buy Thales’ Railway Signaling Business For $2 Billion

Nikkei Asia


SAFETY / SECURITY


15) Improved In-Vehicle Lane Departure Warning System Approaches Commercial Use

Minnesota DOT’s Crossroads


TELEMATICS


16) Time To Take Truck Data Rights Seriously

Fleet Equipment commentary


TRANSIT


17) Vancouver’s TransLink Launches Service That Shows Probability Of Empty Seats On Buses

Canada.com


18) How Better Bus Stops, Including Improved Signage, Can Boost Transit Ridership

Bloomberg CityLab


19) Harnessing Smart Tech To Rebuild Trust In Public Transport Post-Pandemic

New Civil Engineer


20) Interview With Carrie Butler, Executive Director Of TARC

Transit Unplugged podcast


TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT


21) The Fight For An EOC: How The Norman, Oklahoma Police Got What They Wanted

Norman Transcript



News Releases

1) Boston’s Logan Airport Adopts Cloud-Based Fuel Management Technology

2) SES Networks Expands Partnership With Orange To Enhance Maritime Services

3) Social Platform Launches Dedicated To Boaters

4) Star Systems International Announces Breakthrough Express/HOT Lane Transponder

5) Nevada DOT Launches New Freeway Safety Messages As Voted By Nevada Drivers



Solicitation

 -  Nominations Sought - FCC Chair’s Awards for Advancement in Accessibility - Federal Communications Commission



Upcoming Events

Pennsylvania Automated Vehicle Summit Webinar: Suburban and Rural Applications of Autonomous Vehicles - August 12


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