Transportation Communications Newsletter

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, February 24, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Air India Looks to Monetize Aircraft Body

Link to Hindustan Times article

http://www.hindustantimes.com/business/air-india-looks-to-monetise-aircraft-body-eyes-deals-with-states/story-ADVgkbrKtZUvlK6llqo0cL.html

2) Hawaii Drone Operators Say FAA Safety App Needs Tweaking

Link to Hawaii News Now story

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/31298401/faa-drone-app-needs-tweaking

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

3) ITS New Zealand Announces Support for Testing of Driverless Cars in Country

Link to NetGuide article

https://netguide.co.nz/story/driverless-car-testing-nz-would-major-breakthrough/

MARITIME

4) Maritime Cybersecurity: What Next?

Link to Maritime Reporter & Engineering article

http://www.marinelink.com/news/cybersecurity-maritime405579.aspx

OTHER

5) USDOT Clears Hurdles in National Address Database Effort

Link to StateScoop article

http://statescoop.com/dot-clears-hurdles-in-national-address-database-effort

PARKING

6) Mayor of Westmount, Quebec Says Parking Signs Must Be French-Only

Link to Suburban article

http://www.thesuburban.com/news/city_news/parking-signs-must-be-french-only-trent-insists/article_aa09ef58-cde1-5229-8c18-c6542055b606.html

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

7) Uber Marshals Crisis-Response for Michigan Shooting Spree

Link to San Francisco Chronicle article

http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Uber-marshals-crisis-response-for-Michigan-6847807.php

8) Emails Preceding Ohio Bridge Collapse Difficult to Retrieve

Link to Cincinnati Enquirer article

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2016/02/23/glitch-slows-release-bridge-collapse-emails/80806124/

RAILROADS

9) EU Transport Select Committee Opens Inquiry Into Digital Railway

Link to Rail Technology Magazine article

http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Rail-News/transport-select-committee-opens-inquiry-into-digital-railway-?dorewrite=false

ROADWAYS

10) How Technology is Changing Street Surveying

Link to Next City article

https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/street-survey-tech-google-street-view

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

11) Uber Launches its First Motorcycle Service in Bangkok

Link to The Verge article

http://www.theverge.com/2016/2/24/11104394/uber-motorcycle-service-bangkok-ubermoto

TELEMATICS

12) Hackers Can Access Nissan Leaf Via Insecure APIs

Link to Computerworld article

http://www.computerworld.com/article/3036964/car-tech/hackers-can-access-the-nissan-leaf-via-insecure-apis.html

TRANSIT

13) Clipper Card Expands to Three Sonoma County, California Transit Systems

Link to Bay City News article

http://kron4.com/2016/02/23/clipper-card-expanding-wednesday-to-3-sonoma-county-transit-systems/

Link to news release

14) Free Wi-Fi with Adverts Coming to Public Transport in Tbilisi, Georgia

Link to Agenda.ge article

http://agenda.ge/news/52853/eng

15) How Vague Should Transit Plans Be?

Link to Human Transit blog

http://humantransit.org/2016/02/explainer-how-vague-should-plans-be.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

16) New Jersey Turnpike Authority to Make Website More Mobile Friendly

Link to NJ Advance Media article

http://www.nj.com/traffic/index.ssf/2016/02/new_turnpike_website_to_play_catch-up_with_smartph.html

VEHICLES

17) Visa Shows In-Car Payments

Link to Computerworld article

http://www.computerworld.com/article/3036980/internet-of-things/visa-shows-in-car-payments-and-with-a-wave-of-your-hand.html

Link to news release

18) Uber to Build Temporary Test Roadways for Autonomous Cars in Hazelwood, Pennsylvania

Link to Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article

http://www.post-gazette.com/business/development/2016/02/23/Uber-planning-to-break-ground-at-former-LTV-Coke-Works-in-Hazelwood/stories/201602230196

19) Study: Connecting Phones in Vehicles Top Concern for US Owners

Link to Reuters article

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/connecting-phones-vehicles-top-concern-150754944.html

Link to news release

20) NHTSA Approves Cadillac CT6 Digital Rearview Mirror

Link to CNET article

http://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/feds-approve-cadillac-ct6-digital-rearview-mirror/

21) Michigan Believes Their 'Real Potholes' Validate Autonomous Car Funding

Link to Thinking Highways article

http://thinkinghighways.com/michigan-believe-their-real-potholes-validate-autonomous-car-funding/

22) 10 Places to Watch for Autonomous Vehicle Developments (Interactive Map)

Link to FutureStructure article

http://www.govtech.com/fs/10-Places-to-Watch-for-Autonomous-Vehicle-Developments.html

News Releases

1) HERE and Honda Provide Customers in Canada Real-Time Traffic Updates Through HD Radio Technology

2) Omantel and Oman Airports Partner on Communications Upgrade

3) Next Generation Air-Traffic Technology Goes Live at NATS Prestwick

4) EU and China Launch €10 Million Aviation Cooperation Project

5) 'Report It to Stop It' Increases Public Confidence to Report Unwanted Sexual Behavior

Solicitation

- Scholarship Opportunities – Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship Program – American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation

http://www.artba.org/2016/02/08/2016-highway-worker-memorial-scholarship-opportunities-available/

Upcoming Events

Webinar: TSM&O Research Coordination and Highlights of the 2016 TRB Annual Meeting – February 26

http://www.transportationops.org/event/tsmo-research-coordination-highlights-2016-trb-annual-meeting

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AVIATION

1) Biometric Data Carts to Cut Waiting Times at Japanese Airports

Link to Japan Times article

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/02/23/national/biometric-data-carts-cut-waiting-times-japanese-airports/

2) Düsseldorf Airport's Innovation Hub Looks to Improve Travel Experience for Customers

Link to Skift article

https://skift.com/2016/02/23/dusseldorf-airports-innovation-hub-wants-a-bit-of-startup-magic/

3) American Airlines Ends Lawsuit Over Gogo's Internet Speeds

Link to The Verge article

http://www.theverge.com/2016/2/22/11095498/american-airlines-gogo-internet-suit-dismissed

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

4) High-Tech Bikeshare to Monitor Radiation in Fukushima

Link to National Geographic article

http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2016/02/23/high-tech-bike-share-to-monitor-radiation-in-fukushima/

CAMERAS

5) Delhi Police Install High-Definition Cameras to Keep Tabs on Traffic Movements

Link to Asian News International article

http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/delhi-police-install-high-definition-cameras-to-keep-tabs-on-traffic-movements-116022301147_1.html

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

6) Smart City Tech Connects Cars and Bikes with Big Data at Mobile World Congress

Link to Computerworld article

http://www.computerworld.com/article/3036279/internet-of-things/smart-city-tech-connects-cars-and-bikes-with-big-data-at-mwc.html

7) ITS Australia Showcases What's to Come In Automated Vehicle Technology

Link to Thinking Highways article

http://thinkinghighways.com/driverless-is-the-new-black-its-australia-showcases-whats-to-come-in-automated-vehicle-technology/

8) ITS Rocky Mountain E-Update

Link to update

http://bit.ly/1QBAwGd

OTHER

9) Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Declines to Celebrate Opening of World Trade Center Transportation Hub

Link to Politico New York article

http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/albany/2016/02/8591588/port-authority-declines-celebrate-calatrava-designed-transportation-h

10) Transportation Experts Look at Where Things Stand and What's Happening Next

Link to Roads & Bridges article

http://www.roadsbridges.com/brave-new-world

11) New Jersey Transportation Agencies Take Steps to Build Resilience

Link to Transportation Radio story

https://transportationradio.wordpress.com/2016/02/23/new-jersey-transportation-agencies-take-steps-to-build-resilience/

12) Google's City-Fixing 'Sidewalk Labs' is Finally Getting to Work

Link to Wired article

http://www.wired.com/2016/02/googles-city-fixing-sidewalk-labs-is-finally-getting-to-work/

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

13) Filmmaker Ordered to Stop Filming by Guards at Port of Tyne

Link to Shields Gazette article

http://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/local-news/watch-filmmaker-called-idiot-and-ordered-to-stop-filming-by-guards-at-port-of-tyne-1-7743532

14) Vietnam's Traffic Safety Committee Uses Facebook Page to Welcome Feedback

Link to Tuoi Tre News article

http://tuoitrenews.vn/society/33373/vietnams-traffic-safety-committee-sets-up-facebook-page-to-welcome-feedback

RAILROADS

15) Long Island Rail Road's Snowstorm Postmortem: We Need Better Technology – and Communication Skills

Link to WNYC Radio story

http://www.wnyc.org/story/lirrs-snowstorm-postmortem-we-need-better-technology-and-communication-skills/

ROADWAYS

16) Final Tests on Section of M1 'Smart Motorway'

Link to Nottingham Post article

http://www.nottinghampost.com/Final-tests-section-M1-smart-motorway/story-28785779-detail/story.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

17) Heads-Up Windshield Displays Provide Information But May Threaten Safety

Link to ZDNet article

http://www.zdnet.com/article/amazons-alexa-is-coming-to-your-car/

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

18) Lyft May Share Data on Rides That Start and End at Los Angeles Metro Stations

Link to Los Angeles Times article

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-lyft-metro-los-angeles-20160222-story.html

TRANSIT

19) Florida Transit Agency Rolls Out Plan to Pay Half Its Passengers' Uber or Cab Tabs

Link to Tampa Bay Times article

http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/baybuzz/psta-and-uber-team-up/2266318

20) Unauthorized Pro-Palestinian Posters Placed in London Underground

Link to Evening Standard article

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/propalestine-tube-posters-an-act-of-vandalism-a3186221.html

21) Wi-Fi Hotspots Now Installed on One Train Car on Each of Metra's 11 Lines

Link to Chicago Tribune article

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-wifi-hotspots-now-installed-on-one-train-car-on-each-of-metras-11-lines-20160222-story.html

22) Hebrew-Only Bus Signs in Haifa Spark Criticism

Link to Haaretz article

http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.704962

23) Google Maps About to Include Baltimore's Charm City Circulator in its Directions

Link to Baltimore Business Journal article

http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2016/02/23/google-maps-is-about-to-include-the-charm-city.html

24) Public Transportation: Marketing, Fare Policy and Transformative Data Trends, Volume 6, 2016

Link to publication

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/173970.aspx

VEHICLES

25) What's Next for Self-Driving Cars?

Link to NPR's All Things Considered story

http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/02/22/467724324/whats-next-for-self-driving-cars

News Releases

1) DC Metro to Expand Real-Time Data for Third-Party App Developers

2) Qantas to Bring Fast, Free In-Flight Wi-Fi to Australian Skies

3) Santa Clarita, California Installs Blue Lights at Intersections to Highlight Red-Light Violations

4) AT&T and Audi Expand Connected Car Relationship

5) AT&T and Porsche Enter Multi-Year Connected Car Agreement

6) AT&T and Vodafone Support Introduction of OnStar Connected Car Service for Opel and Vauxhall OnStar in Europe

7) University of Wyoming Part of Study to Improve Safety, Reduce Traffic Closures on I-80

8) Ontario's Oakville Transit Introduces Real-Time Bus-Tracking Technology

9) Simon and Acuity Brands Pilot Lighting-Based Parking Technology at Atlanta and Orlando Shopping Centers

Solicitations

- Nominees Sought – Port Performance Freight Statistics Working Group – USDOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics

http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOT/bulletins/13816d3

- Call for Papers – Intelligent Rail Summit 2016

http://www.railtech.com/intelligent-rail-summit-2016/call-for-papers/

Upcoming Events

Transportation Librarians Roundtable: Innovation and Non-Traditional Librarianship – March 10

http://www.aashtojournal.org/Pages/021916libs.aspx

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