Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, May 3, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey

AVIATION
1) What Really Happens When You Don’t Turn Off Your Cellphone on a Plane?
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
2) Portland, Oregon Wants to Crowdsource Bike Corral Usage Data with Eye on Improvements
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
3) Guilderland Library First in New York State to Sell E-ZPass On-The-Go
FREIGHT
4) Gamification of Trucking
Fleet Owner (free registration required)
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
5) ITS Ireland, ITS UK Cosponsor Women in ITS Seminar
MARITIME
6) US Coast Guard Tests Maritime Object Tracking Device in New London, Connecticut
PARKING
7) San Francisco to California DMV: How Should Cops Deal with Self-Driving Cars that Park Wrong?
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
8) Most Special Districts Lag in the Transparency Department
U.S. PIRG news release
RAILROADS
9) Indian Railways to Use RFID Tags to Track Rail Equipment
ROADWAYS
10) China Introduces Lane-Changing Robots to Ease Infamous Gridlock
11) EcoStrate Makes Traffic Signs Out of Packaging Scrap
SAFETY / SECURITY
12) Florida DOT Survey Raises Cybersecurity Concerns Over Personal, Travel Information
13) Before Tackling Driverless Technology, This Startup Wants to Make Human Drivers Safer
14) Nissan Goes Back in Time to Stop You from Using Your Phone Behind the Wheel
TRANSIT
15) Miami-Dade County Rolls Out Kiosks with Real-Time Transit Info, Public Wi-Fi
16) Tanzanian Government Deploying Technology to Make Public Transport More Attractive
17) Grays Harbor Transit Buses Now Tracked by GPS for Riders
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
18) Cobb County, Georgia DOT Activates Dynamic Message Signs with Travel Times
VEHICLES
19) Louisiana Bill Proposes No Human Drivers Required for Autonomous Vehicles
20) Delphi Spins Off Powertrain Business to Go All-In on Autonomy
News Releases
Solicitation
Upcoming Events
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The Transportation Communications Newsletter (ISSN 1529-1057) is published electronically Monday through Friday.   For a free subscription or to unsubscribe, or for comments or questions, please contact me at bernie@transportationradio.com. TCN archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications    
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Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, May 2, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey

AVIATION
1) Security Line Blues? Maybe Some Cool Jazz Will Help
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
2) With Money for Roads Tight, Tech Could Ease Traffic Pain
3) Innovative New Tech Connects Traffic Signals and Cars in Frisco, Texas
4) Iloilo City, Philippines Looks to Install Intelligent Transport System
OTHER
5) Intelligent Mobility: Solutions for Safe, Clean and Efficient Transportation
6) Connecting Beyond Boundaries with GTFS Digitized Data
ROADWAYS
7) Smart Signals Help Reduce Commute in Early Testing in Miami-Dade County, Florida
8) Organization Barred from Pennsylvania Adopt-A-Highway Sign Because of Pro-Pot Stance, Name
SAFETY / SECURITY
9) Hong Kong Police Accused of Jamming Air Traffic Control Radio During Indonesian President’s Visit
TRANSIT
10) Bucharest Public Transport Operator Launches Bid to Equip Fleet with Wi-Fi Connections
VEHICLES
11) South Korean Government Approves Pilot Run of Samsung’s Self-Driving Car
12) Your Car Will Eventually Live-Stream Video of Your Driving to the Cloud
13) The 2018 S-Class Will Have Mercedes’ Best Safety System Yet
News Releases
Upcoming Events
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The Transportation Communications Newsletter (ISSN 1529-1057) is published electronically Monday through Friday.   For a free subscription or to unsubscribe, or for comments or questions, please contact me at bernie@transportationradio.com. TCN archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications    
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Monday, May 1, 2017

Monday, May 1, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, May 1, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey
Eberle Design Inc.’s iCITE® Data Aggregator DA-300™ Offers Real-Time Traffic & Arterial Data with Cabinet Monitoring
From the Intelligent Cabinet Interface to Traffic Equipment (iCITE®) suite of products, the iCITE® Data Aggregator DA-300™ accesses real-time intersection and arterial traffic data from any traffic cabinet, via high-speed internal or external communications devices, regardless of the traffic controller or central ITS system. These devices are also designed to endure temperature extremes and are well suited for solar powered applications. In cooperation with any iCITE Ready™ data analytics partner, the DA-300™ can provide turning movement counts, amber/red actuations, arrivals on red, detector failures, preemption details, communications and power failures/alerts, split and interval timing data, travel time and the Purdue Coordination Diagram, based upon Hi Resolution Data, all tailored to provide Automated Traffic Signal Performance Measures via a Cloud-based user-friendly interface. Wi-Fi equipped and travel time ready. For more information, visit www.editraffic.com or kindly contact John Shearer, EDI Sales Manager, at jshearer@editraffic.com.  


AVIATION
1) FAA Tests Drone Detection System at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport
2) We Can’t Always Track Airplanes. A Satellite Giant Aims to Change That
3) Huge New Video Wall Unveiled at Frankfurt Airport
4) International Air Travelers: CBP Collaborates with Stakeholders to Facilitate the Arrivals Process, but Could Strengthen Reporting of Airport Wait Times
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
5) Digital Highway Signs in New Hampshire Small Step Toward a ‘Smart Road’
6) Samsung Exec on New IoT Offerings for Transportation and the Big Opportunity for the Channel
RAILROADS
7) Companies Develop Technology to Collect Data from Moving Trains
Additional information from Bartlett & West
SAFETY / SECURITY
8) Distracted Driving: 85 People Killed in Oklahoma Work Zones in Five Years
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
9) Uber Tracking Controversy Catches Congress’ Eye
TELEMATICS
10) Consumer Telematics: Ushering In an Era of Seamless Vehicle Connectivity Solutions
TRANSIT
11) Key to Improving Subway Service in New York? Modern Signals
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
12) Statewide Traffic Management Center Planned in Arkansas
VEHICLES
13) Uber Doesn’t Want to Share Self-Driving Car Crash Data with the California DMV
News Releases
Upcoming Events
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The Transportation Communications Newsletter (ISSN 1529-1057) is published electronically Monday through Friday.   For a free subscription or to unsubscribe, or for comments or questions, please contact me at bernie@transportationradio.com. TCN archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications    
Follow me on Twitter @TransportComm. Member: Society of Professional Journalists   
© 2017 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016
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