Monday, February 5, 2018

Monday, February 5, 2018

Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, February 5, 2018 - Cranford, New Jersey
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BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
1) GM Files Patent Application for Vehicle-to-Pedestrian Communication
2) Self-Driving Cars Aren’t Good at Detecting Cyclists. Latest Proposed Fix is a Cop-Out
CAMERAS
3) Seattle Surveillance Cameras to be Repurposed by Seattle DOT
FREIGHT
4) Port of Virginia to Launch Truck Reservation System
5) Technology No Substitute for Relationships in Trucking Business
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
6) Fewer Crashes on ‘Smart Motorway’ Stretch of M1, Police Figures Reveal
7) China to Build 161 Kilometer ‘Super Expressway’ by 2022 in Zhejiang Province
MARITIME
8) China Carries Out First Run of Unmanned Vessel
OTHER
9) ACLU Lawsuit: Indiana State Police Ticket for Rude Gesture Violates Rights
RAILROADS
10) NTSB: PTC Could Have Prevented South Carolina Train Collision
ROADWAYS
11) New York to Remove ‘I Love NY’ Signs After Pressure from FHWA
12) Regional Officials: Over 60% of Indian Driving License Applicants Fail to Identify Traffic Signs
TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
13) Queensland Government Unveils Commonwealth Games Transport Plan
Queensland Government news release
14) Asheville, North Carolina Leaders Release Transportation Plan for Fed Cup Traffic
City of Asheville news release
15) ATRA Pulse - February 2018
TRANSIT
16) RFID Enables Hands-Free Transit Entrance for Vancouver Disabled
17) Driving Change in the Bus Industry with Smarter Ticketing and Payments
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
18) KC Scout Watches Over Highways with More Than 350 Traffic Cameras
19) Police in Kerala, India Roll Out Apps Which Include Traffic Alerts
Kerala Police news release (in Malayalam)
VEHICLES
20) UK Traffic Technology Experts Doubt Driverless Timescales
21) Uber Faces Waymo in Trial Over Race to Remove the Driver
22) Bellevue, Washington Bracing for Replacing Human Drivers


News Releases


Upcoming Events
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© 2018 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016
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Friday, February 2, 2018

Friday, February 2, 2018

Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, February 2, 2018 - Cranford, New Jersey

AVIATION
1) Put That Bag Down: Flyers Ignoring Safety Pleas to Grab Luggage
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
2) High-Tech Handlebars and Anti-Theft Alerts Make It Harder to Steal a Bike
CAMERAS
3) Kennesaw State University Professors Use Georgia DOT Cameras to Make Intersections Safer
4) Confusion, Contradictions Plague DC Speed-Camera Warning Signs
GPS / NAVIGATION
5) Car Navigation Systems Plot a Course Forward Against Phone Apps
6) Coord Feeds Real-Time Transportation Info Into Navigation Apps
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
7) New South Wales Preparing for Future of ‘Mobility-as-a-Service’
8) Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Needs a ‘Smart’ Technology Revolution
OTHER
9) Transportation Agencies Can Monetize IoT When Data Becomes the New Oil
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
10) North Carolina DOT Says Future I-77 Toll Lane Meetings Will Be Open
11) Virginia Rail Crash Highlights Media, Government’s Lopsided Approach to Rail Safety
RAILROADS
12) US House Panel Schedules Hearing on Positive Train Control
SAFETY / SECURITY
13) Biometric Pilot Will Scan Travelers in Real-Time at Texas-Mexico Border
14) Oregon State Police Launches *OSP
TELEMATICS
15) New Mercedes-Benz A-Class Gets First Crack at the Company’s Voice Assistant
Mercedes-Benz news release
TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
16) Florida Governor Directs FDOT to Better Prepare Florida for Hurricane Evacuations
Governor Rick Scott news release
TRANSIT
17) MetroCard Vending Machine Outage Postponed After New York Subway Riders Complain
18) Sacramento Regional Transit Adds 700+ Live Cameras to Trains
19) Many ITS Display Screens at Mysuru Bus Stops Missing, Not Working
20) Maryland Transit Administration Adding GPS to Buses to Allow Tracking by Riders
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
21) Rhode Island DOT Watching 24/7
22) Advancing Transportation Systems Management and Operations through Scenario Planning: Web-Based Informational Session
VEHICLES
23) Driving By Ethernet
News Releases
Friday Bonus
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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© 2018 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016

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Thursday, February 1, 2018

Thursday, February 1, 2018

Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, February 1, 2018 - Cranford, New Jersey
AVIATION
1) London City Airport Getting Virtual Tower
2) Google Now Using Machine Learning to Predict Flight Delays
3) Code.org Bringing Computer Education to Alaska Airlines’ In-Flight Entertainment
4) Biometrics Could Replace Boarding Passes on International Flights Within Four Years
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
5) Uber to Test Bikesharing in San Francisco via App
CAMERAS
6) Red-Light Cameras Come Under Fire with at Least Seven States Trying to Ban Them
7) Florida Supreme Court to Decide on Future of Red-Light Cameras
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
8) Debate Over Location of Toll Gantry for New Tappan Zee Bridge
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
9) ITS PCB Update - February 1, 2018
MARITIME
10) A History of Marine Aids to Navigation
OTHER
11) Using Digital Tools to Transform Transportation
RAILROADS
12) Using Deep Learning Applications in Railroads to Predict Carloads
ROADWAYS
13) FHWA Docks New York State $14 Million for ‘I Love NY’ Highway Signs
SAFETY / SECURITY
14) Tennessee Dad Buys Pre-Super Bowl Ad in Palm Beach to Reach Trump with Guardrail Concerns
TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
15) Utah DOT Installing New Freeway Signs to Reduce Emergency Response Times
TRANSIT
16) Fort Worth Transportation Authority Rebranding Itself as Trinity Metro
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
17) China to Provide Traffic Information via Map App During Spring Festival Holiday
Amap link
VEHICLES
18) Elaine Chao Says Deregulations Should Smooth the Way for Autonomous Vehicles
19) Nissan-Led Car Project Bringing Autonomy to UK Roads
20) Waymo and GM Still Lead the Pack in California’s New Self-Driving Report Cards
21) Meetings Show Rapid Progress on Autonomous Vehicle Technology


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.  

© 2018 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016
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