Friday, January 11, 2019

Friday, January 11, 2019

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, January 11, 2019 - Cranford, New Jersey


AVIATION

1) Ohio Closing In on Testing Drones Along Route 33 Smart Corridor

2) Purdue’s Aviation School to Use iPads for Education

3) Music Choices on JFK Airport Loudspeakers Raising Some Eyebrows

CAMERAS

4) Gilets Jaunes Protesters Vandalize 60% of France’s Speed Cameras

5) Widow of Surrey, British Columbia Murder Victim Wants Traffic Cameras Used to Investigate Killing

6) Police in Gurugram, India Plan to Install Cameras Atop Cabs to Record Violations by Other Drivers

7) In-Vehicle Camera Can Keep a Close Eye on Drivers

CARTOGRAPHY

8) Apple Maps Launches Turn-by-Turn Navigation in India

GPS / NAVIGATION

9) Hyundai Unveils World’s First Holographic Augmented Reality Navigation System

PRIVACY

10) AT&T Cutting Off All Location-Data Sharing Ties in March

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

11) Port of Los Angeles’ Clean Air Progress Clouded by Lack of Transparency

ROADWAYS

12) People Keep Stealing ‘420’ and ‘69’ Milepost Signs, But Washington State Has a Quirky Solution

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

13) More Americans Using Ride-Hailing Apps, Study Says

TELEMATICS

14) New Australian Software Helps Trucks Descend Steep Hills

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

15) Transportation Leaders Brace for Unexpected During Seattle Viaduct Closure

16) Georgia DOT Says It’s Ready for Super Bowl Traffic

TRANSIT

17) Free Wi-Fi Coming to Four Downtown Chicago Subway Stations

18) Three Companies Collaborate to Bring Autonomy to China’s Public Transport by 2022

19) The Hidden Women Behind London’s Beloved Modernist Transit Posters

VEHICLES

20) Here’s How C-V2X Can Change Driving, Smart Cities

21) Socioeconomic Impacts of Automated and Connected Vehicles


News Releases


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Thursday, January 10, 2019

Thursday, January 10, 2019

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, January 10, 2019 - New Brunswick, New Jersey


AVIATION

1) Italian Air Traffic Controllers Strike Will Affect Thousands of Passengers

2) Traveling While Trans: The Need for Staff Education and Training

CARTOGRAPHY

3) Smart Vehicles Helping to Build Maps for the Smarter Vehicles

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Pilots Again Warned of GPS Jamming in Norway’s Border Region to Russia

5) US Air Force to Upgrade Existing GPS Ground Control System While Next-Generation Operating System Lags

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

6) ERTICO Newsletter - January 10, 2019

7) Smart Transportation Dispatch - January 10, 2019

OTHER

8) Building a Mobility Operating System Requires Leadership of Cities, Says Los Angeles DOT

9) Transforming Tech from CES

PARKING

10) Florida DOT to Begin Work on New Message Boards for Truckers

11) New Technology Helps Truck Drivers Find Safe Places to Park in Minnesota

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

12) Springfield, Missouri Students to Create PSAs on Pedestrian Safety

RAILROADS

13) New Executive Director of Operation Lifesaver Talks About Her Goals for Organization

ROADWAYS

14) Widespread Audit of Victoria Freeway Signs After Massive Sign Fell on Car

SAFETY / SECURITY

15) Impact of Texting Ban in Texas

16) New Push for Distracted Driving Cellphone Ban Expected in Coming Weeks in Arizona

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

17) Rideshare App Helps Parents Transport Their Kids

TRANSIT

18) Jumbotron Real-Time Transit Screens: Now in DC, New York and Boston (and Maybe More)

19) SEPTA Begins Next Phase of Trolley CBTC Installation

20) Denver RTD Appoints Pauletta Tonilas to Communications Post

VEHICLES

21) Autonomous Cars a Top Trend at CES 2019

22) Walmart Taps Udelv for Latest Driverless Car Tests to Deliver Groceries

23) BMW’s Self-Riding Motorcycle Packed with Near-Future Tech

24) CES 2019: Avoiding a Dark Future of Autonomous Vehicles

25) To C-V2X, or Not to C-V2X, That is the Question at CES


News Releases


Upcoming Events

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Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, January 9, 2019 - Cranford, New Jersey


AVIATION

1) Flight Paramedic Says Checklist Creep Adds Complexity

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

2) Austin Software Engineers Develop App that Tells You MoPac Express Lane Toll Costs

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) New York City Council Passes Bill to Track School Buses with GPS

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) Mobility Rush 59

OTHER

5) Business Mobile Messaging - Making the Transportation Industry More Mobile

ROADWAYS

6) Transportation Researcher Says Signage and Pavement Markings Key to Interstate Safety

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Nevada DOT Installs Wrong-Way Driver Detection

8) Shutdown Delays TSA Data-Security Efforts

9) Lebanon Valley College Grad Pam Fischer Dedicates Career to Highway Safety Efforts

TRANSIT

10) Intel’s Mobileye Will Help China’s Public Transport Go Autonomous

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Highway Advisory Radio Back in Virginia Until Spring

VEHICLES

12) Building Trust in Automated Vehicles is a Two-Way Street

13) New Jobs Developing Self-Driving Trucks Coming to Portland, Oregon, but When Will They Hit the Road?

WEATHER

14) The Ins and Outs of Gathering Montana DOT Weather Reports


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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© 2019 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016