Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 - Westfield, New Jersey

AVIATION
1) Gentrack Acquisitions Boost Airport Software Portfolio
Gentrack news release
CARTOGRAPHY
2) Apple Maps Gets Traffic Data for Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
3) Paris Says Bienvenue to Apple Maps Transit Mode
FREIGHT
4) Automation for the Long Haul: Starsky Robotics
GPS / NAVIGATION
5) US Air Force Says Goodbye to 25-Year-Old GPS Satellite
Schriever Air Force Base news release
HEALTH
6) Creating Healthy Transportation
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
7) On Central Ohio Visit, US Transportation Secretary Tours the Future of Transportation
8) The Magazine for Intelligent Traffic Systems
MARITIME
9) Maine Lobstermen Tired of Conflicts Support Bill to Allow GPS Tracking of Boats
10) Maritime Industries Need to Gear Up for Digital Transformation, Says Singapore Official
11) Denmark, Norway and Singapore Agree on E-Certificates
12) Wisconsin Looks to Water Drones to Combat Increase in Great Lakes Drownings
OTHER
13) Data Management and Governance Practices for Transportation Agencies
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
14) New Smart Trips Program to Go Door-to-Door in Austin Encouraging Alternate Transportation
ROADWAYS
15) New Traffic Lights and Sensors to Improve Traffic Flow on Major Seattle Street
SAFETY / SECURITY
16) US Considering Banning Laptops on Flights from UK Airports
17) Can Technology Really Keep People Safe from Crime on Public Transport?
18) Most Crash Reports Do Not Capture Critical Data, Says National Safety Council
19) New York Lawmakers Consider Adding a ‘Textalyzer’ to Accident Investigations
Senator Terrence Murphy news release
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
20) Scoop Carpool App Aims to Ease Seattle Traffic
21) Didi to Help Chinese Transport Regulators Improve Management with Big Data
22) Kansas City Area Transportation Authority Set to Launch Ridehailing Service May 1
23) San Francisco Bay Area Students’ App Finalists in National Transportation Competition
TELEMATICS
24) Hyundai Fixes Blue Link App After Researchers Identify Vulnerabilities
TRANSIT
25) The Benefits and Challenges of IoT in Public Transportation
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
26) Atlanta’s Internal Platform Turns Public to Provide Real-Time Commuter Data Following Bridge Collapse
27) KCBS Radio in San Francisco Grounds Airborne Traffic Reports
28) Communicating with New York City-Area Commuters
VEHICLES
29) Google Self-Driving Cars Are Offering Free Rides
Waymo blog post
30) Scientists Can Blind a Self-Driving Car from Seeing Pedestrians
News Releases
Upcoming Events
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Monday, April 24, 2017

Monday, April 24, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, April 24, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey
Reno A&E’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.renoae.com or kindly contact Matt Zinn, Reno A&E Sales Manager, at mattz@renoae.com.


BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
1) Bumpy Start for Newly Launched Hong Kong Bike-Sharing App
2) This Magic Dutch Traffic Light Helps Bicyclists Avoid Stopping
FREIGHT
3) Trucking Groups Take Electronic Logging Device Fight Directly to USDOT Boss
4) More than Tracking Hours: Features Abound with Modern Electronic Logging Devices
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
5) ITS UK Group Launched to Channel Professional Thinking Into MaaS Market
6) Mobility Rush 19
OTHER
7) Inside the Volpe Center, USDOT’s Premier Center for Multimodal Safety, Efficiency and Innovation

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
8) Beijing to Stop Red-Light Runners by Making Children Dance in the Middle of Traffic
9) The Best Advice for Building Chatboxes? Don’t Force People to Use Chatboxes
SAFETY / SECURITY
10) Underwear with Metallic Ink Lets You Remind TSA of Your Fourth Amendment Rights
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
11) Uber Rejects Claims iPhone App Tracked Users After Being Deleted
TRANSIT
12) New South Wales Government Releases Sydney Public Transport Dataset
Transport for NSW news release
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
13) Texas A&M Transportation Institute Provides More Reliable Cross-Border Travel Time Estimates
VEHICLES
14) Driverless Cars Trial Set for UK Motorways in 2019
15) Delphi Is Building a Software Suite to Help Detroit Catch Tesla
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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© 2017 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016
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Friday, April 21, 2017

Friday, April 21, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, April 21, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey

AVIATION

1) Charlotte, North Carolina City Council to Vote on $1.4 Million Operation Center at Airport

2) Pilots Didn’t Know Telluride Airport Was Closed Before Crashing Into Snowplow, NTSB Report Shows

3) The Rise of the Digital Airport Experience

CAMERAS

4) Traffic Cameras in Palm Beach County, Florida Don’t Record

CARTOGRAPHY

5) Apple Maps Hints at Transit Directions Expanding in US, Australia, Canada and Europe

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

6) Latest Edition of Smart Highways

PARKING

7) New Beta Version of Google Maps Adds New Details About Parking

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

8) Twin Cities Traffic Reporter Speaks Out Against Texting and Driving Following Her Crash as a Teen

RAILROADS

9) Amtrak’s CIO Is on Technology Fast Track

ROADWAYS

10) Traffic Signal Preemption at Intersections Near Highway-Rail Grade Crossings

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) TSA Releases Video About How It Screens Transgender People at Airports

12) Using Technology to Make the Vision of Zero Traffic Fatalities a Reality

13) After Stampede at New York’s Penn Station, Amtrak Police Say Radio Communication is a Problem

14) Robotic Kiosk Can Help Detect Travelers with Hostile Intentions

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) Rethinking Traffic Theory in the Age of Uber

VEHICLES

16) Mercedes-Benz Connecting Amazon Echo and Google Home to All Its New Cars

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    
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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