Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday,
May 19, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057
The people at Iteris make
a difference in mobility. Iteris employees
enjoy: comprehensive benefits, vibrant work environments, engaging
activities. Openings are across the U.S., from entry-level to practice
builders. Services include: analytics, design, integration, systems
configuration, signal operations, and TMC design-build. Innovation is
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Iteris, Inc. is a leader in providing traffic management and weather information solutions. The company is focused on the development and application of advanced technologies and software-based information systems that reduce traffic congestion, provide measurement, management and predictive traffic and weather analytics, and improve the safety of surface transportation systems.
AVIATION
1)
Real-Time Data Sharing to Cut Airport
Waiting Times
Link
to article in E&T:
Link
to news release
2)
NASA Nearer to Drone Control Software
Link
to article in The Australian:
3)
Flightradar24 Finds Not Just
Planespotters Flocking to Its Website
Link
to Reuters article:
4)
Articles from Airport Improvement
-
Airports Leverage Existing Wi-Fi
Networks with Free Downloadable Books for Passengers
-
Sign Standardization Enhances
Wayfinding at Philadelphia International
http://www.airportimprovement.com/article/sign-standardization-enhances-wayfinding-philadelphia-intl
-
Detroit International Installs
Visual Screen on End-Around Taxiway
5)
Aviation Safety: Proposals to Enhance
Aircraft Tracking and Flight Data Recovery May Aid Accident Investigation, but
Challenges Remain
Link
to GAO report and podcast:
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
6)
Vienna's Gay-Themed Traffic Signals to
Stay Permanently, Munich to Install Similar Lights
Link
to AP article:
Link
to story on ORF (in German)
CAMERAS
7)
Abu Dhabi to Roll Out Variable Speed
Cameras
Link
to article in The National:
CARTOGRAPHY
8)
How Waze Conquered Mapping with
Thousands of Volunteers
Link
to article in Popular Mechanics:
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
9)
Transurban Fighting to Reopen Virginia Express
Lanes Lawsuit
Link
to story on WUSA-TV:
10) After US Supreme Court Strikes
Maryland Tax Law, is E-ZPass Fee Next?
Link to article in The Washington Post:
MARITIME
11)
Driverless Trucks Hired at California
Ports Losing Market Share
Link
to Bloomberg article:
OTHER
12)
India, South Korea Sign Agreements
Involving ITS, ETC, Maritime Technology
Link
to PTI article:
13)
Best Tool for Tracking Our Crumbling
Infrastructure is in Orbit
Link
to article on Gizmodo:
14)
Traffic Technology International –
April/May 2015
Link
to magazine:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
15) New Jersey Transportation Agencies
Look at Role of Social Media
Link to story on Transportation Radio:
16) Social Media Apps Help Public Agencies, But Raise Questions
Link to story on the Voice of America:
RAILROADS
17)
Amtrak Crash Illuminates Obstacles to
Plan for Controlling Train Speeds
Link
to article in The New York Times:
18)
No Video to Help Amtrak Probe – Despite
NTSB Recommendation
Link
to AP article:
ROADWAYS
19)
17 'Unnecessary' Road Signs Removed in
Newburyport, Massachusetts
Link
to article in The Daily News:
Link
to further information
20)
Columnist Frustrated by Safety Messages
on Illinois Electronic Signs
Link
to commentary in the Chicago Tribune:
SAFETY / SECURITY
21)
Some People Do More Than Text While
Driving
Link
to article in The New York Times:
Link
to news release
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
22)
New York City Taxi Panic Button Proposal
Stirs Questions About Safety and False Alarms
Link
to article in The New York Times:
TELEMATICS
23)
AT&T Working on Exclusive Content
for Connected Cars
Link
to Reuters article:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
24)
Indian Road Ministry Plans Highway Radio
Advisory Service
Link
to article in The Economic Times:
25)
Dubai to Implement New Traffic Control
Systems this Year
Link
to article in The National:
26)
The Tech Behind Traffic Apps: How (Well)
Do They Work?
Link
to story on NPR's All Things Considered:
VEHICLES
27)
A Scramble for the Spectrum Assigned to
Talking Cars
Link
to Dow Jones Business News article:
28)
Automatic Smart Driving Monitor Now
Connects Your Car to Over 20 Apps
Link
to article on CNET:
Link
to Automatic
News Releases
Job Postings
-
Tolling Consultant – Traffic
Technologies Inc. – Southern California
Upcoming Events
International Road
Federation Africa Regional Congress – July 13-15 – Nairobi, Kenya
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