Tuesday, June 23 , 2015

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Tuesday, June 23 , 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) New Zealand Grounds All Planes After Nationwide Radar Outage

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-23/n-z-commercial-air-traffic-halted-by-temporary-radar-failure

Link to news release

2) European Aviation Safety Agency Executive Director Discusses Europe’s Airports

Link to article in Airport Business:

http://www.airport-business.com/2015/06/easa-spreads-wings-reaching-europes-airports/

3) Impact of Aviation Tracking Sites and Social Media on Just Culture Safety Reporting

Link to article in Air Traffic Management:

http://www.airtrafficmanagement.net/2015/06/too-much-information/

4) Infographic: Mobile App Use in California, Florida Airports

Link to article on FierceMobileIT:

http://www.fiercemobileit.com/story/infographic-mobile-app-use-california-florida-airports/2015-06-22

5) Cellphone Lots at Airports

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/172784.aspx

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) FAA Refuses to Release Key Documents on Biographical Questionnaire

Link to story on Fox Business:

http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2015/06/22/faa-refuses-to-release-key-documents/

ROADWAYS

7) Citizen Reporting of Current Road Conditions: Experiences at Five State DOTs

Link to report from USDOT:

http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/weather/best_practices/citizenreportingcrc/index.htm

8) Ontario Unveils Signs for Pan Am Games

Link to story on CHCH-TV:

http://www.chch.com/highway-signs-of-the-pan-am-games/

9) Transport Quebec Restricting Bilingual Safety Signs to Border Areas

Link to article in The Suburban:

http://thesuburban.com/news/articles/?id=article05510

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) Drivers to Get Real-Time Information on Sydney Roads

Link to article on iTnews:

http://www.itnews.com.au/News/405608,drivers-to-get-real-time-information-on-sydney-roads.aspx

VEHICLES

11) Ford Brakes the Mold with Car Maintenance Prediction Algorithm

Link to article on Techworld:

http://www.techworld.com/news/big-data/how-ford-is-using-big-data-alert-drivers-when-their-brakes-need-maintenance-3616573/

12) Next: Cars That Know When to Speak

Link to article in The Boston Globe:

http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2015/06/19/next-cars-that-know-when-speak/Ygnbi5fjWuOFtFwVPx3lvM/story.html

13) Apple CarPlay Coming to Buick and GMC, Android Auto Not Far Behind

Link to article on CNET:

http://www.cnet.com/news/apple-carplay-is-coming-to-buick-and-gmc-android-auto-not-far-behind/

14) Ford Europe Announce Around-the-Corner Vision

Link to article in automotiveIT International:

http://www.automotiveit.com/ford-europe-offers-around-the-corner-vision/news/id-0010579

15) Q&A with Ralf Herrtwich, Daimler Director of Driver Assistance

Link to interview in Automobile:

http://www.automobilemag.com/features/news/1506-qanda-prof-dr-herrtwich-daimler-director-of-driver-assistance/

News Releases

1) ITS America Statement on the DRIVE Act

2) Penton’s Aviation Week Network Wins Five Aerospace Media Awards

3) CHK Provides Wayfinding System Along MetroRapid Corridor in Texas

4) Altamont Corridor Express Launching Next Text Messaging Program

5) APTA Announces 2015 Rail Safety and Security Excellence Awards

6) SkyBitz Enters Agreement to Acquire Reltima and GPS North America

7) Trafficware and Traffic Technology Services Ink Deal on Smart Transportation Partnership

8) Ford Collaborates with Silicon Valley Innovation Ecosystem on Autonomous Vehicles, 3D Printing, Wearable Technology

9) Sensys Traffic to Acquire Gatso Beheer

10) Florida’s Emergency Contact Information System Reaches Milestone

Job Postings

-  Tolling Consultant – Traffic Technologies Inc. – Southern California

http://tticonsulting.com/newsitem/employment-opportunity

Upcoming Events

ITS America Shared Use Mobility Symposium: Building a Smart, Diverse and Shared Travel Network - July 16-17 - Seattle

http://www.itsa.org/events/symposia-series/seattle-symposium

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