Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Wednesday, October 14, 2015


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, October 14, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

TRANSPORTATION TRAFFIC AND HIGHWAY MANAGEMENT 

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AVIATION

1) Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Gains First Patent for 'Interactive Information Display' Technology
Link to article in Airport World:
Link to news release

CARTOGRAPHY

2) River System Drawn as Subway Map Teaches Us About Transport Networks
Link to blog on CityMetric:

MARITIME

3) US Coast Guard Official: Cyber Incidents with Physical Consequences Impacting Maritime Transportation System
Link to article on FierceGovernmentIT:

OTHER

4) TSA Says It Will Stop Calling Trans Bodies 'Anomalies'
Link to article in The Advocate:

5) India, Sweden Agree to Cooperate on Urban Sector Initiatives
Link to PTI article:
Link to news release

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) Vermont PSA Series Targets Changing Driver's Behavior
Link to story on WPTZ-TV:

RAILROADS

7) Centralized Control Center: South Africa's Answer to Rail Traffic Management
Link to article in European Railway Review:
Link to news release

8) Albany County, New York to Sanction Oil Firms, Railroads That Don't Report Spills
Link to article in the Times Union:

ROADWAYS

9) Sensors to Take Over Traffic Control in Hyderabad for VIP Movements
Link to article in the Bangalore Mirror:

10) British Columbia Ministry of Transport Acts to Fix Confusing Signs
Link to article in The Vancouver Sun:

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) Uber Drivers to Receive Amber Alerts Under New Partnership
Link to article in the Daily News:
Link to news release

TELEMATICS

12) Trucking Along with Big Data and the IoT
Link to article on Datanami:

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

13) GEWI Demonstrates Road Incident Management Developments at ITS World Congress
Link to article in ITS International Daily News:

TRANSIT

14) Minnesota's Metro Transit Adding Information at Bus Stops
Link to article in the Star Tribune:

15) Lasers Light the Way for Projectors in Transportation
Link to blog in Mass Transit:

VEHICLES

16) Self-Driving Cars to be Tested on Ontario Roads
Link to CBC News story:
Link to news release

17) Tesla's Latest Autopilot Update is Still Not Hands Free
Link to article on MarketWatch:

18) MIT Engineer and Historian Says Cars Should Not Be Fully Self-Driving
Link to article on MIT News:


News Releases


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