Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Wednesday, October 21, 2015


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, October 21, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

TRANSPORTATION TRAFFIC AND HIGHWAY MANAGEMENT 

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AVIATION

1) EU Aviation Safety Body to Set Up Pilots' Medical Database by End of 2016
Link to Reuters article:
Link to news release

2) Free Wi-Fi Now Offered to Travelers at a Dozen Airports Across Spain
Link to article on The Local:

3) Nigerian Airspace Management Agency Unveils New Communication Technology for Pilots, Controllers
Link to article in the Daily Trust:

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

4) This Smart Pavement in UK is Giving Pedestrians Access to Free Wi-Fi
Link to article on Science Alert:

5) High-Tech Bicycle Used to Evaluate Seattle Bike Trails
Link to blog on CityLab:

CAMERAS

6) St. Louis to Refund Red-Light Camera Tickets, But Plans to Reinstate Program
Link to article in the St. Louis Business Journal:
Link to news release

CARTOGRAPHY

7) MapQuest App Now Compares Multiple Methods of Transportation to Your Destination
Link to article on iClarified:

8) How Self-Driving Cars Will Be the Mapmakers of Our Future Cities
Link to article on CNET:

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

9) Kansas Moving Toward Open-Road Tolling
Link to article in the Salina Journal:

OTHER

10) Survey Shows a Third of People Would Choose Smartphone Over Car
Link to article in Computerworld:

11) California Integrated Corridor Management Project Uses Technology to Compare Transport Modes
Link to blog on Next City:

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

12) Using the Un-Dead to Save the Living: Driving Dead Series Hits Its Target
Link to Talking Transportation blog:

13) The Big Three: Facebook, Twitter and Video are DOTs' Preferred Social Places
Link to Talking Transportation blog:

RAILROADS

14) Senator Thune: Lawmakers in Deal on Extending PTC Deadline
Link to Reuters article:

SAFETY / SECURITY

15) Truck Companies Press for Automatic Brakes in Cars and Trucks
Link to article in The Hill:

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

16) London's Cabbies Say 'The Knowledge' Is Better Than Uber and a GPS
Link to article on NPR's Parallels:

TELEMATICS

17) Telematics Will Change Trucks and Trucking
Link to article in Fleet Owner:

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

18) Colorado DOT Admits Human Error After Monster Traffic Jam
Link to story on KUSA-TV:

TRANSIT

19) Oxfordshire County Council Considering Turning Off 'Next Bus' Signs to Save Money
Link to article in The Herald:

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

20) An Open Data Platform for Improving Toronto Transportation
Link to article from the University of Toronto:

VEHICLES

21) Driverless Cars Will 'Transform' Transport Planning, Says New South Wales Transport Minister
Link to article in the Financial Review:

22) Sony Looks to Get Image Sensors to New Cars
Link to article in USA Today:

23) Biometric Car Seats Explained
Link to video on CNET:


News Releases


Solicitation
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Upcoming Events
Smart Rail Congress & Expo – October 28-29 – Charlotte, North Carolina

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