Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday,
November 19, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057
The Riverside County
Transportation Commission (RCTC), located in Southern California, is currently
recruiting for a Toll Technology Manager ($9,310 -
$12,569/mo). Under general direction, this position will manage all
technology activities and oversee the planning, design, installation, testing,
operation and maintenance of all Toll Express Lane systems in support of a 24/7
tolling operation. Requires graduation from an accredited four-year college or
university with major coursework in computer science, information systems
technology, software/computer systems technology, or a closely related field
and at least 6 years of increasingly responsible professional information
systems experience in a 24/7, revenue-generating business enterprise, including
at least 3 years of supervisory experience. Experience operating or maintaining
Electronic Toll Collection systems and/or Intelligent Transportation Systems is
preferred.
Application Deadline: 2:00 pm on Thursday,
December 10, 2015. For complete details & application materials,
please go to our website at www.rctc.org
AVIATION
1)
Tokyo's Narita Airport Testing Megaphone
That Translates Messages
Link
to article on Anime News Network:
Link
to article in Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese)
2)
United to Let Travelers Use Miles for In-Flight
Wi-Fi
Link
to Reuters article:
CAMERAS
3)
Portable Traffic Cameras Catch on in
Ohio
Link
to story on WKYC-TV:
4)
Dubuque, Iowa Uses Traffic Cameras to
Keep an Eye on Crime
Link
to story on KCRG-TV:
5)
Red-Light Cameras May be Causing More
Harm than Good in New York City
Link
to story on WPIX-TV:
6)
Traffic Safety Advocates Find
Wilmington, Delaware's First Red-Light Camera Report Lacking
Link
to story on WDDE / WMPH Radio:
PARKING
7)
Audi to Field Test Automated Parking,
V2X in Somerville, Massachusetts
Link
to article in EE Times:
Link
to news release
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
8)
Michigan DOT Displays Traffic Death
Count to Encourage Safer Driving
Link
to story on Michigan Radio:
RAILROADS
9)
FRA Warns Railroads on New Safety System
Deadline
Link
to article in the Chicago Tribune:
ROADWAYS
10)
West Virginia Lawmakers to DOH: Swap Out
Only Deteriorated Road Signs
Link
to article in the Charleston Gazette-Mail:
SAFETY / SECURITY
11)
Is It Time to Regulate the Automotive
Internet?
Link
to article in FCW:
12)
States Are Putting the Brakes on
Driver's Ed
Link
to article in Governing:
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
13)
Taiwan Companies Form Partnership for
Taxi ITS
Link
to article in the Taipei Times:
TELEMATICS
14)
Telematics Held Back by Data Security
Concerns
Link
to article in Insurance Networking News:
15)
TomTom Bangs Public Sector's Telematics
Drum
Link
to article in Government News:
TRANSIT
16)
MBTA Will Ban Political Advertising on
Transit After Anti-Israel Ad Controversy
Link
to article on Boston.com:
17)
Quarter of All Opal Trips Were Free
Link
to Australian Broadcasting Corporation story:
18)
Transit: A Photographic Study of the Way
Lives Interact During Commuting
Link
to The Phoblographer:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
19)
A Look at the New Port Authority of New
York & New Jersey Operations Center
Link
to video on News 12 New Jersey:
20)
Live Updates from Malaysia's Integrated
Transportation Information Center by Early Next Year
Link
to article on The Malaysian Insider:
21)
Next Generation Traveler Information
System: A Five Year Outlook
Link
to further reporter from FHWA:
VEHICLES
22)
House Panel Examines Safety Risks and
Benefits of the 'Internet of Cars'
Link
to article in USA Today:
23)
Hong Kong Regulators Stall Tesla's
Autopilot
Link
to MarketWatch article:
24)
GM Open to Tech Partnerships Ahead of
Tesla Clash
Link
to article in Investor's Business Daily:
25)
Jaguar Looks to Apple Watch to Stay
Ahead on Tech Front
Link
to article on Luxury Daily:
Link
to news release
26)
Connected Vehicle Technology Must Lead
to Safer, Less Congested Roads
Link
to commentary in Roll Call:
27)
New 'Connected Vehicles' Website Covers
All of the Basics
Link
to USDOT's Fast Lane blog:
WEATHER
28)
Accurate Weather Information Helps Iowa
DOT Snowfighters Keep Roads Safer
Link
to Transportation Matters for Iowa blog:
News Releases
Upcoming Events
ITS Florida Annual Meeting
– December 2-4 – Jacksonville, Florida
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