Friday, December 4, 2015

Friday, December 4, 2015


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, December 4, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Australian Aviation Safety Body Applies for Access to Telecommunications Metadata
Link to Computerworld article

CAMERAS

2) Dayton, Ohio Traffic Ticket Cameras to Shut Down by Year's End
Link to Dayton Daily News article

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Cashless Tolls to Open at Pennsylvania Turnpike's Delaware River Bridge in January
Link to Bucks County Courier Times article

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Cyber Protection a Priority for GPS
Link to The Hill blog

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

5) South Korea, Visegrad Nations to Cooperate on ITS
Link to Korea JoongAng Daily article
Link to news release

OTHER

6) South Carolina DOT Wants to Sell Ads on Vehicles, Facilities and Websites
Link to WLTX-TV story

7) Delhi Transport System Yet to Cater to Needs of Hearing-Impaired
Link to The Hindu article

8) The San Francisco Bay Area's Transportation Potential and the Role Tech Companies Can Play
Link to Triple Pundit article

9) Smart Highways – Winter 2015
Link to magazine

PARKING

10) Parking: The Next Frontier of Connected Car Services
Link to GPS Business News article

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

11) New Jersey Bill Would Require Advance Notice of Traffic Disruptions at Bi-state Crossings
Link to Land Line article

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) MADD Canada Predicts New Technology Will Virtually End Drunk Driving
Link to story on CKWX Radio

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

13) GPS Units in Mumbai Taxis Provide Traffic Police Updates on Congestion
Link to Indian Express article

TRANSIT

14) Bus Late? Swyft, Moovit Harness Crowd to Predict San Francisco Muni Arrivals
Link to San Francisco Chronicle article

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) New South Carolina Welcome Center Will Provide Real-Time Traffic and Weather Info
Link to Herald article
Link to news release

16) Lagos, Nigeria Holds First Traffic Summit
Link to National Mirror article

VEHICLES

17) SiriusXM Exec Says New Satellites Could Add Spectrum for V2V Communications
Link to Advanced Television article

18) Citibank Sees GM as Winner in Era of Driverless Cars
Link to Globe and Mail article

19) The Future of Connected Cars in San Diego
Link to Studio 61 blog

20) USDOT Hosting Web-Based Consensus Meeting on Connected Vehicle Pilot Era Standards
Link to further information


News Releases


Friday Bonus
When I think of tumbleweeds and transportation, images of stagecoaches come to mind. Folks in Albuquerque recently found they can cause modern-day traffic problems.


Upcoming Events
USDOT Smart City Forum – December 15 – Washington, DC

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