Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday,
December 23, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1)
US Court Decides Flight-Sharing Websites
Are Illegal
Link
to AINonline article
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
2)
Technology and Transportation
Link
to BikePortland Podcast
CARTOGRAPHY
3)
Toyota Wants to Make Google's Mapping
Tech Obsolete
Link
to CNET article
Link
to news release
GPS / NAVIGATION
4)
GPS World Magazine Provides Look Ahead
at Satellite Navigation Systems
-
A New Stage for the Development of
BeiDou
-
GPS Dedicated to Excellence
-
Galileo: Strategic Tool for
European Autonomy, European Contribution to a Global Utility
-
GLONASS Priorities – Improved
Accuracy and Reliability
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
5)
Singapore Consults on ITS Spectrum
Rules, 5.9 GHz Standards
Link
to Telecompaper article
OTHER
6)
North Dakota DOT Rolling Out a Million
New License Plates with Updated Image, Design
Link
to AASHTO Journal article
PARKING
7)
After Many Complaints, Washington, DC
DOT to Replace Confusing Parking Signs
Link
to WTTG-TV story
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
8)
Revised New Jersey Bill Keeps Oil Train
Disaster Plans Under Wraps
Link
to Record article
RAILROADS
9)
Indian Railways, Institutes of
Technology to Set-Up Centres of Railway Research
Link
to Hindu Business Line article
SAFETY / SECURITY
10)
Security Upgrades Approved for
Oklahoma's Port of Catoosa
Link
to Tulsa Business & Legal News article
11)
London Bus Operators to Sign-Up for
Confidential Safety Reporting
Link
to Transport News Brief article
12)
24-Hour Call Center Launched in Zimbabwe
to Help Accident Victims Get Medical Help
Link
to Chronicle article
13)
Operator Education and Regulation; Safe
Mobility for Older Persons; Traffic Law Enforcement; Alcohol and Other Drugs
2015
Link
to TRB's Transportation Research Record
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
14)
Technology and Transportation in Utah
Link
to KTVX-TV story
TELEMATICS
15)
Apple CarPlay Apparently a Big Selling
Point for GM Shoppers
Link
to Car Connection article
TRANSIT
16)
Detroit on Forefront of Branding of
Public Transit
Link
to Detroit News article
17)
London Experimenting with e-Paper
Technology in Bus Schedule Displays
Link
to TechSpot article
18)
Six Wi-Fi, CCTV and GPS Equipped Buses
Begin Service in Delhi
Link
to Press Trust of India article
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
19)
Oklahoma DOT Seeking to Keep Public
Informed with New Hotline, Interactive Map
Link
to Tulsa World article
Link
to news release
20)
Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
App Will Deliver Information In-Vehicle
Link
to WTOP Radio story
21)
Utah DOT Releases App Update Allows You
to Track Snow Plows
Link
to KUTV-TV story
Link
to news release
22)
Massachusetts DOT Now Providing Live
I-91 Traffic Information for Viaduct Reconstruction
Link
to Republican article
23)
Wisconsin DOT Watching Out for Holiday
Travelers
Link
to WTMJ-TV story
VEHICLES
24)
Google Attracts Top US Automakers with
Self-Driving Technology
Link
to Bloomberg article
25)
The Key to the Connected Truck is Open
Technology
Link
to IoT Evolution commentary
WEATHER
26)
New Storm-Surge Maps from NOAA Show
Worst-Case Models
Link
to The Lens article
News Releases
7)
GPS/AVL System Upgrades Improve Reliability
of Data Used by Iowa DOT to Make Snowfighting Decisions
Solicitation
-
Call for Tender – Study on Access
to In-Vehicle Data and Resources – European Commission
Upcoming Events
ITS Showcase Melbourne –
February 4 – Melbourne
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