Friday, January 1, 2016

Friday, January 1, 2016


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, January 1, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

All the Best in 2016!


BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

1) This is How Visualizing Open Data Can Help Save Lives
Link to Huffington Post article

2) Telling Better Bike Stories with Contextual Data
Link to Mobility Lab blog

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Cashless Tolling Starts Sunday at Pennsylvania Turnpike Bridge Over Delaware River
Link to WFMZ-TV story

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

4) IEEE ITS Podcast: STIRPE- Autonomous Driving in Unstructured Environments
Link to podcast

OTHER

5) Uber Thinking of Getting Into the Travel Business
Link to Business Insider article

ROADWAYS

6) Traffic Signals at Pinellas County, Florida Intersection Flashing for Months
Link to WTSP-TV story

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Idaho State Police Wants Unmarked Cruisers to Combat Distracted Drivers
Link to Idaho State Journal article

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

8) GM Promoting Employee Carpooling App in Shanghai
Link to CNET article
Link to news release

TELEMATICS

9) The Connected Car Could Mean the Closing of America's Open Road
Link to WBUR Radio commentary

TRANSIT

10) Making the Bus More Like an Uber with Real-Time Data and Mobile Payments
Link to Fortune article

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Inside Missouri DOT's Operation to Keep Area Traffic Flowing Despite Flooding
Link to KTVI-TV story

VEHICLES

12) USDOT Releases the Connected Vehicle Reference Implementation Architecture Version 2.1 and Systems Engineering Tool for Intelligent Transportation Version 2.1
Link to further information



News Releases


Friday Bonus
Holiday travel at airports can be anything but pleasant, however a gentleman in Toronto manages to elicit a few smiles.


Upcoming Events
Geneva International Motor Show – March 3-13 – Geneva

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