Tuesday, January 26, 2016

Tuesday, January 26, 2016


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, January 26, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

SBD Calls INRIX Off-Street Parking the 'Clear Winner' in U.S. and Europe

INRIX announces the results of an independent off-street parking benchmark study from SBD, which found that ParkMe beat Parkopedia in data accuracy in five key cities in the U.S. and Germany.



AVIATION

1) Transport Chaos in France as Air Traffic Controllers, Taxis, Public Employees Strike
Link to RFI story

CAMERAS

2) San Francisco Transit Agency Seeks Face-Detecting Cameras to Check Streets
Link to San Francisco Chronicle article

3) Despite Scandal, Chicago Mayor Says Red-Light Cameras Here to Stay
Link to Chicago Sun-Times article

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Innovation: Guidance for Road and Track
Link to GPS World article

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

5) ITS Rocky Mountain E-Update – January 2016
Link to update

OTHER

6) Waze Unveils Transport Software Development Kit, Partnering with Apps to Offer Smart Integration
Link to 9to5Google article
Link to news release

7) Iowa Fights Snow with Data
Link to GCN article

8) WeFuel is Latest App to Deliver Gas to Your Parked Car
Link to The Verge article

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

9) Rhode Island Public Transit Authority Rolls Out New Video to Keep Passengers, Pedestrians Safe
Link to WJAR-TV story

RAILROADS

10) Railroads Refine Safety Campaigns, Update Infrastructure to Reduce Accidents at Grade Crossings
Link to Progressive Railroading article

ROADWAYS

11) How Virginia DOT Aims to Use Technology to Improve Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel Traffic
Link to Virginian-Pilot article

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

12) Uber is Tracking Its Drivers to See if They're Speeding or Braking Too Hard
Link to The Verge article

TELEMATICS

13) Android Auto and Apple CarPlay to Drive Smart Car Apps Mainstream
Link to Computer Business Review article

VEHICLES

14) European Commission Gears Up for Driverless Cars in Push to Compete with Tech Giants
Link to EurActiv article

15) Volkswagen CEO: Europe, Not Silicon Valley Should Take Lead in Auto Tech
Link to Fortune article


News Releases


Job Posting
 -  Senior Tolls Specialist – Traffic Technologies, Inc. – New York, New York


Solicitation
 -  Applicants Sought – Scholarship – ITS Pennsylvania


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