Tuesday, January 5, 2016

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Tuesday, January 5, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

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OTHER

1) Mobility as a Service: a Thinking Highways Roundtable Discussion

Link to audio recording

http://thinkinghighways.com/mobility-as-a-service-a-thinking-highways-roundtable-discussion/

2) Communication Skills Needed to Address ‘NIMBY Syndrome’

Link to Huffington Post commentary

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steven-cohen/the-not-in-my-backyard-sy_b_8910632.html

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

3) New York City Transit Crime Data to Become Available to the Public

Link to Daily News article

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/nyc-transit-crime-data-public-article-1.2485583

RAILROADS

4) Shippers Push Feds to Demand Freight Railroad Data

Link to Electric Co-op Today article

http://www.ect.coop/editors-pick/shippers-push-feds-to-demand-freight-railroad-dat/87991

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) Steering Wheel Cover Wants to Stop People Texting Themselves to Death

Link to CNET article

http://www.cnet.com/news/steering-wheel-cover-to-stop-people-texting-themselves-to-death/

6) Drivers Need to Get from A to B Safely - Not Feed Their Digital Addictions

Link to Los Angeles Times column

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-lazarus-20160105-column.html

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

7) Driverless Taxi on Seoul Campus Offers Glimpse of Future

Link to AP article

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/driverless-taxi-seoul-campus-offers-064559391.html

Link to news release

TELEMATICS

8) Auto Assistance Clubs in UK, Netherlands, Austria Partner to Develop Connected Car Software

Link to Digital Look article

http://www.digitallook.com/news/news-and-announcements/aa-teams-up-to-form-connected-car-tech-joint-venture--984979.html

9) Why Are Telematics Providers Rebranding Themselves as Fleet Managers?

Link to Fleet News blog

http://www.fleetnews.co.uk/blog/industry-why-are-telematics-providers-rebranding-themselves-as-fleet-managers

TRANSIT

10) San Francisco to Use Ads, Signage to Bolster Castro Businesses During Transit Outage for Super Bowl

Link to San Francisco Examiner article

http://www.sfexaminer.com/city-will-help-castro-merchants-during-super-bowl-business-dip/

11) Helpful New Transit Mapping App You Don't Want to be Without

Link to Kim Komando column

http://www.komando.com/apps/340537/helpful-new-transit-mapping-app-you-dont-want-to-be-without

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Charlotte to Seek $40 Million Federal Prize for Traffic Management

Link to Charlotte Observer article

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article53008450.html

13) Denver, Panasonic Unveil ‘Smart City’ Tech Projects

Link to Denver Business Journal article

http://www.bizjournals.com/denver/blog/boosters_bits/2016/01/denver-panasonic-unveil-ambitious-smart-city-tech.html

Link to news release

14) I-66 Used as Test Bed for Virginia Tech Student's Traffic App

Link to InsideNoVa article

http://www.insidenova.com/news/arlington/i--used-as-test-bed-for-student-s-traffic/article_125f175c-b3c1-11e5-85dd-bb1576f7f52a.html

15) Oregon DOT to Add Real-Time Information Signs Around Mount Hood

Link to Mountain Times article

http://www.mountaintimesoregon.com/modules.php?name=Lead&acton=showad&aid=553

VEHICLES

16) BMW Probes for New Levels of Life-Machine Interfacing with Internet of Things Concept Tech

Link to Car and Driver blog

http://blog.caranddriver.com/bmw-probes-for-new-levels-of-life-machine-interfacing-with-internet-of-things-concept-tech/

17) BMW’s Concept Motorcycle Helmet Has a Heads-Up Display

Link to The Verge article

http://www.theverge.com/2016/1/5/10714524/bmw-concept-motorcycle-helmet-heads-up-display-ces-2016

News Releases

1) Ford Tripling Autonomous Vehicle Development Fleet, Accelerating On-Road Testing of Sensors and Software

2) Ford Exploring Sync Integration with Amazon Echo, Wink

3) Ford Targets Drone-to-Vehicle Technology to Improve Emergency Services, Commercial Business Efficiency

4) Intel Acquires Drone Company Ascending Technologies

5) Abu Dhabi Airports Partners with SITA on Technology

6) BMW Selects TomTom Traffic in Russia, New Zealand and Australia

7) Dubai's RTA Innovation Lab Looks to Attract More Riders to Marine Transit

8) Excelfore to Launch Cloud Solutions for Intelligent Transportation

9) Abu Dhabi Ports Starts New Online Gateway Service

10) RITBA's Earl Croft Named 2016 President of IBTTA

11) Harman and Microsoft Announce Connected Car Collaboration

12) Rail Industry Veteran Bonnie Murphy Named President, CEO of Operation Lifesaver

13) Nissan Selects Microsoft Azure to Power Telematics System on its Cars

14) Airbiquity and Arynga Partner to Make Connected Car Software Updates as Seamless as Consumer Electronics

15) Sacramento Regional Transit District Launches New Mobile Fare App

16) Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority’s New Wheels Website Offers Improved Transit Information

17) GM Exploring Mobileye Advanced Mapping with OnStar Data

18) Garmin Introduces In-Sight Display for Bicyclists

Job Posting

 -  Lead Planning Analyst – Virginia DOT – Richmond, Virginia

https://virginiajobs.peopleadmin.com/postings/29197

Upcoming Events

North American International Auto Show – January 11-24 – Detroit

http://naias.com/

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