Wednesday, January 20, 2016

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Wednesday, January 20, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

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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.

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AVIATION

1) GAO Faults FAA's Air Traffic Control Operations

Link to AP article

http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/FAA-s-air-traffic-control-operations-questioned-6771517.php

2) Aviation Groups Plead for Private Air Traffic Control Plan to be Grounded

Link to The Hill article

http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/266338-aviation-groups-plead-for-congress-to-ground-air-traffic-control

3) FAA Extends Cyber Ops Contract While Prepping New Solicitation

Link to Federal Times article

http://www.federaltimes.com/story/government/cybersecurity/2016/01/19/faa-cyber-ops-contract/79002226/

4) The Evolution of Airport IT and What the Future Might Hold for New Technology

Link to Airport World article

http://www.airport-world.com/features/it/5363-enabling-growth.html

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

5) Victoria Pedestrians Jaywalking While Using Mobile Phones to Be Targeted by Police

Link to Australian Broadcasting Corporation story

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-20/victorian-pedestrians-using-mobile-phones-targeted-by-police/7101704

Link to news release

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

6) Kansas Turnpike to Increase Cash Toll Payment Rates, Decrease K-TAG Payments

Link to Topeka Capital-Journal article

http://cjonline.com/news/2016-01-20/kta-increase-cash-toll-payments-decrease-k-tag-payments

GPS / NAVIGATION

7) Google's Nat & Lo Deep Dive Into How Waze Works

Link to Android Headlines blog

http://www.androidheadlines.com/2016/01/googles-nat-lo-deep-dive-into-how-waze-works.html

OTHER

8) Texas Transportation Researcher – Who's Driving the Revolution?

Link to publication

http://tti.tamu.edu/2015/12/01/whos-driving-the-revolution/  

PARKING

9) Truck Parking System Coming to Indiana Highways

Link to Inside Indiana Business story

http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/story/31011795/truck-parking-system-coming-to-hoosier-highways

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) JFK Airport Steps Up Customs Security with Biometric Facial Readers

Link to WCBS-AM Radio story

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/01/19/jfk-airport-security-passport-biometrics/

Link to news release

11) Badly Secured: The Car Industry Under (Cyber)Attack

Link to automotiveIT article

http://www.automotiveit.com/badly-secured-the-car-industry-under-cyberattack/news/id-0011214

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

12) GM Buys Assets of Ride-Hailing Company Sidecar

Link to Detroit News article

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/general-motors/2016/01/19/gm-buys-assets-ride-hailing-company-sidecar/78999136/

13) Uber to Launch Full Meal-Delivery Service in 10 Cities

Link to MarketWatch article

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/uber-to-launch-full-meal-delivery-service-in-10-cities-2016-01-20

TELEMATICS

14) RAC to Use Telematics Data to Predict Breakdowns

Link to Auto Express article

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/car-news/consumer-news/94123/rac-to-use-telematics-data-to-predict-breakdowns

TRANSIT

15) Signals from Bus Riders' Smartphones Are Giving Researchers New Insights into Transit Use

Link to GeekWire article

http://www.geekwire.com/2016/signals-bus-riders-smartphones-giving-researchers-new-insights-transit-use/

16) Why Transit Agencies Should Feed Twitter Trolls

Link to The Urban Edge blog

http://urbanedge.blogs.rice.edu/2016/01/19/2048/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

17) Iowa DOT Opens New Traffic Management Center

Link to WHO-TV story

http://whotv.com/2016/01/20/iowa-dot-opens-new-traffic-management-center/

18) A Look Inside the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet's Control Center

Link to WDRB-TV story

http://www.wdrb.com/story/31006535/a-look-inside-the-ky-transportation-cabinets-control-center-snow-fighting-preps

19) Keeping Cranberry, Pennsylvania Traffic Moving Smoothly is High-Tech Job

Link to Tribune-Review article

http://triblive.com/news/neighborhoods/cranberry/9779860-74/traffic-township-cranberry

VEHICLES

20) Toyota Uses Anime Girls to Personify Components in New Prius

Link to The Verge article

http://www.theverge.com/2016/1/20/10796836/toyota-prius-anime-mascots

News Releases

1) Inrix and Parknav Announce Agreement for Innovative On-Street Parking Solution

2) London Joining Forces with European Cities to Trial Smart Technology

3) Cargotec Acquires Maritime Software Company Interschalt

4) Juan Francisco Lazcano, Reelected President of the Spanish Road Association

5) Past, Present and Future Meet in Scania's New Website

6) Canadian Air Transport Security Authority Award Contract to Xovis for Tracking Sensors

Solicitation

 -  Nominations Sought – 2016 Excellence in Motion Awards – Metropolitan Transportation Commission

http://mtc.ca.gov/whats-happening/awards

Upcoming Events

National Automobile Dealers Association Convention & Expo – March 31-April 3 – Las Vegas

http://www.nadaconvention.org/nada2016/public/enter.aspx

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