Wednesday, March 16, 2016

Wednesday, March 16, 2016


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, March 16, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) Real-Time Map Shows Decibel Readings Near Los Angeles Airports
Link to City News Service article
Link to news release

CAMERAS

2) Iowa DOT Again Calls for Removal of I-29 Speed Cameras
Link to Sioux City Journal article

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Taiwan's National Freeway Bureau to Use ETC Data to Predict Crashes, Enforce Work Zones
Link to Taipai Times article

4) FleetCor Technologies in Deal for Serviços e Tecnologia de Pagamentos
Link to news release
Link to news release

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) US Air Force Wary of GPS Interference from LightSquared's Successor
Link to Bloomberg article

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

6) Pittsburgh Mayor: Transportation Changes Coming Regardless of Smart City Grant
Link to Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article

OTHER

7) Twin Cities Metro Transit Police Use Somali Language Lessons to Break Down Barriers
Link to Minnesota Public Radio story

8) Los Angeles' Testing Ground for Transportation Efficiency
Link to Governing column

9) Florida DOT's SunGuide Disseminator – March 2016
Link to newsletter

TRANSIT

10) Minnesota Metro Transit App Will Allow Riders to Pay Fares by Phone
Link to Star Tribune article

11) Georgia's Athens Transit Now as Close as a Smartphone
Link to Athens Banner-Herald article

12) CityMobil2 Newsletter – February 2016
Link to newsletter

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) Maryland Transportation Authority to Launch Low-Power FM Radio Stations Thursday
Link to Baltimore Sun article

VEHICLES

14) Automakers to Announce Pact to Install Auto-Braking Systems by 2022
Link to Reuters article

15) Automakers Go Back to School to Learn to Build Self-Driving Cars
Link to Bloomberg article

16) BMW Sees Roadblocks to Autonomy as Tesla, Other Rivals Race Ahead
Link to Investor's Business Daily article


News Releases


Upcoming Events
Smart City Business America Congress & Expo – March 28-30 – Curitiba, Brazil

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