Friday, May 13, 2016

Friday, May 13, 2016


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Friday, May 13, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) Southwest Pilots Sue Chicago Over Banned Airport Billboard
Link to Chicago Tribune article
Link to news release

CAMERAS

2) Chandler, Arizona Police Reintroducing Traffic-Enforcement Cameras
Link to KPNX-TV story

3) Philadelphia Police Admit They Disguised a Spy Truck as a Google Street View Car
Link to Motherboard article

CARTOGRAPHY

4) Here 360 Update Brings House Numbers, Improved Transit Maps
Link to Android Community article

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) Transurban: The Making of a Monster
Link to The Age article

MARITIME

6) In Maritime Logbooks, a Trove of 'Extraordinary' Imagery
Link to New York Times article

OTHER

7) Marten Transport Wins $3.25 Million Trademark Case Involving Internet Driver Advertising
Link to Transport Topics article

8) Got a Traffic Ticket? There's an App for That
Link to KCRA-TV story

9) ATRA Pulse – May 2016
Link to Advanced Transit Association newsletter

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

10) Scorecard Says London Leads on Open Transport Data
Link to Information Age article
Link to news release
Link to scorecard

RAILROADS

11) Deutsche Bahn Bans, Then Allows, Ad for LGBTQ Show
Link to ARTnews article

ROADWAYS

12) Florida ROADS Project Wrangles Big Data for Future Advantage
Link to Government Technology article

SAFETY / SECURITY

13) 'Text and Drive' Billboard Sponsored by Faux Funeral Home
Link to Adweek article

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

14) Apple Invests $1 Billion in Chinese Ride-Hailing Service Didi Chuxing
Link to Reuters article

TELEMATICS

15) BMW's In-Car Infotainment System Now Lets You Control the Heating at Home
Link to Gizmag article
Link to news release

16) eCall May Be Late to the Connected Car Party
Link to TU-Automotive article

TRANSIT

17) Milton, Ontario Launches Let's Talk Transit Campaign
Link to Milton Canadian Champion article
Link to news release

18) Brooklyn Queens Connector Group Announces Website, Board Members
Link to amNew York article

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

19) Field Evaluations of an Adaptive Traffic Signal – Using Private-Sector Probe Data
Link to Journal of Transportation Engineering article

20) Stay Tuned for Traffic and Weather… On My Smartphone
Link to Jacobs Media blog

VEHICLES

21) Toyota LandCruisers Create Communication Network in the Outback
Link to Engadget article
Link to news release


News Releases


Friday Bonus
This may be the ultimate in transportation communications. An impending train crash and just seconds to warn your passengers.


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