Friday, September 30, 2016

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Friday, September 30, 2016 – Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

) E-Wallet Services Bloom at Chinese Airports

Link to China Daily article

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/tech/2016-09/30/content_26944341.htm

) Chinese Tourism Helping to Shape Modernization of US Air Travel

Link to CCTV America story

http://www.cctv-america.com/2016/09/29/chinese-tourism-helping-to-shape-modernization-of-us-air-travel

CARTOGRAPHY

) Apple Brings Maps Traffic Data to Malta, Monaco, San Marino and Liechtenstein

Link to AppleInsider article

http://appleinsider.com/articles/16/09/29/apple-brings-maps-traffic-data-to-four-smaller-european-countries

GPS / NAVIGATION

) Renault to Install Waze in New Cars

Link to Globes article

http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-renault-to-install-waze-in-new-cars-1001155159

Link to news release

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

) US Postal Service Proposes Smart Cities Data Collection Scenarios

Link to GCN article

https://gcn.com/articles/2016/09/30/usps-smart-cities.aspx

) US Transportation Secretary: Smart Cities Are Next Transportation Revolution

Link to FedScoop article

http://fedscoop.com/transportation-secretary-smart-cities-are-next-transportation-revolution

OTHER

) Texas A&M Transportation Institute Panel: Travel Going High-Tech

Link to Eagle article

http://www.theeagle.com/news/local/texas-a-m-transportation-institute-panel-travel-going-high-tech/article_f16cb855-19f3-5d05-9849-861835e0c75b.html  

) Abu Dhabi Motorists Welcome New Text Message System that Instantly Alerts Them of Traffic Offenses

Link to The National article

http://www.thenational.ae/uae/transport/motorists-welcome-new-sms-traffic-offence-system

RAILROADS

) Hoboken Crash Reignites Debate Over Positive Train Control

Link to ABC News story

http://abcnews.go.com/US/hoboken-crash-reignites-debate-positive-train-control/story?id=42464599

) How IoT Can Revolutionize Running Railways

Link to Computer Weekly article

http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450400097/How-IoT-can-revolutionising-running-railways

ROADWAYS

) MIT Has Clever Way to Map Streetlights

Link to CityLab article

http://www.citylab.com/tech/2016/09/mit-has-a-clever-way-to-mapping-streetlights-google-street-view/501482/

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

) Google Expands Waze Rider Ridesharing Service to San Francisco

Link to SlashGear article

http://www.slashgear.com/google-expands-waze-rider-ride-sharing-service-to-san-francisco-30458338/

TRANSIT

) Miami-Dade Transit Marketing Campaigned Aimed at Millennials

Link to WLRN Radio story

http://wlrn.org/post/miami-dade-transit-wants-more-millenials

VEHICLES

) New California Law Allows Test of Autonomous Shuttle with No Driver

Link to Reuters article

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/california-law-allows-test-autonomous-233120931.html

) Carmakers Fear EU Plans to Ease Data Flows Will Help Tech Rivals

Link to EurActiv article

http://www.euractiv.com/section/transport/news/carmakers-fear-eus-plan-to-ease-data-flows-will-help-tech-rivals/

News Releases

1) Research Shows Relevant, Personalized Communication Could Increase Airport Spending

2) 40 Years of Safer Aviation Through Reporting

3) New 'Open Forum' Explores Crash Data Analysis/Infrastructure Safety Connectivity

4) Newly-Formed European Automotive-Telecom Alliance Appoints ERTICO as Project Manager

5) Study Measures Effectiveness of Average Speed Cameras in Great Britain

Friday Bonus

Perhaps you recall the great Staten Island Ferry octopus attack.

http://nypost.com/2016/09/25/artist-fools-tourists-with-monument-to-giant-octopus-attack-on-staten-island-ferry/

Upcoming Events

USDOT Connected Vehicle PlugFest – November 15-18 – Novi, Michigan

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