Friday, October 21, 2016

Friday, October 21, 2016


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, October 21, 2016 – Cranford, New Jersey


BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

1) App Helps Reunite Cyclists with Their Stolen Bicycles
Link to Daily Courier article

CARTOGRAPHY

2) New York City Subways, Buses Brought Together on One Map
Link to amNew York article

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) Russians Seek Answers Over Moscow GPS Malfunction
Link to AP article

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

4) Interview with Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Executive Director Pat Foye
Link to Transportation Radio interview

MARITIME

5) Advancing US's Supply Chains at Ports Includes IoT
Link to Material Handling & Logistics article

6) Largest Unmanned Naval Exercise Weighs Anchor
Link to GPS World article
Link to news release

OTHER

7) Deaf Truck Drivers Face Ignorance, Prejudice
Link to Fleet Owner article

8) Innovation Snapshots – October 2016
Link to Michigan DOT newsletter

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

9) How Alameda Corridor Transportation Agency Avoided Public Accountability Laws for Years
Link to Press-Telegram article

RAILROADS

10) Amtrak Bans Samsung Galaxy Note7 Smartphones
Link to KEYT-TV story

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) Philippines Immigration to Install Biometrics System at Aquino International Airport
Link to Daily Tribune article

SPACE

12) DARPA Transfers to US Air Force a Revolutionary Space Surveillance Telescope
Link to US Defense Department's Armed with Science blog

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

13) South Africa Plans Nationwide Electronic Taxi Fare System
Link to African News Agency article

TRANSIT

14) Advanced Mobile Apps to Enhance Nottingham City Transport's Understanding of Customers in Real Time
Link to Europtransport article

VEHICLES

15) Elon Musk: Negative Media Coverage of Autonomous Vehicles Could Be 'Killing People'
Link to The Verge article


News Releases


Job Posting
 -  Research Fellow in Intelligent Transport – Monash University – Clayton, Victoria


Friday Bonus
If you visit New York City, please don't be a slow walker.


Upcoming Events
T3 Webinar: Learning from the Implementation of Dynamic Tolling on I-405 Express Lanes – November 16

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