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Friday, October 21, 2016 – Cranford, New Jersey

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BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

1) App Helps Reunite Cyclists with Their Stolen Bicycles

Link to Daily Courier article

http://www.kelownadailycourier.ca/news/article_21cd4940-9749-11e6-8f1b-4b1e8080b747.html

CARTOGRAPHY

2) New York City Subways, Buses Brought Together on One Map

Link to amNew York article

http://www.amny.com/transit/nyc-subways-buses-brought-together-on-one-map-1.12477047

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) Russians Seek Answers Over Moscow GPS Malfunction

Link to AP article

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2016/10/21/russians-seek-answers-central-moscow-gps-malfunction/92504976/

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

4) Interview with Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Executive Director Pat Foye

Link to Transportation Radio interview

https://goo.gl/ucmOud

MARITIME

5) Advancing US's Supply Chains at Ports Includes IoT

Link to Material Handling & Logistics article

http://mhlnews.com/technology-automation/advancing-nations-supply-chains-ports-includes-iot

6) Largest Unmanned Naval Exercise Weighs Anchor

Link to GPS World article

http://gpsworld.com/largest-unmanned-naval-exercise-weighs-anchor/

Link to news release

OTHER

7) Deaf Truck Drivers Face Ignorance, Prejudice

Link to Fleet Owner article

http://fleetowner.com/driver-management-resource-center/get-hell-out-my-weigh-station  

8) Innovation Snapshots – October 2016

Link to Michigan DOT newsletter

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdot/MDOT_Oct_Innovations_WEB_538309_7.pdf

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

9) How Alameda Corridor Transportation Agency Avoided Public Accountability Laws for Years

Link to Press-Telegram article

http://www.presstelegram.com/government-and-politics/20161020/how-an-obscure-alameda-corridor-rail-agency-avoided-public-accountability-laws-for-years

RAILROADS

10) Amtrak Bans Samsung Galaxy Note7 Smartphones

Link to KEYT-TV story

http://www.keyt.com/news/safety/amtrak-bans-samsung-galaxy-7-smartphones/128485110

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) Philippines Immigration to Install Biometrics System at Aquino International Airport

Link to Daily Tribune article

http://www.tribune.net.ph/metro/immigration-to-install-biometrics-system-at-naia

SPACE

12) DARPA Transfers to US Air Force a Revolutionary Space Surveillance Telescope

Link to US Defense Department's Armed with Science blog

http://science.dodlive.mil/2016/10/21/darpa-transfers-to-the-air-force-a-revolutionary-space-surveillance-telescope/

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

13) South Africa Plans Nationwide Electronic Taxi Fare System

Link to African News Agency article

http://www.iol.co.za/motoring/industry-news/cashless-system-for-sa-taxi-industry-2080637

TRANSIT

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

Link to Europtransport article

http://www.eurotransportmagazine.com/20949/transport-extra/real-time-advanced-mobile-apps-enhance-ncts-understanding-customers

VEHICLES

15) Elon Musk: Negative Media Coverage of Autonomous Vehicles Could Be 'Killing People'

Link to The Verge article

http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/19/13341306/elon-musk-negative-media-autonomous-vehicles-killing-people

News Releases

1) Teens in the Driver Seat Launches Teen Driver App to Curb Distracted Driving Among Teen Drivers

2) USDOT Releases Directive for 2017 Airline On-Time Reporting

3) Arizona DOT's 'Drive for Them' Campaign Aims to Curb Selfish Driving Habits

4) MyCarDoesWhat Honored with Platinum PR Award for Public Service Announcement

5) Northwest Seaport Alliance to Launch Mobile Apps to Speed Cargo Flow, Reduce Emissions

Job Posting

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

http://careersmanager.pageuppeople.com/513/cw/en/job/553635/research-fellow-in-intelligent-transport

Friday Bonus

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

http://nypost.com/video/heres-how-much-new-yorkers-hate-slow-walkers/

Upcoming Events

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

https://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s161116_Learning_from_Implementation_of_Dynamic_Tolling_Express_Lanes.asp

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