Thursday, December 15, 2016

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Thursday, December 15, 2016 – Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) App Uses Your Selfies to Speed Up Airport Customs

WTOP Radio

2) Orlando International Airport Disputes Name of Orlando Melbourne International Airport

WFTV-TV

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) European Satellite Navigation System Galileo Takes on GPS After Delays

Sky News

MARITIME

4) Holland America to Offer Onboard Previews of Ports of Call

Sun Sentinel

Further information from Holland America Line

PARKING

5) Truck Parking Information Management System Operational in Wisconsin

WISC-TV

Wisconsin DOT news release

ROADWAYS

6) Japan to Use English Traffic Signs Amid Rise in Tourist Accidents

Kyodo News

7) Improving the Effectiveness of Smart Work Zone Technologies, Part 2

WorkZoneITSBlog

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Warning System Aims to Save Lives in Highway Work Zones

Catalyst

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

9) Metra Reaches Deal with Uber for Marketing, While Rival Lyft Expands

Chicago Tribune

Metra news release

10) Meet Beacon, Uber's Colorful New Gadget to Help Prevent Those Awkward Car Mixups

The Verge

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Dispatchers with New York State DOT Work to Keep Up with Snowy Weather

WHEC-TV

VEHICLES

12) California DMV Tells Uber to Stop Self-Driving Car Tests

USA Today

California DMV news release

13) US Transportation Secretary: Driverless Car Work Will Survive Trump

The Hill

14) GM to Begin Testing Self-Driving Chevy Bolts on Streets of Detroit

Detroit Free Press

General Motors news release

15) Sacramento Announces It's Ready to Join Self-Driving Car Game

Government Technology

16) BMW's HoloActive Touch Floats a Virtual Touchscreen Next to Your Steering Wheel

The Verge

17) This Tech Could Turn Your Car Into a Spy

Nextgov

News Releases

1) Skyroam Introduces Airport Vending Machines Offering Wi-Fi Hotspot Rentals

2) Transport for West Midlands and Whim Set to Pioneer MaaS in the UK

3) Meet GLAdys – Glasgow Airport's First Robot Ambassador

4) Minnesota DOT Adds New Features to 511 Traveler Information System

5) Emergency One and Vodafone Team on Smart Fire Engines

6) BMW Group to Start Research with IBM Watson

7) TV Stations Throughout US Support Anti-Drunk Driving PSA Campaign

8) San Francisco Bay Area Freeway Patrol Joins Waze Connected Citizens Program

9) TomTom and Microsoft Join Forces to Bring Location-Based Services to Azure

10) US Transportation Secretary Appoints 24 Members to the New Pipeline Safety Voluntary Information-Sharing System Working Group

Upcoming Events

i-Transport and UATP Conference & Exhibition – February 14-16 – Sandton, South Africa

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