Friday, March 31, 2017

Friday, March 31, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, March 31, 2017 - Spring Lake Heights, New Jersey

AVIATION
1) Gulf Airlines Offer Workarounds to US Electronics Ban
2) Electronic License Plates for Drones
CAMERAS
3) Michigan State Police Say People Rushing to Scene of Crashes Thinking They See Their Car on Traffic Cams
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
4) Intelligent Traffic System Nearing Completion in Jackson County, Mississippi
5) ITS Australia Newsletter - March 2017

MARITIME
6) Indian Government Asks Major Ports to Introduce RFID System
7) Look to the Nordics for Digital Maritime Solutions
OTHER
8) Profile: Rhode Island DOT
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
9) South Carolina Public Meeting on Transportation Draws Zero Participants
RAILROADS
10) Bill Would Require FRA to Notify Congress of Passenger-Rail Safety Audits
Congressman Albio Sires news release
ROADWAYS
11) Business Interests Hold First-of-Its-King Meeting with San Francisco to Stop Traffic Congestion
12) Iowa LTAP Study Yields Publication on Traffic Sign Effectiveness
Iowa Local Technical Assistance Program Sign Effectiveness Guide
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
13) Volkswagen Uses Quantum Computing to Fight Beijing Traffic
Volkswagen article
TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
14) CHAMP Program Seeing Early Success, Say Georgia Transportation Officials
TRANSIT
15) Oregon Transit Agency Tries Fare Collection as a Service
16) Transit Advertising Pilot Program Launched on Maui Bus
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
17) DiDi: Big Data to Improve Traffic Safety, Intelligent Driving
VEHICLES
18) Tesla Software Update Increases Upper Speed Limit for Autosteer, Improves Summon Feature
News Releases
Friday Bonus
Upcoming Events
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Thursday, March 30, 2017

Thursday, March 30, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, March 30, 2017 - Long Hill, New Jersey

AVIATION
1) Helicopter Industry Slow to Embrace Flight Data Monitoring
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
2) Hamilton, Ontario Pilot Project Aims for Safety ‘Tool Kit’ for Pedestrians, Cyclists
CAMERAS
3) Texas Senate Votes to Ban Red-Light Cameras Statewide
4) IIHS Under Fire for Unauthorized Speed Cameras
5) Street Sensors and Cameras in Pennsylvania: Urban Asset or Privacy Concern?
GPS / NAVIGATION
6) Congress Warned of GPS Vulnerabilities
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
7) A New ‘Intelligent Routing’ Algorithm for Cars Could Dramatically Improve Traffic Flow
8) The M1 on Sheffield’s Outskirts Now Officially a ‘Smart’ Motorway
MARITIME
9) Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG Goes Digital After ‘Stable’ 2016
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
10) Colorado DOT Pushes to Educate Drivers on ‘Zipper Merging’
RAILROADS
11) USDOT Report: Reporting of Suicide and Trespass Incidents by Online Media in US
SAFETY / SECURITY
12) Smartphones May Be to Blame for Unprecedented Spike in Pedestrian Deaths
Governors Highway Safety Association news release
13) Safety Data May Spur Public Trust in Driverless Cars
14) Senator Wyden Aims to End Phone Searches at Airports and Borders
SPACE
15) Integrating Space Vehicle Operations into the National Airspace System
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
16) Uber to Pilot ‘Digital Slug Lines’ in DC Region
17) Uber Will Now Let you Edit Your Pick-Up Location Mid-Trip Request
TRANSIT
18) New App Notifies Public Transit Riders When a Pregnant Rider Needs a Seat
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
19) Behind the Scenes Look at Columbia County, Georgia’s Traffic Control Center
20) Nevada DOT Unveils Project Neon Mobile App
VEHICLES
21) Ford Hires 400 for Canadian Connected Car Research
22) Tesla Now Lets You Doodle in Your Car
23) Ford to Sponsor Connected Car Hackathon at NAB Show
News Releases
Upcoming Events
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The Transportation Communications Newsletter (ISSN 1529-1057) is published electronically Monday through Friday.   For a free subscription or to unsubscribe, or for comments or questions, please contact me at bernie@transportationradio.com. TCN archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications    
Follow me on Twitter @TransportComm. Member: Society of Professional Journalists   
© 2017 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016
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Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, March 29, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey
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AVIATION
1) FAA to Launch Effort to Identify Drones Midflight
2) AI Wields the Power to Make Flying Safer - and Maybe Even Pleasant
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
3) Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to Add New Bike, Pedestrian Logos Around City
CAMERAS
4) Trucking Industry Quicker to Embrace Dual Dashcam Systems
CARTOGRAPHY
5) There’s a Big Problem with Uber’s Heralded Mapping Technology
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
6) Bahrain May Be Regional Hub for Japanese Intelligent Transport Solutions
7) Modules 17-20 Added to ITS Professional Capacity Building Program
MARITIME
8) Ferry Safety and Technology Conference Returns to New York City in May
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
9) Massachusetts State Senators Talk Transportation on Statewide Listening Tour
RAILROADS
10) Amtrak Goes Way Off Track in Lack of Assurance for Public, Passenger Safety
TELEMATICS
11) Waze Gets Into the Order-Ahead Business with Dunkin’ Donuts
Dunkin’ Donuts news release
TRANSIT
12) Ad from Swedish Transit Agency, Västtrafik, Takes on Hype for Self-Driving Vehicles
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
13) More Oregon DOT Electronic Signs Coming to the Portland Area
VEHICLES
14) Nvidia Wants to Drive the Autonomous Future
15) Thinking Highways: The Autonomous Issue
News Releases
Solicitation
Upcoming Events
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The Transportation Communications Newsletter (ISSN 1529-1057) is published electronically Monday through Friday.   For a free subscription or to unsubscribe, or for comments or questions, please contact me at bernie@transportationradio.com. TCN archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications    
Follow me on Twitter @TransportComm. Member: Society of Professional Journalists   
© 2017 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016
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