Friday, February 7, 2020

Friday, February 7, 2020

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, February 7, 2020 - Cranford, New Jersey



AVIATION

1) New Academy Of Model Aeronautics Coalition Fights For Better Drone Remote ID Rule

2) 93 Year-Old Inventor, Former NASA Langley Engineer Recognized For Developing Weather Hazard Advisory Technology For Private Pilots

3) Air New Zealand Sees Surge In In-Flight Broadband Sessions After Switching To Free-Of-Charge Model

4) Top Tech, Disruptors And The Next Decade Of Aviation, According To Air Transport Leaders
Future Travel Experience

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) FasTrak Says Public Would Try To Evade Tolls If We Knew How The System Works

GPS / NAVIGATION

6) Why GPS Tracking Matters For University Fleets

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

7) Thinking Aloud Podcast

MARITIME

8) Indonesian Ferry Operator To Require Passengers To Book Tickets Online

9) Research Shows Albatrosses Fitted With GPS Can Locate Illegal Fishing Vessels

OTHER

10) FHWA To Explore How AI And Blockchain Can Transform Transportation

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

11) UK Department For Transport External Affairs Head Takes Public Affairs Transport Role

RAILROADS

12) How IoT Brings Railway Efficiency To Dutch Rail Network

ROADWAYS

13) ‘Green Wave’ Traffic Signs Installed On Kyiv, Ukraine Streets

14) New York State Senator Probes Alleged Safety Sign Problems On Mario Cuomo Bridge

SAFETY / SECURITY

15) Virginia Passes Bills That Protect LGBTQ, Ban Handheld Phones While Driving

16) Bespoke Launches AI Chatbot To Offer Coronavirus Updates To Travelers

17) US Agencies Using Phone Location Data For Immigration Enforcement, Report Says

18) US Customs And Border Protection Upgrading To New Facial Recognition Algorithm In March

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

19) Uber Making It Easier For Suburban Commuters To Schedule Rides To Train Station

20) Lyft Prepping Number Of New Features For Passengers And Drivers

TELEMATICS

21) The 2021 Escalade’s Curved Screens Are A Taste Of What’s To Come

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

22) Lack Of Communication Causes Long Traffic Delays On I-10 In Louisiana

23) Smash’d App Makes Vehicle Accident Reporting Seamless

TRANSIT

24) New York MTA Yanks Recordings Of Ex-Subway Chief Andy Byford Following Resignation

25) Moovit Adds AR Navigation To Its Urban Transport App

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

26) Pocatello, Idaho Using Traffic Center To Identify Roads That Need Plowing

VEHICLES

27) US House Panel To Hold Hearing On Future Of Self-Driving Cars

28) Autopilot Consortium Demos IoT Benefits For AVs


News Releases


Friday Bonus


Solicitation


Upcoming Events

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