Friday, September 11, 2020

 Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, September 11, 2020 - Cranford, New Jersey

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CAMERAS

1) Georgia DOT To Install 13 CCTV Cameras Along I-75

Clayton News-Daily

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

2) Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority Will Begin Accepting E-ZPass

Traffic Technology Today

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) Waze Lays Off 5% Of Workforce, Closes Offices In Asia, Latin America

The Verge

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) Fitsco, Cognitive Pilot Form Strategic Alliance To Develop ITS In Asia, Russia

Traffic Technology Today

5) ITS And You

USDOT ITS JPO blog

OTHER

6) AI In Transportation Reduces Employee Workloads For Shipping Company

TechTarget

PRIVACY

7) Under Pressure From Privacy Advocates, San Diego Mayor Shuts Down Streetlight Cameras

KPBS

8) Portland, Oregon’s Ban On Business Use Of Facial Recognition Tech Said To Be A First

Route Fifty

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

9) New York City Police Department Launches New Dashboards To Improve Transparency

WPIX-TV

10) AASHTO re:source Launches Podcast

AASHTO Journal

ROADWAYS

11) The Science Behind Bilingual Signs, And Whether They’re Really ‘Confusing’ On The Road

iNews

TRANSIT

12) Minnesota’s Metro Transit Updates NexTrip To Better Predict Bus Arrivals

KMSP-TV

VEHICLES

13) Utah’s ‘Talking’ Cars Project Enters Second Phase

StateScoop

14) Letter Seeks White House Support for Transportation Spectrum Preservation

AASHTO Journal

15) Cruise’s AI Enables Driverless Vehicles To Navigate Uncommon Scenarios

VentureBeat

16) Tech Firms Gear Up To Tap Self-Driving Taxi Services

China Daily

17) Audi’s New Tech Offers Integrated Payment For Road Tolls, And Eventually Things Like Coffee, Food

KABC-TV

18) How Waymo Prepares Its Self-Driving Vehicles For The Real World

Waymo blog

 

News Releases

1) Chicago Transit Authority Upgrades, Expands Ridership Information Dashboard To Include Dynamic Rail Crowding Data

2) Los Angeles Metro Receives $700,000 FTA Grant To Develop Pilot Travel Rewards Program

3) DART’s GoPass Approved For STAR Transit

Friday Bonus

Tired of waiting on line at the DMV? Looking for an opportunity to show your artistic skills? Here’s an idea from Kentucky.

 

Job Postings

 -  Communications and Marketing Manager - Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit - Petaluma, California

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