Thursday, July 15, 2021

 Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, July 15, 2021 - Cranford, New Jersey

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ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Several Augusta, Maine Upgrades Aimed At Improving Pedestrian Safety

WMME Radio

AVIATION

2) AT&T Says It Will Bring mmWave 5G To Seven US Airports This Year

The Verge

3) Delta Pilot Sues The Airline For Allegedly Stealing A Communications App He Designed

Engadget

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) MnPass To Become E-ZPass

WCCO-TV

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) NextNav’s 3D Maps Make The GPS Blue Dot More Accurate

Axios

6) Manheim Deploys Car-Tracking Technology At Auction Sites

WardsAuto

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

7) Intelligent Traffic Management System Installed In Lahaul And Spiti, India

Tribune News Service

8) Smart Transportation Dispatch - July 15, 2021

Carnegie Mellon University

OTHER

9) The Car Crashes That Go Undetected

Bloomberg CityLab

PRIVACY

10) Bipartisan Calls To Regulate Facial Recognition Tech Grow Louder

Nextgov

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

11) Port Authority Of Allegheny County Begins $230,000 Campaign To Lure Riders Back To Transit

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

ROADWAYS

12) New Signs Alert Drivers When Trains Are Crossing Street In London, Ontario

Blackburn News

SAFETY / SECURITY

13) Smart Technology Can Stop Drivers Getting Distracted And Crashing, Says Auto Firm

Shine

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

14) Reopening A Major Freeway After A Tanker Fire

Talking Michigan Transportation podcast

TRANSIT

15) Metra To Close Lake Forest, Villa Park Ticket Offices As Riders Turn To App

WFLD-TV

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

16) How Hawaii DOT Used Technology And Data To Improve Traffic And Reduce Emissions

Route Fifty

17) Drones, Control Rooms Will Monitor Traffic During Apple Transportation Season In Shimla, India

Tribune News Service

News Releases

1) University Of Connecticut Parking And Transportation Services Goes Virtual With License Plate Recognition Enforcement

2) Hawaii DOT Remote Learning Site Wins Silver At 2021 Pele Awards

3) Audi: Inner Worlds – The New Architecture Of Mobility

4) Green, Safe And Smart Transport Networks: Additional €242 Million For Transport Infrastructure Studies By EU

5) Cincinnati Metro And TANK Riders Can Now Use Cash To Purchase Mobile Tickets

6) Duncan Aviation Announces New Podcast Series: A Day In The Life

7) IndyGo Launches Vendor Development Pilot Program

8) ITS (UK) Chair Welcomes Transport Decarbonization Plan, But Says ITS Could Be Used More Right Now

9) Bird Launches Safe Start To Keep Riders Safe After-Hours

10) Woven Planet Holdings, A Subsidiary Of Toyota, To Acquire Carmera

11) IBI Group Partners With Urban Movement Labs, Los Angeles Agencies, To Implement Innovative Transportation Solutions

Solicitation

 -  Submissions Invited - ITS America’s Annual Awards

Upcoming Events

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