Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, September 5, 2016

Monday, September 5, 2016 – Cranford, New Jersey

EDI Brings Technology to a New Level with ATC Cabinet Solutions

Eberle Design Inc. (EDI) is at the forefront of the industry's development of the new Advanced Traffic Controller Cabinet (ATCC) – bringing the traffic cabinet of the future into the market today. The ATC cabinet has an open architecture design that takes advantage of ultra-low power LED signals, enhanced fail-safer design, with enhanced cabinet peripheral equipment diagnostics, compact double-density size and modularity. For more information, kindly contact Jon Muilenberg, EDI Sales Director, at JMuilenberg@editraffic.com.

AVIATION

1) DARPA Wants to Make Drone Radio Controls More Secure

Link to FCW article

https://fcw.com/articles/2016/09/02/darpa-drone-rockwell.aspx

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

2) First Automated Underground Bicycle Parking System Opens in Singapore

Link to Singapore Business Review article

http://sbr.com.sg/transport-logistics/news/lta-unveils-singapore%E2%80%99s-first-ever-automated-underground-bicycle-parking-sy

Link to further information

CAMERAS

3) Cypriot Transport Minister Seeks Speedy Introduction of Speed Cameras

Link to Cyprus Mail article

http://cyprus-mail.com/2016/09/05/transport-minister-seeks-speedy-introduction-speed-cameras/

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

4) Railroads Keep Most Bridge Inspection Data Secret

Link to Spokesman-Review article

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/sep/04/railroads-keep-most-bridge-inspection-data-secret/

RAILROADS

5) Rail Bridge Inspections Lack Transparency

Link to Democrat & Chronicle article

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2016/09/02/watchdog-rail-bridge-inspections-lack-transparency/89725418/

ROADWAYS

6) Massachusetts DOT Working to Restore 30 Colonial-Era Milestone Markers

Link to Boston Globe article

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2016/09/02/massdot-working-restore-colonial-era-milestone-markers/gmVSlHD5KYMVTQTZzDkYVI/story.html

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

7) Technology and Enticements to Help Detroit Pistons Fans Battle I-75 Construction Traffic Snarls

Link to Crain’s Detroit Business article

http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160904/NEWS/160909934/palace-will-rely-on-technology-enticements-to-help-pistons-fans

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

8) 24x7 Center to Monitor Traffic in Gurgaon and Faridabad, India

Link to Times of India article

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/24x7-centre-to-monitor-traffic-in-GurgaonFaridabad/articleshow/54010243.cms

9) Transgenders, College Students to Offer Traffic Lessons in New Delhi

Link to Times of India article

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Transgenders-students-to-offer-traffic-lessons/articleshow/54009359.cms

10) Falmouth, Massachusetts Beach Department to Explore Options for Real-Time Traffic Updates

Link to Falmouth Enterprise article

http://www.capenews.net/falmouth/news/beach-department-to-explore-options-for-real-time-traffic-updates/article_6baab0c2-96be-5f71-a72b-cad0893c28ea.html

VEHICLES

11) Daimler Starts Test of In-Car Delivery in Germany

Link to automotiveIT International article

http://www.automotiveit.com/daimler-starts-test-of-in-car-delivery/news/id-0050630

Link to news release

News Releases

1) American Trucking Associations Rolls Out Comprehensive Truck Safety Video

Upcoming Events

USDOT Webinar: Ridesharing, Technology and TDM in Campus Transportation-Lessons for Statewide and Metropolitan Planning – September 8

https://www.volpe.dot.gov/event/campus-ridesharing-technology-and-transportation-demand-management

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Friday, September 2, 2016

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Friday, September 2, 2016 – Cranford, New Jersey

MARITIME

1) Gogo Focuses on Aero While Industry Makes Waves in Maritime

Link to Runway Girl Network article

https://www.runwaygirlnetwork.com/2016/09/01/making-waves-in-maritime/

RAILROADS

2) Track Workers Expected to Get Electronic Warning System in Next Five Years

Link to Progressive Railroading article

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/safety/article/Perspective-Roadway-Worker-Warning-System-Alternative-to-PTC--49352

ROADWAYS

3) New Signs on New York's Taconic Parkway Designed to Improve Safety

Link to Mount Pleasant Daily Voice article

http://mountpleasant.dailyvoice.com/news/new-signs-on-taconic-parkway-with-exit-numbers-designed-to-improve-safety/679739/

SAFETY / SECURITY

4) Louisiana Disaster Reveals Deep Challenges in Flood Communication

Link to Washington Post article

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2016/08/18/they-didnt-warn-you-louisiana-disaster-reveals-deep-challenges-in-flood-communication/

5) Police Losing Battle to Get Drivers to Put Down Their Phones

Link to AP article

http://www.beaches.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/police-losing-battle-to-get-drivers-to-put-down-their-phones/2292060

6) App Gives Oslo's Children a Direct Say Over Their Own Road Safety

Link to Guardian article

https://www.theguardian.com/public-leaders-network/2016/sep/02/app-oslo-children-traffic-road-safety

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

7) Uber Wins Right to Challenge London's English Tests for Drivers

Link to BBC News story

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-37247164

TRANSIT

8) Mobile Signals Turned Off at Singapore MRT Stations to Check for Signaling Interference

Link to Today article

http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/mobile-signals-be-switched-four-circle-line-stations-on-friday-evening

Link to news release

9) SmartTransit USA Conference Coming to Elizabeth, New Jersey in October

Link to interview on Transportation Radio

https://transportationradio.wordpress.com/2016/09/02/smarttransit-usa-being-held-in-october/

10) Paris Public Transport Agency Apologizes for 'Sexist' Publicity Campaign

Link to Telegraph article

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/09/01/paris-public-transport-apologises-for-sexist-security-publicity/

Link to RATP news release (in French)

VEHICLES

11) Michigan Senate Committee Sends Autonomous Car Bills for a Vote

Link to Detroit News article

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2016/08/31/autonomous-car-bill-package/89658856/

12) Nvidia, Baidu Partner to Develop AI-Powered Autonomous Vehicle Platform

Link to ZDNet article

http://www.zdnet.com/article/nvidia-baidu-partner-to-develop-ai-powered-autonomous-vehicle-platform/

Link to news release

News Releases

1) Loudoun County, Virginia Launches Real-Time Bus Information System

2) ProgressiveRailroading.com Gets a New Look

3) Equalizer Launches Auto Glass TV Network

Friday Bonus

And you thought you had problems picking out your bag at the airport.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/matching-red-luggage-causes-confusion-for-british-olympians-at-airport/

Solicitations

- Nominations Sought – Transportation Development Hall of Fame – American Road & Transportation Builders Association

http://www.artba.org/foundation/hall-of-fame/

- Nominations Sought – Women Leaders in Transportation Design & Construction Awards – American Road & Transportation Builders Association

http://www.artba.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2016women-leader-awards.pdf

Upcoming Events

Cloud LVSA (Large Scale Video Analysis) First Open Group Meeting – September 26 – Brussels

http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=f15b6ba26fe7837737124a612&id=3dfd7a62e8&e=db383a35b9

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Thursday, September 1, 2016

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Thursday, September 1, 2016 – Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Gainesville Regional Airport Bans Distribution of Local Magazines

Link to WUFT News story

http://www.wuft.org/news/2016/08/31/gainesville-regional-airport-bans-distribution-of-local-magazines/

2) Airports Investing in Technology and Training to Support Passengers with Additional Needs

Link to Future Travel Experience article

http://www.futuretravelexperience.com/2016/09/airports-turning-to-technology-and-training-to-support-passengers-with-additional-needs/

3) American Airlines' New Ad Campaign Tells Fliers to Make the Best of It

Link to Marketplace story

https://www.marketplace.org/2016/08/31/business/american-airlines-new-ad-campaign-tells-fliers-make-best-it

CAMERAS

4) Bicyclists Triggering DC Red Light Cameras But Won't Get Tickets

Link to WRC-TV story

http://www.nbcwashington.com/traffic/transit/Bicyclists-Triggering-DC-Red-Light-Cameras-But-Wont-Get-Tickets-391955121.html

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) New App Allows Drivers to Skip Tollbooths on Illinois Tollways

Link to Kenosha News article

http://www.kenoshanews.com/news/new_app_allows_drivers_to_skip_tollbooths_on_illinois_tollways_489519265.php

FREIGHT

6) Shipping Container Tracking on Verge of Big Increase

Link to GPS World article

http://gpsworld.com/shipping-container-tracking-on-verge-of-big-increase/

GPS / NAVIGATION

7) Mobile App for Visually Impaired Could Improve GPS Accuracy

Link to TechTarget article

http://searchcio.techtarget.com/feature/Mobile-app-for-visually-impaired-could-improve-GPS-accuracy

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

8) ITS Expert Asks 'Are We Too Inward Looking?'

Link to Smart Highways article

http://smarthighways.net/its-expert-asks-are-we-too-inward-looking/

9) IEEE ITS Podcast: Transportation Electrification with Philip Krein

Link to podcast

http://itsp.cicei.com/?p=919

10) CIMEC (Cooperative ITS for Mobility in European Cities) Newsletter – September 2016

Link to newsletter

http://cimec-project.eu/newsletter/cimec-newsletter-2/

MARITIME

11) Singapore Launches New Maritime Safety Group

Link to The Diplomat article

http://thediplomat.com/2016/09/singapore-launches-new-maritime-safety-group/

OTHER

12) New System Could Bring Heads Up Display to More Motorcycle Helmets

Link to New Atlas article

http://newatlas.com/seemore-motorcycle-helmet-hud/45214/

RAILROADS

13) What's Next for Rail is Secure SCADA

Link to Progressive Railroading article

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_industry_trends/article/Perspective-Whats-Next-for-Rail-is-Secure-SCADA--49321

SAFETY / SECURITY

14) White House, USDOT Want Help Using Open Data to Prevent Traffic Crashes

Link to FedScoop article

http://fedscoop.com/transportation-department-white-house-calling-public-to-use-open-data-to-prevent-traffic-crashes

15) Oregon DOT Releases New Campaign Called Safétymon Go

Link to KATU-TV story

http://katu.com/news/local/odot-releases-new-campaign-called-saftymon-go

Link to news release

16) Rental Cars Can Be Data Thieves, Warns FTC

Link to FCW article

https://fcw.com/articles/2016/08/31/ftc-cert-rockwell.aspx

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

17) Google is Driving a Blurry Line with Waze Carpool Pilot

Link to Time article

http://time.com/4475110/google-waze-carpool-background-checks/

TELEMATICS

18) Carmakers Need Mandates to Help Accelerate Telematics in Brazil

Link to Telematics Update article

http://social.telematicsupdate.com/telematics/carmakers-need-mandates-help-accelerate-telematics-brazil

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

19) Los Angeles County Metro Freeway Service Patrol Celebrates 25^th Anniversary

Link to City News Service article

http://patch.com/california/malibu/l-county-metro-freeway-service-patrol-celebrates-25th-anniversary

TRANSIT

20) Yakima Transit Using More Technology to 'Step Up' Ridership

Link to KIMA-TV story

http://kimatv.com/news/local/yakima-transit-using-more-technology-to-step-up-ridership

21) What Key Marketing Lessons Transit Agencies Can Learn from Other Industries

Link to Mobility Lab article

http://mobilitylab.org/2016/08/25/messaging-lessons-transit-other-industries/

22) Books on the Rail Sets Books Free on Melbourne's Trams, Trains and Buses

Link to 774 ABC Melbourne story

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-29/books-on-the-rail-sets-books-free-on-melbourne-public-transport/7794558

Link to Books on the Rail

23) Mapping the Sounds of the London Underground

Link to CityLab article

http://www.citylab.com/commute/2016/08/mapping-the-sounds-of-the-london-underground/498221/

VEHICLES

24) Fully Autonomous Cars Are Unlikely, Says NTSB Chairman

Link to MIT Technology Review article

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/602273/fully-autonomous-cars-are-unlikely-says-americas-top-transportation-safety-official/

25) Baidu Gets the Green Light to Test Self-Driving Cars on Google's Turf

Link to The Verge article

http://www.theverge.com/2016/9/1/12748992/baidu-self-driving-car-california-dmv-testing-permit-google

26) Connected Vehicle Pilot Program Enters Phase Two

Link to further information from USDOT ITS Joint Program Office

http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1103439157490&ca=0423ea8d-76e6-4a40-b96c-d6d049a11037

News Releases

1) USDOT's Bureau of Transportation Statistics Releases First-Ever National Transit Map Data

2) The Source Newsletter from Information Station Specialists – August 2016

3) Union Pacific Railroad Hosts National Suicide Prevention Summit

4) MyCitySmarts: Traffic Signal Survey

Solicitation

- Request for Proposal – ITS/Operations Design Services Contract – Virginia DOT

http://www.virginiadot.org/business/resources/LocDes/RFP-OD-20160901.pdf

Upcoming Events

CO/WY ITE - ITS Rocky Mountain 2016 Joint Meeting – October 20-21 – Arvada, Colorado

http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/281841/bf53da5078/1410002048/3283c518ec/

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The Transportation Communications Newsletter (ISSN 1529-1057) is published electronically Monday through Friday.

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