Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, March 5, 2019 - Cranford, New Jersey


CARTOGRAPHY

1) Google Maps Adds Photo Radar Warning for Drivers

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

2) Baidu Chief Calls for Intelligent Transportation Solutions

3) ITS Industry ‘Failing’ in Middle East

4) Second Phase of Intelligent Traffic System Being Installed in Edmond, Oklahoma

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) Chinese Hackers Use Phishing Emails to Target Engineering, Transport and Defense Companies

6) Nebraska Lawmakers Hear Testimony For, Against Texting and Driving Legislation

TRANSIT

7) Vending Machines Being Tested as Replacements for Newsstands in New York City Subway

8) Anti-Kitten Lab Ads Appear on Maryland Buses, Trains After Watchdog Group’s Lawsuit Settled

9) Interview with Subway Voice and Transportation Expert Bernie Wagenblast

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) Inside Ottawa’s Traffic Nerve Center

VEHICLES

11) Some Self-Driving Car Systems Have Trouble Detecting Darker Skin, Study Says

12) Hyundai’s New ‘Digital Key’ Technology Replaces Car Key

13) Aston Martin’s New Hypercar Makes You Use Your Smartphone as the Display


News Releases


Solicitation


Upcoming Events

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Monday, March 4, 2019

Monday, March 4, 2019

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, March 4, 2019 - Cranford, New Jersey


AVIATION

1) JetBlue Apologizes for JFK Airport Display That Honored Convicted Killer

2) JetBlue Offers Free Flights to People Who Delete Their Instagram Posts

3) State DOTs’ Use of Drone Technologies Will Transform Transportation in New Ways

CAMERAS

4) Rise in French Road Deaths Blamed on Destruction of Three-Quarters of Speed Cameras

CARTOGRAPHY

5) Google Maps Expands Number of Cities Showing Lime Scooters and Bikes

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

6) New Jersey Lawmakers Approve Instant Receipts for E-ZPass Customers

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

7) Minnesotans Keep Hitting Snowplows

RAILROADS

8) African Rail Summit Sets Out Digital Future

ROADWAYS

9) Train Alerts in Lakeland, Florida Intended to Reduce Delays

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

10) Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Looks to Improve Response to Traffic Incidents

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Travel Times on Smart City Displays in Pune Unreliable

12) Five Things to Know About the Sugar Land, Texas Traffic Management Center

VEHICLES

13) Pittsburgh Mayor Issues Executive Order for Testing of Autonomous Vehicles in City

14) Tesla (Enhanced) Autopilot vs. Full Self-Driving: What’s the Difference Now?


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.  
© 2019 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016

Friday, March 1, 2019

Friday, March 1, 2019

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, March 1, 2019 - Cranford, New Jersey


CAMERAS

1) North Carolina Bill Would Use $1.5 Million to Help Record NCDOT’s Traffic Cameras

GPS / NAVIGATION

2) Russian Spacecraft to Use Navigation System Not Dependent Upon GLONASS or GPS

MARITIME

3) Navigation System Developed for Russian Navy Said to Be Superior to GPS and GLONASS

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

4) How Pro-Transit Forces Are Trying to Drive Turnout in Gwinnett County, Georgia

5) New Orleans RTA Board’s Approval of New Chief in Private Vote May Have Violated Sunshine Laws

6) Senator Joni Ernst Introduces Bill To Require Project Cost Overrun Disclosure

7) Rides Mass Transit to Hold Lunch and Learn on Navigating Public Transportation

8) Proposed Washington State Bill Would Add ‘Zipper Merge’ to Driver’s Ed Manuals

9) Kent State University to Help Boost Columbiana County Port Authority on Social Media

RAILROADS

10) Amtrak: Chicago Union Station Signal Failure Caused by Human Error

11) New Digital Amtrak Sign in Operation at Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Cyber Spoofing Attack Hits US Labor, Transportation Departments

TRANSIT

13) Public Transportation Needs Same Attention to Technological Innovation as Self-Driving Cars

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) New Jersey Turns to Electronic Signs to Get Out Messages

VEHICLES

15) A Look at the Future of Automotive Interfaces

16) First Look at Tesla’s New Enhanced Summon: Self-Driving in Parking Lots


News Releases


Friday Bonus


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.  
© 2019 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016