Tuesday, July 28, 2015

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Tuesday, July 28, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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ITS Carolinas FIRST Annual Meeting – September 14 – 15, 2015.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN

The newest ITS America Chapter represents agencies in NC and SC. In September, Charlotte will be host to the largest ITS conference ever held in the region. Registration is open and opportunities for sponsors, exhibits, and demonstrations are still available. Please visit our web site for more details and to register. We look forward to seeing you in September www.itscarolinas.org

AVIATION

1) Communications Issues Raised on Allegiant Air Flight to Fargo with 'Low Fuel'

Link to story on WDAY-TV:

http://www.wday.com/news/3805667-allegiant-flight-almost-made-emergency-landing-fargo-minutes-blue-angels-practiced-last

2) Daytona Beach International Hits Mother Lode When Mining ZIP Code Data

Link to article in Airport Improvement:

http://www.airportimprovement.com/article/daytona-beach-intl-hits-mother-lode-when-mining-zip-code-data

3) Airports Are Blind to Fliers Like Me

Link to commentary in The Town Talk:

http://www.thetowntalk.com/story/opinion/2015/07/27/james-fox-airports-blind-fliers-like/30758321/

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

4) Someday Your Phone May Stop an Oncoming Car

Link to IDG News Service article:

http://www.cio.com/article/2953374/someday-your-phone-may-stop-an-oncoming-car.html

CAMERAS

5) Hundreds of Cameras Monitoring Phoenix-Area Roadways
Link to story KNXV-TV:
http://www.abc15.com/news/region-phoenix-metro/central-phoenix/hundreds-of-cameras-monitoring-valley-roadways   

6) Cameras at Railroad Crossings Could Save Lives, New York Lawmakers Say
Link to article in The Journal News:
http://www.lohud.com/story/news/2015/07/27/cameras--railroad-grade-crossings/30730101/

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

7) Coming Soon: Less Traffic with a Smart I-80 in California

Link to article on Berkeleyside:

http://www.berkeleyside.com/2015/07/28/coming-soon-less-traffic-with-a-smart-interstate-80/

8) Untangling World's Biggest Traffic Jams: Where IoT Meets Transportation

Link to article on SiliconANGLE:

http://siliconangle.com/blog/2015/07/28/untangling-worlds-biggest-traffic-jams-where-iot-meets-transit/

MARITIME

9) New Web-Based Docking System a Boon for South Africa's Ports

Link to article in Business Day:

http://www.bdlive.co.za/business/trade/2015/07/28/new-web-based-docking-system-a-boon-for-sas-ports

10) GPS Trackers Help Rescuers Find Stranded Boaters

Link to story on WPTV-TV:

http://www.wptv.com/entertainment/television/thenow/gps-trackers-help-rescuers-find-stranded-boaters

OTHER

11) Not Many Travel Apps Worth Downloading, Study Finds

Link to article from the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.aviationpros.com/news/14049933/not-many-travel-apps-worth-downloading-study-finds  

PARKING

12) Bill Seeks to Give Pittsburgh Police License Plate Info from Parking Authority

Link to article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review:

http://triblive.com/news/allegheny/8813450-74/police-parking-information#axzz3hDvobJBF

TRANSIT

13) DC Metro Working on Deal with Wireless Carriers to End Tunnel Dead Spots

Link to story on WAMU Radio: http://wamu.org/news/15/07/27/metro_working_on_deal_with_wireless_carriers_to_end_tunnel_dead_spots

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) Lagos App Helps Commuters Take Road Less Traveled

Link to article on How We Made It in Africa:

http://www.howwemadeitinafrica.com/start-up-snapshot-lagos-app-helps-commuters-take-road-less-travelled/50692/

VEHICLES

15) Senators Want NHTSA to Get Tough on Vehicle Hacking

Link to article in The Detroit News:

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2015/07/28/senators-want-nhtsa-get-tough-vehicle-hacking/30788105/

16) Automakers Try Integrated Tablets to Retain Backseat Business

Link to article in Automotive News:

http://www.autonews.com/article/20150726/OEM06/307279987/automakers-try-integrated-tablets-to-retain-backseat-business

News Releases

1) Los Angeles Metro Launches Summer Social Media Campaign to Encourage Walking and Biking

2) FHWA Awards $7.1 Million to Seven States, National Park Service to Speed Innovation

3) Himachal Pradesh Launches Road Accident Data Management System to Improve Road Safety

Upcoming Events

Webinar and Brown Bag Lecture: Transportation and Geography - July 31 - Burlington, Vermont

http://us9.campaign-archive1.com/?u=34f89147f2a7fd0ba31b9a41e&id=d54018502d&e=a47126e060

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Monday, July 27, 2015

Transportation Communications Newsletter

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Monday, July 27, 2015 – Franklin Township, Pennsylvania

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EDI Brings Technology to a New Level with ATC Cabinet Solutions

Eberle Design Inc. is at the forefront of the industry's development of the new Advanced Traffic Controller cabinet – 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. EDI looks forward to working closely with its OEM partners, and traffic management agencies wishing to deploy the ATC in either new or upgraded intersections. For more information, kindly contact Matt Zinn, EDI Application Sales and Technical Services Manager, at mzinn@editraffic.com.

AVIATION

1) Clear Channel Airports, Monster Media Partner for Interactive ‘Humans’ Ads

Link to article on MediaDailyNews:

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/254696/clear-channel-airports-monster-partner-for-inter.html

2) The Top American Airlines Reporter Will Head Off Into Retirement

Link to column in Forbes:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/tedreed/2015/07/25/the-top-american-airlines-reporter-will-head-off-into-retirement/

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Toll Collectors: A Disappearing Breed

Link to article on Stateline:

http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2015/07/24/toll-collectors-a-disappearing-breed

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) China Launches Two Satellites as It Builds GPS Rival

Link to AFP article:

http://gadgets.ndtv.com/internet/news/china-launches-2-satellites-as-it-builds-gps-rival-720248

Link to news release (in Chinese)

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

5) Futurists Offer Glimpse at How Transportation Might Evolve

Link to commentary in the Asbury Park Press:

http://www.app.com/story/opinion/columnists/2015/07/24/issue-glimpse-future-transportation/30613207/

OTHER

6) Nevada DMV's Dash Pass Penalized Poor, Less Tech-Savvy

Link to column in the Las Vegas Review-Journal:

http://www.reviewjournal.com/columns-blogs/john-l-smith/dmvs-dash-pass-penalized-poor-less-tech-savvy  

ROADWAYS

7) Wyoming Highway Patrol Starts Effort to Curb Sign Vandalism

Link to article in the Casper Star-Tribune:

http://trib.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/wyoming-highway-patrol-starts-effort-to-curb-sign-vandalism/article_9ca3acec-ee18-539c-b8c7-03d94cbb6316.html

TELEMATICS

8) Shanghai OnStar Introduces New Service Plans

Link to blog on GM Authority:

http://gmauthority.com/blog/2015/07/shanghai-onstar-introduces-new-service-plans/

TRANSIT

9) SEPTA Cancels Papal Rail Pass Announcement

Link to article in The Philadelphia Inquirer:

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pope/20150728_SEPTA_to_announce_resumption_of_Papal_rail_passes.html

10) Public Transport Smartcards Should Be Replaced for Free, Says Dutch Ombudsman

Link to article on DutchNews.nl:

http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2015/07/public-transport-smart-cards-should-be-free-says-ombudsman/

11) GPS-Based Info System Launched on Local Trains for India’s Southern Railway

Link to article in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/GPS-based-info-system-launched-on-local-trains/articleshow/48230076.cms

12) How Big Data and Internet of Things Improve Public Transport in London

Link to article on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-big-data-internet-things-improve-public-transport-bernard-marr

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) Traffic Management Tools a Legacy of Pan Am Games

Link to article in The Hamilton Spectator:

http://www.thespec.com/news-story/5750690-our-pan-am-legacy-preventing-car-tastrophe/

14) Taiwan Smartcard Data Technology Team to Find Traffic Solutions, Ministry Says

Link to article in the Taipei Times:

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/07/26/2003623939

15) Some Toronto-Area Drivers Question Value of Travel-Time Information

Link to column in the Toronto Star:

http://www.thestar.com/yourtoronto/the_fixer/2015/07/26/electronic-road-sign-gives-odd-information-fixer.html

VEHICLES

16) Daimler Plans Tests of Self-Driving Trucks in Germany This Year

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/07/25/us-daimler-autonomousdriving-idUSKCN0PZ0KH20150725

Link to article in Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung (in German)

17) GM Puts New Safety Tech Through Its Paces at Michigan Training Grounds

Link to article in the Detroit Free Press:

http://www.freep.com/story/money/2015/07/24/general-motors-mark-reuss-safety/30623899/  

18) Android Auto Secrets Hint at Vehicle Diagnostic App, Expanded Car Integration

Link to article on Ars Technica:

http://arstechnica.com/cars/2015/07/android-auto-secrets-hint-at-vehicle-diagnostic-app-expanded-car-integration/

News Releases

1) Los Angeles MTA’s Go Metro Mobile App Update Introduces Geofencing and Beacon Technology

Upcoming Events

4th International Conference on Driver Distraction and Inattention – November 9-11 – Sydney

http://www.ivvy.com/event/DD2015//

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The Transportation Communications Newsletter is published electronically Monday through Friday.

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