[TCN] Friday, November 21, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Friday, November 21, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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CAMERAS

 

1) MDOT's 57 Traffic Cameras Keep Watch for Safety Across West Michigan

Link to article on MLive:

http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2014/11/eye_in_the_sky_mdots_57_traffi.html

 

OTHER

 

2) The Next Big Wave: How Video and Data Will Transform Trucking

Link to article in the Commercial Carrier Journal:

http://www.ccjdigital.com/the-next-big-wave-how-video-and-data-will-transform-trucking/

 

3) 1^st IRF Asia Regional Congress & Exhibition – Wrap Up Edition

Link to update:

http://asiarc.irfnews.org/dailynews3/2014-AsiaRC1-Daily_News3.html  

 

RAILROADS

 

4) NJ Transit Altering Its Rail Safety Program

Link to article from NJ Advance Media:

http://www.nj.com/traffic/index.ssf/2014/11/nj_transit_safety_chief_tries_new_programs_but_scr.html

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

5) Uber Hires Privacy Expert to Review Data Practices

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/11/20/uber-privacy/19325559/

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

6) In Newly Gridlocked Yangon, a Hero Emerges: a Traffic Cop

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/22/world/asia/myanmar-yangon-traffic-cop-khin-myint-maung.html

 

VEHICLES

 

7) Chevy Previews Next-Gen Volt with Location-Based Charging System

Link to article on Engadget:

http://www.engadget.com/2014/11/21/chevy-volt-2016-preview/

 

8) Google, Apple Compete for a Place in Your Dashboard

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-la-auto-show-google-apple-20141120-story.html

 

 

News Releases

1) JVC Kenwood Corporation, Linaro and OpenSynergy Join the Linux Foundation's Automotive Grade Linux

2) Gesture Recognition Intensifies with Rise of In-Car Smartphone Integration, Says Frost & Sullivan

3) San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Launches Online Portal for Parking and Transit Violation Protests

4) Eurocontrol and European Defence Agency Agree on Joint Work Program

5) United Airlines Enables Personal Device Entertainment for Android Users

 

 

Friday Bonus

Here's a new font you won't find being used too often.

http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2014/nov/15/aerial-bolds-satellite-imagery-alphabet-in-pictures

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1964 **50^th anniversary** The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge opened, connecting Brooklyn and Staten Island.

http://www.mta.info/news-bridges-and-tunnels-verrazano-verrazano-narrows/2014/11/20/history-verrazano-narrows-dates

http://www.davefrieder.com/html/ver1a.htm

 

 

Upcoming Events

FHWA Webinar: Theory vs. Practice – Linking Performance Measures to Outcomes – December 9

http://www.eventbrite.com/e/lets-talk-performancetheory-vs-practice-linking-performance-measures-to-outcomes-registration-14075856265

 

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