[TCN] Wednesday, May 27, 2015

 

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Wednesday, May 27, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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The people at Iteris make a difference in mobility.  Iteris employees enjoy: comprehensive benefits, vibrant work environments, engaging activities.  Openings are across the U.S., from entry-level to practice builders.  Services include: analytics, design, integration, systems configuration, signal operations, and TMC design-build.  Innovation is required!

 

Check here for list of open positions.

Iteris, Inc. is a leader in providing traffic management and weather information solutions. The company is focused on the development and application of advanced technologies and software-based information systems that reduce traffic congestion, provide measurement, management and predictive traffic and weather analytics, and improve the safety of surface transportation systems.

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) Scientist Creates Drones that Fly Autonomously and Learn New Routes

Link to article on Nanowerk News:

http://www.nanowerk.com/news2/robotics/newsid=40190.php

Link to original article in Investigacion y Desarrollo (in Spanish)

 

CAMERAS

 

2) Increasing Police Use of License-Plate Scanner Technology Raises Privacy Concerns

Link to article in The Denver Post:

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_28194625/increasing-use-police-technology-raises-privacy-concerns

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

3) Rhode Island Plan Would Make Large Trucks Pay Tolls on 17 to 20 Bridges

Link to article in The Providence Journal:

http://www.providencejournal.com/article/20150527/NEWS/150529402

Link to news release

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

4) USDOT to Participate in 2015 ITS America Annual Meeting

Link to further information from USDOT's ITS Joint Program Office:

http://bit.ly/1cjFKmU

 

OTHER

 

5) Honolulu's Traffic Decision Makers Open Data for Transportation Developers

Link to article in Pacific Business News:

http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/news/2015/05/26/honolulus-traffic-decision-makers-open-data-for.html  

 

6) Ohio State and Honda Steer Research Toward Transportation Innovation

Link to article in The Lantern:

http://thelantern.com/2015/05/ohio-state-and-honda-steer-research-toward-transportation-innovation/

 

7) New App Helps Users Share Infrastructure Data with Local Officials

Link to article in Engineering News-Record:

http://enr.construction.com/technology/information_technology/2015/0601-new-asce-app-helps-users-share-data-with-local-elected-officials.asp

Link to further information from the American Society of Civil Engineers

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

8) Businesses, Schools in Dublin, Ohio Want to Share Information on Construction Project

Link to article in the Dublin Villager:

http://www.thisweeknews.com/content/stories/dublin/news/2015/05/26/businesses-schools-want-to-pass-along-traffic-info.html

 

ROADWAYS

 

9) Driverless Truck Corridor Between Mexico and Manitoba Proposed

Link to CBC News story:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/driverless-truck-corridor-from-mexico-to-manitoba-proposed-1.3086215

 

TRANSIT

 

10) Apple Maps' Public Transit Directions Might Only Support Six Cities at Launch

Link to article on The Verge:

http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/26/8662409/apple-maps-public-transit-six-cities-only-report

 

VEHICLES

 

11) GM Patents a Way to Auction Off Your Radio Presets

Link to article on Jalopnik:

http://jalopnik.com/gm-patents-a-way-to-auction-off-your-radio-presets-1706987257

 

 

News Releases

1) Australian Summit Delivers Global ITS Update

2) New Chicago Transit Authority Customer Courtesy Campaign Aims to Promote Dialogue About Courteous Behavior on Buses and Trains

3) Report: How Underground Urban Rail Systems Can Manage Pedestrian Traffic in Increasingly Crowded Stations

4) Pillsbury Law Firm Launches New UAS Law Blog

5) GM to Offer Android Auto and Apple CarPlay in 14 Chevrolet Models in 2016

6) Airport Surveillance Radar from Airbus Defence and Space Passes First Customer Acceptance Test

7) Oklahoma Turnpike Authority Hosts IBTTA's Maintenance and Roadway Operations Workshop

 

 

Upcoming Events

International Symposium on Enhancing Highway Performance – June 14-16 - Berlin

http://isehp2016.org/

 

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