[TCN] Thursday, June 4, 2015

 

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Thursday, June 4, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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HERE Provides Reverse Lane Flow Data

 

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AVIATION

 

1) FAA Launches Runway Incursion Mitigation Program

Link to article on AINonline:

http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2015-06-03/faa-launches-runway-incursion-mitigation-program

Link to news release

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

2) Moscow to Set Up Street Crossing Signals for People with Disabilities

Link to article in The Moscow Times:

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/arts_n_ideas/news/article/moscow-to-set-up-street-crossing-signals-for-people-with-disabilities/523069.html

 

CAMERAS

 

3) Colorado Governor Vetoes Bills Involving Photo Traffic Enforcement

Link to story on KCNC-TV:

http://denver.cbslocal.com/2015/06/03/gov-hickenlooper-vetoes-bills-involving-photo-traffic-enforcement/

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

4) A High-Tech Helmet that Helps You Navigate the City

Link to article on CityLab:

http://www.citylab.com/tech/2015/06/a-high-tech-helmet-that-helps-you-navigate-the-city/394880/

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

5) At the ITS America Annual Meeting, the Future of Transportation Looks Bright

Link to story on Keystone Crossroads:

http://crossroads.newsworks.org/index.php/keystone-crossroads/item/82672-at-the-intelligent-transportation-society-meeting-the-future-of-transportation-looks-bright

 

OTHER

 

6) Key Carnegie Mellon, Uber Players Express Optimism about Robotics in Pittsburgh Amid 'Tough Period'

Link to article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

http://www.post-gazette.com/business/tech-news/2015/06/04/Key-Carnegie-Mellon-Uber-players-express-optimism-about-robotics-in-Pittsburgh-amid-tough-period/stories/201506040033  

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

7) Mumbai Transport Department Website to Be Citizen Friendly

Link to article in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Transport-department-website-to-be-citizen-friendly/articleshow/47534803.cms

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

8) New Technology Could Put an End to Drunken Driving, Federal Officials Say

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/new-technology-could-put-an-end-to-drunk-driving-federal-officials-say/2015/06/04/1cd31176-0a5b-11e5-9e39-0db921c47b93_story.html

Link to news release

 

TRANSIT

 

9) Visalia Transit Launches First Transit App

Link to article in the Visalia Times-Delta:

http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/story/news/local/2015/06/03/visalia-transit-launches-first-transit-app/28441641/

 

10) Use of Web-Based Rider Feedback to Improve Public Transit Services

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/172697.aspx

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

11) Indian Government to Help Cities Set Up Traffic Management and Information Control Centers

Link to article in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Centre-initiates-steps-for-better-transport-traffic-management/articleshow/47535542.cms

 

12) Texas DOT Monitors Bluetooth Devices in Cars on Highway to Manage Traffic

Link to story on WOAI Radio:

http://woai.com/articles/woai-local-news-sponsored-by-five-119078/txdot-monitors-bluetooth-devices-in-cars-13648920

 

VEHICLES

 

13) Michigan's Miniature City Puts Driverless Cars to the Test

Link to blog in Forbes:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/puremichigan/2015/06/04/michigans-miniature-city-puts-driverless-cars-to-the-test/

 

 

News Releases

1) Ericsson Unveils Connected Bus Stop and Other Public Transport Innovations at UITP Milan

2) ITS America Applauds Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Safety Technology Investment Flexibility Act of 2015

3) PeopleNet Acquires Cadec Global to Expand Fleet Mobility Solutions

4) Louisiana Tech Researchers Contributing to Noise Safety Standards for Electric Vehicles

5) Kistler Lineas Strip Sensors First WIMN System to Obtain OIML Certification

6) PrePass Service Expands to North Carolina

7) USDOT Releases Vehicle to Pedestrian Technical Scan Summary

8) Telematics Update-Automotive Awards Winners 2015

9) Singapore Sets Up One-Stop One Application Portal for Flying Unmanned Aircraft

10) TransCore Announces eGo Plus and Encompass 1 Rugged Flex

 

 

Upcoming Events

Mobil.TUM 2015 International Scientific Conference on Mobility and Transport – June 30-July 1 – Munich

http://www.mobil-tum.vt.bgu.tum.de/

 

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