[TCN] Tuesday, June 30, 2015

 

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Tuesday, June 30, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) FAA Panel to Study Ways to Defend Flight Systems from Hackers

Link to article in eWeek:

http://www.eweek.com/security/faa-panel-to-study-ways-to-defend-flight-systems-from-hackers-2.html

 

2) Euro MPs Call for Action on Tracking Technology

Link to article in Air Traffic Management:

http://www.airtrafficmanagement.net/2015/06/30120/

 

3) Social Media in Aviation – A Helping Hand or a Slippery Slope?

Link to blog on AviationCV:

http://www.aviationcv.com/en/news/view/social-media-in-aviation-a-helping-hand-or-a-slippery-slope

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

4) Auckland Transport Told to Scrap Pedestrian Actors

Link to story on Newstalk ZB:

http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/auckland/auckland-transport-told-to-scrap-pedestrian-actors/

Link to news release

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

5) Uber Acquires Part of Bing's Mapping Assets

Link to article on TechCrunch:

http://techcrunch.com/2015/06/29/uber-acquires-part-of-bings-mapping-assets-will-absorb-around-100-microsoft-employees/

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

6) Maryland Driver Fined $11,000 for $30 in Missed Tolls

Link to story on WRC-TV:

http://www.nbcwashington.com/traffic/transit/Express-Lane-Tolls-Confusion-Leads-to-Major-Charges-for-Local-Drivers-310720081.html

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

7) ITS Rocky Mountain Chapter E-Update – June 2015

Link to update:

http://hosted-p0.vresp.com/281841/51923fca67/ARCHIVE#like

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

8) Traffic Fatality Count Will Be on Highway Message Boards in Ohio

Link to article in The Plain Dealer:

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2015/06/traffic_fatality_count_will_be.html

 

9) Indiana DOT Installing Safety Features on Interstates

Link to story on WRTV-TV:

http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/indot-installing-safety-features-on-interstates

 

TRANSIT

 

10) Mobile Transit Ticketing Startup GlobeSherpa Acquired by RideScout

Link to article on GeekWire:

http://www.geekwire.com/2015/portland-mobile-transit-ticketing-startup-globesherpa-acquired-by-ridescout/

Link to news release

 

11) Apple Maps iOS9 Update Shows Public Transit Exits

Link to article on Business Finance News:

http://www.businessfinancenews.com/22881-apple-maps-ios9-update-looks-to-reduce-lost-transit-travelers/

 

12) Metrolink's New Chief Looks to Boost Image

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/local/countygovernment/la-me-california-commute-20150630-story.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

13) Mississippi DOT Displays Time Messages on Dynamic Message Signs

Link to story on WDAM-TV:

http://www.wdam.com/story/29442987/mdot-displays-time-messages-on-dynamic-message-signs

 

14) Mumbai Now Has an App for Traffic Updates

Link to article in The Indian Express:

http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/mumbai-now-city-has-an-app-for-traffic-updates/

 

VEHICLES

 

15) Trucks Flirt with Driverless Features

Link to article in The Detroit News:

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2015/06/29/driverless-trucks/29449149/

 

 

News Releases

1) HERE to Lead Vehicle Hazard Warning Pilot in Finland

2) Colorado DOT Improvements to I-70, Paired with Driver Awareness, Reduced Crashes and Delays this Winter

3) Vauxhall to Bring OnStar to UK this Summer

4) Canadian Pacific and All Vision Partner to Develop Outdoor Advertising Infrastructure

5) 'The Source' Newsletter from Information Radio News – June 2015

6) AutoWurld Launches Free Mobile Service to Sell Used Cars

7) Google Maps Adds Traffic Information for 12 Indian Cities

8) Nevada DMV to Start Assessing $1 Technology Fee on July 1

 

 

Upcoming Events

Automated Vehicles Symposium – July 20-24 – Ann Arbor, Michigan

http://www.automatedvehiclessymposium.org/home

 

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