[TCN] Friday, July 31, 2015

 

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Friday, July 31, 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) Philadelphia Airport Preps for Papal Visit

Link to column in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2015/07/30/pope-francis-philadelphia-airport/30873427/

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

2) Toyota Inks Deal for Telenav In-Car Navigation, Drives Away from Google and Apple

Link to article on Re / code:

http://recode.net/2015/07/30/toyota-inks-deal-for-telenav-in-car-navigation-drives-away-from-google-and-apple/

Link to news release

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

3) Transportation Communicating is About More Than Cars and Highways

Link to Talking Transportation blog:

https://talkingtransportation.wordpress.com/2015/07/31/transportation-communicating-is-about-more-than-cars-and-highways/

 

ROADWAYS

 

4) New Hampshire DOT Introduces #999 for Help on Some Roadways

Link to article in the New Hampshire Union Leader:

http://www.unionleader.com/article/20150731/NEWS07/150739810

Link to news release

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

5) New York MTA Testing Warning System for Turning Buses

Link to article in the Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/mta-testing-crash-proof-technology-nyc-bus-drivers-article-1.2308758

 

6) US Geological Survey Grant to Fund Earthquake Early-Warning System Expansion on West Coast

Link to article on Route Fifty:

http://www.routefifty.com/2015/07/usgs-earthquake-warning-system/118757/

Link to news release

 

7) BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport Recognized for Airport Security Program

Link to article in Government Security News:

http://gsnmagazine.com/node/44960?c=airport_aviation_security

 

TRANSIT

 

8) More Uber Than Bus: Salem, Oregon's New Transit Service

Link to story on KBSX Radio:

http://boisestatepublicradio.org/post/more-uber-bus-salems-new-transit-service

 

VEHICLES

 

9) Chinese Carmaker Testing Car-to-Car Communications

Link to article in MIT Technology Review:

http://www.technologyreview.com/news/539831/chinese-carmaker-is-testing-car-to-car-communications/

 

10) Tesla's Autopilot Technology About to Get Even Better

Link to article on Business Insider:

http://www.businessinsider.com/teslas-autopilot-technology-is-about-to-get-even-better-2015-7

 

 

News Releases

1) GEWI Improves Customer Feedback with Project and Web Viewer Features

2) High-Mileage UK Drivers More Dismissive of Worth of Speed Cameras, IAM Discovers

 

 

TCN Donations

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Bernie Wagenblast

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Job Postings

 -  Membership and Meetings Specialist – AASHTO – Washington, DC

http://web.transportation.org/employmentopps/?lid=4312

 -  Senior Technical Publications Specialist – AASHTO – Washington, DC

http://web.transportation.org/employmentopps/?lid=4305

 

 

Friday Bonus

The bridge is out! How do you cross the raging river?

https://youtu.be/pMCrj02SUlA

 

 

Solicitation

 - Call for Papers – Autonomous Vehicle Test & Development Symposium 2016

http://www.autonomousvehiclesymposium.com/form.php?f=2483

 

 

Upcoming Events

ITS California Annual Meeting – September 21-23 – Los Angeles

http://www.itscalifornia.org/meetings/annual-meetings/2015

 

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[TCN] Thursday, July 30, 2015

 

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Thursday, July 30, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Location Technology in Airports

Link to article in The Economist:

http://www.economist.com/blogs/gulliver/2015/07/location-technology-airports

 

CAMERAS

 

2) Documents Expose Columbus, Ohio Push to Expand Redflex Cameras

Link to story on WSYX-TV:

http://www.abc6onyourside.com/on-your-side/features/on-your-side/stories/ABC-6-INVESTIGATES-Documents-Expose-City-Push-to-Expand-Redflex-Cameras-177611.shtml

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

3) Kentucky Joins E-ZPass for Ohio River Bridges Project

Link to story on WDRB-TV:

http://www.wdrb.com/story/29663627/kentucky-joins-e-z-pass-for-ohio-bridges-bridges-project

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

4) ITS Australia Newsletter – July 2015

Link to newsletter:

http://www.summitemarketing.com.au/t/ViewEmail/r/FCB06FD97EB06DB42540EF23F30FEDED/04DE90B08ADBC906E663AB054A538FBA

 

OTHER

 

5) Florida DOT-Funded Research Develops GPS-Equipped Water Drone for Bridge Inspections

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/transportation/Researchers-Develop-Test-GPS-Equipped-Water-Drone-in-Bridge-Inspections.html

 

PARKING

 

6) City of Detroit Unveils App for Modern Parking System

Link to article in the Detroit Free Press:

http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2015/07/28/city-detroit-unveils-app-modern-parking-system/30790853/

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

7) Houston Metro Hopes Latest Accident Video Will Improve Safety, Caution

Link to story on KHOU-TV:

http://www.khou.com/story/news/local/2015/07/28/metro-hopes-latest-accident-video-released-will-improve-safety-caution/30804773/

 

8) Vince Trimboli Takes Chief Information Role at Idaho Transportation Department

Link to article in Idaho Business Review:

http://idahobusinessreview.com/2015/07/29/vince-trimboli-takes-chief-information-role-at-idaho-transportation-department/

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

9) Uber's Phantom Cabs

Link to article on Motherboard:

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/ubers-phantom-cabs

 

TELEMATICS

 

10) This Gadget Hacks OnStar-Equipped Cars to Locate, Unlock and Start Them

Link to article in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/2015/07/gadget-hacks-gm-cars-locate-unlock-start/

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

11) Arizona DOT to Extend Hours When Travel Times Displayed on Phoenix-Area Freeways

Link to story on KTAR Radio:

http://ktar.com/2015/07/29/adot-to-expand-real-time-phoenix-area-traffic-displays/

Link to news release

 

VEHICLES

 

12) NHTSA Will Finalize Long-Delayed 'Quiet Cars' Rules

Link to article in The Detroit News:

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2015/07/29/us-will-finalize-long-delayed-quiet-cars-rules/30828651/

 

 

 

News Releases

1) BMW Group Announces First Integration of EnLighten App

2) Volkswagen Offers New Levels of Connectivity with Suite of Infotainment Technologies

3) ITS America Statement on the Transportation Reauthorization Extension

4) New Database Could Make Airport Ground Movements Quicker, Greener and Cheaper

 

 

Upcoming Events

Gulf Traffic – December 7-9 – Dubai

http://www.gulftraffic.com

 

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[TCN] Wednesday, July 29, 2015

 

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Wednesday, July 29, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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TCN Fundraiser

 

As July draws to a close, I'd like to extend another invitation to support the TCN. Please remember, this is not just asking for your support financially. You can support the TCN by simply telling others about the newsletter.

 

If you would like to support the TCN with a donation, please see how to do so below. Thank you!

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) China-Tied Hackers That Hit US Said to Breach United Airlines

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-29/china-tied-hackers-that-hit-u-s-said-to-breach-united-airlines

 

2) 10 US Airports to Participate in Biometric Exit Pilot

Link to article on Planet Biometrics:

http://www.planetbiometrics.com/article-details/i/3319/desc/10-us-airports-to-participate-in-biometric-exit-pilot/

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

3) Kansas City Cyclists Start Campaign to Help People Locate Their Bikes After Thefts

Link to story on KSHB-TV:

http://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/kansas-city-cyclists-start-campiagn-to-help-people-locate-their-bikes-after-thefts

 

4) Police in New Haven, Connecticut Hand Out Warnings and Restaurant Coupons to Educate on Crosswalk Rules

Link to article in the New Haven Register:

http://www.nhregister.com/general-news/20150728/experiment-in-new-haven-aims-to-increase-awareness-of-crosswalk-rules

 

CAMERAS

 

5) Dayton, Ohio Battles State to Keep Traffic Cameras On

Link to article in the Dayton Daily News:

http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/local-govt-politics/dayton-battles-state-to-keep-traffic-cameras-on/nm8FM/

 

6) London Police Transport Vans to Get CCTV After Deaths in Custody

Link to article in The Guardian:

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jul/28/death-in-custody-police-detainee-transport-vans-get-cctv

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

7) New Hampshire DOT Awarded $355,000 Federal Grant for Sensor Network on Memorial Bridge

Link to article in the Portsmouth Herald:

http://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20150728/NEWS/150729188/101098/NEWS

 

OTHER

 

8) UK's Visualisation Lab Uses VR to Solve Transportation Issues

Link to article on Engadget:

http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/28/visualisation-laboratory-virtual-reality/  

 

PARKING

 

9) 'High-Tech' Parking Coming to Little Rock, Arkansas Airport

Link to story on KTHV-TV:

http://www.thv11.com/story/news/local/2015/07/28/high-tech-parking-coming-to-little-rock-airport/30804133/

 

ROADWAYS

 

10) Indiana DOT to Change Work Zone Penalty Signs Statewide

Link to story on WRTV-TV:

http://www.theindychannel.com/news/call-6-investigators/indot-to-change-work-zone-penalty-signs-statewide

 

TELEMATICS

 

11) Australian Researchers to Look at Whether Recording Driver Behavior Makes Young Motorists Safer

Link to article in The Sydney Morning Herald:

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/cartech/research-to-look-at-whether-recording-driver-behaviour-makes-young-motorists-safer-20150727-gilrir

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

12) Residents in Seattle Neighborhood Upset with Proposed Message Sign

Link to story on KING-TV:

http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/seattle/2015/07/28/proposed-message-signs-spark-debate-in-seattle/30801771/

 

 

News Releases

1) NASA's Wallops Aircraft Office Recognized as Best Small Aviation Program in Federal Government

2) Florida International University Transportation Camp Spurs Aspiring Civil Engineers

3) SpeedCast Acquires Maritime Communications Service Provider SAIT Communications

4) Airport Business Nabs International Award for Editorial Excellence

5) New York MTA Testing 'Step Aside' Stickers in Subway Stations to Ease Loading, Unloading

 

 

TCN Donations

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Job Posting

 -  Principal, Transportation Management & Coordination - Metropolitan Transportation Commission - Oakland, California

http://jobs.mtc.ca.gov/EmploymentOpportunities/jobopp.html

 

 

Upcoming Events

National Shared Mobility Summit - September 28-30 - Chicago

http://sharedusemobilitycenter.org/2015-summit/

 

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[TCN] 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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[TCN] Monday, July 27, 2015

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Monday, July 27, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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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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