Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, August 12, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057
Mitsubishi Electric Visual and Imaging Systems
ITS International features an impressive display wall at COP-BH, the Brazilian control room that helps Belo Horizonte's Municipal Guard monitor security and traffic operations.
Belo Horizonte, Brazil's sixth largest city and third largest metropolitan area, with a population of 2.5 million people, has made significant investments in its roadways and mass transit system along with their state-of-the-art control room. Read more about COP-BH's control room at: http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/utc/features/close-shave-for-brazilian-project/
CAMERAS
1) Noida E-Way Cams Catch Speeding, Infidelity
Link to article in The Times of India:
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
2) Texas DOT: Toll Billing System 'Greatly Improved'
Link to story on KVUE-TV:
http://www.kvue.com/story/news/local/2015/08/11/txdot-toll-billing-system-greatly-improved/31497045/
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
3) Making Mysuru, India Transport Smarter
Link to article in The Hindu:
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/making-mysuru-transport-smarter/article7528756.ece
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
4) Takata to Launch Awareness Campaign on Air Bag Recalls
Link to article in The Detroit News:
5) Mother Makes Visible Plea to Drivers: 'Don't Text and Drive'
Link to story on KCBS-TV:
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2015/06/04/mother-makes-visible-plea-to-drivers-dont-text-and-drive/
SAFETY / SECURITY
6) Arizona DOT Testing on the Roads to Stop Wrong-Way Drivers
Link to story on KTAR Radio:
http://ktar.com/2015/08/11/adot-testing-on-the-roads-to-stop-wrong-way-drivers/
7) High-Tech Solutions to Combat Growing Problem of Drowsy Driving
Link to article in The Globe and Mail:
8) Mobile Technologies Giving TSA Greater Reach for Lower Cost
Link to article in the Federal Times:
9) Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Hoping Traffic Alert System Will Cut Down on Crashes
Link to story on WPSD-TV:
10) Researchers Find Gas Stations Vulnerable to Hackers
Link to article on The Car Connection:
http://www.thecarconnection.com/news/1099507_oh-great-hackers-are-after-our-gas-stations-now
11) Study Finds Most 'Safe' Teen Drivers Admit to Using Phone Apps While on Road
Link to article in Seventeen:
TRANSIT
12) Dublin Bus Adds 90 New High-Tech Vehicles to Fleet
Link to story on UTV Ireland:
http://utv.ie/News/2015/08/11/Dublin-Bus-adds-90-new-high-tech-vehicles-to-fleet-42802
13) Finland Gradually Embraces a Multi-City Fare Card
Link to article on CityLab:
http://www.citylab.com/commute/2015/08/finland-gradually-embraces-a-multi-city-fare-card/401057/
14) Does Bay Area Transit App Make Racial Profiling Easier?
Link to article on Next City:
https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/bart-app-bay-area-transit-users-racial-profiling
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
15) Cobb County, Georgia's New Website Shares Commute Data with Drivers
Link to article from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
WEATHER
16) University Researchers to Develop Weather-Forecasting Drone System
Link to article from The Oklahoman:
http://www.emergencymgmt.com/disaster/Researchers-Develop-Weather-Drones.html
Link to news release
17) Testing Trust in Autonomous Vehicles by Fooling Human Passengers
Link to article in IEEE Spectrum:
News Releases
1) GEWI to Attend eCall Event in Berlin
2) Washington State DOT Billboards Kick-Off I-405 Express Toll Lanes Educational Campaign
3) Cubic Continues to Support 'Keeping London Moving' with Contract Win from Transport for London
4) BC Transit Welcomes Mike Russell as New Media and Public Relations Advisor
5) DC Metro to Test Use of Video Screens Showing Surveillance Cameras to Enhance Bus Safety, Security
6) NTSB to Offer Training on Emergency Communications Involved in Major Accidents and Incidents
Upcoming Events
Lecture and Webinar: Using Unmanned Aerial Systems in Transportation Planning and Emergency Response – August 14 – Burlington, Vermont
http://us9.campaign-archive2.com/?u=34f89147f2a7fd0ba31b9a41e&id=ddfe2d4626
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