[TCN] Thursday, October 29, 2015

 

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Thursday, October 29, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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CARTOGRAPHY

 

1) The Great Subway Map War of 1978, Revisited

Link to article on The Verge:

http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/29/9630862/new-york-city-subway-maps-mta-google-gps

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

2) Rental Car Toll Fees Stir Backlash that Threatens Florida's Image

Link to article in the Tampa Bay Times:

http://home.tampabay.com/news/politics/legislature/rental-car-toll-fees-stir-backlash-that-threatens-floridas-image/2251759

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

3) ITS Australia Newsletter – October 2015

Link to newsletter:

http://www.summitemarketing.com.au/t/ViewEmail/r/7B838E8E45ADCB402540EF23F30FEDED/04DE90B08ADBC906E663AB054A538FBA

 

PARKING

 

4) USDOT Announces $25 Million TIGER Grant for Regional Truck Parking Information and Management System

Link to news release:

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/pressroom/dot15104.cfm

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

5) Los Angeles Mayor Will Hire an Artist to Help Reduce Traffic Deaths on City Streets

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-la-mayor-will-hire-an-artist-to-help-reduce-traffic-deaths-20151026-story.html

Link to news release

 

6) Tasmania Government Creates Humorous PSA to Show Importance of Distance in Bike Safety

Link to article in Momentum:

https://momentummag.com/distance-makes-difference/

 

RAILROADS

 

7) Boeing Subsidiary Makes Drone Test Flights to Monitor Railway

Link to story on KUOW Radio

http://kuow.org/post/boeing-subsidiary-makes-drone-test-flights-monitor-railway

Link to news release

 

ROADWAYS

 

8) Smart Solutions for Managing Snow and Ice Removal

Link to article in American City & County:

http://americancityandcounty.com/roadways/smart-solutions

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

9) Flywheel Wants to Replace Taxi Meters with a Smartphone

Link to article on The Verge:

http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/29/9636700/flywheel-vs-uber-lyft-ride-hailing-taxi-OS

 

10) Test-Riding Fasten, a Transportation App Gunning for Uber and Lyft in Boston

Link to column in The Boston Globe:

http://www.betaboston.com/news/2015/10/28/test-riding-fasten-transportation-app-gunning-for-uber-and-lyft-in-boston/

 

TELEMATICS

 

11) Driving in Bad Weather Could See Your Insurance Go Up

Link to article in The Daily Mail:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3294414/Driving-rain-insurance-New-car-technology-penalise-motorists-regularly-road-bad-weather-conditions.html

 

TRANSIT

 

12) Colorado's Summit Stage Will Soon Introduce 'Smart Bus' System

Link to article in the Summit Daily:

http://www.summitdaily.com/news/18814843-113/summit-stage-will-soon-introduce-smart-bus-system

 

13) Commuter Armageddon Comes to Life in Video by Pro-Hudson River Rail Tunnel Group

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-10-28/commuter-armageddon-comes-to-life-in-video-by-pro-tunnel-group

 

VEHICLES

 

14) Bosch Developing Pedestrian Avoidance System

Link to article in The Engineer:

http://www.theengineer.co.uk/automotive/news/bosch-developing-pedestrian-avoidance-system/1021304.article

Link to news release

 

15) Watch Nissan's New Concept Car Tell Pedestrians When It's Safe to Cross

Link to article in The Washington Post:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2015/10/28/watch-nissans-new-concept-car-tell-pedestrians-when-its-safe-to-cross/

Link to news release

 

 

News Releases

1) Airport Tech Executives Expect Budgets to Hit $8.7 Billion in 2015

2) GEWI to Speak on Social Media and Traffic Management at ITS Texas

3) Nissan Conducts First On-Road Test of Prototype Vehicle Featuring Piloted Drive on Highway and City/Urban Roads

4) Bosch Brings Automated Driving to Japan

5) New Traffic App and Disaster Prevention Technology Road Tested in Dublin

6) Cincinnati Metro Uses Bar Coasters to Get Streetcar Safety Message Out

7) Taken to Higher Levels with Queue Diagnostics Solution

8) ITS America President and CEO Regina Hopper Applauds US DOT For Focusing on Innovation and Encouraging Intelligent Transportation Solutions in Latest Round of TIGER Grants

 

 

Solicitations

 -  Request for Information – Potential Innovative Business Models for Connected Vehicle and V2I Deployment – Michigan DOT

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/mdot/MDOT_RFI_SS_SMITH_504144_7.pdf

 -  Call for Papers – 2016 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium

http://iv2016.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/IV16_1st_CFP.pdf

 -  Call for Presentations – 2016 AASHTO GIS for Transportation Symposium

http://www.gis-t.org/call-for-presentations/

 

 

Upcoming Events

ITS Texas Annual Meeting – November 11-13 – Sugar Land, Texas

http://itstexas.org/2015%20Annual%20Meeting

 

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