Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, December 16, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057
TRANSPORTATION TRAFFIC AND HIGHWAY MANAGEMENT
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AVIATION
1) EU Adopts New Rules to Better Track Aircraft in Distress
Link to EurActiv article
http://www.euractiv.com/sections/transport/eu-adopts-new-rules-better-track-aircraft-distress-320516
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
2) This Navigation App is Designed for Pedestrians, Not Drivers
Link to Fast Company article
http://www.fastcoexist.com/3054193/this-navigation-app-is-designed-for-pedestrians-not-drivers
CAMERAS
3) ACLU: Massachusetts DOT Drones OK, if Regulated
Link to Boston Herald article
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2015/12/aclu_massdot_drones_ok_if_regulated
4) DC Plans to Add More Traffic-Enforcement Cameras
Link to Washington Post article
Link to news release
CARTOGRAPHY
5) Google Steers Waze Out of Copyright Claims for Now
Link to Recorder article
http://www.therecorder.com/id=1202744936801/Google-Steers-Waze-Out-of-Copyright-Claims-For-Now
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
6) Washington State DOT Fixes Billing Glitch for 'Good To Go' Toll System
Link to Bellevue Reporter article
http://www.bellevuereporter.com/news/362509061.html
MARITIME
7) Port of Houston Mobile Command Post Gains Approval
Link to Houston Chronicle article
Link to news release
8) Hitachi to Move Myanmar Ports from Paper to Pixels by 2017
Link to Myanmar Times article
OTHER
9) US Independent Truck Driver Group Sues FMCSA Over Electronic Logging Mandate
Link to Transport Topics article
http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=40324
Link to news release
10) Digital Strategies Allow Government Traffic Sign Shops to Do More with Less
Link to American City & County blog
11) CTS Catalyst – December 2015
Link to newsletter
http://view.exacttarget.com/?j=fe641678746505787d15&m=ff3116787665&ls=fdef1373726d017d7511737c
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
12) Port of Olympia Commission Expands Video Coverage of Its Meetings
Link to Olympian article
http://www.theolympian.com/news/business/article49810280.html
13) Tennessee to Spend Millions on New DUI Campaign After Controversy
Link to Tennessean article
RAILROADS
14) Class I Railroad CEOs Talk About Positive Train Control
Link to Progressive Railroading article
ROADWAYS
15) Texas Atheists' Adopt-A-Highway Signs Vandalized
Link to Houston Chronicle article
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
16) London Gets Uber-Style App for Zero-Emissions eConnect Journeys
Link to Traffic Technology Today article
http://www.traffictechnologytoday.com/news.php?NewsID=76067
Link to further information on eConnect Cars
TRANSIT
17) How Edmonton Transit is Using Smart Buses to Respond to Delays and Emergencies
Link to Edmonton Journal article
18) Twin Cities Metro Transit to Review Safety, Educate Public
Link to Finance & Commerce article
http://finance-commerce.com/2015/12/metro-transit-to-review-safety-procedures-equipment/
19) Bangaluru Bets on Technology-Led Buses
Link to Economic Times article
20) Apple Maps Now Includes Transit Information for Los Angeles
Link to Los Angeles Times article
http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-apple-maps-transit-20151215-story.html
21) Making FTA WMATA Safety Oversight Transparent
Link to USDOT's Fast Lane blog
https://www.transportation.gov/fastlane/fta-wmata-safety-oversight-transparent
VEHICLES
22) Ford to Test Self-Driving Cars on California Roads
Link to USA Today article
http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/12/15/ford-test-self-driving-cars-calif-roads/77352780/
Link to news release
23) Google to Make Driverless Cars an Alphabet Company in 2016
Link to Bloomberg Business article
24) March Workshop Will Look at Role of Digital Radio in Connected Vehicles
Link to automotiveIT international article
http://www.automotiveit.com/driving-digital-radio-geneva/news/id-0011050
News Releases
1) Ford Teams with Pivotal to Speed Development of Connected Car Experiences
2) Aalborg, Denmark Uses Sensor System to Understand Christmas Shoppers
3) Miceli Infrastructure Consulting Newsletter – Winter 2015
5) Alcatel-Lucent to Build and Maintain SBB's Next-Generation Network
7) Kapsch CarrierCom joins SHIFT²RAIL initiative
Solicitations
- Call for Abstracts – Western States Rural Transportation Technology Implementers Forum
http://www.westernstatesforum.org/CurrentForum/Abstracts/Default.html
- Call for Reviewers – 23rd World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems 2016
Upcoming Events
Eno Center for Transportation TRB Reception – January 11 – Washington, DC
https://www.enotrans.org/events/eno-trb-reception/
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