[TCN] Friday, January 29, 2016

 

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Friday, January 29, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

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INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

1) University of Wisconsin Aids Madison in Competition for Cutting-Edge Future

Link to Badger Herald article

https://badgerherald.com/news/2016/01/28/brave-new-world-uw-aids-city-in-competition-for-cutting-edge-future/

 

MARITIME

 

2) US Navy Unmanned System Passes Tests on Submersible

Link to GPS World article

http://gpsworld.com/us-navy-unmanned-system-passes-tests-on-submersible/

 

3) Insurers See New Technology Risks at Sea

Link to Maritime Executive article

http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/insurers-see-new-technology-risks-at-sea

 

4) Digital Technology Has Downside on Ships

Link to MarineLink article

http://www.marinelink.com/news/maritime-downside-data404215.aspx

 

5) Indian Port Operators Seek E-Governance

Link to The Hindu article

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/maritime-business-summit-port-operators-seek-egovernance/article8166123.ece

 

OTHER

 

6) Xerox to Split Into Two Companies: One for Documents, One for Processes

Link to NPR story

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/01/29/464831255/xerox-to-split-into-two-companies-one-for-documents-one-for-processes

Link to news release

 

7) Demonstration Shows Unmanned Ground-Air Collaboration

Link to GPS World article

http://gpsworld.com/demonstration-shows-unmanned-ground-air-collaboration/

Link to news release

 

PARKING

 

8) Call for App to Work with New Parking Guidance Signs in Galway, Ireland

Link to Galway Bay FM Radio story

http://galwaybayfm.ie/call-for-app-to-be-developed-to-work-with-new-city-parking-guidance-signs/

 

RAILROADS

 

9) Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit Rolls Out Operations Center, Safety Campaign

Link to North Bay Business Journal article

http://www.northbaybusinessjournal.com/northbay/sonomacounty/5141391-181/smart-rail-operations-center#page=0

 

10) Israel Railways Begins Tendering for ERTMS Rollout

Link to International Railway Journal article

http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/middle-east/israel-railways-launches-etcs-tender.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

11) State Programs – the Lifeblood of Operations Lifesaver

Link to Operation Lifesaver Train of Thought blog

http://oli.org/blog/detail/state-programs-the-lifeblood-of-operation-lifesaver

 

TRANSIT

 

12) Houston Metro Tries a High-Tech Way to Keep Buses Running on Time

Link to KUHF Radio story

http://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/2016/01/28/135852/metro-tries-a-high-tech-way-to-keep-buses-running-on-time/

 

13) University of Washington Researchers Use Wireless to Track Transit Use

Link to The Daily article

http://www.dailyuw.com/news/article_fdb2d5ce-c643-11e5-8061-2bb2ed33127e.html

 

VEHICLES

 

14) Study Finds Automatic Braking Cuts Rear-End Crash Risk

Link to AP article

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2016/01/28/automatic-braking-rear-end-crash-risk/79484264/

Link to news release

 

15) London's First Driverless Cars Based on Heathrow 'Pods'

Link to BBC News story

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-35432687

 

 

News Releases

1) Western Road Usage Charge Consortium Awards Road Usage Charge Roadmap to D'Artagnan

2) £1.7 Million Project Will Pave the Way for Smarter Cities and Driverless Cars

3) Forewarner Alerts Pedestrians of Nearby Forklift

4) National Association of the Deaf and Gogo Agree to Make Closed Captions Available on In-Flight Entertainment Systems

5) New Webinars in the Connected Vehicle Pilot Deployment Program Technical Assistance Series

6) Intertraffic Innovation Awards 2016 Nominees Announced

7) Halifax Stanfield Airport Forms Watch Group

8) Work Begins on Installation of ERTMS Signaling System in Spain's Atlantic Corridor

 

 

Job Posting

 -  Senior Tolls Specialist – Traffic Technologies, Inc. – New York, New York

http://www.tticonsulting.com/tticonsulting/newsitem/employment-opportunity2.html

 

 

Friday Bonus

Why Southern Californians love saying 'the' before freeway numbers.

http://www.kcet.org/updaily/socal_focus/history/la-as-subject/the-5-the-101-the-405-why-southern-californians-love-saying-the-before-freeway-numbers.html

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Nominations Sought – Short Line/Regional Railroad of the Year – Railway Age

http://www.railwayage.com/index.php/freight/short-lines/nominations-sought-for-2016-short-line-regional-railroad-of-the-year.html

 

 

Upcoming Events

Passenger Terminal Expo – March 15-17 – Cologne, Germany

http://www.passengerterminal-expo.com/

 

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