[TCN] Thursday, January 7, 2016

 

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Thursday, January 7, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Key Attributes of Progressive Airport Customer Service

Link to Airport World article

http://www.airport-world.com/features/passenger-services/5359-celebrate-good-times.html

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

2) What Happened When a Newspaper Became an Advocate for Bicyclists

Link to Streetsblog USA blog

http://usa.streetsblog.org/2016/01/06/what-happened-when-a-newspaper-became-an-advocate-for-bicyclists/

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

3) Los Angeles Launches El Niño Map to Aid Citizens as Storms Hit

Link to Emergency Management article

http://www.emergencymgmt.com/disaster/El-Nino-Map.html

 

MARITIME

 

4) Official Steamship Guide Ceases Publication Ending an Era

Link to Maritime Matters article

http://maritimematters.com/2016/01/official-steamship-guide-ceases-publication-ending-an-era/

 

OTHER

 

5) Connecticut DMV Working to Fix Software Issue that Wrongfully Suspended Registrations

Link to WTIC-TV story

http://fox61.com/2016/01/06/dmv-working-to-fix-software-issue-that-wrongfully-suspended-registrations/  

 

ROADWAYS

 

6) Pothole Prediction System Saving Thousands on Road Repairs, and Now Expanding in UK

Link to Traffic Technology Today story

http://goo.gl/9yBQAK

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

7) Smartphones Can and Must Go from Causing Car Accidents to Saving Lives

Link to Quartz commentary

http://qz.com/588840/smartphones-can-and-must-go-from-causing-car-accidents-to-saving-lives/

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

8) Uber Reaches Accord with New York State Over Tracking Rider Data

Link to Bloomberg article

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-01-07/uber-reaches-accord-with-new-york-over-tracking-data-on-users

Link to news release

 

TELEMATICS

 

9) GM Says It Will Not Use 'Over-the-Air' Upgrades on Safety Systems

Link to Reuters article

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/gm-says-not-over-air-230545281.html

 

TRANSIT

 

10) Federal Judge Rules Indiana Transit Company Didn't Violate Rights by Denying Ad

Link to Journal Gazette article

http://www.journalgazette.net/news/local/Judge--Citilink-didn-t-violate-rights-10785475

 

11) Bus Operators in North East England Come Together for Smart Ticketing Scheme

Link to Chronicle article

http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/business/business-news/north-east-transport-giants-come-10697900

 

VEHICLES

 

12) BlackBerry Enters Self-Driving Car Race with Own Software

Link to Bloomberg TV Canada video

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2016-01-07/blackberry-enters-self-driving-car-race-with-its-own-software

 

 

News Releases

1) Western US Transportation Agencies Turn to Inrix for Smart Cities Insights

2) USDOT and Mobileye Partner to Equip Smart City Challenge Winner with Crash-Avoidance Technology

3) Highway Recruit Launched with Job Listings in Maintenance and Traffic Management Fields

4) Heathrow Airport Collaborates with Comedian Stephen Fry to Create a Guide to the UK

5) Panasonic Avionics and Kymeta Bring Flat Panel Antenna to Maritime Market

6) DDOT Announces Winners of DC Circulator's 'RidePlayWin' Photo Contest

7) Heritage Aviation Announces Transition to Employee Ownership

8) Ctrack Launches Vehicle Sharing Telematics Solution

9) Audi Developing Virtual Reality Showroom

 

 

Upcoming Events

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