Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, January 12, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057
HERE and Colorado Department of Transportation Announce First of its Kind Connected Vehicle Project
Today HERE and the Colorado DOT (CDOT) announced the first cellular network-based connected vehicle alert system in the US. The project aims to maximize driver safety and roadway efficiency along the I-70 Mountain Corridor, which is one of the most challenging roads in the US due to extreme weather, high altitude, and significant congestion. In this RoadX Connected Vehicle Pilot, CDOT will leverage the HERE Location Cloud and Digital Transportation Infrastructure (DTI) solution to connect vehicles, smartphones and other devices, road infrastructure and traffic management centers. The HERE Location Cloud will ingest, analyze, and distribute highly accurate, safety critical information such as accidents or extreme weather to the right people within seconds.
To read more about this project, click here.
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
1) Moovit Adds Bike Hire in Over 200 Cities to Its Public Transit App for iOS and Android
Link to The Next Web article
2) Autonomous Tricycle Unveiled in Taiwan
Link to Taipei Times article
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2016/01/11/2003636895
Link to news release (in Chinese)
CAMERAS
3) Victoria Police Say Tailgating Cameras Ineffective
Link to CarAdvice article
http://www.caradvice.com.au/407648/tailgating-cameras-ineffective-victoria-police/
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
4) German Transport Minister Blasts EU Inquiry into German Road Tolls
Link to EurActiv article
GPS / NAVIGATION
5) New US Air Force RFP Published for GPS III Satellites
Link to GPS World article
http://gpsworld.com/new-usaf-rfp-published-for-gps-iii-satellites/
Link to news release
ROADWAYS
6) Traffic Signal Management Plans
Link to FHWA publication
http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop15038/index.htm
SAFETY / SECURITY
7) GM Unveils Technology to Help Child Heatstroke Deaths
Link to Reuters article
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-autoshow-detroit-gm-safety-idUSKCN0UQ24V20160112
8) Transit Agencies Emphasize Technology, Personnel to Protect Riders, Employees and Assets
Link to Progressive Railroading article
9) Vietnamese Official Says Drivers Lack Road Safety Awareness
Link to Viet Nam News article
http://vietnamnews.vn/society/281019/drivers-lack-road-safety-awareness.html
Link to Sai Gon Giai Phong article
10) Twitter May Provide Hyper-local Information to Make Roads Safer During Snowstorms, Study Finds
Link to AccuWeather blog
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
11) Uber Drives into China Tourism Industry with HNA Group Tie-Up
Link to Reuters article
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-uber-china-idUSKCN0UP0SP20160111
Link to news release (in Chinese)
TRANSIT
12) New Tool Maps Transit Developments Across North America
Link to Greater Greater Washington article
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
13) Inside Indiana DOT's Traffic Management Center
Link to WISH-TV story
http://wishtv.com/2016/01/12/isp-indot-monitor-roads-with-more-than-100-cameras/
VEHICLES
14) Vehicle-to-Vehicle Tech Gets Green Light in US
Link to CBS News story
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/v2v-technology-u-s-cars-department-of-transportation-takes-initiative/
15) Google Car Boss: We Need Help from Automakers
Link to Forbes article
http://www.forbes.com/sites/joannmuller/2016/01/12/google-car-boss-we-need-help-from-automakers/
16) Getting Smart About Auto Safety
Link to Detroit News commentary
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/2016/01/11/auto-safety-fatalities-smart-cars/78666142/
News Releases
1) HERE and Colorado DOT Announce First of its Kind Connected Vehicle Project in North America
2) Uber Trip Experiences Launched, Connects Riders with Apps During Trips
3) TomTom Selected by Dutch National Road Authority to Collaborate on New Traffic Innovation Centre
4) James Sayer Appointed New Director of University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute
5) Maponics Names Jessica Willis New Director, Brand Strategy and Marketing Operations
6) BC Transit Adding Cameras, Audio Recording for One-Year Security Pilot Project
7) Automated Vehicle Crash Rate Comparison Using Naturalistic Data
8) Smart Car Traffic Data Patents Available from ICAP Patent Brokerage
9) Study of Innovative Technologies for Communicating Real-Time Information to Port Drayage Drivers
11) OnStar AtYourService Grows with Groupon, ExxonMobil
Job Postings
- HR Manager – Iteris - Sterling, Virginia
http://richmond.craigslist.org/hum/5372720705.html
- Programme Managers – Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking – Brussels, Belgium
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/modes/rail/news/doc/2016-01-12-s2r-pgm-manager-vacancy.pdf
Solicitation
- Nominees Sought – Industry Excellence Awards – National Air Transportation Association
http://nata.aero/About-NATA/Awards.aspx
Upcoming Events
Teens in the Driver Seat Summit – May 15-17 – Grapevine, Texas
http://www.t-driver.com/tdssummit/
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