[TCN] Wednesday, February 24, 2016

 

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Wednesday, February 24, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Sponsor(s) Sought for Upcoming Transportation Radio Podcast Series

 

In April I'm going to be starting a monthly podcast series with a major international transportation membership organization. I'm looking for sponsors for the series. Sponsorship includes a mention at the start of the podcast, a commercial message during the program and your logo displayed on the podcast's website that links back to the sponsor. For more information please contact me at bernie@bwcommunications.net.

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) Air India Looks to Monetize Aircraft Body

Link to Hindustan Times article

http://www.hindustantimes.com/business/air-india-looks-to-monetise-aircraft-body-eyes-deals-with-states/story-ADVgkbrKtZUvlK6llqo0cL.html 

 

2) Hawaii Drone Operators Say FAA Safety App Needs Tweaking

Link to Hawaii News Now story

http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/31298401/faa-drone-app-needs-tweaking

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

3) ITS New Zealand Announces Support for Testing of Driverless Cars in Country

Link to NetGuide article

https://netguide.co.nz/story/driverless-car-testing-nz-would-major-breakthrough/

 

MARITIME

 

4) Maritime Cybersecurity: What Next?

Link to Maritime Reporter & Engineering article

http://www.marinelink.com/news/cybersecurity-maritime405579.aspx

 

OTHER

 

5) USDOT Clears Hurdles in National Address Database Effort

Link to StateScoop article

http://statescoop.com/dot-clears-hurdles-in-national-address-database-effort

 

PARKING

 

6) Mayor of Westmount, Quebec Says Parking Signs Must Be French-Only

Link to Suburban article

http://www.thesuburban.com/news/city_news/parking-signs-must-be-french-only-trent-insists/article_aa09ef58-cde1-5229-8c18-c6542055b606.html

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

7) Uber Marshals Crisis-Response for Michigan Shooting Spree

Link to San Francisco Chronicle article

http://www.sfchronicle.com/business/article/Uber-marshals-crisis-response-for-Michigan-6847807.php

 

8) Emails Preceding Ohio Bridge Collapse Difficult to Retrieve

Link to Cincinnati Enquirer article

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2016/02/23/glitch-slows-release-bridge-collapse-emails/80806124/

 

RAILROADS

 

9) EU Transport Select Committee Opens Inquiry Into Digital Railway

Link to Rail Technology Magazine article

http://www.railtechnologymagazine.com/Rail-News/transport-select-committee-opens-inquiry-into-digital-railway-?dorewrite=false

 

ROADWAYS

 

10) How Technology is Changing Street Surveying

Link to Next City article

https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/street-survey-tech-google-street-view

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

11) Uber Launches its First Motorcycle Service in Bangkok

Link to The Verge article

http://www.theverge.com/2016/2/24/11104394/uber-motorcycle-service-bangkok-ubermoto

 

TELEMATICS

 

12) Hackers Can Access Nissan Leaf Via Insecure APIs

Link to Computerworld article

http://www.computerworld.com/article/3036964/car-tech/hackers-can-access-the-nissan-leaf-via-insecure-apis.html

 

TRANSIT

 

13) Clipper Card Expands to Three Sonoma County, California Transit Systems

Link to Bay City News article

http://kron4.com/2016/02/23/clipper-card-expanding-wednesday-to-3-sonoma-county-transit-systems/

Link to news release

 

14) Free Wi-Fi with Adverts Coming to Public Transport in Tbilisi, Georgia

Link to Agenda.ge article

http://agenda.ge/news/52853/eng

 

15) How Vague Should Transit Plans Be?

Link to Human Transit blog

http://humantransit.org/2016/02/explainer-how-vague-should-plans-be.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

16) New Jersey Turnpike Authority to Make Website More Mobile Friendly

Link to NJ Advance Media article

http://www.nj.com/traffic/index.ssf/2016/02/new_turnpike_website_to_play_catch-up_with_smartph.html

 

VEHICLES

 

17) Visa Shows In-Car Payments

Link to Computerworld article

http://www.computerworld.com/article/3036980/internet-of-things/visa-shows-in-car-payments-and-with-a-wave-of-your-hand.html

Link to news release

 

18) Uber to Build Temporary Test Roadways for Autonomous Cars in Hazelwood, Pennsylvania

Link to Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article

http://www.post-gazette.com/business/development/2016/02/23/Uber-planning-to-break-ground-at-former-LTV-Coke-Works-in-Hazelwood/stories/201602230196

 

19) Study: Connecting Phones in Vehicles Top Concern for US Owners

Link to Reuters article

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/connecting-phones-vehicles-top-concern-150754944.html

Link to news release

 

20) NHTSA Approves Cadillac CT6 Digital Rearview Mirror

Link to CNET article

http://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/feds-approve-cadillac-ct6-digital-rearview-mirror/

 

21) Michigan Believes Their 'Real Potholes' Validate Autonomous Car Funding

Link to Thinking Highways article

http://thinkinghighways.com/michigan-believe-their-real-potholes-validate-autonomous-car-funding/

 

22) 10 Places to Watch for Autonomous Vehicle Developments (Interactive Map)

Link to FutureStructure article

http://www.govtech.com/fs/10-Places-to-Watch-for-Autonomous-Vehicle-Developments.html

 

 

News Releases

1) HERE and Honda Provide Customers in Canada Real-Time Traffic Updates Through HD Radio Technology

2) Omantel and Oman Airports Partner on Communications Upgrade

3) Next Generation Air-Traffic Technology Goes Live at NATS Prestwick

4) EU and China Launch €10 Million Aviation Cooperation Project

5) 'Report It to Stop It' Increases Public Confidence to Report Unwanted Sexual Behavior

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Scholarship Opportunities – Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship Program – American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation

http://www.artba.org/2016/02/08/2016-highway-worker-memorial-scholarship-opportunities-available/

 

 

Upcoming Events

Webinar: TSM&O Research Coordination and Highlights of the 2016 TRB Annual Meeting – February 26

http://www.transportationops.org/event/tsmo-research-coordination-highlights-2016-trb-annual-meeting

 

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