[TCN] Thursday, April 28, 2016

 

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Thursday, April 28, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Join INRIX Webinar: Smart Parking Solutions Offering Significant Benefits to Cities  

Wednesday, May 4^th 

10:30am PDT, 1:30pm EDT

Register now: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5287468229283490306   

In this webinar, learn how INRIX can help guide municipalities along a path to becoming a Smart City for Parking. Here are some of the questions that the expert presenters will address: 
• What are some of the common challenges for cities with regards to parking? 
• What are the core capabilities that determine how effective a city is in managing its parking assets? 
• How can INRIX help cities with parking? 

Reserve your seat today!

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) Crowdsourcing in the Aviation Industry

Link to APEX article

http://apex.aero/2016/04/27/crowdsourcing-aviation-industry

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

2) Kenya One of the Most Dangerous Places for a Pedestrian – Better Data Could Change That

Link to Quartz article

http://qz.com/671334/kenya-is-one-of-the-most-dangerous-places-to-be-a-pedestrian-better-data-could-change-that/

 

3) Bikesharing Scheme Launched in Oxford, UK to Borrow Bikes Via Smartphones

Link to Oxford Times article

http://www.oxfordtimes.co.uk/NEWS/14457795.Bike_sharing_scheme_launched_to_borrow_bicycles_over_smartphones/

Link to additional information

 

CAMERAS

 

4) Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Nears Completion on Installation of 800+ Surveillance Cameras

Link to Sun News article

http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/article74243032.html

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

5) India Gets Its Own GPS After Successful Launch of Seventh Navigation Satellite

Link to Mashable article

http://mashable.com/2016/04/28/irnss-1g-india-gps/

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

6) Canadian Transport Minister Calls for 'Smart' Transport System

Link to Canadian Press article

http://www.cambridgetimes.ca/news-story/6516685-garneau-calls-for-smart-transport-system/

Link to speaking notes

 

7) National Cable & Telecommunications Association Seeks Obama Action on 5.9 GHz Spectrum

Link to Broadcasting & Cable article

http://www.broadcastingcable.com/news/washington/ncta-seeks-obama-action-59-ghz-spectrum/156028

 

OTHER

 

8) The Secret Signals That Rule Our Transport Networks

Link to BBC Future story

http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160426-the-invisible-language-of-trains-boats-and-planes  

 

9) Volpe Bulletin – April 28

Link to update

https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOTVOLPE/bulletins/1455231

 

ROADWAYS

 

10) Massachusetts DOT Puts Brakes on Plan to Renumber Route 6 Exit Signs

Link to Cape Cod Times article

http://www.capecodtimes.com/news/20160427/state-puts-brakes-on-plan-to-renumber-route-6-signs

 

11) Technology Key in Solving Faulty Traffic Signals in Johannesburg

Link to Roodepoort Record article

http://roodepoortrecord.co.za/2016/04/28/technology-key-in-solving-faulty-traffic-lights/

 

TRANSIT

 

12) Minnesota's Metro Transit Installs 'Wig Wag' Headlights Hoping to Improve Light-Rail Safety

Link to KSTP-TV story

http://kstp.com/traffic/metro-transit-installs-wig-wag-lights-hoping-to-improve-rail-safety/4119477/

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

13) Technology is Changing How We Move – and Traffic Too

Link to WBUR Radio story

http://www.wbur.org/2016/04/28/traffic-technology

 

VEHICLES

 

14) Self-Driving Car Advocates Say Feds Should Set Rules

Link to USA Today article

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/04/27/self-driving-car-advocates-say-feds-should-set-rules/83620666/

 

15) Rise of Robot Cars Forcing Detroit to Ally with Tech Interlopers

Link to Bloomberg article

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-28/detroit-has-silicon-valley-envy

 

16) Demand for 'Connected Cars' In World's Youngest Car Market of China Sees Automakers, Internet Giants Link Up

Link to AFP article

http://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/demand-for-connected-cars-in-worlds-youngest-car-market-of-china-sees-automakers

 

17) Pennsylvania DOT Looking at Challenges of Self-Driving Technology

Link to Patriot-News article

http://www.pennlive.com/news/2016/04/pennsylvania_driverless_cars_p.html

 

18) Why Automaker Cheating Threatens the Self-Driving Car

Link to ExtremeTech blog

http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/227324-why-automaker-cheating-threatens-the-self-driving-car

 

 

News Releases

1) Continental's Seval Oz to Give Opening Keynote ITS America 2016 San Jose

2) Northern Virginia Transportation Authority's Extensive Outreach Will Guide Transportation Plan

3) Montana DOT Deploys Intuicom's Software to Centralize Traffic Management

 

 

Upcoming Events

ITS Virginia Annual Conference & Exposition – May 19-20 – Richmond, Virginia

https://www.itsva.org/category/conferences/

 

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