Transportation Communications Newsletter
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Tuesday, May 3, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057
INRIX Webinar Tomorrow - Last Chance to Register!
Smart Parking Solutions Offering Significant Benefits to Cities
Wednesday, May 4th
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?
AVIATION
1) Plane Tracking System at Sydney Airport Failing Regularly
Link to story on Australian Broadcasting Corporation's PM
http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2016/s4454278.htm
2) South Africa Signs 'Game-Changing' Aviation Surveillance Agreement
Link to Traveller24 article
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
3) See How GPS Tracking Device Helps Stop Bike Thieves in Their Tracks
Link to Inside Edition story
FREIGHT
4) How UPS's Route Optimization System Saves Fuel and Cuts Emissions
Link to GreenBiz article
https://www.greenbiz.com/article/how-ups-navigates-logistics-clean-tech-valley-death
5) Uber for Trucks: A Mobile Freight Revolution?
Link to Fleet Owner article
http://fleetowner.com/technology/uber-trucks-mobile-freight-revolution
GPS / NAVIGATION
6) Death by GPS: Why Do We Follow Digital Maps into Dodgy Places?
Link to Ars Technica article
http://arstechnica.com/cars/2016/05/death-by-gps/
MARITIME
7) US House Bill Would Require DHS to Report Cyberattack Threats to Congress
Link to The Hill article
OTHER
8) Moovit's Transit App Combines Uber with Public Transport to Find the Best Route in 131 Cities
Link to VentureBeat article
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
9) New Rhode Island DOT Signs at Project Sites Will Track Progress for Taxpayers
Link to WPRI-TV story
http://wpri.com/2016/05/02/new-ridot-signs-at-project-sites-will-track-progress-for-taxpayers/
Link to news release
SAFETY / SECURITY
10) Tracking, Alert Buttons, CCTV to Be Required on Indian Public Transport Vehicles
Link to Times of India article
TELEMATICS
11) BMW Introduces SOS Call System for Motorcyclists
Link to The Verge article
http://www.theverge.com/2016/5/3/11575974/bmw-motorcycle-onstar-emergency-call-system
Link to news release
12) Life as the OnStar Voice: Arranging Tow Trucks and Delivering Babies
Link to article in The Atlantic
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/04/onstar/480471/
Link to interview on Bobby Likis Car Clinic
TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
13) Traffic Police Nepal App Launched
Link to Republica article
http://www.myrepublica.com/society/story/41587/traffic-police-nepal-app-launched.html
Link to news release (in Nepali)
TRANSIT
14) South Florida Regional Transportation Authority Launches Tri-Rail Train-Tracking App
Link to Railway Age article
Link to additional information
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
15) Massachusetts DOT Launches First of Statewide Network of Signs with Real-Time Traffic Information
Link to Boston Globe article
VEHICLES
16) This is What the Streets of London Look Like to a Driverless Car
Link to ZDNet article
http://www.zdnet.com/pictures/this-is-what-the-streets-of-london-look-like-to-a-driverless-car/
17) Google Inks Driverless Car Pact with Fiat Chrysler
Link to Investor's Business Daily article
News Releases
1) Michigan's Wayne County Airport Authority Names Brian Lassaline as New Director of Public Affairs
2) MBTA, MIT App Allows Riders to Rate Silver Line
3) Kewill Announces Acquisition of LeanLogistics
Solicitation
- Entries Sought – 2017 Traffic Control Device Challenge – ATSSA, TRB
http://d2dtl5nnlpfr0r.cloudfront.net/tti.tamu.edu/documents/proposals/2017-TCDC.pdf
Upcoming Events
ALK Transportation Technology Summit – May 23-24 – Philadelphia
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