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Tuesday, May 31, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

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BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

1) Developing an 'Operating System for Bicycles'

Link to Gizmag article

http://www.gizmag.com/openbike/43590/

 

CAMERAS

 

2) License Plate Scanners Nab Thousands of Connecticut Drivers

Link to AP article

http://www.norwichbulletin.com/article/20160531/NEWS/160539967

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

3) Virginia Tech Plans 'Smart Village' to Test Driverless Cars, Drones and More

Link to Richmond Times-Dispatch article

http://www.richmond.com/news/virginia/article_b5cfee59-fee1-52ea-9ebe-e68f265983da.html

 

4) HERMES Study Looks at Impact of ITS Innovations in Finland

Link to ITS International article

http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/utc/news/hermes-study-looks-at-impact-of-its-innovations-in-finland/

 

5) ITS Australia Newsletter – May 2016

Link to newsletter

http://www.summitemarketing.com.au/t/ViewEmail/r/021BA81282AA53772540EF23F30FEDED/04DE90B08ADBC906E663AB054A538FBA

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

6) Maryland Transit Administration Denies Newspaper's Request for Unrest Footage

Link to Baltimore Sun article

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/investigations/bs-md-sun-investigates-mondawmin-pia-20160528-story.html

 

RAILROADS

 

7) CP Rail Wants to Install Cameras to Monitor Train Crews

Link to Globe and Mail article

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/cp-rail-wants-to-install-cameras-to-monitor-train-crews/article30209749/

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

8) Study Sheds New Light on Dangers of Distracted Driving

Link to Houston Chronicle article

http://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Study-sheds-new-light-on-dangers-of-distracted-7954711.php

 

9) Utah DOT Website Maps Crash Data at Busy Intersections on State Roads

Link to KSTU-TV story

http://fox13now.com/2016/05/30/website-maps-crash-data-at-busy-intersections-on-utah-roads/

 

10) Mobileye Looks to Stop Trucks, Buses from Hitting Pedestrians and Cyclists

Link to Trucks.com article

https://www.trucks.com/2016/05/31/mobileye-looks-stop-trucks-buses-hitting-pedestrians-cyclists/

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

11) San Diego Hackathon Yields Tech for Ridesharing

Link to San Diego Union-Tribune

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/may/27/smartcity-san-diego-climate-action-plan-hackathon/

 

TRANSIT

 

12) Hamilton, Ontario Transit System Finally Getting on Twitter, Facebook

Link to CBC News story

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/news/hsr-social-media-1.3607877

 

13) Will App-Based Buses Give Delhi's Public Transport System the Uber Appeal?

Link to Daily Mail article

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-3616777/Will-app-based-buses-Delhi-s-public-transport-Uber-appeal.html

 

14) India's KSRTC Launches Mitra App to Track Buses

Link to Times of India article

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysuru/KSRTC-launches-Mitra-app-to-track-movement-of-buses/articleshow/52516567.cms

 

15) Madison Metro's Bus Lines Brings Moving Verse to Public Transportation

Link to Capital Times article

http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/govt-and-politics/madison-metro-s-bus-lines-brings-moving-verse-to-public/article_3add9a5d-7dff-5650-b8e7-402506cc5232.html

 

VEHICLES

 

16) Can You Program Ethics Into a Self-Driving Car?

Link to IEEE Spectrum article

http://spectrum.ieee.org/transportation/self-driving/can-you-program-ethics-into-a-selfdriving-car

 

 

News Release

1) Laser Technology Unveils Crash Scene Data Collection System for Android Phones

 

 

Upcoming Events

ITS European Congress – June 6-9 – Glasgow

http://glasgow2016.itsineurope.com/

 

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