[TCN] Monday, October 31, 2016

 

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Monday, October 31, 2016 – Cranford, New Jersey

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ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

1) Florida Track to Be Used for Testing Tolling Technologies

Link to Business Observer article

http://www.businessobserverfl.com/section/detail/wheels-up1/

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

2) Why Satellites Sometimes Lose Their GPS Connection

Link to IANS article

http://telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/why-satellites-sometimes-lose-their-gps-connection/55153681

 

MARITIME

 

3) In Japan, Experts Call for Maritime Crisis System

Link to Japan News article

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-wp-japan-maritime-27c1b3e0-9d25-11e6-a0ed-ab0774c1eaa5-20161028-story.html

 

4) West Coast Ports: Better Supply Chain Information Could Improve USDOT's Freight Efforts

Link to GAO report

http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-17-23

 

OTHER

 

5) Transport Research Laboratory Supporting Innovation Through Future Research Programs

Link to blog in Eurotransport

http://www.eurotransportmagazine.com/21039/z-homepage-promo/transport-innovation-trl/

 

RAILROADS

 

6) Amtrak Autumn Express Brings Passenger Train to New Lines for a Weekend

Link to Transportation Radio interview

https://goo.gl/iH8ZvW

 

7) Phones Help Train Stations Give You a Better Travel Experience

Link to GeoMarketing blog

http://www.geomarketing.com/phones-helps-train-stations-give-you-a-better-travel-experience

 

ROADWAYS

 

8) South Dakota Highways Poised to Become Telecommunications Corridors Too

Link to Capital Journal article

http://www.capjournal.com/news/state-highways-poised-to-become-telecommunications-corridors-too/article_2b59deac-9f22-11e6-9c7c-77c7cebb77c7.html

 

9) Ohio DOT Adding Signs, Cameras and Sensors on I-90 to Warn Drivers of Snow Squalls

Link to Plain Dealer article

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2016/10/odot_adding_signs_cameras_and_sensors_on_i-90_in_lake_county_to_warn_drivers_of_snow_squalls_photos.html

 

TELEMATICS

 

10) BlackBerry, Ford Extend Partnership to Develop Car Software

Link to Bloomberg article

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-10-31/blackberry-ford-extend-partnership-to-develop-car-software

Link to news release

 

TRANSIT

 

11) San Francisco Supervisors Approve Plan for Muni's Subway Cell Service

Link to SFMTA's Moving SF blog

https://www.sfmta.com/about-sfmta/blog/sf-supervisors-approve-plan-munis-subway-cell-service

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

12) Nevada Highway Patrol, NDOT Keeping an Eye on Traffic During Car-nado

Link to KTNV-TV story

http://www.ktnv.com/news/nhp-ndot-keeping-an-eye-on-traffic-during-car-nado

 

VEHICLES

 

13) NHTSA Letter Unplugs Hacker's Self-Driving Car Company

Link to USA Today article

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/10/28/feds-unplug-hackers-self-driving-car-company/92906160/

 

14) Toyota to Test Car-Sharing System that Doesn't Use Keys

Link to AP article

http://ktar.com/story/1339849/toyota-to-test-car-sharing-system-that-doesnt-use-keys/

Link to news release

 

15) Google and Apple Knocking on the Car Door? 'No, We Won't Let Them Inside,' Toyota Exec Says

Link to Forbes article

http://www.forbes.com/sites/bertelschmitt/2016/10/27/google-and-apple-knocking-on-the-car-door-no-we-wont-let-them-inside-toyota-exec-says/#1e7846751f69

 

16) Onboard Internet Connectivity Tops Chinese Auto Buyers' Wish List

Link to China Daily article

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/motoring/2016-10/31/content_27226313.htm

 

 

News Releases

1) TransCore Selected to Modernize New York Bridges and Tunnels with All-Electronic Tolling

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Program Solicitation – Small Business Innovation Research Program – USDOT

https://cms.volpe.dot.gov/sites/volpe.dot.gov/files/docs/CO%20171%20SBIR%20Solic%20508.pdf

 

 

Upcoming Events

Gulf Region ITS Annual Meeting – November 14-16 – Baton Rouge, Louisiana

http://www.gulfregionits.org/content.aspx?page_id=22&club_id=490661&module_id=200702

 

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