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Tuesday, October 18, 2016 – Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

 

1) Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Favors Terminating Information in Russian at Airports

Link to Interfax-Ukraine News Agency article

http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/economic/377055.html

 

2) Researcher Finds Handful of People Make Majority of US Airport Noise Complaints

Link to Quartz article

http://qz.com/811270/us-airport-noise-complaints-come-from-a-handful-of-people-who-risk-making-air-travel-costlier-and-more-polluting-for-everyone/

Link to study

 

3) US Wants Airlines to Make Cost of Flights More Transparent: Source

Link to Reuters article

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-plans-steps-improve-disclosures-195508222.html

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

4) If Only One US City Wins the Smart City Race, the Whole Nation Loses

Link to commentary in Government Technology

http://www.govtech.com/opinion/If-Only-One-US-City-Wins-the-Smart-City-Race-the-Whole-Nation-Loses.html

 

OTHER

 

5) Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs Aims to Transform 16 Cities Into Tech-Friendly Laboratories

Link to The Verge article

http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/18/13316500/sidewalk-labs-google-alphabet-smart-city-transportation

 

6) Oklahoma Man Coins Website Specialized for Business Travelers

Link to Enid News & Eagle article

http://www.enidnews.com/news/local_news/enid-man-coins-website-specialized-for-business-travelers/article_a2ef6a8a-496b-5986-ba71-ea8cb00a3a10.html

Link to BizWarrioz

 

7) Bonjour is an Alarm Clock that Factors in Traffic Before Letting You Hit Snooze

Link to Digital Trends article

http://www.digitaltrends.com/home/bonjour-smart-alarm-clock/

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

8) Massachusetts DOT Warns Against Taking Selfies as Pike Toll Plazas Are Removed

Link to Republican article

http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/10/massdot_warns_against_taking_s.html

 

ROADWAYS

 

9) Pittsburgh's AI Traffic Signals Will Make Driving Less Boring

Link to IEEE Spectrum article

http://spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that-think/robotics/artificial-intelligence/pittsburgh-smart-traffic-signals-will-make-driving-less-boring

 

10) Tulsa Airport Sign Directs Traffic to I-75, Which is Hundreds of Miles Away

Link to KOTV-TV story

http://www.newson6.com/story/33418516/airport-plans-to-fix-tulsa-traffic-sign-error

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

11) Mobileyes Help Pierce Transit Buses Avoid Collisions with Pedestrians, Bicyclists

Link to News Tribune article

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/traffic/article108774417.html

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

12) Uber Used Drones to Advertise Carpooling to Drivers Stuck in Traffic in Mexico

Link to The Verge article

http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/17/13308014/uber-drone-advertising-mexico-city-carpool-dystopia

 

13) Free Wi-Fi in Abu Dhabi Taxis from Next Month

Link to The National article

http://www.thenational.ae/uae/transport/free-wi-fi-in-abu-dhabi-taxis-from-next-month

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

14) Las Cruces, New Mexico Invests in $1 Million in New Traffic Management System

Link to KVIA-TV story

http://www.kvia.com/news/new-mexico/city-invests-1-million-in-new-traffic-management-system/124933905

 

15) Color-Changing 'DUMBO' Sign in Brooklyn Will Give Traffic and Weather Reports

Link to DNAinfo article

https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20161017/dumbo/dumbo-reflector-sign-time-traffic-weather

 

VEHICLES

 

16) Mercedes Now Says Its Driverless Cars Won't Run Over Pedestrians to Save Passengers

Link to Jalopnik article

http://jalopnik.com/now-mercedes-says-its-driverless-cars-wont-run-over-ped-1787890432

 

17) Michigan Broadens Its Ambitions for Autonomous-Vehicle Proving Grounds

Link to Car and Driver article

http://blog.caranddriver.com/michigan-broadens-its-ambitions-for-autonomous-vehicle-proving-grounds/

 

18) Singapore Installs Equipment to Support and Monitor Testing of Driverless Vehicles

Link to Straits Times article

http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/cctvs-new-equipment-introduced-at-one-north-to-support-driverless-trials

 

19) Autonomous Cars Should Help Make Riding Motorcycles Safer

Link to Thinking Highways article

http://thinkinghighways.com/autonomous-cars-should-help-make-riding-motorcycles-safer/

 

 

News Releases

1) Dubai Airports and Huawei to Build World's First Tier 3 Designed Modular Data Center

2) International Road Federation Announces Winners of 2016 Global Road Achievement Awards

3) 'European Day Without a Road Death': Success for Road Safety Awareness Across Europe

 

 

Job Postings

 -  Network Architect – Kapsch – Orlando, Florida

https://850.dayforcehcm.com/CandidatePortal/en-US/e0229/Posting/View/556

 -  Senior Operations Research and Advanced Analytics Specialist I/Manager Operations Research – BNSF Railway – Fort Worth, Texas

https://jobs.bnsf.com/job/Fort-Worth-Sr-OR-&-Advanced-Analytics-Specialist-I-Mgr-Operations-Research-TX-76131/356865300/

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Call for Workshop Topics and Suggestions – NJ TransAction Conference

http://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/c5cO7p0x8lb6wXt71d8fr3MTS

 

 

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Master Class on Autonomous Trucking – October 19

http://liveonweb.ttnews.com/

 

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