[TCN] Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter

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Tuesday, February 28, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Airport Wireless Networks and the Need for Speed… Density and Coverage

AviationPros

CAMERAS

2) Moscow's Smart Tech Includes 160,000 Cameras to Detect Traffic Violators

Computerworld

3) Finland Study: Dense Automatic Speed Enforcement Effectively Reduces Speeding

Nordic

FREIGHT

4) Access to Big Data Would Help Trucking Companies Improve Safety and Productivity

Iowa State University

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) GPS Device-Maker Garmin Reeling After Workers Gunned Down

AP

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

6) How 'Smart City' Technology is Connecting Europeans

Euronews

OTHER

7) TV Station Says Dozens of Federal Employees, Including Some at USDOT, Watched Abundance of Porn on Job in Recent Years

WRC-TV

8) Volpe Center Bulletin - February 28

-  Coordinating Emergency Transportation Response to Hurricane Matthew

-  Laying the Foundation for Vehicle-to-Pedestrian Communications

-  'Our Shared Transportation Future' with USTRANSCOM's General Darren W. McDew

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

9) US Transportation Secretary to Auto Industry: 'Educate Skeptical Public' About Self-Driving Tech

Forbes

RAILROADS

10) Why Trains Crash

WGBH-TV's Nova

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) Fine Pedestrians for Texting While Crossing the Street, Montreal Asks Province

CBC News

12) San Francisco Testing New Signs to Cut Cars Hitting Light Rail Trains

SFBay

TELEMATICS

13) Remote Updates Coming for Volvo Trucks

Fleet Owner

14) Weigh Station Bypass App Keeps Truck Drivers Moving in US and Canada

Truck West

Drivewyze website

TRANSIT

15) Singapore Commuters Can Use Mastercard to Pay for Public Transport from March 20

Channel NewsAsia

Land Transport Authority news release

16) New Connecticut Buses Bring New Opportunity for Mobile Apps, College Students

Hartford Courant

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

17) California DOT's Donner Pass Chief Tweets a Blizzard to Aid Drivers

Sacramento Bee

Caltrans District 3 Twitter feed

VEHICLES

18) US Department of Energy's Reuben Sarkar's Discusses New Report, The Transforming Mobility Ecosystem: Enabling an Energy-Efficient Future

ITE Talks Transportation

19) Minnesota DOT Wants Robot Buses in the Streets Next Year

City Pages

20) Iowa Highways Could Become Testing Ground for Truck Platooning Tech

Overdrive

Iowa House Study Bill 111

21) Carmakers Must Embrace Big Tech to Survive the Coming Revolution

City A.M.

News Releases

1) New Magazine Launched on Self-Balancing Scooters, Electric Bikes and Skateboards

2) Operation Lifesaver Announces US Rail Safety Week, September 24-30

3) Great Dane Debuts Smart Trailer Concept

4) Airways New Zealand and Aireon Agree to Cooperate on South Pacific Operational Validation

5) Dublin Airport Launches No Drone Zone Awareness Campaign

6) Kapsch TrafficCom Awarded Contract to Design, Build and Support Agency-Wide Transportation Management Software for Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Solicitation

-  Call for Abstracts - Road Safety on Five Continents

Upcoming Events

Workshop: Moving Towards an Intelligent Hinterland Transport Infrastructure - March 7 - Frankfurt/Main, Germany

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[TCN] Monday, February 27, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter

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Monday, February 27, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey

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CAMERAS

1) Traffic Cameras Get Initial Green Light from Hawaiian Legislators

Honolulu Star-Advertiser

GPS / NAVIGATION

2) Navigation is Key to Future Cars

Korea JoongAng Daily

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

3) Smart Mobility Projects Fail to Take Off in Jaipur, India

TNN

4) Mobility Rush 15

ITS America

RAILROADS

5) Caltrain Nixes PTC Contract with Parsons

Progressive Railroading

Caltrain news release

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) UK Transport Secretary Says Put Cellphone in Glove Box

Daily Mail

7) Arizonans Have Plenty to Say for Highway Signs

Capitol Media Services

8) Maine DOT Messages Making an Impact

WABI-TV

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) George Washington University Researchers Build Sensors to Track Environmental Data Near Campus

GW Hatchet

GW University news release

10) Drone-Based Traffic Management Planned in Khammam, India

The Hindu

VEHICLES

11) Trump Administration Re-evaluating Self-Driving Car Guidance

Reuters

12) Waze Digs Into Your Car Dashboard

Wired

SmartDeviceLink Consortium news release

13) If Your TV Rats You Out, What About Your Car?

Autoblog

Upcoming Events

World Metrorail Congress – April 25-26 – London

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The Transportation Communications Newsletter (ISSN 1529-1057) is published electronically Monday through Friday.   For a free subscription or to unsubscribe, or for comments or questions, please contact me at bernie@transportationradio.com. TCN archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications    

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[TCN] Friday, February 24, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter

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Friday, February 24, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Two Garmin Aviation Systems Employees Shot, One Killed, in Kansas in Possible Hate Crime

Kansas City Star

2) Innovation Lab Unveiled at San Diego International Airport

Airport World

3) Giant Digital Welcome Screen Gets Unveiling at Atlanta Airport

WSB Radio

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) IoT Adds Fuel to Smart Cities' Engine

CXOToday

MARITIME

5) Germany's Maritime Nerve Center is 'New Benchmark for Safety'

TradeWinds (free registration required)

6) Video Tour of Mega Ship Bridge

Port Technology

JeffHK's YouTube channel

OTHER

7) How Digital Signage Can Activate Smart Cities

Commercial Integrator

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

8) Frustration Voiced with Format of Public Meeting on Noise at Vermont's Burlington Airport

Burlington Free Press

ROADWAYS

9) New Hampshire DOT Uses Sensors to Monitor Slippery Roads During Winter Storms

WMUR-TV

10) Signs, Signs Everywhere a Sign... at Ontario MTO Sign Shop

Daily Commercial News

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) Security Lapse Exposed Stewart Airport's Critical Servers for a Year

ZDNet

TRANSIT

12) Security Cameras Coming to Transit Buses on Prince Edward Island

The Guardian

13) Florida's Manatee County Area Transit Makes Bus Schedules Available for Visually Impaired

Bradenton Herald

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) TransitScreen, JLL Partner for Lobby Displays

GlobeSt

VEHICLES

15) Embark Enters Race to Develop Autonomous Trucks

Transport Topics

Embark website

News Releases

1) Washington State DOT to Debut New Airport Guide

2) Gogo's New 2Ku Modem Boosts Speeds

3) American Airlines Recognizes Female Film Directors with New Bonnie Award

Friday Bonus

It's always best to know the local language when you're navigating unfamiliar territory.

Upcoming Events

Webinar: How to Design a Perfect Intermodal Travel Experience - April 12

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The Transportation Communications Newsletter (ISSN 1529-1057) is published electronically Monday through Friday.   For a free subscription or to unsubscribe, or for comments or questions, please contact me at bernie@transportationradio.com. TCN archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications    

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[TCN] Thursday, February 23, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter

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Thursday, February 23, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Miami Airport Workers Say Talking About Working Conditions Cost Them Their Jobs. Now, They Seek Help

Miami Herald

2) Israel Joins Eurocontrol

Hamodia

3) Report Highlights Most Effective Uses of Mobile and Apps to Increase Airline Ancillary Revenues

Future Travel Experience

4) A Cincinnati Traffic Helicopter Crash Brought Improved Communications to the Local Aviation Community

Flying

CARTOGRAPHY

5) Rembrandt of the Ski Trail 'Interprets' the Mountainside

New York Times

James Niehues website

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

6) Cape May County (New Jersey) Bridge Commission to Install E-ZPass

SNJ Today

7) The World Still Learns from Ontario's 407 Highway Toll System

Driving

GPS / NAVIGATION

8) Israeli GPS App for Pedestrians Goes the Extra Mile

Times of Israel

Sidekix website

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

9) 'Smart' Street Light in San Diego to Track Traffic, Parking, Air Quality

City News Service

City of San Diego news release

10) Money, Resources Pouring Into Smart Columbus Transportation Program

Columbus Dispatch

11) ITS Australia Newsletter - February 2017

ITS Australia

OTHER

12) Why Orlando is Ripe for Transportation Mobile Apps

Orlando Business Journal

RAILROADS

13) Nearby Residents Say Loudspeakers at San Diego Amtrak Station Blasting Into Homes

KGTV-TV

SAFETY / SECURITY

14) Calgary Transit Safety Boss Considers Ban on Headphones Near LRT Stations

CBC News

15) An Interview with GM Product Cybersecurity Chief

automotiveIT International

16) How USDOT Discovered Its Network Was Compromised by Shadow IT

CIO

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

17) Google Waze Takes on Uber, Lyft with More Carpooling

CNET

TELEMATICS

18) Holden Prepares to Launch Connected Cars in Australia

iTnews

TRANSIT

19) New Jersey Transit Looks to Commuters to Help Improve Communication

Star-Ledger

20) Los Angeles Metro May Change Its Mind About Selling Naming Rights for Trains, Stations

San Gabriel Valley Tribune

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

21) Behind the Scenes at the Wisconsin DOT Traffic Operations Center

WBAY-TV

VEHICLES

22) GM Bill is Self-Driving and Self-Interested

AP

23) 5G Will Help Autonomous Cars Cruise Streets Safely

IDG News Service

News Releases

1) Outfront Media Begins Deployment of ON Smart Media Platform in Greater Boston Transit System

2) Indianapolis Airport Launches New Website to Better Serve Travelers

3) Vitronic Develops Gantry-less Free-Flow Tolling

Job Posting

-  Post-Doctoral Research Associate -- Driving Simulator Lab - University of Wyoming - Laramie, Wyoming

Solicitations

-  Applicants Sought - IBTTA Scholarship Program

-  Nominations Sought - Airport Innovation Power List - Future Travel Experience

Upcoming Events

NAFA Fleet Management Association Annual Meeting – April 25-28 – Tampa

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The Transportation Communications Newsletter (ISSN 1529-1057) is published electronically Monday through Friday.   For a free subscription or to unsubscribe, or for comments or questions, please contact me at bernie@transportationradio.com. TCN archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications    

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