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Wednesday, April 26, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Russia to Test National Air Traffic System for Drones

New Atlas

CAMERAS

2) Oregon Man Suing State After Being Fined for Investigating Traffic Light Timing

The Oregonian

Institute for Justice news release

3) Bill for Speed-Camera Pilot in San Francisco, San Jose Meets with Law Enforcement Opposition

KQED

CARTOGRAPHY

4) Montgomery County, Maryland Wins Award for Bicycle 'Stress Map'

Wired

FREIGHT

5) Truck Driver Recruiting Goes Mobile, Social and Increasingly High-Tech

Commercial Carrier Journal

MARITIME

6) Sailor's Manual a Longtime Guide for Maritime

Boston Globe

OTHER

7) Federal Judge Tosses Michigan's Challenge to Business' Trademark of Highway Sign

WEMU Radio

8) Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment Program Continues to Push Innovative Technologies to Tackle Congestion

USDOT's Connections blog

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

9) BART Keeps Riders in Dark About Teen Mob Robbery

San Francisco Chronicle

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) Chicago Aviation Police Quietly Being Rebranded

WLS-TV

11) TSA Says There Are No Plans to Expand Airline Laptop Ban to UK Airports

Bloomberg

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

12) On-Demand Ride Service Gett Confirms Acquisition of Juno for $200 Million

TechCrunch

TRANSIT

13) DC Startup TransitScreen Simplies Transit Options

WFED Radio

14) Profile of Iowa DOT's Mobility Coordinator

People Who Move People

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) Former Montreal Traffic Reporter Named City's First Traffic Coordinator

CBC News

City of Montreal news release (in French)

16) TRANSCOM: Helping Coordinate Transportation in the New York City Area

FordMobilize New York blog

17) Tackling Traffic Management Through European Standards

Cities Today blog

VEHICLES

18) City of Gainesville, University of Florida Plan for Driverless Cars on City Streets

Gainesville Sun

University of Florida news release

19) Automakers Ask California to Ease Rules for Self-Driving Car Tests

Reuters

News Releases

1) Taxi Industry Leader Teams with New Tech Company to Roll Out Next Generation Digital Passenger Platform

2) Optaglio Believes 'Smart' Signs Will Improve Traffic Safety

Solicitation

-  Connected and Automated Vehicle Support Team Sought - Pennsylvania DOT

Upcoming Events

Connected Vehicle Security & Standards - May 30 - Melbourne

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