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Tuesday, June 20, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

 

1) Springfield, Ohio Airport Tapped to Test New Drone Technology

Springfield News-Sun

 

2) Raleigh-Durham Airport to Rebrand Following Passenger, Employee Growth

News & Observer

 

3) Airports Come Together to Support International Hackathon Event

Passenger Terminal Today

 

4) LaGuardia Airport's Safety and Response Systems Shine During High-Profile Runway Runoff

Airport Improvement

 

5) Honeywell, NASA Predictive Boom Technology to Help Halve Supersonic Flight Journey Times

Air Traffic Management

Honeywell news release

 

CAMERAS

 

6) Traffic Automation Centre to Monitor Traffic Violations in Mangaluru

The Hindu

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

 

7) Houston Streets Are About to Get Smarter

Houston Chronicle

 

8) Some Says India Needs Nodal Agency to Bring in ITS

Times of India

 

MARITIME

 

9) Defense Expert Says Cargo Ship Likely on Autopilot During Collision with US Navy Warship

Daily Mail

 

10) EfficienSea2 e-Navigation Project Tested in Sweden

Maritime Executive

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

11) Ads from Company Fighting for Passenger Rights Banned from Toronto, Montreal Airports

CBC News

 

RAILROADS

 

12) Research to Transform Future of Rail Traffic Management Systems Released

Rail Technology Magazine

RSSB news release

 

ROADWAYS

 

13) New Guidelines for Lighting Overhead Signs

NCHRP Ready Results

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

14) Cost Disputes Could Derail Plans to Track Foreigners Leaving Through US Airports

Daily Caller

 

15) Madison, Wisconsin Officials Mull Using Metro Transit Buses for Texting-While-Driving Surveillance Campaign

Wisconsin State Journal

 

16) Why Transgender People Suffer from 'ID Anxiety'

Time commentary

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

17) Uber Driver Fined in Miami-Dade County for Violating Rule Requiring Ability to Speak English

WTVJ-TV

Original story on WSCV-TV (in Spanish)

 

TRANSIT

 

18) Transit Workers in New York and New Jersey Frontline for Passenger Complaints

New York Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/20/nyregion/rail-subway-workers-train-malfunctions.html?_r=0

 

19) Sweden Trials NFC Implants for Public Transportation

The Merkle

SJ news release (in Swedish)

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

20) Florida DOT's TSM&O Disseminator - May/June 2017

Florida DOT

 

VEHICLES

 

21) Driver Killed in Tesla Self-Driving Car Crash Ignored Warnings, NTSB Reports

USA Today

NTSB news release

 

22) Car Buyers Expect Advanced Technology in Their Vehicles, But Are They Willing to Pay for It?

Body Shop Business

 

 

 

Solicitation

-  Nominations Sought - National ITS Awards - ITS Australia

 

Upcoming Events

ITS Heartland Webinar: Regional Operations Forum Training Program (Overview of TSMO-Laying a Foundation) - June 22

 

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