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Friday, September 29, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Software Glitch Causes Brief Delays at Airports Worldwide

NPR's The Two-Way

2) FAA Denies Request of Los Angeles Chargers Owner to Stop Banners from Flying Before Games

KSWB-TV

3) IoT Set to Transform the Airport Experience

Internet of Business

4) Developing Sensors to Defend Aircraft Against Lasers

MIT

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

5) Houston Metro Unveils New Safety Fix to Warn Pedestrians

KTRK-TV

Metro news release

6) 'Bicycle Barometers' Help San Francisco Cyclists Feel Validated

Governing

CARTOGRAPHY

7) Sydney Airport Introduces Indoor Baidu Maps to Appeal to Chinese Visitors

Airport World

Sydney Airport news release

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

8) Emergency Vehicles to Be Equipped with Electronic Tolls in First Phase of ETC in Malaysia

The Star

FREIGHT

9) OOIDA-Formed Coalition Backs Two Year Delay for Electronic Logging Device Mandate

Commercial Carrier Journal

Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association news release

10) Why Digital Transformation Matters in Transportation

Supply Chain Management Review

GPS / NAVIGATION

11) GPS Dart Helps Lead Lucas County, Ohio Officers to Suspect, Avoid Vehicle Chase

WTOL-TV

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

12) Traffic Technology International - August/September 2017

Traffic Technology International

MARITIME

13) Singapore Authorities: USS John S. McCain Did Not Send Out Automatic Identification Signals

Channel NewsAsia

14) Maritime Monitoring Company SRT Marine Enters Satellite Fleet Ownership with Clyde Space Contract

Space Intel Report

OTHER

15) Hurricane Maria Communications Status Report for September 29

FCC

RAILROADS

16) Invention Could Help Divert Disaster on Railroad Crossings

Fermilab

17) EU Sets Sights on Rail Passenger Bill of Rights

Courthouse News Service

European Commission news release

ROADWAYS

18) Why Baltimore's Traffic Signals Can Be So Much Trouble

Community Architect Daily

19) Transportation Leaders Hope to Paint More Road Murals Across Tampa Area

WFTS-TV

SAFETY / SECURITY

20) US Senate Committee Told More Intelligence Sharing Needed Between Government and Private Aviation

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

21) US to Collect Social Media Data on All Immigrants Entering Country

New York Times

Federal Register notice

22) Smartphones, Smart Cars Future of Efficient, Safe Traffic

Atlanta Journal-Constitution column

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

23) Uber Will Teach You Sign Language to Better Communicate with Deaf Drivers

The Verge

Uber news release

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

24) Safety Service Patrol Priorities and Best Practices

FHWA Office of Operations technical report

TRANSIT

25) Where Is My Bus? New MAX Transit App Will Help With that in Birmingham Area

Birmingham News

26) Transit Windsor Tests Text System Showing Real-Time Arrival Information

Windsor Star

27) Five Remarkable Technologies Breaking Down Barriers of Transport Ticketing

SmartRail World

28) Cubic to Present Biometric Ticketing System at London Train Stations

Dispatch Weekly

29) Cities Deploying Big Data and Analytics Tools to Enhance Transit Systems

ZDNet

30) Smart Cities: Critical Opportunities for Transit Agencies

Metro

VEHICLES

31) Senate Releases Driverless Car Bill, Does Not Address Trucking

The Hill

Senator John Thune news release

32) In Taiwan, Modest Test of Driverless Bus May Hint at Big Things to Come

New York Times

33) Toyota Research Institute Debuts Its Next-Generation Automated Driving Platform

TechCrunch

News Releases

1) KLM's BlueBot (BB) Allows Customers to Book Tickets in Conversational Way

2) Outfront Media Awarded Long-Term Contract by New York MTA for Advertising and Digital Communications Platform Across Subways, Commuter Rail and Buses

3) Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Airport Launches Google Street View Tour for Passenger Convenience

4) Tennessee DOT Traffic Management Center in Chattanooga to Begin Around-the-Clock Operations

Friday Bonus

Traffic reports can be very helpful when getting around your own area but understanding an out-of-town update can be a challenge.

Upcoming Events

Webinar & In-Person: CyberSafety for Connected Vehicles - October 5 - Cambridge, Massachusetts

Happy 70th anniversary to the Chicago Transit Authority. Founded October 1, 1947.

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