[TCN] Monday, June 30, 2014

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, June 30, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Technology Helps West Virginia Airport in Virtually Every Way

Link to article in The Register-Herald:

http://www.register-herald.com/latestnews/x1736689353/Technology-helps-airport-in-virtually-every-way  

BICYCLES

2) An App Designed to Lead the Blind Safely

Link to article in the Star Tribune:

http://www.startribune.com/local/265137311.html#XzcjTlBb0QbBhTCS.97

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

3) South Africa's Stellenbosch University Launches Smart Mobility Lab

Link to article on Ventureburn:

http://ventureburn.com/2014/06/stellenbosch-university-launches-smart-mobility-lab-to-develop-traffic-solutions/

MARITIME

4) Port of Houston Incidents Rarely Investigated Formally

Link to article in the Houston Chronicle:

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Port-of-Houston-incidents-rarely-investigated-5587319.php#/0

PARKING

5) San Francisco Parking App Refuses Shutdown Order

Link to AP article:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/06/30/parking-app-refuses-shut-down/11755845/

RAILROADS

6) New York State Reviewing Whether to Disclose Oil Train Movements

Link to article in the Poughkeepsie Journal:

http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/2014/06/26/csx-state-secrets/11434343/

7) Amtrak Passengers Said They Were Left in the Dark on Delayed Train

Link to article in The Buffalo News:

http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/downtown-waterfront/late-amtrak-train-strands-passengers-in-heat-at-downtown-station-20140629

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) New Maryland Facility Will Rehearse Foreigner Iris and Facial Recognition at Airport Exits

Link to article on NextGov:

http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2014/06/new-facility-will-rehearse-foreigner-iris-and-facial-recognition-airport-exits/87502/

TRANSIT

9) New York City Council Funds New Countdown Clocks for Buses

Link to AP article:

http://www.wnyc.org/story/city-council-praised-funding-countdown-clocks/

10) Free Wi-Fi to Be Installed at Bus Stops in Baku, Azerbaijan

Link to article from ABC. AZ:

http://abc.az/eng/news_30_06_2014_82180.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) New Variable Message Sign Network to Ease Delhi Traffic Chaos

Link to article in India Today:

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/new-system-to-ease-capitals-traffic-chaos/1/369171.html

VEHICLES

12) Google, Detroit Diverge on Roadmap for Self-Driving Cars

Link to Reuters article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/rpt-google-detroit-diverge-road-110000304.html

13) Ford to Use Wearables to Improve Health and Safety in Cars

Link to article on ZDNet:

http://www.zdnet.com/ford-to-use-wearables-to-improve-health-and-safety-in-cars-7000030997/

News Releases

1) North Carolina DOT Signs Contract to Provide Reliable Travel Time Along Heavily Congested I-77

2) The Source - Information Radio News - June 2014

3) FHWA Recognizes National Fire Academy for Safety Training

4) Frost & Sullivan on In-Car Infotainment: Are US and European Customers ready to Embrace Telematics and HMI Features?

5) Geoinformation for the Mobility of the Future

Upcoming Events

T3 Webinar: Effectiveness of Disseminating Traffic Messages on Dynamic Message Signs - July 16

http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s140716_dms.asp

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