Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, September 11, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Apple Watch and Apple Pay: What They Could Mean for Airports, Airlines and the Passenger Experience
Link to article on Future Travel Experience:
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
2) HopOn a Tel Aviv Bike Using a Smartphone
Link to article on Globes:
http://www.globes.co.il/en/article-hopon-a-tel-aviv-bike-using-a-smartphone-1000970505
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
3) New York State Thruway Overbilled 35,000 E-ZPass Customers
Link to article in the Democrat & Chronicle:
GPS / NAVIGATION
4) Russian Transport Ministry Authorized to Create ERA-GLONASS System
Link to ITAR-TASS article:
http://en.itar-tass.com/non-political/749005
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
5) ITS World Congress 2014 Thinking Aloud Show 4
Link to Thinking Aloud podcast:
http://thinkinghighways.com/its-world-congress-2014-thinking-aloud-show-4
MARITIME
6) West African Nations Look to Coordinate Information to Fight Piracy
Link to article on World Bulletin:
http://www.worldbulletin.net/world/144164/china-gives-cautious-response-to-obamas-isil-call
OTHER
7) Solar Storm Heading for Earth
Link to article in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2014/09/10/solar-flare-space-weather/15415827/
8) Florida DOT's SunGuide Disseminator – September 2014
Link to newsletter:
http://www.dot.state.fl.us/TrafficOperations/Newsletters/2014/2014-Sep.pdf
RAILROADS
9) Montana Coal Railroad Told to Turn Over Documents
Link to AP article:
TELEMATICS
10) Fine-Tuning the Future Flow and Protection of Trucking Data
Link to article in Fleet Owner:
http://fleetowner.com/technology/fine-tuning-future-flow-and-protection-trucking-data
TRANSIT
11) App for That? Transportation Officials Review Ways to Boost MBTA Ridership
Link to State House News Service article:
http://www.wbur.org/2014/09/10/mbta-ridership-options
12) Crowdfunding Successful for Quirky Ads on Chicago Transit Line
Link to article in RedEye:
13) New App Converts Transit Ads to Public Art
Link to article on Transportation Nation:
http://www.wnyc.org/story/new-app-converts-transit-ads-public-art/
14) New York City Transit Authority Graphics Standards Manual to be Reissued as Full-Size Book
Link to further information on Kickstarter:
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
15) Houston Getting $10 Million for Traffic-Tracking Systems
Link to article in the Houston Chronicle:
http://blog.chron.com/thehighwayman/2014/09/houston-getting-10-million-for-traffic-tracking-systems/
16) The Traffic Lights of Tomorrow Will Actively Manage Congestion
Link to blog on CityLab:
VEHICLES
17) Five Ways Cars Could Get Smarter About Safety
Link to AP article:
18) How Google's Autonomous Car Passed the First US State Self-Driving Test
Link to article in IEEE Spectrum:
19) Delphi Takes Back Seat in Autonomous Driving Debate
Link to article on WardsAuto:
http://wardsauto.com/suppliers/delphi-takes-back-seat-autonomous-driving-debate
20) Bluetooth Sensors Constantly Check Car Tire Pressure, Send Alerts
Link to article on CNET:
http://www.cnet.com/news/bluetooth-device-would-continuously-monitor-car-tire-pressure/
21) Foreign Accents Drive Smart Cars' Voice Technology Crazy
Link to Bloomberg article:
http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2014/09/11/339982.htm
22) Transportation Policy Guru Robert Poole Voices Skepticism About Vehicle-to-Vehicle Technology
Link to blog in Roll Call:
News Releases
1) I-95 Corridor Coalition Selects Inrix for Real-Time Traffic Information
2) NJ Transit Announces Expansion of Mobile Ticketing to Southern New Jersey Bus Routes
3) SMU Announces Partnership with Uber for Transportation to Football Games
4) AirSage 2014 Transportation Industry Survey Released
5) International Launch of Netherlands Maritime Technology Association
6) Canadian National Railway to Pay $5.25 Million to Settle FCC Licensing Violations
7) Airbiquity Broadens Choreo Connected Car Content Portfolio with Applications from Reuters and Yelp
8) ITS World Congress Participants Get First-Hand Look at New PrePass Technology
9) Survey: Americans Ready to Open Their Wallets for Better Roads, Interstates
10) Moving Connected Vehicles Forward with Everyday Drivers and Agencies' Back Offices
Upcoming Events
ITS Alaska Annual Meeting – September 30 – Anchorage, Alaska
http://www.itsalaska.org/2014meeting.html
Today in Transportation History
1944 **70th anniversary** US Army troops cross the western border of Germany during World War II.
http://westwall.elvamie.nl/en/data/archive/breakingsiegfriedline.html
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