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[TCN] Monday, October 6, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, October 6, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057


 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

1) India Plans to Install Solar-Powered Electronic Toll Plazas Across Country

Link to article in The Economic Times:

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/infrastructure/solar-powered-electronic-toll-plazas-to-be-set-up-pan-india/articleshow/44509825.cms

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

2) Intelligent Transportation Systems 2014, Volume 2: Connected Vehicles and Cooperative Systems

Link to publication from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/171437.aspx

 

MARITIME

 

3) US Navy Tests Autonomous Swarm Boats

Link to article in The Maritime Executive:

http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/US-Navy-Tests-Autonomous-Swarm-Boats-2014-10-05

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

4) Disclosures from Railroads on Crude Oil Ordered to be Made Public in Pennsylvania

Link to article in the Tribune-Review:

http://triblive.com/business/headlines/6771068-74/information-railroads-confidentiality

 

5) Latest Issue of InTransition Focuses on Design and Transportation

Link to InTransition:

http://intransitionmag.org/fall_2014/home.aspx

 

RAILROADS

 

6) Amtrak Customers Frustrated After Outage Halts Online, Kiosk Ticket Sales

Link to story on CBS New York:

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/10/05/amtrak-customers-frustrated-after-outage-halts-online-kiosk-ticket-sales/

 

ROADWAYS

 

7) Breast Cancer Group Upset with Connecticut DOT Removal of Signs from Right-of-Way

Link to story on WTIC-TV:

http://foxct.com/2014/10/03/department-of-transportation-removes-breast-cancer-signs-in-shelton/

 

8) Arizona May Remove Metric Highway Signs

Link to AP article:

http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2014/10/04/arizona-highway-signs-in-metric-units-may-change/16724615/

 

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

 

9) Orange County, California to Manage Traffic with Trial Interoperable CCTV

Link to article in ITS International:

http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/nafta/features/orange-county-to-manage-traffic-with-trial-interoperable-cctv/

 

TRANSIT

 

10) Saatchi & Saatchi Creates New Moscow Public Transportation Logos

Link to article in Branding Magazine:

http://www.brandingmagazine.com/2014/10/06/saatchi-saatchi-creates-new-moscow-public-transportation-logos/

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

11) Dublin Manages Traffic with Tablet App

Link to article in Computer Business Review:

http://www.cbronline.com/news/mobile-and-tablets/dublin-city-council-manages-traffic-with-tablet-app-4394702

 

12) What a Football Game Looks Like Inside the University of Maryland Police Headquarters

Link to article in The Diamondback:

http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/article_3cf4e5d4-4d09-11e4-983e-001a4bcf6878.html

 

VEHICLES

 

13) Tesla Set to Introduce Automated Driving Functions, Report Says

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.autonews.com/article/20141004/OEM06/310049995/tesla-set-to-introduce-automated-driving-functions-report-says

 

14) GM Uses Facebook, Calls to Get Recalled Cars Fixed

Link to AP article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/gm-uses-facebook-calls-recalled-192601114.html

 

15) Cars That Talk Need Wireless That Works

Link to article in IEEE Spectrum:

http://spectrum.ieee.org/cars-that-think/transportation/systems/cars-that-talk-need-wireless-that-works

 

16) Technology Takes the Wheel

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/06/business/technology-takes-the-wheel.html

 

 

News Releases

1) University of North Texas Repeats, Winning Intermodal Association of North America's Fourth Annual Student Competition

2) Airport Trials Heathrow Helpers to Respond to Passengers' Needs

3) Pennsylvania DOT Unveils Innovative Mapping Tool

4) Garmin to Provide In-Dash Navigation for Some Honda Models

5) Dynamic Message Signs Raise Awareness for Safe Driving in Missouri

 

 

Upcoming Events

US DOT Connected Vehicles Pilot Deployment Program Webinar Series Part 3: Open Source, Open Data and Performance Measurement – October 17

http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=6db9d2b4-90dc-4ea3-b79f-69074c270d96&c=77da6f90-5104-11e3-8e6b-d4ae52a4597c&ch=7a7c1c80-5104-11e3-8e6c-d4ae52a4597c

 

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