[TCN] Thursday, January 8, 2015

 

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Thursday, January 8, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Iteris Presents "ClearPath Weather®: The Leading MDSS for Managing Severe Weather Events" Webinar on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at 11 a.m. EST

 

Iteris' industry leading winter maintenance decision support system (MDSS), ClearPath Weather®, can help maintenance managers properly prepare and manage for severe weather events, including wind, snow, sleet and ice.  Our solution helps you isolate when and where snow or ice buildup will occur on a route, when to pre-treat, patrol, plow, and apply chemical with pinpoint accuracy.    

 

Join us for a webinar next Wednesday, January 14 at 11 a.m. EST featuring Leah Dailey, Weather Operations and Sales Specialist at Iteris, who will discuss Iteris' ClearPath Weather features, functionality and benefits, and Michael Williams, Snow & Ice Program Coordinator of Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC), who will talk about his personal experience using and leveraging the Iteris MDSS solution.

Reserve your webinar seat now at https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/727397048.

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) Web-Based Flytenow Takes FAA to Court Over Ridesharing Program

Link to article on AINonline:

http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2015-01-06/flytenow-takes-faa-court-over-ride-sharing-program

Link to news release

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

2) Cyclist Commuters Never Hit Red Lights in Copenhagen

Link to article on CityMetric:

http://www.citymetric.com/transport/cyclist-commuters-never-hit-red-lights-copenhagen-616

 

OTHER

 

3) A Plan to Put Your Driver's License On Your Phone

Link to story on NPR's All Things Considered:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2015/01/07/375658605/a-plan-to-create-put-your-drivers-license-on-your-phone  

 

4) New York MTA Putting an End to Die-Ins at Grand Central Terminal

Link to article in the New York Post:

http://nypost.com/2015/01/07/mta-putting-an-end-to-die-ins-at-grand-central-terminal/

 

5) Traffic Woes Get World Class Solutions at Traffic Infra Tech Expo

Link to article on DNA of New Delhi:

http://www.iamin.in/en/new-delhi/news/traffic-woes-get-world-class-solutions-traffic-infra-tech-expo-49977

 

PARKING

 

6) Using Google Earth to Understand Parking Utilization

Link to blog on Planetizen:

http://www.planetizen.com/node/73063

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

7) Are Shocking Road-Safety Adverts More Effective?

Link to article in The Economist:

http://www.economist.com/news/britain/21638135-scary-adverts-dont-work-yet-they-are-everywhere-dont-stop-dont-look-dont-listen

 

RAILROADS

 

8) Kansas City Southern Railway: Oil Train Reports Could Enable Insider Trading

Link to McClatchy article:

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2015/01/07/252299/railroad-oil-train-reports-could.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

9) Honda Fined $70 Million for Underreporting Safety Issues to US Government

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/09/business/honda-fined-70-million-in-underreporting-safety-issues-to-government.html

Link to news release

Link to Honda's response

 

10) New Hampshire Department of Safety Launches Public Safety App

Link to article in the Eagle-Tribune:

http://www.eagletribune.com/news/new_hampshire/nh-dept-of-safety-launches-public-safety-app/article_33f1d16e-571f-51b8-a734-84d444cb0514.html

 

11) Texting and Driving? Your Next Car May Come with a Punishment Device

Link to article in Fortune:

http://fortune.com/2015/01/08/texting-and-driving-your-next-car-may-come-with-a-punishment-device/

 

TELEMATICS

 

12) Using Telematics to Boost Truck and Cargo Security

Link to article in Heavy Duty Trucking:

http://www.truckinginfo.com/channel/fleet-management/article/story/2015/01/using-telematics-to-boost-truck-and-cargo-security.aspx

 

VEHICLES

 

13) Study: 12 Million Driverless Cars to be on the Road by 2035

Link to Reuters article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/12-million-driverless-cars-road-223549458.html

 

14) DeCarta CEO Talks Connected Cars

Link to article in RCR Wireless:

http://www.rcrwireless.com/20150108/wireless/decarta-ceo-talks-connected-cars-tag11

 

 

News Releases

1) Frederick County, Maryland Transit Agency Offers New Mobile Ticketing App

2) ITS JPO Staff to Speak at Several Sessions During TRB Annual Meeting

3) TTI, Texas DOT Team Up to Test Connected Vehicle Technology

4) North Carolina's Amtrak Now on Facebook

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Best of ITS Awards Nominations – ITS America

http://itsannualmeeting.org/best-of-its-awards/

 

 

Upcoming Events

Automotive Tech.AD – February 26-27 – Berlin

http://autonomous-driving-tech-berlin.we-conect.com/en/

 

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