[TCN] Tuesday, January 13, 2015

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Tuesday, January 13, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) CNN, FAA Partner in Drone Research for Newsgathering

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2015/01/12/cnn-faa-drone-partnership/21643463/

2) GAO Studies Kiosks, Websites for Collecting Airport Fees

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2015/01/12/gao-airport-passenger-facility-charges-airlines/21655721/

3) Hanoi Air Traffic Control Center Inaugurated

Link to article in Sai Gon Giai Phong:

http://www.saigon-gpdaily.com.vn/Travel/2015/1/112292/

4) A Touch Screen to Ease Airport Stress

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/13/business/a-touch-screen-to-allay-some-of-the-stress-of-travel.html?_r=0

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

5) Bike Trail Cyclists Cheered On by a Sign that Counts

Link to blog in the Times Colonist:

http://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/blogs/wanderings-1.782643/galloping-goose-cyclists-cheered-on-by-a-sign-that-counts-1.1727618

GPS / NAVIGATION

6) Australian Emergency Services Seek Phone GPS Access

Link to article on ZDNet:

http://www.zdnet.com/article/australian-emergency-services-seek-phone-gps-access/

7) Space Weather Report to Keep GPS on Track

Link to article in New Scientist:

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26789-space-weather-report-to-keep-gps-on-track.html

OTHER

8) Q&A with Javier Rodriguez, IBTTA's 2015 President

Link to article in TollRoadsNews:

http://tollroadsnews.com/news/qa-javier-rodriguez-ibtta  

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

9) Transport Operators in Goa, India Get Two-Day PR Training

Link to article on Goacom:

http://www.goacom.com/goa-news-highlights/24377-two-day-pr-training-for-transport-operators

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) UK Home Secretary Leads Call for EU-Wide Travel Database to Track All Passengers

Link to article in The Guardian:

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/12/theresa-may-eu-ministers-paris-travel-database-radicalisation-terrorist-networks

11) NTSB Releases 2015 List of Most Wanted Transportation Safety Improvements

Link to story on Transportation Radio:

http://transportationradio.wordpress.com/2015/01/13/ntsb-lists-most-wanted-transportation-safety-improvements/

12) Iowa DOT Enlists Truck Drivers Against Human Trafficking

Link to article in The Gazette:

http://thegazette.com/subject/news/iowa-department-of-transportation-enlists-truck-drivers-against-human-trafficking-20150113

TRANSIT

13) Single Electronic Payment System for Malaysian Transport by 2017

Link to article in The Sun:

http://www.thesundaily.my/news/1294492

14) Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation Launches Mobile App to Plan Trips

Link to article in the Deccan Herald:

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/453188/bmtc8200launches-mobile-app-plan-trips.html

Link to news release

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) TomTom to Provide Real-Time Traffic Information to I-95 Corridor Coalition

Link to story on Transportation Radio:

http://transportationradio.wordpress.com/2015/01/13/tomtom-selected-by-i-95-corridor-coalition-as-preferred-provider-of-real-time-traffic-information/

Link to news release

16) Uber Offers Cities an Olive Branch: Your Valuable Trip Data

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/01/13/uber-offers-cities-an-olive-branch-its-valuable-trip-data/

VEHICLES

17) University of Michigan Says 32-Acre Automated, Connected Vehicle Test City Will Be Operational by Spring

Link to article on MLive:

http://www.mlive.com/nhttp://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2015/01/university_of_michigan_says_32.htmlews/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2015/01/university_of_michigan_says_32.html

18) GM Open to Working with Google on Self-Driving Car Technology

Link to Reuters article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/gm-open-working-google-self-234346612.html

19) Verizon Intros Verizon Vehicle, Its Answer to Old, Unconnected Cars

Link to article on ZDNet:

http://www.zdnet.com/article/verizon-intros-verizon-vehicle-its-answer-to-old-unconnected-cars/

Link to news release

News Releases

1) FMCSA to Award $30 Million in State Grants to Advance Real-Time Safety Technologies

2) Maine DOT Introduces New Electronic Billing System

3) EU's POSSE Project Delivering Improved Interoperability of Urban ITS

4) Denton County Transportation Authority to Launch New 'Where's My Ride' Vehicle Tracking Tool

5) Juniper Research: Smart City Traffic Systems to Reduce Congestion for Over 700 Million Drivers by 2019

Solicitation

- Nominations Sought - TU-Automotive Awards 2015

http://www.tu-auto.com/detroit/awards-index.php

Upcoming Events

Smart Cities Exhibition & Conference for Southeast Europe – March 11-13 – Sofia, Bulgaria

http://viaexpo.com/en/pages/smart-cities

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