[TCN] Friday, February 6, 2015

 

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Friday, February 6, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) FAA Ban Hasn't Stopped Pilots from Snapping Selfies

Link to story on NPR's All Things Considered:

http://www.npr.org/2015/02/05/384119690/faa-ban-hasnt-stopped-pilots-from-snapping-selfies

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

2) Clip Shortage Forces Minnesota DOT to Curtail MnPASS Signups Until April

Link to article in the Star Tribune:

http://www.startribune.com/local/blogs/290811561.html

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

3) Judge Rejects Most of LightSquared Claims Against Deere, GPS Firms

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/05/lightsquared-bankruptcy-idUSL1N0VF2N520150205

Link to court decision

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

4) Thinking Highways – December/January

Link to magazine:

http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk//launch.aspx?eid=fa0477bb-3237-44a8-a460-e75a0b432065

 

OTHER

 

5) FHWA Seeks No-Cost Cloud for Transportation Data

Link to article in GCN:

http://gcn.com/articles/2015/02/05/fwha-cloud.aspx

 

6) New Jersey Turnpike Travel Mugs and Garden State Parkway Change Purses? It Could Happen

Link to NJ Advance Media article:

http://www.nj.com/traffic/index.ssf/2015/02/turnpike_travel_mugs_and_parkway_change_purses_it_could_happen.html

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

7) The Best Public Transportation Advertisement Ever?

Link to blog on CityLab:

http://www.citylab.com/commute/2015/02/this-danish-public-transit-rider-is-cooler-than-you/385202/

 

RAILROADS

 

8) New Jersey Transit Gets Federal Grant to Develop Warning System to Prevent Trains from Being Flooded

Link to article from NJ Advance Media:

http://www.nj.com/traffic/index.ssf/2015/02/nj_transit_gets_federal_grant_to_develop_warning_s.html

 

9) Human Behavior and Physics Hamper Rail Safety Systems

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/06/nyregion/human-behavior-and-physics-hamper-rail-safety-systems.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

10) App Developed at University of Minnesota Alerts Teens, Parents to Risky Driving

Link to article in the Star Tribune:

http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/291008211.html?page=all&prepage=1

Link to additional information

 

TELEMATICS

 

11) Transport Expert Says Data Belongs to Drivers and is Valuable

Link to article on motoring com.au:

http://www.motoring.com.au/news/2015/pay-up-big-brother-49064

 

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

 

12) Michigan I-94 Pileup Responders Honored in Ceremony by Government Officials

Link to article in the Kalamazoo Gazette:

http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2015/02/government_officials_thank_tho.html

 

TRANSIT

 

13) Moovit Crowdsources Public Transit Data, So You'll Never Get Stuck Waiting for the Bus Again       

Link to article in Fast Company:

http://www.fastcoexist.com/3041915/moovit-crowdsources-public-transit-data-so-youll-never-get-stuck-waiting-for-the-bus-again

 

VEHICLES

 

14) Over-the-Air Software Coming Soon to Your Next Car

Link to article in Computerworld:

http://www.computerworld.com/article/2880150/over-the-air-software-coming-soon-to-your-next-car.html

 

 

News Releases

1) TransLoc: Mass Transit's Answer to Uber and Lyft

2) DMV.com Ranks Top State DMV Websites in America

3) Arizona DOT Launches Web-Based Tool for Commercial Carriers, Drivers

4) Harris Corporation to Acquire Exelis

 

 

Friday Bonus

Drawbridges and other crossings may be centuries old, but the Dutch have found ways to keep them interesting.

http://www.core77.com/blog/architecture/the_slauerhoffbrug_flying_drawbridge_and_other_impressive_dutch_overpasses_28080.asp

 

 

Upcoming Events

Geneva International Motor Show – March 5-15 – Geneva

http://www.salon-auto.ch/en/

 

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