Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, February 26, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Australian Air Traffic Control System Will Monitor Both Civilian and Military Aircraft in 'World First' Approach
Link to Australian Broadcasting Corporation story:
2) FAA to Use Data Fusion to Prevent Near-Misses
Link to article in Air Traffic Management:
http://www.airtrafficmanagement.net/2015/02/faa-to-use-data-fusion-to-prevent-nearmisses/
3) North Carolina Marine Corps Air Station Takes Over Local Air Traffic Control from FAA
Link to article in the Marine Corps Times:
4) Why 40-Year-Old Tech is Still Running America's Air Traffic Control
Link to article in Wired:
http://www.wired.com/2015/02/air-traffic-control/?mbid=synd_slate
5) Facebook: How Airlines and Airports Can Use Apps, Mobile Tech and Social Media to Optimize the Travel Experience
Link to article in Future Travel Experience:
http://www.futuretravelexperience.com/2015/02/facebook-talks-airports-airlines-apps-and-mobile-tech
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
6) DIY Wayfinding Signs Are About to Go Mainstream
Link to blog on CityLab:
http://www.citylab.com/design/2015/02/diy-wayfinding-signs-are-about-to-go-mainstream/386081/
Link to news release
CAMERAS
7) Colorado Congressman Seeks Federal Ban on Enforcement Cameras
Link to article on Autoblog:
http://www.autoblog.com/2015/02/26/us-congressman-federal-ban-traffic-cameras/
Link to news release
CARTOGRAPHY
8) Want to Know if the Mall is Crowded? That's Just One of the Promises of Future Maps
Link to story on PRI's Science Friday:
http://www.pri.org/stories/2015-02-26/want-know-if-mall-crowded-thats-just-one-promises-future-maps
9) Apple Extends 3D Flyover Support and Strikes New US Partnerships
Link to article on The Next Web:
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
10) Good to Go Passes Fail in Certain Cars
Link to story on KING-TV:
http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/2015/02/25/stickerpassfailure/24023431/
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
11) ITS Australia Newsletter – February 2015
Link to newsletter:
MARITIME
12) Conference Told Asean Countries Should Look Into Information Sharing to Prevent Maritime Terrorism
Link to article from Bernama:
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v8/newsindex.php?id=1111486
OTHER
13) China's Biggest Ride-Hail App Wants to Be an All-Around Transportation Platform
Link to article on BuzzFeed News:
http://www.buzzfeed.com/johanabhuiyan/chinas-biggest-ride-hail-app-wants-to-be-an-all-around-trans
14) North Carolina DOT Looks to Recruit Girls for Careers in Engineering
Link to article in Governing:
PARKING
15) Ada County, Idaho Highway District OKs Boise's Parking Sensors
Link to article in the Idaho Statesman:
http://www.idahostatesman.com/2015/02/25/3664564_achd-oks-boises-parking-sensors.html
16) Siemens to Ease Parking-Space Hunt with Finder App
Link to Bloomberg article:
Link to further information
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
17) New York MTA Aims to Raise Awareness of Grade-Crossing Safety
Link to article in the Times Herald-Record:
http://www.recordonline.com/article/20150225/NEWS/150229575/101019/NEWS07
ROADWAYS
18) Two FCC Commissioners Advocate New Uses for DSRC
Link to article on FierceWirelessTech:
http://www.fiercewireless.com/tech/story/two-fcc-commissioners-advocate-new-uses-dsrc/2015-02-26
SAFETY / SECURITY
19) Arizona DOT 'Wrong Way' Study Resumes Next Week
Link to story on KPNX-TV:
http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/12-news/2015/02/25/12-news-wrong-way-crash-study/24028259/
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
20) The Decline of Carpooling – Can App-Based Carpooling Reverse the Trend?
Link to blog on Planetizen:
TELEMATICS
21) World of Fleet Management Evolving, Experts Say
Link to article in Daily Commercial News:
TRANSIT
22) Civic Hackers Open Transit Data Maryland Transit Administration Said Would Cost Too Much to Share
Link to article on Ars Technica:
23) Bridj, a Start-Up Using Big Data to Improve Bus Transit, Set to Launch in Washington, DC
Link to article in The Washington Post:
Link to news release
24) Apps to Track Boston T in Real Time
Link to article in the Boston Herald:
http://www.bostonherald.com/business/technology/2015/02/apps_to_track_t_in_real_time
25) New Real-Time Transit Data from Sound Transit, Metro
Link to Seattle Transit Blog:
http://seattletransitblog.com/2015/02/26/new-real-time-transit-data-from-sound-transit-metro/
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
26) Moscow Models Traffic Conditions in Real-Time
Link to article in ITS International:
http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/utc/news/moscow-models-traffic-conditions-in-real-time/
27) Life in the Bangalore Traffic Nerve Center
Link to article in the Bangalore Mirror:
28) Vehicle Counter on Noida-Greater Expressway to Make Smart Traffic Control Smarter
Link to article in The Times of India:
29) Quick Communication Key to Avoiding Gridlock
Link to editorial in The Island Packet:
http://www.islandpacket.com/2015/02/25/3612854/quick-communication-key-to-avoiding.html
VEHICLES
30) Soon American Highways Could Be Overrun with Self-Driving Trucks
Link to article on Quartz:
http://qz.com/349051/soon-american-highways-could-be-overrun-with-self-driving-trucks/
31) The Safer, Faster, More Efficient Commute of the Future
Link to article in Popular Science:
http://www.popsci.com/safer-faster-more-efficient-commute-future
32) Articles from automotiveIT
- Audi, BMW, Mercedes Embrace Digital
- Visiting VW's New Data Lab
http://www.automotiveit.com/automotiveit-magazine-visiting-vws-new-data-lab/news/id-0010094
News Releases
1) New York's Capital District Transportation Authority Unveils Navigator Smartcard Brand
2) Illinois Tollway Seeks to Test Connected Vehicles on New Jane Addams Memorial Tollway
3) World's First Dump Truck Load Board Launched
4) Federal Grant to Plan New Technologies for Multi-Modal Corridor on California's Highway 4
Solicitation
- Request for Information – Accessible Transportation Technology Research Initiative Program – FHWA
Upcoming Events
Webinar: Accessible Transportation Technologies Research Initiative: Understanding the Travel Needs of People with Disabilities – March 3
http://www.fta.dot.gov/documents/ATTRI_Webinar_Invitation.pdf
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