[TCN] Tuesday, February 3, 2015

 

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Tuesday, February 3, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Delta Air Lines Computer Glitch Frustrates Fliers

Link to AP article:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2015/02/02/delta-air-lines-computer-glitch-frustrates-fliers/22771143/

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

2) Connected Bicycles Tell Cars: Don't Run Me Over

Link to article on ReadWrite:

http://readwrite.com/2015/02/02/smart-cars-meet-smart-bikes-cyclist-detection-collision-avoidance

 

CAMERAS

 

3) Florida Court Dismisses Red-Light Camera Tickets, Says City Can't Rely on Private Vendor to Review Images

Link to story on WPLG-TV:

http://www.local10.com/news/hollywood-redlight-runners-caught-on-camera-have-cases-dismissed/31056252

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

4) Xerox Fined by Texas for Continued TxTag Issues

Link to story on KXAN-TV:

http://kxan.com/2015/02/02/xerox-fined-by-state-for-continued-txtag-issues/

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

5) US Air Force Budget Sets Stage for GPS Satellite Competition

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/03/us-usa-budget-airforce-satellites-idUSKBN0L623Z20150203

 

MARITIME

 

6) Securing the Nation's Ports Against Cyberterrorism

Link to article in InHomelandSecurity:

http://inhomelandsecurity.com/securing-the-nations-ports-against-cyberterrorism/

 

7) Scientists Trial System to Improve Safety at Sea

Link to article from the University of Leicester:

http://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/press/press-releases/2015/january/scientists-trial-system-to-improve-safety-at-sea

Link to article in the International Journal of Remote Sensing

 

OTHER

 

8) The Story Behind Hollywood's Yellow Location Signs

Link to blog on LA Observed:

http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2015/02/the_story_behind_hollywoo.php  

 

PARKING

 

9) SmartPark: Tennessee Parking Sites Project Helps Truckers Find Time to Rest

Link to article in the Chattanooga Times Free Press:

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2015/feb/03/parking-sites-project-helps-truckers-find-tim/286144/

 

RAILROADS

 

10) Alaska Railroad Positive Train Control Project Faces State's New Fiscal Reality

Link to article in Alaska Dispatch News:

http://www.adn.com/article/20150202/alaska-railroad-safety-project-faces-states-new-fiscal-reality

 

11) PTC Requirement Could Lead Amtrak to Leave Kansas City

Link to story on KMBC-TV:

http://www.kmbc.com/news/technology-requirement-could-lead-amtrak-to-leave-kc/31052700

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

12) Transportation Communication Networks: Combating the Cyber Terrorist Threat

Link to blog from Alcatel-Lucent:

http://www2.alcatel-lucent.com/blogs/tracktalk/blog/transportation-communication-networks-combating-the-cyber-terrorist-threat/

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

13) Google is Developing Its Own Uber Competitor

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-02/exclusive-google-and-uber-are-going-to-war-over-taxis

 

TRANSIT

 

14) Beacon Technology to Target Los Angeles Union Station Visitors with Help, Commerce

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-california-commute-20150203-story.html

 

15) Will Rising Trip Productivity Change Travel Choices?

Link to article in Catalyst:

http://www.cts.umn.edu/Publications/catalyst/2015/january/travel

 

VEHICLES

 

16) Uber Challenges Google with New Research Center to Work on Driverless Cars

Link to article in the Irish Examiner:

http://www.irishexaminer.com/examviral/technology-and-gaming/uber-challenges-google-with-new-research-centre-to-work-on-driverless-cars-310492.html

 

 

News Releases

1) ITS America Applauds Call to Invest in Transportation Technology in FY2016 Budget, Beyond Traffic Event at Google

2) Jacobs Awarded Three Contracts from Texas DOT

 

 

Upcoming Events

APTA Marketing & Communications Workshop – February 22-25 – West Palm Beach, Florida

http://www.apta.com/mc/marketing/Pages/default.aspx

 

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