[TCN] Tuesday, March 24, 2015

 

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Tuesday, March 24, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Mitsubishi Electric Visual and Imaging Systems

 

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AVIATION

 

1) Brisbane Airport Trials Digital Departure Card

Link to article on ZDNet:

http://www.zdnet.com/article/brisbane-airport-trials-digital-departure-card/

Link to news release

 

2) Report Ranks Cellular Network at Top 50 US Airports

Link to column in CIO:

http://www.cio.com/article/2900296/consumer-technology/rootmetrics-report-ranks-verizon-att-t-mobile-sprint-airports.html

Link to further information from RootMetrics

 

MARITIME

 

3) Singapore Unveils Smart Port Initiatives

Link to article on MarineLink:

http://www.marinelink.com/news/initiatives-singapore388146.aspx

Link to news release

 

OTHER

 

4) Seattle Hacktivists Dream Up New Transportation Apps

Link to article on Next City:

http://nextcity.org/daily/entry/seattle-transportation-apps-hack-the-commute-event  

 

5) Texas DOT Launches App to Help Texans Drive Cleaner, Cheaper, Safer

Link to article in the Midland Reporter-Telegram:

http://www.mrt.com/business/article_e194e794-cf39-11e4-a8fe-0fd7993b29ea.html

 

6) Can't Find Your Car? New York City Wants an App for That

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/internet/Cant-Find-Your-Car-NYC-Wants-an-App-for-That.html

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

7) FMCSA's CSA App Sparks Controversy; GAO Official Concerned with Public Availability of Scores

Link to article in Transport Topics:

http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=37707&page=1

 

ROADWAYS

 

8) San Diego Turns to Tech to Assess Damaged Streets

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/dc/articles/San-Diego-Turns-to-Tech-to-Assess-Damaged-Streets.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

9) App with a Mind for Improving Transportation Safety

Link to blog in The Wall Street Journal:

http://blogs.wsj.com/indonesiarealtime/2015/03/24/app-with-a-mind-for-improving-transportation-safety/

Link to further information on Brainstat

 

TELEMATICS

 

10) What LexisNexis Learned from 1 Billion Miles of Telematics Data

Link to article in Insurance Business America:

http://www.ibamag.com/news/what-lexisnexis-learned-from-one-billion-miles-of-telematics-data-21842.aspx

 

TRANSIT

 

11) Luzerne County, Pennsylvania Riders Now Can Track Public Buses to Make Connections

Link to article in The Times Leader:

http://www.timesleader.com/news/home_top-local-news/152507096/New-app-lets-LCTA-riders-track-buses

 

12) Sioux City Transit Adds GPS Technology to Buses

Link to story on KCAU-TV:

http://www.siouxlandmatters.com/story/d/story/gps-technology-added-to-buses/27866/TVsMcpBj90Wg0gH5JrN4Fw

 

VEHICLES

 

13) Ford's New S-Max Detects Speed Limit Signs, Cameras and Slows Vehicle

Link to article in the Daily Mail:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3009176/No-speeding-tickets-Ford-s-new-S-Max-detects-speed-cameras-slow-avoid-fines.html

 

14) Securing Connected Cars, One Chip at a Time

Link to article in Forbes:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertvamosi/2015/03/24/securing-connected-cars-one-chip-at-a-time/

 

 

News Releases

1) Connected Transportation Conference to be Held in Las Vegas in August

2) Washington State DOT Introduces the Good To Go! Flex Pass and RideshareOnline.com Incentive Program

3) Increase in Rail Trespass Deaths Shows Continued Importance of Safety Education

4) SITA Named IT Company of the Year in Air Transport News Awards

5) Oregon DOT Creates Partnership with Waze

6) Reading, UK Makes Live Traffic Data Available on Open Data Server

 

 

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Skiing the Social Media Slopes-How the Utah Transit Authority Masters the Data Moguls – April 7

http://www.govtech.com/webinars/Skiing-The-Social-Media-Slopes-How-The-Utah-Transit-Authority-Masters-the-Data-Moguls-1010.html

 

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