[TCN] Friday, April 10 , 2015

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Friday, April 10 , 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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The people at Iteris make a difference in mobility.  Iteris employees enjoy: comprehensive benefits, vibrant work environments, engaging activities.  Openings are across the U.S, from entry-level to practice builders.  Services include: analytics, design, integration, systems configuration, signal operations, and TMC design-build.  Innovation is required!

Click here for list of open positions.

Iteris, Inc. is a leader in providing traffic management and weather information solutions. The company is focused on the development and application of advanced technologies and software-based information systems that reduce traffic congestion, provide measureme

nt, management and predictive traffic and weather analytics, and improve the safety of surface transportation systems.

AVIATION

1) Google Street View Comes to Planes with SAS's Interactive Tours

Link to article on Skift:

http://skift.com/2015/04/08/sas-raises-stakes-on-augmented-reality-marketing-with-interactive-google-street-view-of-aircraft-cabin/

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

2) New Traffic Signal Tested in Charlotte, North Carolina to Keep Pedestrians Safe, Traffic Moving

Link to story on WSOC-TV:

http://www.wsoctv.com/news/news/local/new-traffic-signal-tested-keep-pedestrians-safe-tr/nkqb7/

CARTOGRAPHY

3) Audi, Mercedes: Better Maps Important But Not Crucial for Autonomous Driving

Link to article in automotiveIT international:

http://www.automotiveit.com/audi-mercedes-better-maps-important-but-not-crucial-for-autonomous-driving/news/id-0010255

MARITIME

4) Lego Game to Train Shipping Industry

Link to article in Port Technology International:

http://www.porttechnology.org/news/linergame_launched_to_train_industry

5) How to Approach Maritime Cyber Security

Link to commentary on MarineLink:

http://www.marinelink.com/news/approach-maritime389087.aspx

OTHER

6) Oregon DMV Posts Wait Times in Real Time

Link to article in the Statesman Journal:

http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/2015/04/09/dmv-posts-wait-times-real-time/25493051/  

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

7) Philadelphia Wants Pedestrians to Stop Texting, Watch Where They're Going, and Stay Safe

Link to story on KYW Radio:

http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2015/04/09/philadelphia-wants-pedestrians-to-stop-texting-watch-where-theyre-going-and-stay-safe/

ROADWAYS

8) 'Structurally Deficient' US Bridges Need Warning Signs, Says American Road & Transportation Builders Association

Link to article in World Highways:

http://www.worldhighways.com/categories/road-highway-structures/news/structurally-deficient-us-bridges-need-warning-signs-says-artba/

TRANSIT

9) Texas Transit Agency's Marketing Campaign Spreads 'Love' to Boost Bus, Rail Ridership

Link to blog in Metro:

http://www.metro-magazine.com/blogpost/293877/marketing-campaign-spreads-love-to-boost-bus-rail-ridership

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) Volunteers to Help Regulate Traffic in Bhubaneswar, India

Link to article in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Volunteers-to-help-regulate-traffic/articleshow/46875803.cms

11) International Remedies for Traffic Congestion

Link to article on Sourcable:

https://sourceable.net/international-remedies-traffic-congestion/

VEHICLES

12) Autonomous Vehicles Will Make Some 'Car Sick'

Link to article in the Detroit Free Press:

http://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/2015/04/08/autonomous-cars-motion-sickness-university-of-michigan-transportation-research-institute/25454187/

13) GM Plans Big Tech Center Fix-Up in Warren, Michigan

Link to AP article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/gm-plans-big-warren-tech-213104020.html

14) GM's Using Simulated Crashes to Build Safer Cars

Link to article in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/2015/04/gms-using-simulated-crashes-build-safer-cars/

15) Study: Consumers Still Want AM/FM Radios in Their Cars

Link to article in Forbes:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/chrisversace/2015/04/08/consumers-still-want-amfm-radios-in-their-cars/

News Releases

1) NXP and NTU Singapore Launch 'Smart Mobility Test Bed' to Accelerate Introduction of Life-Saving Vehicle Communications

2) Wi-Fi Installation in Downtown Toronto Subway Stations Complete

3) USDOT to Host Free Public Meeting on User Needs for the Accessible Transportation Technologies Research Initiative

4) Total Traffic & Weather Network Partners with Vizrt to Launch 'T3 - Total Traffic Television'

Friday Bonus

The early days of traffic reporting.

https://youtu.be/7cvThYY6Aeg

Upcoming Events

14th ITS Asia Pacific Forum – April 27-29 – Nanjing, China

http://www.itsap2015.cn/index.php?classid=7456

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