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[TCN] Wednesday, April 15, 2015

 

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Wednesday, April 15, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057


MISSION CRITICAL DISPLAY WALL SOLUTIONS 
www.mitsubishi-displaywall.com 

With over 71,000 mission critical display wall installations worldwide, Mitsubishi Electric plays an essential role in keeping our modern world moving. 

From Moscow to Tokyo and New York to Istanbul, Mitsubishi Electric displays operate around the clock, helping ensure the smooth running of the network and allowing operators to zoom in quickly to any potential trouble spots. With an expected lifetime of 100,000 hours. Mitsubishi Electric display wall cubes are designed and built to meet the most demanding requirements of the end user. 

Where there is a need to monitor and control information flows, Mitsubishi Electric is there.

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) Drone Home Videos No Longer Provoke FAA Wrath

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-14/drone-home-videos-on-youtube-no-longer-provoke-faa-wrath

 

2) Global Passengers More Willing to Pay for In-Flight Wi-Fi than US Flyers

Link to article on Skift:

http://skift.com/2015/04/14/global-passengers-more-willing-to-pay-for-in-flight-wi-fi-than-u-s-flyers/

 

CAMERAS

 

3) Ohio Cities Could Lose State Funds Over Traffic Camera Use

Link to AP article:

http://www.ohio.com/news/break-news/ohio-cities-could-lose-state-funds-over-traffic-camera-use-1.583656

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

4) Hamilton, Ontario Installing Traffic Cameras to Improve Traffic Flow

Link to story on CHML Radio:

http://www.900chml.com/2015/04/15/33986/

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

5) Nokia Might Sell Here

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/04/15/us-nokia-maps-idUSKBN0N60DN20150415

Link to news release

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

6) Latest Issue of Smart Highways

Link to magazine:

http://flickread.com/edition/html/index.php?pdf=551c1873f0778&w=1000&h=1414&p=60&utm_source=Highways+MASTER&utm_campaign=18a06663d5-Smart_Highways_Vol3_No1

 

MARITIME

 

7) Vessel Traffic Management System Installed at India's Kamarajar Port

Link to article in The Hindu:

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/vessel-traffic-management-system-installed-at-kamarajar-port/article7104697.ece

 

OTHER

 

8) Smart Transportation Coalition Forms to Promote Tech to Lawmakers

Link to article from Automotive News:

http://www.thenewsgazette.net/smart-transportation-coalition-forms-to-promote-tech-to-lawmakers/

 

9) Nokia Agrees to $16.6 Billion Takeover of Alcatel-Lucent

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/16/business/dealbook/nokia-and-alcatel-lucent-takeover-deal-announced.html

Link to news release

 

10) Articles from Mobility Lab

 -  RYDE Helps Music Festivals Reduce Traffic with Crowdsourcing

http://mobilitylab.org/2015/04/14/ryde-helps-music-festivals-reduce-traffic-with-crowd-sourcing/

 -  School Bicycling Safety in Alexandria, Virginia Gets a Look from Tech Hackers

http://mobilitylab.org/2015/04/13/school-bicycling-safety-in-alexandria-virginia-gets-a-look-from-tech-hackers

 -  Details in New DC Metro Trains Could Please Even the Grumpiest Riders

http://mobilitylab.org/2015/04/14/details-in-new-metro-7000-trains-could-please-even-the-grumpiest-riders/

 

11) EU: Setting Up the Digital Transport and Logistics Forum

Link to further information from the European Commission:

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/media/news/2015-04-15-setting-up-dtlf_en.htm

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

12) Former Indiana State Trooper Tim McCarthy Has Delivered His Final Season of Traffic Safety Messages at Notre Dame Football Games

Link to story on WNDU Radio:

http://www.wndu.com/home/headlines/Tim-McCarthy-has-delivered-his-final-season-of-safety-messages-at-Notre-Dame-Stadium-299861631.html

 

RAILROADS

 

13) Rail Safety Systems on Track in California

Link to article in The Press Enterprise:

http://www.pe.com/articles/train-764752-trains-metrolink.html

 

ROADWAYS

 

14) Minnesota Governor Orders Umlauts Reinstated on Road Signs

Link to story on Minnesota Public Radio:

http://blogs.mprnews.org/capitol-view/2015/04/dayton-cracks-down-on-missing-umlauts/

Link to news release

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

15) No-Fly List Travelers Will Soon Get More Information About Their Status

Link to AP article:

http://skift.com/2015/04/14/no-fly-list-travelers-will-soon-get-more-information-about-their-status/

 

TRANSIT

 

16) Startup Wants to Make Navigating Costa Rica's Public Transportation an Easy Ride

Link to article on The Tico Times:

http://www.ticotimes.net/2015/04/15/startup-wants-to-make-navigating-costa-ricas-public-transportation-an-easy-ride

Link to BusMaps Costa Rica

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

17) Minnesota DOT to Pilot Radar System for Traffic Monitoring

Link to article in ITS International:

http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/detection-monitoring-machine-vision/news/mndot-to-pilot-radar-system-for-traffic-monitoring/

 

VEHICLES

 

18) Texas Instruments Does the Math: Producing Smart Car Technology is a Moneymaker

Link to story on KERA Radio:

http://keranews.org/post/texas-instruments-does-math-producing-smart-car-technology-moneymaker

 

 

News Releases

1) Singapore Transit App Offering Enhanced Real-Time Bus Information

2) Colorado DOT Launches New Drive High, Get a DUI Campaign

3) BART Launches Crisis Intervention Campaign

4) Singapore Transit Tickets to Show History of Payment and Ticketing System

5) Connected Cars Drive ITS and New Services Boom

6) MiFi Drive Portfolio Motors In-Car Cleverness Telematics Offering

7) Malaysia Airlines to Be First Carrier to Implement SITA's Global Flight Tracking

8) All Aboard Florida Selects GE Transportation to Design and Build Signaling Equipment

 

 

Job Posting

 -  Account Manager-Sales – Econolite Group, Inc. – Boston/New England Region

https://home.eease.adp.com/recruit/?id=12407561

 

 

Solicitation

 -  2015 Toll Excellence Awards – IBTTA

http://ibtta.org/toll-excellence-awards

 -  Draft Standardization Request – ITS in Urban Areas – European Commission

http://ec.europa.eu/DocsRoom/documents/9773

 

 

Upcoming Events

Webinar: IEEE on Sharing the 5.9 GHz Band – April 16

http://www.itsa.org/component/forme/?fid=95

 

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