[TCN] Wednesday, April 29, 2015

 

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Wednesday, April 29, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) iPad Issues Delay American Airlines Flights

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/04/29/ipad-issues-ground-american-airlines-flights/26565621/

 

2) Senators Raise Concerns About Airline Marketing Changes Afoot Online

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/04/28/senators-iata-ndc-transportation-foxx/26499355/

Link to news release

 

CAMERAS

 

3) New York State School Bus Drivers, Districts Want Exterior Bus Cameras

Link to story on WRGB-TV:

http://www.cbs6albany.com/news/features/top-story/stories/nys-bus-drivers-districts-want-exterior-bus-cameras-25005.shtml

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

4) Los Angeles City Councilmember Wants to Stop Waze from Giving Drivers So Many Shortcuts

Link to article on Vice:

http://www.vice.com/read/la-is-trying-improve-or-possibly-ruin-waze-882

 

MARITIME

 

5) Inside the 'Brain' of Philippines Maritime Law Enforcement Ops

Link to article on Rappler:

http://www.rappler.com/nation/91466-national-coast-watch-center-inauguration

Link to further information

 

OTHER

 

6) Coalition Created to Address Baton Rouge Traffic Issues

Link to article in The Advocate:

http://theadvocate.com/news/12229822-123/crisis-aims-to-address-baton  

 

7) Federal Court: Palatine, Illinois Parking Ticket Didn't Break US Privacy Law

Link to AP article:

http://www.wics.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.il/2e3c51d2-wics.com.shtml

 

RAILROADS

 

8) Future Rail – May 2015

Link to magazine:

http://www.nridigital.com/future-rail-magazine.html

 

ROADWAYS

 

9) Traffic Experts Blame Confusing Signs for Crashes at Fort Myers, Florida Intersection

Link to story on WINK-TV:

http://www.winknews.com/2015/04/28/traffic-experts-blame-confusing-signs-for-crashes-at-fort-myers-intersection/

 

10) Official Garden State Parkway and New Jersey Turnpike Gear Coming Soon to a Shelf Near You?

Link to article in The Star-Ledger:

http://www.nj.com/traffic/index.ssf/2015/04/official_parkway_and_turnpike_gear_coming_soon_to_a_shelf_near_you-shirt_official_tol.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

11) Nationwide First-Responder Network Starts to Take Shape

Link to article in FCW:

http://fcw.com/articles/2015/04/28/nationwide-network.aspx

 

12) Should Big Rigs Have Anti-Crash Technology?

Link to story on WSB Radio:

http://www.wsbradio.com/news/news/should-big-rigs-have-anti-crash-technology/nk5rY/

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

13) Gett Expands Beyond GetTaxi App to Rush Food, Goods to Your Door

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-28/gett-expands-beyond-gettaxi-app-to-rush-food-goods-to-your-door

 

TELEMATICS

 

14) OnStar Expands Beyond Advisors By Adding Value and Surprises

Link to article on MediaPost:

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/248674/onstar-expands-beyond-advisors-by-adding-value-and.html

 

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

 

15) Seattle DOT and Police Acknowledge Problems in Handling Overturned Fish Truck

Link to story on KING-TV:

http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/seattle/2015/04/28/sdot-spd-acknowledge-problems-in-sr-99-crash/26552531/

 

16) Integrated Traffic Incident Management Response Training Moves Online

Link to article in Public Roads:

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publicroads/15marapr/nhi.cfm

 

TRANSIT

 

17) NTSB Recommends Advanced Train Control System, Recording System for Chicago Subway

Link to Tribune News Service article:

http://www.governing.com/news/headlines/transportation-safety-board-chicago-rrains-need-update.html

 

18) Atheists Sue Pennsylvania Transit System Over Refusal to Run Ad

Link to AP article:

http://www.timesleader.com/news/home_top-news/153183284/Atheists-sue-Lackawanna-County-transit-system-over-refusal-to-run-ad

Link to news release

 

19) Niagara Region Transit Told App Could Help Fully Integrate System

Link to article in the St. Catharines Standard:

http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/2015/04/28/app-could-be-of-use-to-regional-transit-system

Link to additional information on RideCo

 

20) Odisha, India Moves to Install CCTV, GPS in Buses

Link to article on newKerala:

http://www.newkerala.com/news/2015/fullnews-51051.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

21) Groundbreaking Held for New Joint Traffic Management Center in Honolulu

Link to story on KHON-TV:

http://khon2.com/2015/04/29/groundbreaking-to-be-held-for-new-joint-traffic-management-center/

 

22) New Technology Uses Your Bluetooth Device to Speed Up Traffic

Link to story on KYTV-TV:

http://www.ky3.com/news/local/new-technology-uses-your-bluetooth-device-to-speed-up-traffic/21048998_32623454

 

VEHICLES

 

23) Cars in EU to Be Fitted with Automatic Emergency Calling from Mid-2018

Link to article on EurActiv:

http://www.euractiv.com/sections/transport/cars-be-fitted-automatic-emergency-calling-mid-2018-314188

Link to news release from European Parliament

Link to news release from European Automobile Manufacturers Association

 

24) BMW to Fit All UK Models with SatNav as Standard

Link to article on Carscoops:

http://www.carscoops.com/2015/04/bmw-to-fit-all-uk-models-with-sat-nav.html

 

 

News Releases

1) NTSB Reviews the Benefits of Commercial Vehicle Onboard Video Systems

2) ITS America Announces 2015 Best of ITS Awards Finalists

3) American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association Creates Two New Positions to Expand Strategic Communications and Member Benefit Efforts

4) Coalition for America's Gateways and Trade Corridors Launches 'Freight Can't Wait' Campaign

5) Victor Valley Transit Authority Tests Real-Time Transit Sign

6) City of North Vancouver Selects Intuicom and Econolite Canada for Wireless Traffic Communications Project

7) Vanderlande Forms Strategic IT Partnership with Stansted Airport

8) Heathrow Airport Announce Microsoft as Launch Partner on the Towers@T5

9) Introducing TomTom MyDrive

 

 

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