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[TCN] Friday, May 22, 2015

 

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Friday, May 22, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057


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!

 

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

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) FAA Unveils Messaging System to Reduce Delays

Link to AP article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/aviation-agency-unveils-messaging-system-195348126.html

 

2) FAA Says New York-Area Airports a Priority for Installation of Runway Red Lights

Link to story on WABC-TV:

http://7online.com/traffic/eyewitness-news-investigation-prompts-faa-promise-to-install-airport-safety-feature/734635/

 

3) Contract Dispute Threatens Marketing Plan for California's Ontario International Airport

Link to article in the Daily Bulletin:

http://www.dailybulletin.com/business/20150521/dispute-threatens-800k-ontario-airport-plan-to-attract-out-of-state-visitors

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

4) Philadelphia Cyclists, Pedestrians Lack a Good Crash-Reporting System

Link to article in The Philadelphia Inquirer:

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/Cyclists_pedestrians_lack_a_good_crash_reporting_system.html

 

5) Police in Trinidad and Tobago Launch Pedestrian Awareness Campaign

Link to article in the Daily Express:

http://www.trinidadexpress.com/20150521/news/police-launch-pedestrian-awareness-campaign

 

CAMERAS

 

6) Dozens of New Traffic Cameras on the Way to San Antonio

Link to story on KENS-TV:

http://www.kens5.com/story/news/2015/05/21/traffic-cameras-intersections-safety-green-light/27738275/

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

7) Nokia CEO: We Don't Know Yet if We'll Sell Here Mapping Business

Link to article on CNET:

http://www.cnet.com/news/nokia-ceo-we-dont-know-yet-if-well-sell-here-mapping-business/

 

8) Online Launch of New London Tube Map 'Beset by Technical Glitches'

Link to article in the London Evening Standard:

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/online-version-of-new-tube-map-full-of-bugs-10266997.html

Link to Tube map

 

OTHER

 

9) Future Traffic Jams Could Slow Down Mobile Networks

Link to IDG News Service article:

http://www.computerworld.com/article/2925632/wireless-networking/future-traffic-jams-could-slow-down-mobile-networks.html  

 

10) Supermarket LED Lights Talk to Smartphone App

Link to BBC News story:

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-32848763

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

11) Port of Vancouver Commissioner 'Disappointed' by Newspaper Investigation of Agency's Openness

Link to article in The Columbian:

http://www.columbian.com/news/2015/may/21/vancouver-port-newspaper-investigation/

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

12) Amish in New York Agree to Consider Options for Buggy Markings

Link to article in the Watertown Daily Times:

http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/news05/amish-agree-to-consider-options-for-buggy-markings-20150522

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

13) Taxi-Sharing App Doesn't Want You Waiting On Line at the Airport

Link to article in the New York Post:

http://nypost.com/2015/05/22/taxi-sharing-app-doesnt-want-you-waiting-on-line-at-the-airport/

Link to Bandwagon

 

14) Meet Zoox, the Robo-Taxi Start-Up Taking on Google and Uber

Link to article in IEEE Spectrum:

http://spectrum.ieee.org/transportation/advanced-cars/meet-zoox-the-robotaxi-startup-taking-on-google-and-uber

 

TRANSIT

 

15) This App Wants to Help Public Transit Compete with Uber

Link to article in Fast Company:

http://www.fastcoexist.com/3045156/this-app-wants-to-help-public-transit-compete-with-uber

Link to TransLoc

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

16) Residents Relieved as Florida Halts Plans for Traffic Management Center at I-4 Rest Stop

Link to article in the Orlando Sentinel:

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-dot-i-4-rest-stop-20150521-story.html

 

VEHICLES

 

17) Here's Your First Look at Uber's Self-Driving Test Car

Link to article in the Pittsburgh Business Times:

http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/blog/techflash/2015/05/exclusive-heres-your-first-look-at-ubers-self.html?page=all

 

 

News Releases

1) Alabama DOT Seeks ITS Upgrades for Increased Interstate Efficiency, Safety

2) Federal Railroad Administration Takes Follow-Up Action to Control Train Speeds on Northeast Corridor

3) Audi to Integrate Baidu CarLife in Its Vehicles in China

4) Elektrobit Corporation Sells Its Automotive Business to Continental

5) NTSB Releases Video on Parasailing Safety

6) Cooper Tire Joins with Ohio DOT, Ohio Highway Patrol to Promote National Tire Safety Week

7) Exelis Shareholders Approve Acquisition by Harris Corporation

 

 

Friday Bonus

A Chinese ad campaign for Buick uses accident victims as human road signs.

https://youtu.be/ZAssWzOgfiE

 

 

Upcoming Events

UITP World Congress and Exhibition – June 8-10 – Milan, Italy

http://www.uitpmilan2015.org/

 

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