Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) FAA Panel to Study Ways to Defend Flight Systems from Hackers
Link to article in eWeek:
http://www.eweek.com/security/faa-panel-to-study-ways-to-defend-flight-systems-from-hackers-2.html
2) Euro MPs Call for Action on Tracking Technology
Link to article in Air Traffic Management:
http://www.airtrafficmanagement.net/2015/06/30120/
3) Social Media in Aviation – A Helping Hand or a Slippery Slope?
Link to blog on AviationCV:
http://www.aviationcv.com/en/news/view/social-media-in-aviation-a-helping-hand-or-a-slippery-slope
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
4) Auckland Transport Told to Scrap Pedestrian Actors
Link to story on Newstalk ZB:
http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/auckland/auckland-transport-told-to-scrap-pedestrian-actors/
Link to news release
CARTOGRAPHY
5) Uber Acquires Part of Bing's Mapping Assets
Link to article on TechCrunch:
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
6) Maryland Driver Fined $11,000 for $30 in Missed Tolls
Link to story on WRC-TV:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
7) ITS Rocky Mountain Chapter E-Update – June 2015
Link to update:
http://hosted-p0.vresp.com/281841/51923fca67/ARCHIVE#like
SAFETY / SECURITY
8) Traffic Fatality Count Will Be on Highway Message Boards in Ohio
Link to article in The Plain Dealer:
http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2015/06/traffic_fatality_count_will_be.html
9) Indiana DOT Installing Safety Features on Interstates
Link to story on WRTV-TV:
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/local-news/indot-installing-safety-features-on-interstates
TRANSIT
10) Mobile Transit Ticketing Startup GlobeSherpa Acquired by RideScout
Link to article on GeekWire:
Link to news release
11) Apple Maps iOS9 Update Shows Public Transit Exits
Link to article on Business Finance News:
12) Metrolink's New Chief Looks to Boost Image
Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:
http://www.latimes.com/local/countygovernment/la-me-california-commute-20150630-story.html
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
13) Mississippi DOT Displays Time Messages on Dynamic Message Signs
Link to story on WDAM-TV:
http://www.wdam.com/story/29442987/mdot-displays-time-messages-on-dynamic-message-signs
14) Mumbai Now Has an App for Traffic Updates
Link to article in The Indian Express:
http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/mumbai-now-city-has-an-app-for-traffic-updates/
VEHICLES
15) Trucks Flirt with Driverless Features
Link to article in The Detroit News:
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2015/06/29/driverless-trucks/29449149/
News Releases
1) HERE to Lead Vehicle Hazard Warning Pilot in Finland
3) Vauxhall to Bring OnStar to UK this Summer
4) Canadian Pacific and All Vision Partner to Develop Outdoor Advertising Infrastructure
5) 'The Source' Newsletter from Information Radio News – June 2015
6) AutoWurld Launches Free Mobile Service to Sell Used Cars
7) Google Maps Adds Traffic Information for 12 Indian Cities
8) Nevada DMV to Start Assessing $1 Technology Fee on July 1
Upcoming Events
Automated Vehicles Symposium – July 20-24 – Ann Arbor, Michigan
http://www.automatedvehiclessymposium.org/home
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