[TCN] Monday, June 8, 2015

 

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Monday, June 8, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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There's Still Time to Register for EDI's June 9th Webinar, "Advanced Traffic Controller Cabinet Overview"

Join Eberle Design online webinar; tomorrow at 8 a.m. PDT for a repeat performance of our webinar, "Advanced Traffic Controller Cabinet Overview." Attendees will hear about the advanced traffic controller cabinet – an open architecture traffic control cabinet designed to take advantage of ultra-low power LED signals, enhanced fail-safer design and diagnostics, and compact double-density size and modularity. In this repeat webinar, Eberle Design's CTO, Scott Evans, will review the development and advanced functionality of the ATC cabinet that is now being provided by several major OEM traffic controller electronics OEM manufacturers. To register kindly visit http://bit.ly/1HIG4tA.

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) US Air Traffic Control System to Mimic Canada's, Airlines for America Says

Link to Reuters article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-air-traffic-control-system-221317432.html

 

2) San Francisco International Airport's New Mobile Command Post

Link to video on Inside SFO:

https://youtu.be/rWNkZvftvUA

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

3) London Tests Traffic Lights that Stay Green for Cyclists

Link to article on Engadget:

http://www.engadget.com/2015/06/05/london-bike-green-lights/

Link to news release

 

CAMERAS

 

4) Safeguard or Scam? Automated Traffic Cameras in Legal Limbo in Ohio

Link to story on PBS's NewsHour:

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/safeguard-scam-automated-traffic-cameras-left-legal-limbo-ohio/

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

5) Apple's Maps Gets Update, Complete with Transit Addition

Link to article on CNET:

http://www.cnet.com/news/apples-maps-gets-update-complete-with-transit-addition/

Link to news release

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

6) Russia, China Plan to Develop Joint Transport Navigation Platform

Link to story on RT:

http://rt.com/news/265189-russia-china-joint-navigation/

 

OTHER

 

7) Uber's Plans in Pittsburgh Spark Fears of Talent Poaching

Link to article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

http://www.post-gazette.com/business/2015/06/07/Uber-s-plans-in-Pittsburgh-spark-fears-of-talent-poaching/stories/201505310035  

 

RAILROADS

 

8) Phone Data Labyrinth Hinders Investigation of Amtrak Derailment

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/06/us/inquiry-into-amtrak-derailment-is-slowed-by-a-maze-of-cellphone-data.html

 

9) New Jersey Transit Rail Safety Team Staffing Criticized

Link to article in The Record:

http://www.northjersey.com/news/nj-transit-safety-team-staffing-criticized-1.1351025?page=all

 

TELEMATICS

 

10) Ford Has Met the Enemy and It Is… Apple and Google?

Link to blog in Barron's:

http://blogs.barrons.com/stockstowatchtoday/2015/06/08/autos-we-have-met-the-enemy-and-it-is-apple-and-google

 

TRANSIT

 

11) iBeacon Technology to Help Visually Impaired Use Public Transport in Bucharest

Link to article on Gizmag:

http://www.gizmag.com/ibeacon-smart-public-transport-bucharest/37901/

 

12) Louisiana's Lafayette Transit Adding Free Wi-Fi, Google Maps Service for Bus Riders

Link to article in The Advocate:

http://theadvocate.com/news/12562203-123/lafayette-transit-system-adding-free

 

13) MARTA Uses Instagram to Attract New Riders

Link to article in Mass Transit:

http://www.masstransitmag.com/article/12072877/new-ways-to-attract-new-riders

 

14) Marketing Collaboration Between Texas DOT, Transit Agency, Leads to Improved Commute

Link to article in Mass Transit:

http://www.masstransitmag.com/article/12072380/dcta-and-txdot-partner-for-i-35e-construction-marketing-campaign

 

VEHICLES

 

15) Google to Report Driverless Car Accidents Going Forward

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/06/05/google-to-report-driverless-car-accidents-going-forward/28538915/

 

 

News Releases

1) NTSB Recommends Collision-Avoidance Systems Become Standard on All New Vehicles

2) Social Media Pioneer Chris Moore, Joins Smart Highways Columnists

3) Wi-Fi Upgrade Approved for Los Angeles International Airport

4) Gemalto Provides SMS Ticketing to Milan Public Transport

5) Ericsson Report: Commuters Expect More from Their Journey

6) exactEarth and Harris Corporation Form Strategic Alliance to Provide Real-Time Global Maritime Tracking and Information Solutions

7) New Initiatives Launched to Make New Zealand Fieldays Travel Easier

8) InfiNet Wireless Announces Deployment of Wireless Network to Aid Vessel Communications in Gulf of Finland

9) Norma Jean Mattei ASCE's Next President-Elect

10) Danny Woolard Joins GEWI

11) Sierra Wireless and PSA Peugeot Citroën Collaborate to Deliver New Applications and Services to Connected Cars

12) Wi-Fi Transforming Transportation, Says Ruckus Wireless

13) New Inrix Insights Platform Now Available in UAE

14) Subaru Announces Starlink Packages and Pricing

 

 

Upcoming Events

National Rural ITS Conference – Snowbird, Utah – August 9-12

http://www.nationalruralitsconference.org/

 

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