[TCN] Tuesday, June 16, 2015

 

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Tuesday, June 16, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) FAA Proposes State-of-the-Art Traffic Control System for Los Angeles' Crowded Skies

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-air-traffic-control-20150616-story.html#page=1

 

2) Report Says Targeted Advertising in Airports Could Nearly Triple Ad Revenue

Link to article on Skift:

http://skift.com/2015/06/15/airports-taking-emotional-approach-could-make-passengers-bigger-spenders/

 

3) Airports and Aging Travelers

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/172742.aspx

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

4) Toronto Unveils Wayfinding Pedestrian-Transit Pilot Project

Link to story on CFTR Radio:

http://www.680news.com/2015/06/15/city-unveils-wayfinding-pedestrian-transit-pilot-project-in-toronto/

Link to news release

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

5) Pennsylvania Turnpike to Test All-Electronic Tolling on Delaware River Bridge

Link to article in The Patriot-News:

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2015/06/turnpike_to_test_all-electroni.html

 

OTHER

 

6) Mobile Apps Increasingly Important for Fleets

Link to article in Fleet World:

http://fleetworld.co.uk/news/2015/Jun/Mobile-apps-increasingly-important-for-fleets/0434020270

 

7) InTransition – Spring 2015

 -  Eyes in the Sky Will Help Travelers Down the Road

http://www.intransitionmag.org/spring2015/transportation_uses_of_drones.aspx

 -  Ride-Hailing Apps Rapidly Expanding from Urban Cores to Suburbs

http://www.intransitionmag.org/spring2015/ride_hailing_in_suburbs.aspx

 -  New Jersey DOT Veteran Launches National Operations Center of Excellence

http://www.intransitionmag.org/spring2015/national_operations_center_of_excellence.aspx

 -  Seven Steps DOTs Must Take Now to Prepare for Technology's Impact

http://www.intransitionmag.org/spring2015/don_hunt_column.aspx

 

8) Catalyst – June 2015

 -  Major Ramp-Metering Upgrade Reduces Freeway Delays for Twin Cities Motorists

http://www.cts.umn.edu/publications/catalyst/2015/june/rampmetering

 -  Improving Merging Safety on Freeway Ramps with V2V Technology

http://www.cts.umn.edu/publications/catalyst/2015/june/merging

 -  Helping Bicycle Riders Avoid Crashes with Collision-Prediction Warning Systems

http://www.cts.umn.edu/publications/catalyst/2015/june/warningsystems

 

RAILROADS

 

9) Inward-Facing Cameras a Distraction from Serious Rail Safety Debate

Link to blog from the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO:

http://ttd.org/blog/inward-facing-cameras-a-distraction-from-serious-rail-safety-debate/

 

ROADWAYS

 

10) New York State DOT: Confusing Exit Signs Will Stay on Brooklyn's Gowanus Expressway Until August

Link to article in Brooklyn Daily:

http://www.brooklyndaily.com/stories/2015/25/br-confusing-bqe-signs-2015-06-12-bk.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

11) Distracted Driving Crashes Up 6% in Texas as TxDOT Launches 'Talk, Text, Crash' Campaign

Link to story on KXAS-TV:

http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Distracted-Driving-Crashes-Up-Six-Percent-in-Texas-307376181.html

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

12) New Tennessee Ridesharing Law Hailed as Model for Nation

Link to article in the Chattanooga Times Free Press:

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2015/jun/16/watson-lyft-hail-new-tennessee-ride-sharing-l/309802/

 

TELEMATICS

 

13) Push Into Cars by Apple, Google Pumps Up Prospects for QNX

Link to article in the Ottawa Citizen:

http://ottawacitizen.com/business/local-business/apple-googles-push-into-cars-pumps-up-prospects-for-ottawas-qnx

 

14) New Telematics Technology to Help Insurers Tackle Fraudulent Whiplash Claims

Link to article in Fleet World:

http://fleetworld.co.uk/news/2015/Jun/New-telematics-technology-to-help-insurers-tackle-fraudulent-whiplash-claims/0434020284

 

TRANSIT

 

15) New Sydney Public Transport Signs Confusing Visitors and Commuters

Link to commentary in The Sydney Morning Herald:

http://www.smh.com.au/comment/and-t-is-for-the-new-public-transport-signs-confusing-visitors-and-commuters-20150616-ghoz8y.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

16) Digital Road Signs Get Mobile Phone Real-Time Updates in Denmark

Link to article in E&T:

http://eandt.theiet.org/news/2015/jun/dynamic-road-signs.cfm

 

VEHICLES

 

17) Survey: Many Drivers Unfamiliar with Infotainment Features

Link to article in automotiveIT International:

http://www.automotiveit.com/survey/news/id-0010544

 

18) How Volvo Plans to End All Traffic Fatalities by 2020

Link to article in Popular Science:

http://www.popsci.com/volvo-wants-to-end-traffic-fatalities-2020

Link to further information on XC90

 

 

News Releases

1) Operation Lifesaver Awards $205,000 for Rail Safety Public Awareness Campaigns in 13 States

2) Emergence of Self-Service Screens Changing Interactions on Planes and at Airports

3) Hong Kong International Airport and SITA Trial Beacons for Better Passenger Experience

4) Honeywell and Inmarsat Achieve Key Milestone to Bring High-Speed Wi-Fi to Airplanes Over Land and Water

5) Xentrans Selected by Cablevision for New Jersey Transit Rail Wi-Fi

6) Navistar Adds Shaw Tracking to OnCommand Connection System

7) Greyhound Launches New Tool to Help Travelers Track Real-Time Location of Their Bus

8) Universidad Politécnica de Madrid Researchers Use Bluetooth to Generate Traffic Information

9) Rockwell Collins Increases Capacity and Expands ARINC Global Network in Europe, Middle East and Africa

10) Rockwell Collins Releases New E-Book, 'Harnessing the Power of Aviation's Information Age'

11) Iteris Reports Record Revenue for Fiscal Year 2015 and Significant Progress on Strategic Initiatives

 

 

Job Posting

 -  Tolling Consultant – Traffic Technologies Inc. – Southern California

http://tticonsulting.com/newsitem/employment-opportunity

 

 

Upcoming Events

Webinar - The Road to Driverless: Autonomous Vehicle Platforms, Sensors and Requirements – June 18

http://gpsworld.com/june-webinar-to-focus-on-autonomous-driving/

 

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