[TCN] Tuesday, June 2, 2015

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Tuesday, June 2, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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ITS America Webinar Series to Focus on Off-the-Shelf Road Incident Management

The ITS America Webinar Series provides their members an opportunity to learn about developments in the ITS Industry and connect with other members on a wide range of topics.  At 2pm Eastern US time on June 11, 2015 the topic will be Off-the-Shelf Road Incident Management (RIM), presented by GEWI, who recently implemented the first phase of this system for a European Customer.

The session will focus on the advantages of a system which can be customized to each organization's specific response plan, based on the type of incident.  Beyond accidents, the RIM system enables organizations to handle traffic infrastructure events as projects, managed by a team or teams, to engage the appropriate resources for response, provide ATIS as required, and keep all stakeholders informed through every step of the process.

To register for this free webinar, visit: http://www.itsa.org/events/webinarserieshttp://www.itsa.org/events/webinarseries

For more information on GEWI's Road Incident Management solution, visit www.gewi.com

AVIATION

1) Computer Glitch Grounds United Flights for 30 Minutes

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/06/02/united-airlines-flight-delays/28346411/

2) Report Says Poor Communication with Passengers is Losing Airports Millions Every Year

Link to article on Travel News Daily:

http://www.traveldailynews.com/columns/article/51289/poor-communication-with-passengers-is

CAMERAS

3) Report Uncovers Mismanagement of Baltimore Traffic-Enforcement Cameras

Link to story on WBAL-TV:

http://www.wbaltv.com/news/report-uncovers-mismanagement-of-baltimore-trafficenforcement-cameras/33338224

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) GPS Now Mandatory for All Public Transport Vehicles in Delhi

Link to story on NDTV:

http://auto.ndtv.com/news/gps-now-mandatory-for-all-public-transport-vehicles-in-delhi-767955

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

5) ITS New Jersey Wins a State Chapter Award from ITS America

Link to story on Transportation Radio:

https://transportationradio.wordpress.com/2015/06/02/181/

6) ITS America 2015 Thinking Aloud Show 2

Link to podcast from Thinking Highways:

http://thinkinghighways.com/its-america-2015-thinking-aloud-show-2/

7) ITS America Annual Meeting Daily News - Day 2

Link to newsletter:

http://itsamerica.msgfocus.com/q/120M7t6C2GAgKcREFUIf/wv

OTHER

8) Interview with USDOT Assistant Secretary Gregory Winfree

Link to interview on Transportation Radio:

https://transportationradio.wordpress.com/2015/06/02/interview-with-usdot-assistant-secretary-gregory-winfree/

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

9) Utah DOT Goes Creative with Electronic Signs to Help Reduce Deaths

Link to story on KSL-TV:

http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=34897320

10) From 'Pothole Palooza' to the Tweeting Pothole

Link to Talking Transportation blog:

https://talkingtransportation.wordpress.com/2015/06/01/talking-transportation-from-pothole-palooza-to-the-tweeting-pothole/

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) FBI Behind Mysterious Fleet of Aircraft Conducting Surveillance Over US Cities

Link to AP article:

http://www.startribune.com/fbi-behind-mysterious-surveillance-aircraft-over-us-cities/305793361/

TELEMATICS

12) Ford Plans Summer Debut for Sync 3 in Fiesta, Escape

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/06/02/ford-plans-summer-debut-for-sync-3-in-fiesta-escape/28337737/

VEHICLES

13) Virginia Governor Taps Virginia Tech Transportation Institute to Guide Development of Automated Car Technology

Link to article in The Roanoke Times:

http://www.roanoke.com/news/education/higher_education/virginia_tech/mcauliffe-taps-vtti-to-guide-development-of-automated-car-technology/article_a2bdb3af-1b70-5af4-bdf4-c63fc87966ac.html

Link to news release

14) Ex-Pittsburgher Leading Push for Google's Self-Driving Car

Link to article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

http://www.post-gazette.com/news/transportation/2015/06/02/Google-pushes-self-driving-car/stories/201506020097

15) Before America's Roadways Become Safer, They First Could Get More Treacherous

Link to story on CNBC:

http://www.cnbc.com/id/102726276

News Releases

1) ITS America Announces Winners for the 2015 Best of ITS Awards

2) NTSB Release First-Ever Video Companion to Accident Report

3) Florida DOT and GEICO Unveil 'Safe Phone Zones' at Rest Areas, Welcome Centers

4) Port of Hamburg and NXP Unveil Intelligent Traffic Light

5) American Bus Association Forming New Bus Maintenance and Repair Council

6) TomTom Launches the Trucker 6000

7) Newcastle University Professor Phil Blythe Named Chief Scientific Advisor for UK Department of Transport

Upcoming Events

ITS Virginia Annual Meeting – July 16-17 – Richmond, Virginia

http://www.itsva.org/conferences/

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