[TCN] Friday, July 17, 2015

 

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Friday, July 17, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Memphis Airport Modernizing with New Flight Tech for Passengers

Link to article in the Memphis Business Journal:

http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2015/07/16/airport-modernizing-with-new-flight-tech-for.html

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

2) Humber Bridge New Electronic Toll to Start in November

Link to BBC News story:

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-33573393

 

3) Pennsylvania Turnpike Drivers Hit with $300,000 in Penalties at E-ZPass-Only Exit

Link to story on WPXI-TV:

http://www.wpxi.com/news/news/local/pa-drivers-hit-300k-penalties-e-zpass-only-exit/nm2RC/

 

OTHER

 

4) Google Joins Apple, Facebook, Twitter in Beacon Race

Link to article on FierceWirelessTech:

http://www.fiercewireless.com/tech/story/google-joins-apple-facebook-twitter-beacon-race/2015-07-16

 

5) USDOT Presses Forward on National Address Database

Link to USDOT's Fast Lane blog:

http://www.transportation.gov/fastlane/pressing-forward-on-national-address-database  

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

6) New Interactive Map Shows Crash Records on Monroe County, New York Roads

Link to story on Time Warner Cable News:

http://www.twcnews.com/nys/rochester/news/2015/07/16/crash-map-monroe-county.html

 

ROADWAYS

 

7) Traffic Signs with Electronic Ink Installed in Sydney

Link to article on Digital Signage Connection:

http://www.digitalsignageconnection.com/australian-road-and-maritime-services-installs-traffic-signs-electronic-ink-850

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

8) Do Cities' Texting-While-Driving Bans Reduce Crashes? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Link to article in The Dallas Morning News:

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/state/headlines/20150717-do-cities-texting-while-driving-bans-reduce-crashes-maybe-maybe-not.ece

 

9) Latest Weapon to Fight Distracted Driving: Virtual Reality

Link to column in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/baig/2015/07/17/att-itcanwait-virtual-reality-campaign/30238301/

 

TELEMATICS

 

10) Isuzu Backs Telematics Common Ground Push

Link to article in ATN:

http://www.fullyloaded.com.au/industry-news/1507/reaching-telematics-common-ground/

 

TRANSIT

 

11) The Most Recognizable Voice in New York

Link to article in The New Yorker:

http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/the-most-recognizable-voice-in-new-york

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

12) Apps to Make Road Users in Barbados Wiser

Link to article in Nation:

http://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/69923/apps-road-wiser

 

VEHICLES

 

13) Google Self-Driving Car Involved in First Injury Accident

Link to AP article:

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/google-driving-car-involved-injury-accident-32505795

 

14) Ford's New Headlights Detect People in the Dark, Widen at Intersections

Link to article on SlashGear:

http://www.slashgear.com/fords-new-headlights-detect-people-in-the-dark-widen-at-intersections-17393396/

Link to news release

 

15) The Inside Story on Google's Self-Driving Cars

Link to story on Traffic Technology Today:

http://www.traffictechnologytoday.com/video-audio.php#selfdrive   

 

 

News Releases

1) High-Tech Sensors Make Bay of Plenty Travel More Predictable

2) Florida East Coast Railway Opens New Train Dispatch Center

 

 

Friday Bonus

It's the 35^th anniversary of one of the funniest movies ever, Airplane! Here are some classic scenes from the film.

https://youtu.be/xlDXQdgx_QU

What you might not have realized, is that it was based on a dramatic film from the 1950s, Zero Hour!

https://youtu.be/-zyLtMjGVOg

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1995 **20^th anniversary** - The Global Positioning System reached initial operational capability.

http://www.afspc.af.mil/news1/story.asp?id=123376652

 

 

Upcoming Events

ITS & Road Safety Forum – September 8-9 – Doha, Qatar

http://www.itsroadsafetyqatar.com/

 

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