[TCN] Wednesday, July 15, 2015

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Wednesday, July 15, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Mitsubishi Electric Visual and Imaging Systems

ITS International features an impressive display wall at COP-BH, the Brazilian control room that helps Belo Horizonte's Municipal Guard monitor security and traffic operations.

Belo Horizonte, Brazil's sixth largest city and third largest metropolitan area, with a population of 2.5 million people, has made significant investments in its roadways and mass transit system along with their state-of-the-art control room. Read more about COP-BH's control room at: http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/utc/features/close-shave-for-brazilian-project/

AVIATION

1) EU's PassMe Project to Reduce Passenger Waiting Time at Airports

Link to article on Airport Technology:

http://www.airport-technology.com/news/newseus-passme-project-to-reduce-passenger-waiting-time-at-airports-4622482

2) Editor of Pilot Getaways, John Kounis, Dies

Link to article in Flying:

http://www.flyingmag.com/news/aviation-editor-john-kounis-dies

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

3) Utah Transit Authority Offers Free Safety Gear to Promote Biking to Transit Stations

Link to article in the Deseret News:

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865632620/UTA-offers-free-safety-gear-to-promote-biking-to-transit-stations.html?pg=all

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) More States Will Soon Accept Florida's SunPass

Link to article in The Tampa Bay Times:

http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/more-states-will-soon-accept-floridas-sunpass-electronic-toll-device/2237356

FREIGHT

5) Witty CSX Web Series, 'The Intermodals,' Explains Intermodal Transportation

Link to article on Marketing Land:

http://marketingland.com/witty-csx-web-series-intermodals-explains-intermodal-transportation-134916

6) Where the Streets Have No Name, the Dubai Startup Shaking Up Shipping and eCommerce in the Middle East

Link to article on ZDNet:

http://www.zdnet.com/article/where-the-streets-have-no-name-the-dubai-startup-shaking-up-shipping-and-ecommerce-in-the-middle/

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

7) Intelligent Mobility Looks to Address Challenges Facing Transport Sector

Link to article in New Electronics:

http://www.newelectronics.co.uk/electronics-technology/addressing-the-challenges-facing-todays-transport-sector/87532/

MARITIME

8) EU to Fund Next Step in Digital Traffic Control

Link to article in The Maritime Executive:

http://maritime-executive.com/article/eu-funds-next-step-in-digital-traffic-control

9) China to Invest Heavily in Maritime Surveillance System

Link to article in The Maritime Executive:

http://maritime-executive.com/article/china-to-protect-maritime-territories-and-resources

10) First Maritime Supervision Drone Ship Developed in China

Link to article on Want China Times:

http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20150715000080&cid=1101

PARKING

11) Volkswagen Shows the Future of Valet Parking

Link to article on Worldcarfans:

http://www.worldcarfans.com/115071496586/volkswagen-shows-the-future-of-valet-parking-video

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Toyota Promotes Safety with Radio Ads That Turn-Off Smartphones

Link to article in Branding Magazine:

http://www.brandingmagazine.com/2015/07/15/sirious-safety-message-toyota/

13) US Military's Transportation Command Upbeat in Cyber Progress Report

Link to article in FCW:

http://fcw.com/articles/2015/07/14/transportation-cyber-report.aspx

TRANSIT

14) Nokia's Here Joins Partners to Work on App for Paying Transit Fares

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-07-15/nokia-joins-partners-to-work-on-app-for-paying-transit-fares

Link to news release

15) Minot City Transit to Launch New Card System

Link to story on KXMC / KXMD-TV:

http://www.kxnet.com/story/29548873/minot-city-transit-to-launch-new-card-system

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

16) Boston Tackles Double-Parking with Waze Data

Link to article in GCN:

http://gcn.com/articles/2015/07/15/boston-waze.aspx

VEHICLES

17) University of Texas Researchers Merging Cars of Today and Tomorrow

Link to story on KVUE-TV:

http://www.kvue.com/story/tech/2015/07/15/techtuesdayautonomousvehicleresearch/30166621/

News Releases

1) TomTom Launches Its Traffic Service in Kuwait

Job Posting

-  Director, Office of Operations Research and Development – FHWA – McLean, Virginia

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/409021900

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Improving TSM&O-Processes and Institutional Arrangements – July 30

http://www.transportationops.org/event/improving-tsmo-processes-and-institutional-arrangements

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