[TCN] Friday, August 28, 2015

 

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Friday, August 28, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Tampa International Airport Getting High-Tech Makeover

Link to story on WFTS-TV:

http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-tampa/tampa-international-getting-high-tech-makeover

 

2) Next Generation Air Transportation System: Improved Risk Analysis Could Strengthen FAA's Global Interoperability Efforts

Link to report from US Government Accountability Office:

http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-15-608

 

CAMERAS

 

3) Road Workers on Isle of Wight Wearing Cameras to Curb Verbal, Physical Abuse

Link to article on OnTheWight:

http://onthewight.com/2015/08/27/island-roads-confirm-cctv-use-is-due-to-verbal-and-physical-abuse/

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

4) Transfinder Targeting Cities with Its Transportation Software

Link to article in the Times Union:

http://www.timesunion.com/business/article/Transfinder-targeting-cities-with-its-6470205.php

Link to Transfinder

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

5) Real Life 'Sim City' Being Built in New Mexico to Test Future Technologies

Link to article on Yahoo News:

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/real-life-sim-city-being-153531343.html#7NkDKvM

 

6) USDOT Publishes Two New Connected Vehicle Fact Sheets

Link to further information from USDOT's ITS Joint Program Office:

http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?ca=8297ba23-4e66-469d-956a-9ea40bff7044

 

MARITIME

 

7) Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles to Require Reservations for Cargo Pickups

Link to article in the Los Angeles Business Journal:

http://www.labusinessjournal.com/news/2015/aug/27/port-terminals-require-reservations-cargo-pickups/

Link to news release

 

8) South African Ports of Cape Town and Saldanha Now 'smartPORTS'

Link to article on Hellenic Shipping News:

http://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/western-cape-ports-now-smartports/

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

9) Powerful Texas Transportation Agency Will Have to Broadcast Meetings Online

Link to article in The Dallas Morning News:

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/state/headlines/20150827-powerful-transportation-agency-will-have-to-broadcast-meetings-online.ece

 

RAILROADS

 

10) European Rail Traffic Management System – A Reality Check

Link to article in Rail Engineer:

http://www.railengineer.uk/2015/08/28/ertms-a-reality-check/

 

ROADWAYS

 

11) UK Government Taskforce Set to Tackle 'Ghastly Blight' of Road Signs

Link to article in The Guardian:

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/aug/28/government-taskforce-tackle-ghastly-blight-road-signs

Link to news release

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

12) San Francisco Seeks Uber Data as Company Touts Commitment to Urban Transit

Link to article on re/code:

http://recode.net/2015/08/27/sf-seeks-uber-data-as-company-touts-commitment-to-urban-transit/

 

TELEMATICS

 

13) New Smartphone App Analyzes Your Driving Ability

Link to article in Information Age:

http://www.information-age.com/technology/mobile-and-networking/123460080/new-smartphone-app-analyses-your-driving-ability-%E2%80%94-and-if-youre-good-you-could-score-cheaper-car 

Link to Octo U

 

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

 

14) The Responder – August 2015

Link to newsletter from the TIM Network:

http://us9.campaign-archive2.com/?u=e084dc36cb5a82b398b7b5dc6&id=bbc790d819

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

15) Traffic Stakeholders in Fiji to Strengthen Sharing of Information

Link to Fiji Broadcasting Corporation story:

http://www.fbc.com.fj/fiji/32511/sharing-of-information-amongst-traffic-stakeholders-

 

VEHICLES

 

16) Daimler's Self-Driving 18-Wheelers Ready to Take to the Autobahn

Link to article on ZDNet:

http://www.zdnet.com/article/daimlers-self-driving-18-wheelers-ready-to-take-to-the-autobahn/

 

17) Driverless Cars to Be Tested in German 'Rust-Belt' City of Wuppertal

Link to DPA article:

http://www.govtech.com/fs/Driverless-Cars-to-Be-Tested-in-German-Rust-Belt-City.html

 

 

News Releases

1) Here Expands City-to-City Transit Coverage to 14 Countries with Addition of Switzerland

2) Indianapolis International Airport Now Has Fastest Wi-Fi of Any Airport in US

3) Turkish Airlines Offers More Foreign Languages to Transit Passengers

4) Edmonton Transit System Now Offering Trip-Planning with Google Transit

5) Study: Better Signs Could Help Reduce Friction Between Motorists, Bicyclists

6) Subaru Makes HD Radio Standard Equipment in All Vehicles

 

 

Friday Bonus

Good advice I always try to follow.

http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2015/08/26/Indian-airports-salacious-mistranslation-Eating-carpet-strictly-prohibited/4801440614077/

 

 

Upcoming Events

Webinar: ITS World Congress-Program Highlights – September 4

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/279752410206823938

 

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