Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, August 25, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057
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AVIATION
1) Audit: Inefficient Air-Traffic Control Towers Cost $142 Million per Year
Link to article in USA Today:
2) NTSB: Pilot Was Directed to Defunct Runway Before New York Crash
Link to article in The Southampton Press:
3) Regulations Affecting the Exercise of First Amendment Activities at Airports
Link to legal research digest from TRB:
http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/173064.aspx
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
4) Bikeshare Hawaii Seeks Public Input on Bicycle Vendors
Link to story on Hawai'i Public Radio:
http://hpr2.org/post/bikeshare-hawaii-seeks-public-input-bicycle-vendors
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
5) Study: Big Benefits for Bangkok if ITS Used
Link to article on Digital News Asia:
MARITIME
6) Big Data Maps World's Ocean Floor
Link to article in Ocean News & Technology:
https://www.oceannews.com/news/2015/08/24/big-data-maps-world-s-ocean-floor
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
7) Mississippi DOT Museum Exhibit, Book Marks 10th Anniversary of Katrina
Link to article on Hotty Toddy:
http://hottytoddy.com/2015/08/24/museum-docent-finds-hope-peace-at-mdot-exhibit/
Link to news release
ROADWAYS
8) Google Developing System to Map Potholes Using a Car's GPS
Link to article in Money:
http://time.com/money/4009901/google-patent-gps-potholes-tracking-map/
SAFETY / SECURITY
9) Driverless Truck Meant to Improve Safety in Work Zones
Link to AP article:
10) EU's eCall Introduction Sets Stage for Aftermarket Battle
Link to article in automotiveIT International:
http://www.automotiveit.com/introduction-of-ecall-sets-stage-for-aftermarket-battle/news/id-0010703
11) Vehicle Safety Inspections: Improved USDOT Communication Could Better Inform State Programs
Link to GAO report:
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-15-705
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
12) Uber Tests Bus-Style Discounted 'Smart Routes'
Link to article on TechCruch:
http://techcrunch.com/2015/08/24/uber-smart-routes/
TRANSIT
13) San Diego Trolley Launching Video-on-Demand Service
Link to story on XETV-TV:
14) Fraudsters Swindle $4 Million from Myki System Using Overseas Credit Cards
Link to Australian Broadcasting Corporation story:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-25/international-fraudsters-swindle-myki-system/6722114
15) SEPTA Immersed in 'Unprecedented' Planning for Papal Visit to Philadelphia
Link to article in Progressive Railroading:
16) Jamaica Transit Info Available on Google Thanks to University Student
Link to article in the Jamaica Observer:
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/JUTC-info-on-Google-Transit--thanks-to-UWI-student
17) Citymapper Travel App Tells You the Best Place to Get on the Train
Link to article on Engadget:
http://www.engadget.com/2015/08/24/citymapper-app-best-place-train/
18) Two Engineers Create App to Organize Public Transport Information for Indian Cities
Link to article on YourStory:
http://yourstory.com/2015/08/transitpedia-public-transport-app-india/
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
19) San Diego to Spend $163 Million on Stoplight Timing
Link to article in The San Diego Union-Tribune:
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/aug/24/stoplight-timing-technology-adaptive-signal/
20) Iowa DOT Reports More Traffic Information Through Waze App Partnership
Link to story on Radio Iowa:
VEHICLES
21) Automated Driving Gets a Boost as Bosch Joins Research Project
Link to article in automotiveIT International:
22) Historic National Summit Looked at Future of Australian Car Industry
Link to article in Australasian Paint & Panel:
http://www.paintandpanel.com.au/news/historic-industry-summit-in-canberra
News Releases
1) Innovative Illumination on GRTC Buses in Richmond
2) FAA Clears Gogo's Next Generation In-Flight Internet Technology for Takeoff
3) Cornwall (Ontario) Transit Info Now Available on Google Maps
4) Via, C Media Bring Wi-Fi Service to Chinese Trains
5) American Airlines Appoints Ron DeFeo Vice President of Communications
6) Canada's Railways Launch French Version of Their Popular AskRail App
7) Drive Safety Work Week 2015 Materials Now Available
8) Delta Flight Attendant Tech Personalizes the Skies
Job Postings
- Director, Office of Highway Safety – National Transportation Safety Board – Washington, DC
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/406534400
Upcoming Events
TRB Webinar: Connected Vehicle Tracking to Improve Operational Efficiency – August 26
http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/172781.aspx
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