[TCN] Tuesday, September 1, 2015

 

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Tuesday, September 1, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Going to the AASHTO Annual Meeting in Chicago?  Check out HERE's 3D LiDAR Mapping and Big Data Analytics for Connected and Automated Driving Applications

 

HERE has 30 years of experience in collecting, processing and distributing vast amounts of map, traffic, and other dynamic data to support government agencies and the traveling public.  Stop by and ask for a demo at HERE's booth (location 504).  You can also sign up for a special tour of HERE's traffic operations center to see what happens behind the scenes. Contact lauren.pace@here.com to reserve your spot.

 

 

CAMERAS

 

1) Study: Speed Cameras Reduce Traffic Crashes

Link to article in The Detroit News:

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2015/09/01/study-speed-cameras-reduce-traffic-crashes/71492314/

 

2) Chicago Sues Redflex for $300 Million

Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/watchdog/redlight/ct-chicago-sues-red-light-camera-firm-met-20150831-story.html

 

3) License-Plate Readers Aid Police But Stir Worries

Link to article in The Columbus Dispatch:

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2015/08/30/license-readers-aid-police-but-stir-worries.html

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

4) Few Jakarta-Area Commuters Adopt Cashless System for Paying Tolls

Link to article in The Jakarta Post:

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/09/01/few-commuters-adopt-cashless-system-paying-tolls.html

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

5) Jerusalem Mayor Says Waze's Directions Are Political

Link to article on The Yeshiva World News:

http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/headlines-breaking-stories/338336/mayor-barkat-to-challenge-wazes-political-incorrectness.html

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

6) ITS Rocky Mountain E-Update – August 2015

Link to update:

http://bit.ly/1hS0V38

 

MARITIME

 

7) North Carolina Marine Lab to Deploy Drones for Data Collection

Link to article in The Chronicle:

http://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2015/09/marine-lab-to-deploy-drones-for-data-collection

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

8) Colorado DOT Pulls 'How to Get Hit By a Car' Videos After Negative Reaction

Link to article on Westword:

http://www.westword.com/news/cdot-pulls-how-to-get-hit-by-a-car-videos-after-negative-reaction-7091951

 

RAILROADS

 

9) FRA Faults Virginia Amtrak Station for ADA Violations

Link to article in the Richmond Times-Dispatch:

http://www.richmond.com/news/local/central-virginia/article_9bdcf0f7-5108-5441-960d-eb6de84b8888.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

10) Belgium Plans Collection of Plane, Train and Ferry Users' Data

Link to article in EurActiv:

http://www.euractiv.com/sections/transport/belgium-plans-collection-plane-train-ferry-users-data-317219

 

11) British Motorcycle Company Triumph Fined $2.9 Million for Failing to Report Safety Defects

Link to article in The Hill:

http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/252363-british-motorcycle-company-fined-29m-for-failing-to-report-safety

Link to news release

 

TRANSIT

 

12) Texas' Capital Metro Building Enhanced Trip-Planning App

Link to article in Metro:

http://www.metro-magazine.com/management-operations/news/295217/capital-metro-building-enhanced-trip-planning-app

 

13) Taiwan Transit Card with Porn Star Image Sells Out in Four Hours

Link to AP article:

http://www.newsmax.com/World/Asia/AS-Taiwan-Porn-Star/2015/09/01/id/672918/

 

14) Transit's Simple Advantage? You Can Use Smartphones

Link to blog on Mobility Lab:

http://mobilitylab.org/2015/09/01/transits-simple-advantage-you-can-use-smartphones/

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

15) Transport Quebec Unveils New Traffic Monitoring Hub

Link to CTV News story:

http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/transport-quebec-unveils-new-traffic-monitoring-hub-1.2542964

 

VEHICLES

 

16) Austin, Texas Now Test Site for Two Models of Google Self-Driving Cars

Link to article in the Austin American-Statesman:

http://www.mystatesman.com/news/technology/we-are-not-looking-for-fundraisers-lejarazu-said-w/nnTG9/

 

17) Self-Driving Cars Closer Than You Might Think

Link to article in the Orlando Sentinel:

http://fw.to/ezSE9uj

 

18) Automotive Algorithms Anticipate Our Driving Quirks

Link to article in Electronics Weekly:

http://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/automotive-electronics-2/automotive-algorithms-anticipate-driving-quirks-2015-09/

 

 

News Releases

1) Iteris Awarded $5.8 Million Task Order for Support of National ITS and Connected Vehicle Architectures

2) Inrix Warns Drivers of Potentially Dangerous Road Conditions with Inrix Road Weather

3) TSA Deploys AtHoc Across 200 Airports for Emergency Alerting and Accountability

4) Cubic Awarded $12.6 Million to Update Revenue Management System for BART

5) National Highway Safety Awards Presented in Nashville

6) Research at Wichita State Suggests What a Pedestrian is Wearing More Important Than What Driver is Doing

 

 

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Traffic Management in the Era of Vehicle Automation and Communication Systems – September 4

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5052865427868163329

 

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