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[TCN] Thursday, November 26, 2015

 

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Thursday, November 26, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057


Happy Thanksgiving!

 

AVIATION

 

1) FAA Urges Pilots to Test Headsets

Link to article from AOPA:

http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/All-News/2015/November/25/FAA-urges-pilots-to-test-headsets

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

2) Turn Any Bike Into a Smart Bike with SpeedForce

Link to video in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/videos/tech/columnist/baig/2015/11/24/76318032/

Link to further information

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

3) Chinese Electronic Toll Network All But Completed

Link to article on GBTimes:

http://gbtimes.com/china/chinese-electronic-toll-network-all-completed

Link to original China News Service article:

http://www.chinanews.com/gn/2015/11-26/7642822.shtml (in Chinese)

 

OTHER

 

4) Research to Drive Singapore's Transport Future

Link to article in Asian Scientist:

http://www.asianscientist.com/2015/11/academia/lta-nus-ntu-sit-future-mobility/

 

5) Apps Connect Senders and Drivers to Transport Items on the Cheap

Link to article in The Orange County Register:

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/roadie-693808-miles-burchell.html  

 

ROADWAYS

 

6) Italian Researchers Turning to Sensors and Drones to Inspect Bridges

Link to article on ZDNet:

http://www.zdnet.com/article/how-do-you-spot-a-crack-in-a-vast-bridge-thats-where-iot-and-drones-come-in/

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

7) Smartphones May Have Role in Rise of US Traffic Deaths

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/11/25/us-usa-autos-deaths-idUSKBN0TD2KP20151125#WMu0rrhlSt6HIxLc.97

 

TRANSIT

 

8) Communications Key in Rollout of LRT in Hamilton, Citizens' Jury Told

Link to article in The Hamilton Spectator:

http://www.thespec.com/news-story/6136157-working-with-hamiltonians-key-in-lrt-rollout-citizens-jury-told/

 

9) New App Helps Hikers Use Public Transportation

Link to article in Backpacker:

http://www.backpacker.com/trips/washington/seattle/new-app-helps-hikers-use-public-transportation/

Link to further information on TOTAGO

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

10) North Carolina DOT Command Center Working to Keep Holiday Traffic Flowing Smoothly

Link to story on WJZY-TV:

http://www.fox46charlotte.com/news/local-news/54161251-story

 

11) Ohio DOT Monitoring Thanksgiving Traffic from Hundreds of Cameras Across State

Link to story on WSYX/WTTE-TV:

http://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/odot-monitoring-thanksgiving-traffic-from-hundreds-of-cameras-across-state

 

12) Rhode Island DOT Closely Monitoring Holiday Travel Conditions

Link to story on WPRI-TV:

http://wpri.com/2015/11/25/dot-closely-monitoring-holiday-travel-conditions/

 

13) Colorado DOT's Mountain Travel Radio Returns

Link to story on KDVR-TV:

http://kdvr.com/2015/11/25/cdot-mountain-travel-radio-is-back-on-the-air/

Link to Mountain Travel Radio

 

VEHICLES

 

14) What Happens When Cities and States Try to Prepare for Self-Driving Cars

Link to article in The Washington Post:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2015/11/25/what-happens-when-cities-and-states-try-to-prepare-for-self-driving-cars/

 

15) A Look at the Legal Environment for Driverless Vehicles

Link to TRB report:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/173557.aspx

 

 

News Releases

1) GEWI Speaks at ITS Texas on Social Media and Traffic Management

2) Continental Develops Parking App for Singapore

3) Vehicle-to-X Technology from Continental Protects Vulnerable Road Users

4) NXP and Tongji University Collaborate on Shanghai Intelligent and Connected Vehicle Demonstration Project

5) Commercial Vehicle Telematics Market 2015-2025: Opportunities for Connected Commercial Vehicles and Connected Fleets

 

 

Upcoming Events

Arab Aviation and Media Summit – December 7-8 – Manama, Bahrain

http://www.aamsummit.com/

 

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