[TCN] Tuesday, November 24, 2015

 

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Tuesday, November 24, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) University of North Dakota's Aviation School May Continue Using 'Sioux' Call Sign

Link to story WDAZ-TV:

http://www.grandforksherald.com/news/local/3889008-unds-aviation-school-may-continue-using-sioux-call-sign

 

2) Emergency Drill at Rochester International Includes Social Media Simulation

Link to article in Airport Improvement:

http://www.airportimprovement.com/article/emergency-drill-rochester-intl-includes-social-media-simulation

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

3) Bing Maps Now Shows Road Conditions Using 35,000 Cameras in 11 Countries

Link to article on VentureBeat:

http://venturebeat.com/2015/11/23/bing-maps-now-shows-road-conditions-using-35000-cameras-in-11-countries/

Link to news release

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

4) Intelligent Transportation Systems for Midsized Cities

Link to blog on SmartDataCollective:

http://www.smartdatacollective.com/juliehunt/359591/intelligent-transportation-systems-midsized-cities

 

5) Intelligent Transport Systems Review – November 2015

Link to magazine from ITS United Kingdom:

http://www.its-ukreview.org/wp-content/uploads/digi/ITSUKReviewNov15/index.html

 

OTHER

 

6) Get Out of New York City: How to Survive This Weekend's Traffic Apocalypse

Link to article in Brooklyn Magazine:

http://www.bkmag.com/2015/11/24/get-out-of-the-city-how-to-survive-this-weekends-traffic-apocalypse/

 

7) Traffic Technology International – October/November 2015

Link to magazine:

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/5743c8a9#/5743c8a9/1  

 

ROADWAYS

 

8) Arizona DOT Developing Wrong-Way Driver Alert System

Link to story on KYMA-TV:

http://www.kyma.com/adot-developing-wrong-way-driver-alert-system/

Link to news release

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

9) Technology That Could Curb Truck Deaths is Mired in DC Bureaucracy

Link to article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

http://www.myajc.com/news/news/transportation/technology-that-could-curb-truck-deaths-is-mired-i/npRNN/

 

10) Scientists and Musicians Compose 'World's Safest Driving Song'

Link to article in The Independent:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/scientists-and-musicians-compose-worlds-safest-driving-song-a6746726.html

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

11) Uber Gets Serious with Newly Created Safety Advisory Board

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-uber-safety-advisory-board-20151123-story.html

 

12) Chicago-Area Transit Agencies Moving Over to Make Room for Rideshare Services

Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/ct-transit-ride-sharing-getting-around-met-1123-20151123-column.html

 

13) The Surge in Use of Ridesharing Apps in the Philippines and Its Tax Implications

Link to article in The Philippine Star:

http://www.philstar.com/business/2015/11/24/1525149/surge-use-transportation-apps-and-its-tax-implications

 

TELEMATICS

 

14) North America Driving Telematics Insurance Uptake

Link to article in Insurance Business America:

http://www.ibamag.com/news/north-america-driving-telematics-insurance-uptake-26902.aspx

 

TRANSIT

 

15) Amazon Pulls New York City Subway Ads Featuring Nazi Imagery

Link to story on Fox News:

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2015/11/24/amazon-pulls-nyc-subway-ads-nazi-imagery-causes-complaints/

 

16) Interview with Mary Proc, Vice President, Customer Service at Metrolinx/GO Transit

Link to interview in Progressive Railroading:

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/people/article/LRIWs-Woman-of-the-Year-Mary-Proc-helms-customer-service-initiatives-at-GO-Transit--46489

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

17) Inside Florida's New Traffic Monitoring Center

Link to video on WJXT-TV:

http://www.news4jax.com/news/new-department-of-transportation-center/36632154

 

VEHICLES

 

18) USDOT Revising Wary Stance on Self-Driving Cars

Link to AP article:

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article46184235.html

 

19) European Consumer Groups Expose Manufacturers for Collecting Data from Connected Cars

Link to article on EurActiv:

http://www.euractiv.com/sections/digital/consumer-groups-expose-manufacturers-collecting-data-connected-cars-319755

 

 

News Releases

1) America's Biggest Traffic Bottlenecks Revealed – and How HERE Helped to Find Them

2) SXSW Interactive Selects USDOT Accessible Transportation Technologies Research Initiative for 2016 Panel Discussion

 

 

Job Posting

 -  Business Operations Program Manager – SANDAG – San Diego, California

http://www.sandag.org/index.asp?jobid=421&fuseaction=jobs.detail

 

 

Upcoming Events

T3 Webinar: ITS Applications for Bicycles and Pedestrians – December 2

https://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s151202_ITS_Apps_for_Bikes_Peds.asp

 

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