[TCN] Friday, December 11, 2015

 

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Friday, December 11, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) ISIL Cyberattack on Airplane Unlikely, Transport Canada Analysts Reported

Link to Canadian Press article

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/12/10/isil-cyberattack-on-airplane-unlikely-federal-intelligence-analysts-reported_n_8767702.html

 

2) FAA Releases New Marking and Lighting Rules

Link to Radio World article

http://www.radioworld.com/article/faa-releases-new-marking-and-lighting-rules/277689

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

3) Here Grows Coverage of Indoor Maps

Link to GPS Business News article

http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/HERE-Grows-Coverage-of-Indoor-Maps_a5771.html

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

4) Indiana Toll Road Looks to ITS to Improve Safety, Efficiency

Link to WNDU-TV story

http://www.wndu.com/home/headlines/Toll-Road-looking-for-bounce-back-year-in-2016-361491551.html

 

MARITIME

 

5) Freighters in Dense Fog Face Fewer Problems Through Use of Modern Technology

Link to The Voice article

http://www.voicenews.com/articles/2015/12/11/news/doc5669eea492052270096879.txt

 

OTHER

 

6) How the Universal Transport Symbols Were Designed

Link to Atlas Obscura article

http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/how-the-universal-symbols-for-escalators-restrooms-and-transport-were-designed 

 

7) Facebook and the Future of Travel

Link to McKinsey & Company interview

http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/travel_transportation/Facebook_and_the_future_of_travel?cid=other-eml-alt-mip-mck-oth-1512

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

8) US Launches Trial of Facial, Eye Scans on Mexican Border

Link to AP article

http://www.expressnews.com/news/us-world/article/U-S-launches-trial-of-facial-eye-scans-on-6690107.php

Link to news release

 

9) A Look at the EU's Passenger Name Record System

Link to Airport Industry Review article

http://goo.gl/h8SPzG

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

10) TRB Study: Innovative Transportation Services Favor Some, Hamper Others

Link to WTOP Radio story

http://wtop.com/consumer-tech/2015/12/study-innovative-transportation-services-favor-some-hamper-others/

Link to Transportation Research Board report

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

11) FDOT Opens Northwest Florida SunGuide Center

Link to story on WMBB-TV

http://www.mypanhandle.com/news/fdot-northwest-florida-sunguide-center-revealed

 

12) GoMetro Traffic App Launches in South Africa

Link to Disrupt Africa article

http://disrupt-africa.com/2015/12/gometro-traffic-app-launches/

 

13) Variable Message Signs to Display Travel Times, Alerts in Mumbai

Link to Mumbai Mirror article

http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/others/Digi-billboards-will-tell-you-time-it-will-take-to-reach-your-destination/articleshow/50129598.cms

 

VEHICLES

 

14) AAA Thinks Rear Cross-Traffic Alert Systems Are More or Less Bunk

Link to CNET column

http://www.cnet.com/news/aaa-rear-cross-traffic-alert-systems-are-bunk/

 

 

News Releases

1) Nevada DOT Launches New Brand and Logo

2) Bosch Pilot in Stuttgart Tells Drivers of Open Parking Spots on Commuter Rail Line

3) USDOT Hosting Web-Based Rapid Consensus Meeting on Connected Vehicle Pilot Era Standards

4) NHTSA Fines Fiat Chrysler $70 Million for Failure to Provide Early Warning Report Data

5) New Vessel Monitoring System to be Installed in Shetland's Lerwick Harbor

6) Wi-Fi Now Available in All Downtown Metra Stations

7) Xerox Innovator's Brief for the Transportation Industry – Winter 2015

8) Inrix Partners with AA to Provide Real-Time Incident and Traffic Flow Updates

 

 

Job Posting

 -  IT Professional III – Nevada Department of Transportation – Carson City, Nevada

https://nvapps.state.nv.us/NEATS/Recruiting/ViewAnnouncement.aep?recruitmentId=26518

 

 

Friday Bonus

Sometimes even having a number of fire extinguishers on hand is no help during a blaze.

http://www.sunherald.com/news/local/traffic/article48630855.html

 

 

Upcoming Events

Technix 2016: Envision Automated Transit (EAT) – January 9 – College Park, Maryland

http://www.advancedtransit.org/library/news/technix-2016-envision-automated-transit-eat/

 

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