[TCN] Thursday, December 17, 2015

 

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Thursday, December 17, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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GPS / NAVIGATION

 

1) Successful Galileo Launch Paves Way for Service Debut

Link to SpaceNews article

http://spacenews.com/successful-galileo-launch-paves-way-for-service-debut/

Link to news release

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

2) ITS New Jersey Newsletter – The Connector – December 2015

Link to newsletter

http://transportation.njit.edu/itsnj/newsletters/ITSNJ-The_Connector-December2015.pdf

 

OTHER

 

3) New Website to Offer Data on Police Traffic Stops in North Carolina

Link to News & Observer article

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article50145485.html  

 

4) Volpe Center Bulletin

Link to newsletter

http://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOTVOLPE/bulletins/12adcba

 

5) CityMobil2 Newsletter – December 2015

Link to newsletter

http://www.citymobil2.eu/en/upload/public-docs/citymobil2%20newsletter%206_v02.pdf

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

6) US Department of Homeland Security Modifies Terror Alert System

Link to CBS News story

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dhs-introduces-modification-to-the-terror-alert-system/

Link to further information

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

7) Facebook to Allow Messenger Users to Hail Uber Cars

Link to BBC News story

http://www.bbc.com/news/business-35118639

Link to news release

 

TELEMATICS

 

8) Honda Cars India Launches Honda Connect – An Application-Based Connected Car Technology

Link to Gizmodo article

http://www.gizmodo.in/indiamodo/Honda-cars-launches-Honda-Connect-an-application-based-connected-car-technology/articleshow/50185046.cms

Link to further information

 

TRANSIT

 

9) Spike in Houston Bus Driver Assaults Leads to Public Plea

Link to Houston Chronicle article

http://www.chron.com/news/transportation/article/Spike-in-Metro-bus-driver-assaults-leads-to-6704875.php

Link to news release

 

10) Dubai Introduces New Speed-Monitoring Technology for Public Buses

Link to ITS International article

http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/location-based-systems/news/dubai-introduces-new-speed-monitoring-technology-for-public-buses/

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

11) Alabama DOT Will Offer Real-Time Traffic App

Link to WALA-TV story

http://www.fox10tv.com/story/30771815/aldot-will-offer-a-real-time-traffic-app

 

12) Traffic Management Center to be Established in Ahmadabad

Link to Times of India article

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/Cops-AMC-to-set-up-traffic-monitoring-centre/articleshow/50213743.cms

 

13) Big Signs, Better Information for Drivers on M60 and M62 Smart Motorways

Link to Rochdale Online article

http://www.rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/99922/big-signs-better-information-for-drivers-on-the-m60-and-m62-smart-motorway

 

14) Traffic Management to Go High-Tech in Gurgaon in New Year

Link to Times of India article

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/Traffic-management-to-go-hi-tech-in-New-Year/articleshow/50211484.cms

 

VEHICLES

 

15) Google 'Gravely Disappointed' by Proposed California Restrictions on Driverless Cars

Link to USA Today article

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2015/12/16/google-disappointed-by-proposed-rules-from-california-dmv/77447672/

Link to California DMV news release

 

16) Tesla's Elon Musk Comes to Mobileye's Defense

Link to MarketWatch article

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/teslas-elon-musk-comes-to-mobileyes-defense-2015-12-17

 

17) Consultant: Carmakers Need to Become More Like IT Companies

Link to automotiveIT international article

http://www.automotiveit.com/kienbaum-consultant/news/id-0011059

 

 

News Releases

1) North Carolina DOT Warns Against Railroad Photography

2) AASHTO Renews Alliance to Improve Safety in Highway Work Zones

3) New Book: Modelling Public Transport Passenger Flows in the Era of Intelligent Transport Systems

4) Kymeta and Intelstat Complete Industry-First Mobility Tests for Next-Generation Antenna Technology for Connected Vehicles

5) ITS Market Size to Reach $38.68 Billion by 2020

6) PTOLEMUS Study: Telematics Will 'Uber-ize' Auto Insurance Industry

7) SHIFT²RAIL Launches First Calls for Projects Worth  €170 Million

8) Wabtec to Install Positive Train Control System for Metra

9) DC Metro's Close Call Reporting Expanded to Include Metrobus Employees

10) New York MTA Arts & Design Debuts Stop-Motion Film on a Century of Subway Cars

11) New LightSquared Reaches Agreement on Spectrum Use for L-Band with Garmin; Agreement Sets Parameters for GPS and Broadband Compatibility

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Request for Proposals – Design Considerations for Airport Emergency Operations Centers – Transportation Research Board

http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=4024

 

 

Upcoming Events

European Automotive Forum – January 14 – Brussels

http://eaf2016.eu/

 

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