[TCN] Tuesday, December 22, 2015

 

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Tuesday, December 22, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Boingo Speeds Up Airport Wi-Fi

Link to PC Mag article

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2496935,00.asp

 

2) Looking Back and Ahead – Airport Tech and Passenger Experience

Link to Tnooz article

http://www.tnooz.com/article/looking-back-and-ahead-airport-tech-and-the-passenger-experience

 

3) Denver International Airport Adds Customized Television Network

Link to Airport Improvement article

http://www.airportimprovement.com/article/denver-intl-adds-customized-television-network

 

4) United Airlines Unveils a New Informational Video Series Called Big Metal Bird

Link to Chicago Business Journal article

http://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2015/12/22/united-airlines-unveils-a-new-informational-video.html

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

5) Using Virtual Reality to Identify Child-Pedestrian Behaviors

Link to American Associates Ben-Gurion University of the Negev article

http://aabgu.org/researchers-pinpoint-child-pedestrian-behaviors-with-virtual-reality/

 

MARITIME

 

6) Virtual Port Concept Powers Unique Security Project at Port of Long Beach

Link to Security Technology Executive article

http://www.securityinfowatch.com/article/12143983/virtual-port-concept-powers-unique-security-project

 

RAILROADS

 

7) New Book Focuses on Travelers in New York's Old Penn Station

Link to CityLab interview

http://www.citylab.com/commute/2015/12/new-york-old-penn-station-photographs-louis-stettner-book/421605/

 

8) NTSB Chairman: To Save Lives, Push Railroads to Make Safety Deadline

Link to Tribune News Service commentary

http://www.mcall.com/opinion/mc-amtrak-passenger-train-safety--20151221-story.html

 

ROADWAYS

 

9) Golden Gate Bridge to Drone Operators: Buzz Off

Link to Marin Independent Journal article

http://www.marinij.com/technology/20151221/golden-gate-bridge-to-drone-operators-buzz-off

 

10) An Inexpensive Vision-Based Approach for the Autonomous Detection, Localization and Quantification of Pavement Defects

Link to Transportation Research Board publication

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/173687.aspx

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

11) Global Road Safety Partnership Newsletter

Link to newsletter

http://us4.campaign-archive1.com/?u=a1560883c16cd2b838a48e6c8&id=62167a0778

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

12) California Approves Flywheel, the App That Makes Taxis Work Like Uber

Link to The Verge article

http://www.theverge.com/2015/12/22/10647506/flywheel-california-taxiOS-taxi-uber

 

TELEMATICS

 

13) Family Says OnStar Ignored 89-Year-Old's Emergency Call

Link to WHAM-TV story

http://13wham.com/news/local/onstar-ignores-89-year-old-emergency-caller

 

TRANSIT

 

14) Transit Windsor Will Add On-Board Cameras

Link to Windsor Star article

http://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/transit-windsor-will-add-on-board-cameras

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

15) Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire Testing Snow Plow Alerts on Waze

Link to USA Today article

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2015/12/21/waze-snowplow-technology-sensor-blizzard-new-england/77724662/

 

16) Florida DOT's High-Tech Control Room Prepares to Monitor Holiday Traffic

Link to Tampa Tribune article

http://www.tbo.com/news/breaking-news/fdots-high-tech-control-room-prepares-to-monitor-holiday-traffic-20151221/

 

17) Mississippi DOT Monitoring Holiday Traffic with More Than 500 Cameras

Link to WLBT-TV story

http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/30804066/mdot-monitoring-holiday-traffic-with-more-than-500-cameras

 

18) Transportation Systems Management and Operations Benefit-Cost Analysis Compendium

Link to FHWA publication

http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop14032/index.htm

 

VEHICLES

 

19) Google Pairs with Ford to Build Self-Driving Cars

Link to Yahoo Autos article

https://www.yahoo.com/autos/google-pairs-with-ford-to-1326344237400118.html

 

20) Ford Applies for Record Number of Patents as CEO Eyes Innovation

Link to Bloomberg article

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-22/ford-applies-for-record-number-of-patents-as-ceo-eyes-innovation

 

WEATHER

 

21) Helping Transportation Facilities Weather Storms

Link to Washington Post column

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/federal-eye/wp/2015/12/21/adam-schildge-helping-transportation-facilities-weather-storms/ 

 

 

News Releases

1) Flyte Systems to Track Santa on Flight Information Displays

2) Corner Media and TransitScreen Partner to Provide Real-Time Transit Information in DC

3) Interview About Future Trends for the Parking Enforcement Market in 2016

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Request for Comments – Future Direction of MUTCD – FHWA

http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=FHWA_FRDOC_0001-1260

 

 

Upcoming Events

FHWA Webinar: Leading Effective Traffic Enforcement – January 26

https://rspcb.safety.fhwa.dot.gov/shsp_events.aspx

 

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