[TCN] Wednesday, December 2, 2015

 

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Wednesday, December 2, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Airline Executives Urge Privatization of Air-Traffic Control

Link to USA Today article

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2015/12/01/airline-executives-urge-privatization-air-traffic-control/76604766/

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

2) Iowa Switches to Biennial Road Map

Link to Gazette article

http://www.thegazette.com/subject/news/government/iowa-switches-to-biennial-road-map-20151201

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

3) Troubled GPS Ground Station Program Could Face Recompete

Link to Defense News article

http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/air-space/space/2015/12/02/troubled-gps-ground-station-program-could-face-recompete/76658414/

 

OTHER

 

4) Russia, Iran to Cooperate on Transport and Aerospace Engineering

Link to AzerNews article

http://www.azernews.az/region/90382.html

 

5) AT&T Launches Data Service for Outdoor Advertisers

Link to Advertising Age article

http://adage.com/article/digital/t-launches-data-service-outdoor-advertisers/301537/  

Link to news release

 

RAILROADS

 

6) Provision to Make Railroad Bridge Inspection Reports Public Headed to White House

Link to WITI-TV story

http://fox6now.com/2015/12/01/right-to-know-provision-to-make-railroad-bridge-inspection-reports-public-headed-to-white-house/

Link to news release

 

ROADWAYS

 

7) Variable Speed Limits Coming to Three British Columbia Highways

Link to BC Local News article

http://www.bclocalnews.com/news/360089441.html

Link to news release

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

8) Uber Wants to Integrate with All Your Apps

Link to The Verge article

http://www.theverge.com/transportation/2015/12/2/9835604/uber-button-app-developer-API-rideshare

 

TRANSIT

 

9) Open Payments Can Bring a Dose of Innovation to Transit

Link to Payments Source commentary

http://www.paymentssource.com/news/paythink/open-payments-can-bring-a-dose-of-innovation-to-transit-3022919-1.html

 

VEHICLES

 

10) Here's What Google's Self-Driving Cars Have Been Up to in November

Link to CNET article

http://www.cnet.com/news/google-self-driving-cars-november-report/

 

11) Quantified Traveler: Travel Feedback Meets the Cloud to Change Behavior

Link to Access article

http://www.accessmagazine.org/articles/fall-2015/quanti%EF%AC%81ed-traveler-travel-feedback-meets-the-cloud-to-change-behavior/

 

12) Driverless Cars and Connected Infrastructure: The Future? HNTB's Jim Barbaresso at TEDxJacksonville

Link to video

https://youtu.be/bJ96wnza12E

 

 

News Releases

1) ITS America Statement on Surface Transportation Legislation Conference Report

2) Automatic Number Plate Recognition System Market Worth $1.05 Billion by 2020

3) World's First Holographic Navigation System Arrives for US Drivers

4) USDOT Explores Consensus-Based Initiative to Make Flying Easier for Individuals with Disabilities

5) United Airlines to 'Mobilize' Airport Customer Service Representatives with iPhone 6 Plus

6) Elite Innovation Centre Transport Systems Catapult and TWI Announce Partnership

7) IBTTA Applauds Congress on Long-Term Transportation Bill

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Nominees Sought – Progressive Railroading's Rising Stars

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/risingstars/2015honorees.asp

 

 

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Demo of FCC's New Website and Electronic Comment Filing System – December 3

https://www.fcc.gov/events/ecfs-fccgov-demo

 

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