Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, January 20, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057
SBD Calls INRIX Off-Street Parking the 'Clear Winner' in U.S. and Europe
INRIX announces the results of an independent off-street parking benchmark study from SBD, which found that ParkMe beat Parkopedia in data accuracy in five key cities in the U.S. and Germany.
Hear from the Experts! Save your Seat – Webinar Registration
AVIATION
1) GAO Faults FAA's Air Traffic Control Operations
Link to AP article
2) Aviation Groups Plead for Private Air Traffic Control Plan to be Grounded
Link to The Hill article
3) FAA Extends Cyber Ops Contract While Prepping New Solicitation
Link to Federal Times article
4) The Evolution of Airport IT and What the Future Might Hold for New Technology
Link to Airport World article
http://www.airport-world.com/features/it/5363-enabling-growth.html
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
5) Victoria Pedestrians Jaywalking While Using Mobile Phones to Be Targeted by Police
Link to Australian Broadcasting Corporation story
Link to news release
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
6) Kansas Turnpike to Increase Cash Toll Payment Rates, Decrease K-TAG Payments
Link to Topeka Capital-Journal article
http://cjonline.com/news/2016-01-20/kta-increase-cash-toll-payments-decrease-k-tag-payments
GPS / NAVIGATION
7) Google's Nat & Lo Deep Dive Into How Waze Works
Link to Android Headlines blog
http://www.androidheadlines.com/2016/01/googles-nat-lo-deep-dive-into-how-waze-works.html
OTHER
8) Texas Transportation Researcher – Who's Driving the Revolution?
Link to publication
http://tti.tamu.edu/2015/12/01/whos-driving-the-revolution/
PARKING
9) Truck Parking System Coming to Indiana Highways
Link to Inside Indiana Business story
http://www.insideindianabusiness.com/story/31011795/truck-parking-system-coming-to-hoosier-highways
SAFETY / SECURITY
10) JFK Airport Steps Up Customs Security with Biometric Facial Readers
Link to WCBS-AM Radio story
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2016/01/19/jfk-airport-security-passport-biometrics/
Link to news release
11) Badly Secured: The Car Industry Under (Cyber)Attack
Link to automotiveIT article
http://www.automotiveit.com/badly-secured-the-car-industry-under-cyberattack/news/id-0011214
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
12) GM Buys Assets of Ride-Hailing Company Sidecar
Link to Detroit News article
13) Uber to Launch Full Meal-Delivery Service in 10 Cities
Link to MarketWatch article
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/uber-to-launch-full-meal-delivery-service-in-10-cities-2016-01-20
TELEMATICS
14) RAC to Use Telematics Data to Predict Breakdowns
Link to Auto Express article
TRANSIT
15) Signals from Bus Riders' Smartphones Are Giving Researchers New Insights into Transit Use
Link to GeekWire article
16) Why Transit Agencies Should Feed Twitter Trolls
Link to The Urban Edge blog
http://urbanedge.blogs.rice.edu/2016/01/19/2048/
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
17) Iowa DOT Opens New Traffic Management Center
Link to WHO-TV story
http://whotv.com/2016/01/20/iowa-dot-opens-new-traffic-management-center/
18) A Look Inside the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet's Control Center
Link to WDRB-TV story
19) Keeping Cranberry, Pennsylvania Traffic Moving Smoothly is High-Tech Job
Link to Tribune-Review article
http://triblive.com/news/neighborhoods/cranberry/9779860-74/traffic-township-cranberry
VEHICLES
20) Toyota Uses Anime Girls to Personify Components in New Prius
Link to The Verge article
http://www.theverge.com/2016/1/20/10796836/toyota-prius-anime-mascots
News Releases
1) Inrix and Parknav Announce Agreement for Innovative On-Street Parking Solution
2) London Joining Forces with European Cities to Trial Smart Technology
3) Cargotec Acquires Maritime Software Company Interschalt
4) Juan Francisco Lazcano, Reelected President of the Spanish Road Association
5) Past, Present and Future Meet in Scania's New Website
6) Canadian Air Transport Security Authority Award Contract to Xovis for Tracking Sensors
Solicitation
- Nominations Sought – 2016 Excellence in Motion Awards – Metropolitan Transportation Commission
http://mtc.ca.gov/whats-happening/awards
Upcoming Events
National Automobile Dealers Association Convention & Expo – March 31-April 3 – Las Vegas
http://www.nadaconvention.org/nada2016/public/enter.aspx
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