[TCN] Wednesday, March 16, 2016

 

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Wednesday, March 16, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Real-Time Map Shows Decibel Readings Near Los Angeles Airports

Link to City News Service article

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Real-Time-Map-Shows-Decibel-Readings-Near-LA-Airports-372165972.html

Link to news release

 

CAMERAS

 

2) Iowa DOT Again Calls for Removal of I-29 Speed Cameras

Link to Sioux City Journal article

http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/idot-again-calls-for-removal-of-i--speed-cameras/article_c97b8cb2-a223-5b40-9919-ab0035272fd8.html

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

3) Taiwan's National Freeway Bureau to Use ETC Data to Predict Crashes, Enforce Work Zones

Link to Taipai Times article

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2016/03/17/2003641793

 

4) FleetCor Technologies in Deal for Serviços e Tecnologia de Pagamentos

Link to news release

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/16/business/dealbook/fleetcor-technologies-in-deal-for-brazilian-toll-payments-company.html

Link to news release

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

5) US Air Force Wary of GPS Interference from LightSquared's Successor

Link to Bloomberg article

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-16/air-force-wary-of-gps-interference-from-lightsquared-s-successor

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

6) Pittsburgh Mayor: Transportation Changes Coming Regardless of Smart City Grant

Link to Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article

http://news.mit.edu/2016/transforming-us-transportation-to-address-climate-challenges-0315

 

OTHER

 

7) Twin Cities Metro Transit Police Use Somali Language Lessons to Break Down Barriers

Link to Minnesota Public Radio story

http://www.mprnews.org/story/2016/03/16/metro-transit-police-somali-language-class  

 

8) Los Angeles' Testing Ground for Transportation Efficiency

Link to Governing column

http://www.governing.com/blogs/bfc/gov-los-angeles-transportation-efficiency-mobility-management.html

 

9) Florida DOT's SunGuide Disseminator – March 2016

Link to newsletter

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/trafficoperations/Newsletters/2016/2016-Mar.pdf

 

TRANSIT

 

10) Minnesota Metro Transit App Will Allow Riders to Pay Fares by Phone

Link to Star Tribune article

http://www.startribune.com/new-metro-transit-app-will-allow-riders-to-pay-by-phone/372205851/

 

11) Georgia's Athens Transit Now as Close as a Smartphone

Link to Athens Banner-Herald article

http://hub.onlineathens.com/breaking-news/2016-03-16/athens-transit-now-close-smartphone

 

12) CityMobil2 Newsletter – February 2016

Link to newsletter

http://www.citymobil2.eu/en/upload/public-docs/CityMobil2%20newsletter%207.pdf

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

13) Maryland Transportation Authority to Launch Low-Power FM Radio Stations Thursday

Link to Baltimore Sun article

http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bs-bz-mta-radio-station-20160315-story.html

 

VEHICLES

 

14) Automakers to Announce Pact to Install Auto-Braking Systems by 2022

Link to Reuters article

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/major-automakers-announce-pact-install-164201355.html

 

15) Automakers Go Back to School to Learn to Build Self-Driving Cars

Link to Bloomberg article

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-16/automakers-go-back-to-school-to-learn-to-build-self-driving-cars

 

16) BMW Sees Roadblocks to Autonomy as Tesla, Other Rivals Race Ahead

Link to Investor's Business Daily article

http://www.investors.com/news/bmw-races-to-build-autonomous-cars-sees-significant-roadblocks/

 

 

News Releases

1) New Alert System Warns Drivers When Approaching Intersections and School and Construction Zones

2) TomTom Extends HD Map Coverage with California and Nevada

 

 

Upcoming Events

Smart City Business America Congress & Expo – March 28-30 – Curitiba, Brazil

http://www.smartcitybusiness.com.br/2016us/

 

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