[TCN] Friday, April 29, 2016

 

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Friday, April 29, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Join INRIX Webinar: Smart Parking Solutions Offering Significant Benefits to Cities  

Wednesday, May 4^th 

10:30am PDT, 1:30pm EDT

Register now: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5287468229283490306   

In this webinar, learn how INRIX can help guide municipalities along a path to becoming a Smart City for Parking. Here are some of the questions that the expert presenters will address: 
• What are some of the common challenges for cities with regards to parking? 
• What are the core capabilities that determine how effective a city is in managing its parking assets? 
• How can INRIX help cities with parking? 

Reserve your seat today!

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) Interview with SESAR Deployment Manager Freek de Witte

Link to International Airport Review article

http://www.internationalairportreview.com/22974/airport-extra/interview-freek-de-witte-sesar-deployment-manager/

 

2) Sending Off Aspen's 'Bubbly' Airport People-Person

Link to Aspen Times article

http://www.aspentimes.com/news/21796507-113/sending-off-aspens-bubbly-airport-people-person

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

3) At Dangerous Intersections, This Technology Warns Drivers a Bike is Coming

Link to Fast Company article

http://www.fastcoexist.com/3059049/at-dangerous-intersections-this-technology-warns-drivers-that-a-bike-is-coming/2

Link to additional information on BikeScout

 

CAMERAS

 

4) BART to Craft Policy on New License-Plate Tracking Cameras in Parking Lots

Link to San Francisco Examiner article

http://www.sfexaminer.com/bart-craft-policy-new-license-plate-tracking-cameras-parking-lots/

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

5) Singapore Wants to Use Satellites to Collect Drivers' Tolls. Will the US Follow?

Link to Future Tense blog

http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2016/04/29/singapore_wants_to_use_satellites_to_collect_drivers_tolls_will_the_u_s.html

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

6) Timing Matters – GPS and the Stock Exchange Tell Us Why

Link to USDOT's Fast Lane blog

https://www.transportation.gov/fastlane/timing-matters-%E2%80%93-just-ask-your-gps-device

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

7) Smart Transportation Caucus Established in US House

Link to The Hill article

http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/278056-new-house-caucus-will-help-keep-hackers-out-of-cars

Link to news release

 

8) Nepal Planning Intelligent Traffic System

Link to Himalayan Times article

http://thehimalayantimes.com/kathmandu/intelligent-traffic-management-system-mooted-ease-jams/

 

9) ITS Australia Newsletter – April 2016

Link to newsletter

http://www.summitemarketing.com.au/t/ViewEmail/r/BD49AA9B281593312540EF23F30FEDED/04DE90B08ADBC906E663AB054A538FBA

 

MARITIME

 

10) Uber Turns Its Hand to Yacht Rides with UberYACHT

Link to CNN story

http://edition.cnn.com/2016/04/28/sport/uber-yacht-launches-dubai/

 

11) Drones to Monitor Ghana Ports

Link to GhanaWeb article

http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/GPHA-to-monitor-ports-with-drones-434619

 

OTHER

 

12) Google Testing Trips App to Make Your Next Vacation Even Better

Link to TechnoBuffalo

http://www.technobuffalo.com/2016/04/29/google-testing-trips-app-to-make-your-next-vacation-even-better/

 

13) New Data Sets Available in the Research Data Exchange

Link to further information from USDOT's ITS Joint Program Office

http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1103439157490&ca=f4b55ce9-f515-4f3d-b892-ee14400f95c6

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

14) TSA Takes Over Five Years to Respond to TV Station's FOIA Request

Link to KREM-TV story

http://www.krem.com/news/local/2-on-your-side/tsa-foia-request-five-years-too-late/158418758

 

15) DC TV Station Complains Metro GM Won't Interrupt His Schedule to Come on Morning Show

Link to Washingtonian commentary

http://www.washingtonian.com/2016/04/28/fox-5-metro-empty-chair-wiedefeld/

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

16) Michigan Bills Aim to Make Hacking Electronic Vehicle Systems a Felony

Link to Crain's Detroit Business article

http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20160428/BLOG020/160429825/bills-aim-to-make-hacking-electronic-vehicle-systems-a-felony

 

TELEMATICS

 

17) The Next Big Thing for Connected Cars: Apps Drivers Actually Use

Link to PC Magazine article

http://www.pcmag.com/commentary/344117/the-next-big-thing-for-connected-cas-apps-drivers-actually

 

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

 

18) The Responder – April 2016

Link to TIM Network update

http://us9.campaign-archive2.com/?u=e084dc36cb5a82b398b7b5dc6&id=e8f0561030

 

TRANSIT

 

19) Central Ohio Transit Authority Riders Can Track Buses in Real Time Starting Next Week

Link to Columbus Dispatch article

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/04/27/COTA_real_time_bus_tracking.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

20) As Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct Closes, Local Tech Companies Want to Keep Drivers Moving with Apps and More

Link to GeekWire article

http://www.geekwire.com/2016/alaskan-way-viaduct-closure/

 

21) Wellington's Smart Motorway Means Relaxing and Letting Go of Road Control

Link to Dominion Post article

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/79460066/wellingtons-smart-motorway-means-relaxing-and-letting-go-of-road-control

 

VEHICLES

 

22) Automakers, Tech Experts Meet at Stanford to Discuss Future of Self-Driving Cars

Link to KCBS Radio story

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2016/04/27/automakers-tech-experts-meet-at-stanford-to-discuss-future-of-self-driving-cars/

 

23) Google and Fiat Chrysler Near Deal on Self-Driving Vehicles

Link to Computerworld article

http://www.computerworld.com/article/3062571/car-tech/google-and-fiat-chrysler-near-deal-on-self-driving-vehicles.html

 

24) How Google is Shaping the Rules of the Driverless Road

Link to Reuters article

http://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/autos-driverless/

 

25) Panasonic Working on Human Interaction with Autonomous Cars

Link to Ars Technica article

http://arstechnica.com/cars/2016/04/panasonic-wants-in-on-the-autonomous-car-action/

 

26) IEEE Publishes New Standard that Supports Connected Vehicle Deployment

Link to further information from USDOT's ITS Joint Program Office

http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1103439157490&ca=9f063fab-73fa-4816-b838-f4fc451e2505

 

 

News Release

1) Delta Introduces Innovative Baggage Tracking Process

 

 

Friday Bonus

As some of you know, my start in transportation communications was being a traffic reporter. I still do that one day a week and here's a look at what it's like delivering a traffic report on 1010 WINS in New York City.

https://www.facebook.com/brwagenblast/videos/10153397331856851/

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Call for Entries – Communications Skills Awards – AASHTO Subcommittee on Transportation Communications

http://communications.transportation.org/Pages/AnnualSkillsContest.aspx

 

 

Upcoming Events

Connected Autonomy in Smart Cities: ITS Summit 2016 – Brisbane – May 23-24

https://www.its-australia.com.au/events/its-summit-2016-2/

 

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