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Tuesday, May 17, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

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GPS / NAVIGATION

 

1) US Senate Kills GPS Ground Control System Funding Due to Cost Overruns

Link to Inside GNSS article

http://www.insidegnss.com/node/4945

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

2) Portland, Oregon Shows Off Transportation Technology in Bid for $50 Million Grant

Link to Oregonian article

http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2016/05/portland_shows_off_transportat.html

 

3) Columbus, Ohio Business and Civic Leaders Pitch City for Smart City Challenge

Link to Columbus Business First article

http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2016/05/17/smart-city-challenge-business-and-civic-leaders.html

 

4) Cyprus Transport Minister Addresses Intelligent Transport Conference

Link to Cyprus Weekly article

http://in-cyprus.com/transport-ministry-making-moves-mobility/

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

5) South Carolina DOT Creates 'Performance Dashboard' to Connect Public to Key Goals

Link to WBTW-TV story

http://counton2.com/2016/05/16/scdot-creates-performance-dashboard-to-connect-public-to-key-goals/

Link to news release

 

RAILROADS

 

6) NTSB: Amtrak Engineer, Distracted by Radio Talk, Lost Awareness of Curve

Link to Philadelphia Inquirer article

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20160518_NTSB__Amtrak_engineer__distracted_by_radio_talk__lost_awareness_of_curve.html

Link to news release

 

ROADWAYS

 

7) Articles from May 2016 Issue of Catalyst  

 -  Signs Help Drivers Select the Best Lane During Traffic Incidents

 -  Does Automated Speed Enforcement in Work Zones Reduce Distracted Driving?

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

8) Google's Waze Takes Aim at Hellish Silicon Valley Traffic

Link to SiliconBeat article

http://www.siliconbeat.com/2016/05/16/googles-waze-takes-aim-hellish-silicon-valley-traffic/

 

TRANSIT

 

9) No Debit Card? No Problem, with DART's New Fare System

Link to Dallas Morning News article

http://transportationblog.dallasnews.com/2016/05/darts-new-fare-system-aims-to-make-mobility-easier-for-passengers-without-bank-accounts.html/

 

10) Tiffany Chu: The Designer Transforming Transit Planning Through Tech

Link to Curbed article

http://www.curbed.com/2016/5/17/11663504/remix-transportation-planning-tiffany-chu

 

11) Israeli App Moovit to Guide Olympics-Goers Through Rio Streets

Link to Jewish Telegraphic Agency article

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/212413

 

12) How 'Gamification' Can Make Transport Systems and Choices Work Better for Us

Link to commentary in The Age

http://www.theage.com.au/comment/how-gamification-can-make-transport-systems-and-choices-work-better-for-us-20160517-gowtmu.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

13) Seattle Plans to Reduce Gridlock with Traffic Lights that Adapt to Changing Conditions

Link to GeekWire article

http://www.geekwire.com/2016/seattle-traffic-nightmare-heres-citys-software-plan-reduce-gridlock-using-high-tech-traffic-lights/

Link to news release

 

VEHICLES

 

14) Detroit's Automakers, Sensing a Threat, Embrace Mobility

Link to AP article

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/detroits-automakers-sensing-threat-embrace-152738993.html

 

15) Self-Driving Cars Might Cut Costs But Make Traffic Worse, Researchers Say

Link to AP article

http://www.seattletimes.com/business/self-driving-cars-might-cut-costs-but-make-traffic-worse-researchers-say/

 

16) Google Veterans Head Off on Their Own to Work on Self-Driving Trucks

Link to The Verge article

http://www.theverge.com/2016/5/17/11686912/otto-self-driving-semi-truck-startup

 

17) The Role of a Software Platform in Automated Driving Systems

Link to ECN article

http://www.ecnmag.com/article/2016/05/safe-scalable-and-certified-role-software-platform-automated-driving-systems

 

 

News Releases

1) Xerox Introduces Transit Matrix Solution

2) FAA Tests FBI Drone Detection System at JFK Airport

3) NXP, Siemens Demonstrate Smart Mobility in Austin

4) USDOT Adds NXP Security Technologies to Smart City Challenge

 

 

Upcoming Events

National Electronic Tolling Forum – May 25-26 – Brisbane

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

 

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