[TCN] Friday, June 10, 2016

 

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Friday, June 10, 2016 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Google Street View Extended to Doha's Hamad International Airport

Link to Future Travel Experience article

http://www.futuretravelexperience.com/2016/06/google-street-view-extended-dohas-hamad-international-airport/

 

2) KLM on Facebook Messenger and Being a Speck in a Galaxy of Digital Giants

Link to Tnooz article

https://www.tnooz.com/article/klm-on-messenger-and-being-a-speck-in-the-galaxy-of-digital-giants/

 

CAMERAS

 

3) Fight Over Montgomery, Alabama Speed Cameras Turns 'Weird'

Link to Montgomery Advertiser article

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/local/alabama/2016/06/09/fight-over-speed-cameras-turns-weird/85662464/

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

4) Finalists for $40 Million USDOT Smart City Contest Make Their Last Pitches

Link to StateScoop article

http://statescoop.com/finalists-for-40-mil-federal-smart-city-contest-make-their-last-pitches-2

 

PARKING

 

5) Privacy Concerns Raised Over Annapolis, Maryland Parking Website

Link to Capital Gazette article

http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/annapolis/ph-ac-cn-website-security-parking-0609-20160608-story.html

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

6) Minnesota and North Dakota Officials Move Away from 'Accidents'

Link to Forum News Service article

http://www.echopress.com/news/4051112-getting-rid-accidents

 

ROADWAYS

 

7) Indiana DOT Pilot Uses Tech to Check Truck Weights Around-the-Clock

Link to Post-Tribune article

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/news/ct-ptb-highway-truck-weight-st-0611-20160610-story.html

Link to news release

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

8) US Transportation Secretary Estimates Two Years Before CSA Scores Go Back on FMCSA Website

Link to Land Line article

http://www.landlinemag.com/Story.aspx?StoryID=31312#.V1qXk5MrIqw

 

TELEMATICS

 

9) Ford Hopes to Fend Off Apple, Google with In-Car Infotainment

Link to Car and Driver article

http://blog.caranddriver.com/ford-hopes-to-fend-off-apple-google-with-in-car-infotainment/

 

TRANSIT

 

10) SEPTA's New Fare Card Gets Rolled Out Monday

Link to Philadelphia Inquirer article

http://www.philly.com/philly/business/20160610_SEPTA_s_new_fare_card_gets_rolled_out.html

 

11) Winnipeg Transit 'Peggo' Smart Cards Finally Ready

Link to CBC News story

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-transit-ecard-1.3628702

 

12) Beacons on Buses Trigger Mobile Advertising to Pedestrians

Link to MediaPost column

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/277737/beacons-on-buses-trigger-mobile-advertising-to-ped.html

 

VEHICLES

 

13) Hyundai to Connect Its Cars to Amazon Echo

Link to CNET article

http://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/alexa-start-my-elantra-hyundai-will-connect-its-cars-to-amazon-echo/

 

14) South Korean Ministries Team Up to Develop Drones, Self-Driving Cars

Link to Yonhap article

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/search1/2603000000.html?cid=AEN20160609005600320

 

15) Tesla to Revise Customer Nondisclosure Agreements

Link to MarketWatch article

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/tesla-to-revise-customer-nondisclosure-agreements-2016-06-10

 

16) Pennsylvania Turnpike Fiber Optic Project Would Help Accommodate 'Smart' Cars

Link to Central Penn Business Journal article

http://www.cpbj.com/article/20160610/CPBJ01/160619991/turnpike-fiber-optic-project-would-help-accomodate-smart-cars

Link to news release

 

 

News Releases

1) Indiana Transportation Guide Makes Compliance Easier for Farmers

2) Residents Get New Online Tools to Help Shape San Francisco Bay Area's Future

3) Kapsch CarrierCom Achieves Important Milestones Towards the Next-Generation Railway Communication System

4) Toyota and KDDI to Jointly Promote Establishment of Global Communications Platform to Support Car Connectivity

5) Automotive Grade Linux Membership Growth Expands to Europe and Globally

6) FTA Announces National Online Dialogue on Transit Worker Assaults

7) New SmartDeviceLink Developer Program Makes It Easier to Create In-Car Apps

 

 

Friday Bonus

A vision from the not too distant future.

http://www.gocomics.com/rubes/2016/03/08

 

 

TCN Fundraiser Donations

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Cranford, NJ 07016

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Upcoming Events

Global Rail Freight Conference – June 22-23 – Rotterdam

http://www.grfc2016.com/

 

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