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Wednesday, August 31, 2016 – Cranford, New Jersey


 

AVIATION

 

1) The Quest to End Lost Airline Luggage

Link to AP article

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/quest-end-lost-airline-luggage-050344585.html

 

2) Delta Air Lines Develops App for Avoiding Turbulence

Link to Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal article

http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2016/08/31/delta-turbulence-app-flight-weather-viewer.html

Link to news release

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

3) New Self-Driving Car Tells Pedestrians When It's Safe to Cross the Street

Link to MIT Technology Review article

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/602267/new-self-driving-car-tells-pedestrians-when-its-safe-to-cross-the-street/

 

4) New Campaign Hopes to Curb Jaywalking and Improve Pedestrian Safety in Las Vegas

Link to KSNV-TV story

http://news3lv.com/news/local/new-campaign-hopes-to-curb-jaywalking-and-improve-pedestrian-safety

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

5) ITS Australia Newsletter – August 2016

Link to newsletter

http://www.summitemarketing.com.au/t/ViewEmail/r/DB17AF745562243A2540EF23F30FEDED/04DE90B08ADBC906E663AB054A538FBA

 

OTHER

 

6) The MG Squared Story

Link to Thinking Highways interview

http://thinkinghighways.com/mg2-interviews-the-lowdown/

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

7) The National Transportation Database: A Reporter's Goldmine

Link to Reynolds Center article

https://businessjournalism.org/2016/08/the-national-transportation-database-a-reporters-goldmine/

 

RAILROADS

 

8) Slow-Watching Slow TV: All Aboard the Train from Bergen to Oslo

Link to MTV story

http://www.mtv.com/news/2926292/slow-watching-slow-tv-all-aboard-the-train-from-bergen-to-oslo/

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

9) Report: Google Launching Ride-Hailing Service in San Francisco

Link to The Hill article

http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/293872-google-launching-ride-sharing-service-in-san-francisco-report

 

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

 

10) South Korean Experts Eye Establishing Emergency Call Service for Car Accidents

Link to Yonhap News Agency article

http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/business/2016/08/31/83/0504000000AEN20160831009100315F.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

11) AAA Stops Labor Day Traffic Forecast, the Holiday Less Traveled

Link to San Diego Union-Tribune article

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/aug/29/no-auto-club-labor-day-travel-forecast/

 

12) Determining the Effectiveness of ILCS in Minneapolis

Link to Roads & Bridges article

http://www.roadsbridges.com/move-over-one

 

VEHICLES

 

13) Tesla's Elon Musk Promises 'Major Improvement' for Autopilot

Link to MarketWatch article

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/teslas-elon-musk-promises-major-improvement-for-autopilot-2016-08-31

 

14) Australia's First Driverless Bus in Perth

Link to AAP article

http://www.news.com.au/national/breaking-news/australias-first-driverless-bus-in-perth/news-story/b98442b10c3fe6a4fac0bc3097165b92

Link to news release

 

 

News Releases

1) Nevada Center for Advanced Mobility Calls for Technology Solutions to Combat Pedestrian Fatalities

2) British Airways Tests New Website

3) Case IH Reveals New Tagline, New Focus and a New Autonomous Tractor Concept Vehicle

4) Surface Transportation Board Website Address Changing to 'www.stb.gov'

5) GE Acquires Top Supply Chain Software Provider ShipXpress to Expand Digital Rail Offerings

6) NHTSA's Traffic Safety Marketing Website Redesigned

7) New Technology, Security Enhancements Critical in Response to False Active-Shooter Reports at LAX

8) Mineta Transportation Institute Documents More Effective Incident Command System Training Strategy for State Transportation Agency Personnel

 

 

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Truck Platooning-Spreading the Word – September 28

https://www.itscanada.ca/events/index.html?id=166

 

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