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Thursday, September 1, 2016 – Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

 

1) Gainesville Regional Airport Bans Distribution of Local Magazines

Link to WUFT News story

http://www.wuft.org/news/2016/08/31/gainesville-regional-airport-bans-distribution-of-local-magazines/

 

2) Airports Investing in Technology and Training to Support Passengers with Additional Needs

Link to Future Travel Experience article

http://www.futuretravelexperience.com/2016/09/airports-turning-to-technology-and-training-to-support-passengers-with-additional-needs/

 

3) American Airlines' New Ad Campaign Tells Fliers to Make the Best of It

Link to Marketplace story

https://www.marketplace.org/2016/08/31/business/american-airlines-new-ad-campaign-tells-fliers-make-best-it

 

CAMERAS

 

4) Bicyclists Triggering DC Red Light Cameras But Won't Get Tickets

Link to WRC-TV story

http://www.nbcwashington.com/traffic/transit/Bicyclists-Triggering-DC-Red-Light-Cameras-But-Wont-Get-Tickets-391955121.html

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

5) New App Allows Drivers to Skip Tollbooths on Illinois Tollways

Link to Kenosha News article

http://www.kenoshanews.com/news/new_app_allows_drivers_to_skip_tollbooths_on_illinois_tollways_489519265.php

 

FREIGHT

 

6) Shipping Container Tracking on Verge of Big Increase

Link to GPS World article

http://gpsworld.com/shipping-container-tracking-on-verge-of-big-increase/

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

7) Mobile App for Visually Impaired Could Improve GPS Accuracy

Link to TechTarget article

http://searchcio.techtarget.com/feature/Mobile-app-for-visually-impaired-could-improve-GPS-accuracy

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

8) ITS Expert Asks 'Are We Too Inward Looking?'

Link to Smart Highways article

http://smarthighways.net/its-expert-asks-are-we-too-inward-looking/

 

9) IEEE ITS Podcast: Transportation Electrification with Philip Krein

Link to podcast

http://itsp.cicei.com/?p=919

 

10) CIMEC (Cooperative ITS for Mobility in European Cities) Newsletter – September 2016

Link to newsletter

http://cimec-project.eu/newsletter/cimec-newsletter-2/

 

MARITIME

 

11) Singapore Launches New Maritime Safety Group

Link to The Diplomat article

http://thediplomat.com/2016/09/singapore-launches-new-maritime-safety-group/

 

OTHER

 

12) New System Could Bring Heads Up Display to More Motorcycle Helmets

Link to New Atlas article

http://newatlas.com/seemore-motorcycle-helmet-hud/45214/  

 

RAILROADS

 

13) What's Next for Rail is Secure SCADA

Link to Progressive Railroading article

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/rail_industry_trends/article/Perspective-Whats-Next-for-Rail-is-Secure-SCADA--49321

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

14) White House, USDOT Want Help Using Open Data to Prevent Traffic Crashes

Link to FedScoop article

http://fedscoop.com/transportation-department-white-house-calling-public-to-use-open-data-to-prevent-traffic-crashes

 

15) Oregon DOT Releases New Campaign Called Safétymon Go

Link to KATU-TV story

http://katu.com/news/local/odot-releases-new-campaign-called-saftymon-go

Link to news release

 

16) Rental Cars Can Be Data Thieves, Warns FTC

Link to FCW article

https://fcw.com/articles/2016/08/31/ftc-cert-rockwell.aspx

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

17) Google is Driving a Blurry Line with Waze Carpool Pilot

Link to Time article

http://time.com/4475110/google-waze-carpool-background-checks/

 

TELEMATICS

 

18) Carmakers Need Mandates to Help Accelerate Telematics in Brazil

Link to Telematics Update article

http://social.telematicsupdate.com/telematics/carmakers-need-mandates-help-accelerate-telematics-brazil

 

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

 

19) Los Angeles County Metro Freeway Service Patrol Celebrates 25^th Anniversary

Link to City News Service article

http://patch.com/california/malibu/l-county-metro-freeway-service-patrol-celebrates-25th-anniversary

 

TRANSIT

 

20) Yakima Transit Using More Technology to 'Step Up' Ridership

Link to KIMA-TV story

http://kimatv.com/news/local/yakima-transit-using-more-technology-to-step-up-ridership

 

21) What Key Marketing Lessons Transit Agencies Can Learn from Other Industries

Link to Mobility Lab article

http://mobilitylab.org/2016/08/25/messaging-lessons-transit-other-industries/

 

22) Books on the Rail Sets Books Free on Melbourne's Trams, Trains and Buses

Link to 774 ABC Melbourne story

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-29/books-on-the-rail-sets-books-free-on-melbourne-public-transport/7794558

Link to Books on the Rail

 

23) Mapping the Sounds of the London Underground

Link to CityLab article

http://www.citylab.com/commute/2016/08/mapping-the-sounds-of-the-london-underground/498221/

 

VEHICLES

 

24) Fully Autonomous Cars Are Unlikely, Says NTSB Chairman

Link to MIT Technology Review article

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/602273/fully-autonomous-cars-are-unlikely-says-americas-top-transportation-safety-official/

 

25) Baidu Gets the Green Light to Test Self-Driving Cars on Google's Turf

Link to The Verge article

http://www.theverge.com/2016/9/1/12748992/baidu-self-driving-car-california-dmv-testing-permit-google

 

26) Connected Vehicle Pilot Program Enters Phase Two

Link to further information from USDOT ITS Joint Program Office

http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1103439157490&ca=0423ea8d-76e6-4a40-b96c-d6d049a11037

 

 

News Releases

1) USDOT's Bureau of Transportation Statistics Releases First-Ever National Transit Map Data

2) The Source Newsletter from Information Station Specialists – August 2016

3) Union Pacific Railroad Hosts National Suicide Prevention Summit

4) MyCitySmarts: Traffic Signal Survey

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Request for Proposal – ITS/Operations Design Services Contract – Virginia DOT

http://www.virginiadot.org/business/resources/LocDes/RFP-OD-20160901.pdf

 

 

Upcoming Events

CO/WY ITE - ITS Rocky Mountain 2016 Joint Meeting – October 20-21 – Arvada, Colorado

http://hosted.verticalresponse.com/281841/bf53da5078/1410002048/3283c518ec/

 

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