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Tuesday, October 25, 2016 – Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

 

1) FAA Declares Steady Progress on NextGen ATC Modernization

Link to AINonline article

http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2016-10-24/faa-declares-steady-progress-nextgen-atc-modernization

 

2) United Airlines Upgrades Its Onboard Audio Experience

Link to Chicago Business Journal article

http://www.bizjournals.com/chicago/news/2016/10/24/united-airlines-upgrades-its-onboard-audio.html

 

3) The Technology Exists to Reduce Lost Luggage, But Airlines Are Slow to Get on Board

Link to The Business Journals article

http://www.bizjournals.com/bizjournals/news/2016/10/24/the-technology-exists-to-reduce-lost-luggage-but.html

 

4) Jeff Bezos: Amazon Drones Will Find Landing Spots Using Symbols Printed by Customers

Link to GeekWire article

http://www.geekwire.com/2016/jeff-bezos-amazon-drones-will-find-landing-spots-using-symbols-printed-customers/

 

5) Big Data Efficiently Scales Staffing with Passenger Demand in Airports

Link to GeoMarketing analysis

http://www.geomarketing.com/big-data-efficiently-scales-staffing-with-passenger-demand-in-airports

 

6) NextGen for Airports: Engaging Airport Stakeholders

Link to Transportation Research Board guidebook

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/175117.aspx

 

CAMERAS

 

7) Florida DHSMV Chief: Drones Won't Be Used for Speeding Tickets

Link to WJXT-TV story

http://www.news4jax.com/traffic/highway-chief-drones-wouldnt-be-used-for-speeding-tickets

 

8) Nearly 1/3 of New Orleans' Traffic Camera Tickets Unpaid; Court Battle Looms

Link to WVUE-TV story

http://www.fox8live.com/story/33468452/nearly-13-of-citys-traffic-camera-tickets-unpaid-court-battle-looms

 

9) Council in Ireland Reassures Public, Traffic Cameras Are Not 'Roadside Bombs'

Link to Irish Independent article

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/council-reassures-public-that-traffic-cameras-are-not-roadside-bombs-35160808.html

Link to news release

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

10) NASA and ESA to Test GPS/Galileo Receivers On Board International Space Station

Link to Inside GNSS article

http://www.insidegnss.com/node/5174

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

11) Thea Walsh Discusses USDOT's Smart City Challenge and Columbus' Win

Link to ITE Talks Transportation podcast

https://goo.gl/svXcNX

 

12) Korea Expressway Corporation, Road Traffic Authority, KT Team to Provide Traffic Safety Services

Link to Korea Times article

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2016/10/133_216797.html

 

13) Australian ITS Industry 'Well Placed to Benefit from World Congress'

Link to ITS International article

http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/associations/news/australian-its-industry-well-placed-to-benefit-from-world-congress/

 

RAILROADS

 

14) Connecticut Installs Wayside Horns to Mitigate Noise on Hartford Line

Link to Progressive Railroading article

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/passenger_rail/news/Connecticut-installs-wayside-horns-to-mitigate-noise-on-Hartford-Line--49890

Link to news release

 

ROADWAYS

 

15) Getting Around Downtown Cincinnati Will Be Easier with Wide-Scale Electronic Signage Project

Link to WCPO-TV story

http://www.wcpo.com/news/insider/right-this-way-getting-around-downtown-will-be-easier-with-wide-scale-electronic-signage-project

 

16) Road Signs Are as Important to Future of Driverless Cars as Artificial Intelligence

Link to ARC article

https://arc.applause.com/2016/10/25/intelligent-infrastructure-autonomous-cars/

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

17) NHTSA Guidance on Vehicle Cybersecurity Irks Lawmakers

Link to IDG News Service article

http://www.itworld.com/article/3134734/security/us-transport-agency-guidance-on-vehicle-cybersecurity-irks-lawmakers.html

 

TRANSIT

 

18) HART to Offer Driverless Transit Service in Downtown Tampa

Link to Tampa Bay Business Journal article

http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/news/2016/10/24/hillsborough-transit-eyes-a-driverless-future.html

Link to news release

 

19) DC Metro's Answer to Train Operators Running Red Signals: Brighter Bulbs

Link to Washington Post article

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2016/10/24/metros-answer-to-train-operators-running-red-signals-brighter-bulbs/

 

20) Apple Pay is Live in Japan and Works on Public Transport

Link to The Verge article

http://www.theverge.com/2016/10/25/13401092/apple-pay-japan-suica-felica-nfc

 

21) Customers Expect Better Wireless on Public Transportation

Link to blog in San Francisco Business Times

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/news/2016/10/25/customers-expect-better-wireless-on-public.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

22) Minnesota Continues Partnering with Neighboring States to Improve Traveler Information

Link to Crossroads article

https://mntransportationresearch.org/2016/10/25/minnesota-partners-with-neighboring-states-to-improve-traveler-information/

 

VEHICLES

 

23) Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg Helps Mayors Prepare for Self-Driving Future

Link to USA Today article

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/10/25/bloomberg-aims-help-mayors-prepare-self-driving-future/92724386/

Link to news release

 

24) Singapore to Launch First Trial of Driverless Buses

Link to Channel NewsAsia article

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/singapore-to-launch-first-trial-of-driverless-buses-in-jurong/3217632.html

 

25) Otto's Beer Delivery Hailed as First Shipment By Self-Driving Truck

Link to Transport Topics article

http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=43666

Link to news release

 

26) New Navigation Techniques May Help Driverless Cars

Link to R&D article

https://www.rdmag.com/article/2016/10/new-navigation-techniques-may-help-driverless-cars

 

27) Carmakers Struggling with High-Tech Dashboard Screens

Link to Wall Street Journal article

http://www.wsj.com/articles/auto-makers-struggle-with-high-tech-dashboard-screens-1477301406

 

 

News Releases

1) Metropia Launches El Paso Ecosystem with Mobile Platform, Mobility Symposium

2) Here and Alibaba Cloud Collaborate to Increase Global Access to Location Services

3) Streetline Recognized for Accurate and Cost-Effective Smart Cities' Parking to Improve Urban Congestion, Air Quality and Transportation

4) Four Students Take Top Honors in 6^th Annual National Video Contest on America's Transportation Infrastructure

5) Digital Solution Delivers Single View of Severe Weather Information for Highways England

6) KMJ Consulting Newsletter – Fall 2016

7) CBS Radio Awards National Traffic Reporting Business to Radiate Media

8) United Airlines and Houston Airport System Break Ground on New Technical Operations Center at Bush Intercontinental Airport

 

 

Upcoming Events

ITS Texas Annual Meeting – November 9-11 – Richardson, Texas

http://itstexas.org/2016%20Annual%20Meeting

 

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