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Wednesday, October 26, 2016 – Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

 

1) San Jose, California Airport Unveils Robots to Help Passengers

Link to KRON-TV story

http://kron4.com/2016/10/25/video-san-jose-airport-unveils-robots-to-help-passengers/

Link to news release

 

CAMERAS

 

2) Fleets Could Be Missing a Trick When It Comes to Camera Telemetry

Link to HGV Ireland article

http://www.hgvireland.com/fleets-could-be-missing-a-trick-when-it-comes-to-camera-telemetry/

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

3) Mapping the Streets of Havana in 3D

Link to CityLab article

http://www.citylab.com/tech/2016/10/mapping-havana-in-3d-cuba-mapillary-open-street-map/505187/

 

OTHER

 

4) Model Aeronautics' Magazine Cover Showing Swastika Raises Objections

Link to commentary in Forbes

http://www.forbes.com/sites/johngoglia/2016/10/25/how-a-swastika-on-a-magazine-cover-raises-questions-about-faas-hobby-drone-rules/  

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

5) Pennsylvania Turnpike Publicly Shaming Repeat Offenders Who Blow Off Tolls

Link to WTAE-TV story

http://www.wtae.com/news/pennsylvania-turnpike-repeat-offenders-owe-unpaid-tolls/42252882

Link to news release

 

ROADWAYS

 

6) DC's Improved Snow Plan Better Tracks Plows, Forecast

Link to WTOP Radio story

http://wtop.com/dc/2016/10/dcs-improved-snow-plan-better-tracks-plows-forecast/slide/1/

 

7) Effort to Rename Jefferson Davis Highway in Fredericksburg, Virginia at Standstill

Link to Free Lance-Star article

http://www.fredericksburg.com/news/local/fredericksburg/effort-to-rename-jefferson-davis-highway-at-standstill/article_96f75c12-0fa0-5023-8771-7f796e6e2036.html

 

8) Free Wi-Fi Coming to British Columbia Highway Rest Stops

Link to Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal article

http://www.ash-cache-journal.com/news/398606431.html

Link to news release

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

9) With Hundreds of Guns Turning Up at Airport Security, TSA Working to Educate Passengers About Firearm Travel Rules

Link to WHNT-TV story

http://whnt.com/2016/10/25/with-hundreds-of-guns-turning-up-at-airport-security-tsa-working-to-educate-passengers-about-firearm-travel-rules/

 

TELEMATICS

 

10) GM's OnStar, IBM's Watson Combine to Market Brands to Drivers

Link to Reuters article

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/gms-onstar-ibms-watson-combine-002315475.html

Link to news release

 

11) Root Insurance's New Smartphone App Helps Good Drivers Get Cheaper Rates

Link to Carrier Management article

http://www.carriermanagement.com/news/2016/10/25/160239.htm

Link to further information

 

12) How Telematics Help Fleet Managers Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Link to GCN article

https://gcn.com/articles/2016/10/25/fleet-telematics.aspx

 

TRANSIT

 

13) Seattle's Sound Transit: Communication Challenges in a High-Tech Capital

Link to Transportation Radio interview

https://goo.gl/FU8lDp

 

14) Entire Edmonton Transit Fleet Outfitted for Mobile App that Tracks Buses in Real-Time

Link to Edmonton Journal article

http://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/edmonton-embraces-montreal-technology-firm-in-hopes-of-giving-transit-users-a-smooth-ride

 

15) How the Media, Transit Agencies, Planners Should Be Talking About Bus Rapid Transit

Link to Metro Magazine blog

http://www.metro-magazine.com/blogpost/717151/how-the-media-transit-agencies-and-planners-should-be-talking-about-brt

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

16) Texas DOT Plotting $18 Million Test Program to Alert Drivers to Travel Options

Link to Houston Chronicle article

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/transportation/article/State-plotting-18-million-test-program-to-alert-10055191.php

 

17) Radiate Media President Ivan Shulman Discusses His Company's Traffic Reporting Service

Link to Radio Ink interview

https://radioink.com/2016/10/25/5-questions-radio-media-president-ivan-shulman/

 

VEHICLES

 

18) PSA/Peugeot-Citroen Chief Digital Officer: 'We Need to Talk Differently to the Connected Consumer'

Link to automotiveIT International interview

http://www.automotiveit.com/we-need-to-talk-differently-to-the-connected-consumer/news/id-0050936

 

19) Renault-Nissan Senior VP, Connected Vehicles and Mobility Services: 'Over-the-Air Updates Will Be a Big Enabler'

Link to automotiveIT International interview

http://www.automotiveit.com/over-the-air-updates-will-be-a-big-enabler/news/id-0050930

 

 

News Releases

1) Iteris Awarded $2.6 Million to Plan and Design Orange County's First Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) Project

2) SITA Delivers 'Always-On Wi-Fi' to Scandinavian Airlines

3) Chattanooga Joins Transportation for America's Smart Cities Collaborative

4) Transportation Association Names Best Drivers, Operators and Industry Leaders for 2016

5) Parsons to Modernize Los Angeles Regional ITS with a Smart City Solution

 

 

Upcoming Events

University Transportation Research Center Technology Summit – November 15 – New York City

http://www.utrc2.org/events/2016-transp-tech-summit

 

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