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Friday, November 4, 2016 – Caldwell, New Jersey

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AVIATION

 

1) FAA Warns of Inaccurate ETAs in Oceanic Airspace

Link to AINonline article

http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2016-11-03/faa-warns-inaccurate-etas-oceanic-airspace

 

2) Dubai Testing Drone Detectors After Several Airport Incursions

Link to Reuters article

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-emirates-airport-drones-idUSKBN12Y16E

 

3) Buffalo Airport Provides Videophones for Hearing Impaired

Link to WKBW-TV story

http://www.wkbw.com/news/bnia-provides-videophones-for-hearing-impaired

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

4) Pedestrians May Run Rampant in a World of Self-Driving Cars

Link to University of California article

https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/pedestrians-may-run-rampant-world-self-driving-cars

 

CAMERAS

 

5) Red-Light Cameras Save Children's Lives, Study Finds

Link to Washington Post article

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/tripping/wp/2016/11/04/red-light-cameras-save-childrens-lives-study-finds/

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

6) Are the I-80 SMART Corridors in California Easing Traffic Congestion?

Link to KRON-TV story

http://kron4.com/2016/11/03/in-depth-are-the-i-80-smart-corridors-easing-traffic-congestion/

 

MARITIME

 

7) Port of Hueneme Shows Off Technology During Open House

Link to Ventura County Star article

http://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/communities/port-hueneme/2016/11/03/port-hueneme-shows-off-technology-during-open-house/93120942/

 

OTHER

 

8) Swiss Federal Railways to Halt Printing of Official Timetable

Link to SWI article

http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-railways_end-of-an-era-for-printed-transport-timetables/42565972  

 

9) Tech Partners 'Front and Center' in New South Wales Transport Overhaul

Link to ARN article

http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/609698/tech-partners-front-centre-nsw-transport-overhaul/

 

10) 'One-Click' Resource Aims to Meet Veterans' Transportation Needs

Link to Next City article

https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/illinois-veterans-transportation-website-launches

 

11) Arizona DOT Improving Crash-Reporting Methods for Better Efficiency

Link to KJZZ Radio story

http://kjzz.org/content/390538/adot-improving-crash-reporting-methods-better-efficiency

 

RAILROADS

 

12) Canada Plans to Install Recorders in Locomotive Cabs

Link to Reuters article

http://www.reuters.com/article/canada-transport-railways-idUSL1N1D40O8

Link to news release

 

13) Wi-Fi on Amtrak's Acela Express Trains Shifts Into Faster Gear

Link to Washington Post article

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2016/11/03/wifi-on-amtraks-acela-express-trains-shifts-into-faster-gear/

Link to news release

 

ROADWAYS

 

14) Michigan DOT Reality Check: Why is MDOT Replacing Perfectly Good Signs?

Link to MDOT video

https://youtu.be/DS8nHPrrMJk

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

15) New Florida Highway Patrol Alert System Shows Wrong-Way Driving is Soaring

Link to WKMG-TV story

http://www.clickorlando.com/getting-results-/getting-results-on-crime/new-alert-system-shows-wrong-way-driving-soaring

 

TRANSIT

 

16) Meet the Voice You Hear Every Time Your Ride Ottawa Public Transit

Link to Ottawa Citizen article

http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/it-was-like-american-idol-but-for-bus-stops-meet-the-voice-you-hear-every-time-you-ride-public-transit

 

VEHICLES

 

17) Atlanta Helps Steer Development of Driverless Cars

Link to WABE Radio story

http://news.wabe.org/post/atlanta-helps-steer-development-driverless-cars

 

 

News Releases

1) Swiss Federal Railways Offers New Mobile App

2) Report Looks at Navigating Digital Transformation in Travel and Transportation

3) International Airlines Groups Launches Wi-Fi on Shorthaul Flights

4) Miami International Airport Wins National Awards for Marketing, Communications and Customer Service

 

 

Friday Bonus

Japanese road signs may leave you scratching your head.

http://en.rocketnews24.com/2016/10/02/japan-has-some-ridiculously-confusing-highway-signs-funny-manga-shows-us/

 

 

Upcoming Events

T3e Webinar: Solar-Powered Automated Transit Networks – November 17

https://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s161117_Solar_Powered_Automated_Transit_Networks.asp

 

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