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Monday, November 21, 2016 – Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

 

1) Jamaica Plans Multibillion-Dollar Upgrade for Airport Communication and Navigation Systems

Link to Jamaica Gleaner article

http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20161119/govt-plans-multibillion-dollar-upgrade-airport-communication-and-navigation

 

CAMERAS

 

2) UK Report: Speed Cameras Cause 'Dangerous Braking Black-Spots'

Link to Daily Mail article

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3282035/Blackspots-created-speed-cameras.html

 

3) Iowa Speed Cameras Nab Thousands of Out-of-State Drivers

Link to Des Moines Register article

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2016/11/19/automated-traffic-enforcement-cameras/92676970/

 

4) Harahan, Louisiana Mayor Vetoes Speed-Camera Law

Link to Times-Picayune article

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/11/speed_camera_law_vetoed_by_har.html#incart_river_home_pop

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

5) Streamlining Tolls and Weigh Stations

Link to Transport Topics article

http://ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=43960&t=Streamlining-Tolls-+-Weigh-Stations-

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

6) New Jersey Turnpike Authority Uses Technology to Help Manage Two of the Busiest Highways in America

Link to Transportation Radio interview

https://transportationradio.wordpress.com/2016/11/21/nj-turnpike-authority-uses-technology-to-help-manage-two-of-the-busiest-highways-in-america/

 

7) Mobility Rush 8

Link to ITS America newsletter

http://www.goo.gl/nCGpkD

 

OTHER

 

8) Illinois, Iowa, Missouri DOT Leaders Say Technology Drives Transport Development

Link to Herald-Whig article

http://www.whig.com/20161119/technology-drives-transportation-development

 

9) Iowa DOT Improves Accountability in the Construction Process with eTicketing for Concrete Loads

Link to Transportation Matters for Iowa blog

http://www.transportationmatters.iowadot.gov/2016/11/for-iowa-department-of-transportation-inspectors-tablet-computers-are-quickly-becoming-the-most-essential-tool-on-a-construc.html

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

10) New Hampshire DOT Places Moratorium on Installing Rumble Strips; Outreach Issues Cited

Link to New Hampshire Union Leader article

http://www.unionleader.com/roads-and-transportation/state-fumbles-rumbles-a-loud-rumble-reverses-dot-policy-20161120

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

11) Minnesota DOT Tries Lighter Tone with Safety Messages

Link to Star Tribune article

http://www.startribune.com/the-drive-safety-messages-take-a-lighter-tone/402162025/

 

12) Why Are All the Messages on Colorado DOT Signs So Depressing?

Link to KMGH-TV story

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/traffic/driving-you-crazy/driving-you-crazy-why-are-all-the-cdot-message-signs-so-depressing

 

TRANSIT

 

13) App in Düsseldorf, Germany Gives Free Transit Rides in Return for Watching Ads

Link to City Lab article

http://www.citylab.com/commute/2016/11/germany-welectgo-dusseldorf-transit-fare-rides-advertisement-app/508118/

 

14) Transport for London to Track Commuters Using Wi-Fi

Link to Evening Standard article

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/tube-bosses-to-track-commuters-using-wifi-a3399026.html

 

15) Central Ohio Transit Authority to Provide Free Wi-Fi to Riders Early Next Year

Link to Columbus Dispatch article

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2016/11/21/cota-to-provide-free-wi-fi-to-riders-early-next-year.html

 

16) Group Says Bus Information Signs in Leicester, UK 'Don't Work Properly'

Link to Leicester Mercury article

http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/new-1-5m-real-time-bus-info-signs-don-t-work-properly-campaigners/story-29917622-detail/story.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

17) Niagara International Transportation Technology Coalition Monitors Roads as Winter Arrives

Link to WGRZ-TV story

http://www.wgrz.com/news/local/monitoring-the-roads-when-winter-arrives/354164458

 

18) Do Those Dynamic Message Signs Above Highways Speed Us Up or Slow Us Down?

Link to Washington Post column

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/do-those-dynamic-message-signs-above-highways-speed-us-up-or-slow-us-down/2016/11/19/d61b40bc-ad17-11e6-8b45-f8e493f06fcd_story.html

 

VEHICLES

 

19) Tesla Shows What Its Self-Driving Cars See While On the Road

Link to The Verge article

http://www.theverge.com/2016/11/20/13693120/tesla-self-driving-car-elon-musk

 

20) BMW, Baidu Joint Project on Self-Driving Cars Breaks Down

Link to Reuters article

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-bmw-baidu-autonomous-idUSKBN13D1BR

 

21) Why We Must Now Grapple with the Distant Future of Driverless Cars

Link to commentary in Macleans

http://www.macleans.ca/society/technology/why-we-must-now-grapple-with-the-distant-future-of-driverless-cars/

Link to report

 

22) How the Convergence of Automotive and Tech Will Create a New Ecosystem

Link to McKinsey & Company blog

http://www.mckinsey.com/industries/automotive-and-assembly/our-insights/how-the-convergence-of-automotive-and-tech-will-create-a-new-ecosystem

 

 

News Releases

1) Ericsson Initiates 5G Motorway Project with Cross-Industry Consortium in Germany

2) University of Michigan Offers Open-Access Automated Cars to Advance Driverless Research

3) North Carolina Division of Aviation Social Media Lifts Off

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Call for Contributions – 12^th ITS European Congress

http://strasbourg2017.itsineurope.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Brochure-Strasbourg-contributions-WEB-October-2016.pdf

 

 

Upcoming Events

T3e Webinar: Latest Developments in Derivation and Testing of the Arterial Multimodal Performance Measures – December 7

https://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s161207_Derivation_Testing_Arterial_Multimodal_Performance_Measures.asp

 

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