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Wednesday, November 2, 2016 – Union, New Jersey

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AVIATION

 

1) NASA Working on Air Traffic Control Tech to Enable More Aircraft to Land on Time

Link to IANS article

http://www.news18.com/news/tech/nasa-working-on-air-traffic-control-tech-to-enable-more-aircraft-to-land-on-time-1307242.html

2) Queensland Airports Work to Upgrade Wi-Fi Service

Link to Financial Review article

http://www.afr.com/business/transport/aviation/airport-innovation--20161019-gs5vqm

 

3) Israel's Ben Gurion Airport Launches Cellphone Check-Ins

Link to Jewish Press article

http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/ben-gurion-international-airport-launches-cell-phone-check-ins/2016/11/01/

 

OTHER

 

4) Facebook Stymies Admiral's Plans to Use Social Media Data to Price Insurance Premiums

Link to Reuters article

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-insurance-admiral-facebook-idUSKBN12X1WP

 

5) New Mexico Starts @NMDWIWatch Twitter Handle to Watch DWI Cases

Link to AP article

http://www.kob.com/new-mexico-news/twitter-dwi-newmexico-drunk-driving-nmdwiwatch/4308394/

 

RAILROADS

 

6) Senator Blumenthal Questions Exemptions to Automatic-Braking Technology Requirement

Link to Washington Post article

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/senator-questions-exemptions-to-automatic-braking-technology-requirement/2016/11/01/75f7b12e-a048-11e6-8832-23a007c77bb4_story.html

 

7) New Indian Railways Coaches Will Feature CCTV Cameras, GPS-Based Passenger Information System

Link to Indian Express article

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/cctv-coffee-machine-gps-info-system-in-new-ac-iii-tier-coaches-3733074/

 

ROADWAYS

 

8) FHWA to New York State: New Highway Tourism Signs Are Illegal

Link to WGRZ-TV story

http://www.wgrz.com/news/feds-new-ny-highway-signs-are-illegal/346341888

 

9) Arizona DOT Taking Steps to Reduce Number of Wrong-Way Crashes

Link to KPHO/KTVK-TV story

http://www.azfamily.com/story/33581634/adot-taking-steps-to-reduce-number-of-wrong-way-crashes

 

10) I-70 Will Be First 'Connected' Highway in Colorado

Link to KMGH-TV story

http://www.thedenverchannel.com/traffic/i-70-will-be-first-connected-highway-in-colorado

 

11) New National Standards on Vietnam's Traffic Signs Effective This Month

Link to Tuoi Tre News article

http://tuoitrenews.vn/society/37813/new-national-standards-on-vietnams-traffic-signs-effective-this-month

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

12) Toronto Pedestrian Advocates Protest New Safety Campaign

Link to CBC News story

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/protest-be-alert-be-seen-campaign-walk-toronto-1.3831404

 

13) Oregon DOT Adding Tsunami Warning Signs Along US 101

Link to Oregonian article

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2016/11/state_adding_tsunami_warning_s.html

 

14) McMurdo Official Says New Satellite Tech Will Improve Search and Rescue Efforts

Link to Government Security News article

http://gsnmagazine.com/node/47368

 

15) In New Jersey, 'Zack Alerts' Would Target Hit-and-Run Drivers

Link to NJ Advance Media article

http://www.nj.com/hudson/index.ssf/2016/11/zack_alert_named_for_hoboken_victim_would_target_h.html

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

16) Uber App's 'Radical Redesign' Gets More Personal for You

Link to CNET article

https://www.cnet.com/news/uber-app-update-radical-redesign-travis-kalanick/

 

TELEMATICS

 

17) New System in Victoria Sees Route Information for Your Truck Sent to Your Telematics System

Link to Big Rigs article

http://www.bigrigs.com.au/news/new-system-in-vic-sees-route-information-for-your-/3107494/

 

TRANSIT

 

18) New South Wales Government to Scrap Bus Timetables, Trial On-Demand Public Transport in 2017

Link to Australian Broadcasting Corporation News story

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-02/nsw-government-scraps-bus-timetables-for-on-demand-transport/7988110

Link to news release

 

19) Pittsburgh Working to Reduce Bus Bunching

Link to Pittsburgh City Paper article

http://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/how-can-port-authority-tackle-a-common-public-transit-problem/Content?oid=1962809

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

20) Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Dropping 511 Phone System

Link to Courier-Journal article

http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2016/11/02/ky-state-highway-info-dropping-511-phone-system/93166078/

 

21) AZTech Has Orchestrated Phoenix-Area Commutes for Two Decades

Link to KPHO/KTVK-TV story

http://www.cbs5az.com/story/33590630/aztech-has-orchestrated-valley-commutes-for-two-decades

 

22) USDOT Announces the Release of the Center-to-Center Reference Implementation Software Tool

Link to further information

http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1103439157490&ca=d0f760b0-6778-40a2-aa00-e72fc5a50ac9

 

 

News Releases

1) Econolite Group Launches New Responsive Design Website

2) North Carolina DOT Launches App Pilot Program to Help Riders Get Home Without a Car

3) Cradlepoint Helps San Antonio Give its Traffic Management System and Smart City Initiative the Green Light

4) Colorado DOT Announces New Spanish Tool to Combat Impaired Driving

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Call for Abstracts – National Electronic Tolling Forum 2017

https://www.its-australia.com.au/wp-content/uploads/NeTC-2017-Abstract-Submission-Guidelines.pdf

 

 

Upcoming Events

Real-Time Passenger Information/Smart Ticketing & Payments – November 23 – London

http://www.rtpiconference.com/

 

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