[TCN] Thursday, May 4, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter

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Thursday, May 4, 2017 - Woodbridge, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Culture Clash in FAA's Drone Push

FCW

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

2) Pilot Project: Minnesota's Metro Transit Installs Bicycle Boarding Indicators

Southwest Minneapolis Patch

CAMERAS

3) Des Moines Speed Cameras Still Issuing Tickets, Despite Judge's Ruling

Des Moines Register

4) Ocean County, New Jersey Will Share License Plate Reader Information with Drug Enforcement Administration

Micromedia Publications

5) Louisiana Bill Requiring Speed Camera Warning Signs Moves to Full Senate

NOLA.com

FREIGHT

6) Trucking Experts Says Platooning is Near, Mull Cross-Carrier Partnerships, Data Sharing

Trucks.com

GPS / NAVIGATION

7) Driving Apps Like Waze Are Creating New Traffic Problems in Fremont, California

KALW Radio

8) US Virgin Islands Senate President Urges Health Officials to Install GPS on All New Ambulances

Virgin Islands Consortium

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

9) Cohabitation of Intelligent Humans and Intelligent Cars

IEEE ITS Podcast

MARITIME

10) Kentucky Transportation Crews Remove Barge Sensors from Twin Bridges

WFIE-TV

RAILROADS

11) Talking Rail Cybersecurity with Genesee & Wyoming's Jacob Stocker

Progressive Railroading

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

12) Teens, 20-Somethings Help Process Traffic Wrecks in Memphis

Commercial Appeal

TRANSIT

13) NICE Bus App Helps Blind Riders Navigate Transit Center in Nassau County, New York

Newsday

14) New App to Help Aucklanders Better Use Public Transport

New Zealand Herald

Auckland Transport news release

VEHICLES

15) Connected Vehicle Trial Expanding to Sydney

ZDNet

16) Volkswagen's Media Control App Lets the Back Seat Choose the Tunes

CNET Roadshow

VW news release

News Releases

1) Nav Canada and Aireon Complete Successful Space-Based ADS-B Flight Test

2) Cummins Guidan Mobile App Allows Customers to Read Key Engine Information

3) Delaware DOT Launches WikiMap to Learn About Residents' Bicycle Experiences

4) Nauto Unveils Auto Industry's First Video-Enhanced Driver Distraction Detection Feature (scroll down for news release)

Solicitation

-  Call for Proposals - Laboratory Support Services for the Geotechnical Research Program - FHWA

Upcoming Events

Western States Rural Transportation Technology Implementers Forum – June 20-22 – Yreka, California

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[TCN] Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter

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Wednesday, May 3, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) What Really Happens When You Don't Turn Off Your Cellphone on a Plane?

Food & Wine

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

2) Portland, Oregon Wants to Crowdsource Bike Corral Usage Data with Eye on Improvements

Bike Portland

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Guilderland Library First in New York State to Sell E-ZPass On-The-Go

WRGB-TV

FREIGHT

4) Gamification of Trucking

Fleet Owner (free registration required)

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

5) ITS Ireland, ITS UK Cosponsor Women in ITS Seminar

Irish Tech News

MARITIME

6) US Coast Guard Tests Maritime Object Tracking Device in New London, Connecticut

WTNH-TV

PARKING

7) San Francisco to California DMV: How Should Cops Deal with Self-Driving Cars that Park Wrong?

Ars Technica

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

8) Most Special Districts Lag in the Transparency Department

Governing

U.S. PIRG news release

RAILROADS

9) Indian Railways to Use RFID Tags to Track Rail Equipment

Press Trust of India

ROADWAYS

10) China Introduces Lane-Changing Robots to Ease Infamous Gridlock

RT

11) EcoStrate Makes Traffic Signs Out of Packaging Scrap

Recycling International

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Florida DOT Survey Raises Cybersecurity Concerns Over Personal, Travel Information

TCPalm

13) Before Tackling Driverless Technology, This Startup Wants to Make Human Drivers Safer

Recode

14) Nissan Goes Back in Time to Stop You from Using Your Phone Behind the Wheel

ZDNet

TRANSIT

15) Miami-Dade County Rolls Out Kiosks with Real-Time Transit Info, Public Wi-Fi

WLRN Radio

16) Tanzanian Government Deploying Technology to Make Public Transport More Attractive

Daily News

17) Grays Harbor Transit Buses Now Tracked by GPS for Riders

KXRO Radio

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

18) Cobb County, Georgia DOT Activates Dynamic Message Signs with Travel Times

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

VEHICLES

19) Louisiana Bill Proposes No Human Drivers Required for Autonomous Vehicles

Times-Picayune

20) Delphi Spins Off Powertrain Business to Go All-In on Autonomy

CNET Roadshow

News Releases

1) INRIX Launches Safety Alerts Product Suite to Make Connected Vehicles and Smart Cities Safer

2) Canadian Airports Partnership Launches Website to Oppose Sale of Airports to Private Investors

3) car2go to Be First Carsharing Service to Reward Members for Taking Road Safety Education Courses

4) MuHu Announces Video Intelligence API for Mobile Development Community

5) ActivShare: Control Room Collaboration Reimagined

Solicitation

-  Call for Papers - Intelligent Rail Summit

-  Call for Proposals - Program Support Action for Implementation of Data Exchange Used for Digital Maps for EU-Wide Multimodal Travel and Real-Time Traffic Information Services on TEN-T Network

Upcoming Events

Future Travel Experience Europe – June 26-27 – Dublin

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[TCN] Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter

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Tuesday, May 2, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Security Line Blues? Maybe Some Cool Jazz Will Help

New York Times

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

2) With Money for Roads Tight, Tech Could Ease Traffic Pain

WFAA-TV

3) Innovative New Tech Connects Traffic Signals and Cars in Frisco, Texas

Dallas Morning News

4) Iloilo City, Philippines Looks to Install Intelligent Transport System

Manila Bulletin

OTHER

5) Intelligent Mobility: Solutions for Safe, Clean and Efficient Transportation

Mass Transit

6) Connecting Beyond Boundaries with GTFS Digitized Data

Mass Transit

ROADWAYS

7) Smart Signals Help Reduce Commute in Early Testing in Miami-Dade County, Florida

WTVJ-TV

8) Organization Barred from Pennsylvania Adopt-A-Highway Sign Because of Pro-Pot Stance, Name

Times-Tribune

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Hong Kong Police Accused of Jamming Air Traffic Control Radio During Indonesian President's Visit

Hong Kong Free Press

TRANSIT

10) Bucharest Public Transport Operator Launches Bid to Equip Fleet with Wi-Fi Connections

Romania-Insider.com

VEHICLES

11) South Korean Government Approves Pilot Run of Samsung's Self-Driving Car

Yonhap News Agency

12) Your Car Will Eventually Live-Stream Video of Your Driving to the Cloud

Computerworld

13) The 2018 S-Class Will Have Mercedes' Best Safety System Yet

CNET Roadshow

News Releases

1) Iteris Launches a New SaaS Solution to Collect, Process and Analyze Advanced Intersection Data

2) Hawaiian Airlines Unveils New Brand and Livery

3) How to Increase Airport Parking Revenue with a Website Tweak

4) Siemens to Acquire HaCon, Software Provider for Public Transportation, Mobility and Logistics

5) Sydney Airport Introduces Indoor Google Maps at Terminals

6) Survey: Nearly Half of Public Transit Users Interested in Using Driverless Vehicles to Go To/From Stations

7) Proterra Begins First Autonomous Bus Program in US in Nevada

8) Transportation Engineering Technology Approved as Small Business Enterprise in New Jersey

Upcoming Events

Autonomous Vehicle Safety Regulation Congress Europe – June 20-21 – Stuttgart

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[TCN] Monday, May 1, 2017

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Monday, May 1, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) FAA Tests Drone Detection System at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport

Star-Telegram

2) We Can't Always Track Airplanes. A Satellite Giant Aims to Change That

Fast Company

3) Huge New Video Wall Unveiled at Frankfurt Airport

Airport World

4) International Air Travelers: CBP Collaborates with Stakeholders to Facilitate the Arrivals Process, but Could Strengthen Reporting of Airport Wait Times

GAO report

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

5) Digital Highway Signs in New Hampshire Small Step Toward a 'Smart Road'

Concord Monitor

6) Samsung Exec on New IoT Offerings for Transportation and the Big Opportunity for the Channel

CRN

RAILROADS

7) Companies Develop Technology to Collect Data from Moving Trains

Topeka Capital-Journal

Additional information from Bartlett & West

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Distracted Driving: 85 People Killed in Oklahoma Work Zones in Five Years

NewsOK BrandInsight

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

9) Uber Tracking Controversy Catches Congress' Eye

The Hill

TELEMATICS

10) Consumer Telematics: Ushering In an Era of Seamless Vehicle Connectivity Solutions

Claims Media

TRANSIT

11) Key to Improving Subway Service in New York? Modern Signals

New York Times

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Statewide Traffic Management Center Planned in Arkansas

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

VEHICLES

13) Uber Doesn't Want to Share Self-Driving Car Crash Data with the California DMV

Motherboard

News Releases

1) PATCO Implements New Horn Policy for Trains Approaching Stations

2) DEMANDTRANS and Strafica Announce Partnership to Provide Dynamic Mobility Solutions in US

3) Toronto Transit Commission Launches Etiquette Campaign Using Real Tweets from Customers

4) New Zealand Air Show Traffic Flow Crisis Averted with BlipTrack Technology

Upcoming Events

ITS European Congress – June 19-22 – Strasbourg, France

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The Transportation Communications Newsletter (ISSN 1529-1057) is published electronically Monday through Friday.   For a free subscription or to unsubscribe, or for comments or questions, please contact me at bernie@transportationradio.com. TCN archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/transport-communications    

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