[TCN] Monday, October 26, 2015

 

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Monday, October 26, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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EDI Brings Technology to a New Level with ATC Cabinet Solutions

Eberle Design Inc. (EDI) is at the forefront of the industry's development of the new Advanced Traffic Controller Cabinet (ATCC) – bringing the traffic cabinet of the future into the market today. The ATC cabinet has an open architecture design that takes advantage of ultra-low power LED signals, enhanced fail-safer design, with enhanced cabinet peripheral equipment diagnostics, compact double-density size and modularity. EDI is working closely with its OEM partners, and traffic management agencies wishing to deploy the ATCC in either new or upgraded intersections. For more information, kindly contact EDI Application Sales and Technical Services Manager Matt Zinn at mzinn@editraffic.com and visit www.editraffic.com/atcc.

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) A New Destination for Airport Media: The Humble Shuttle

Link to article in Screenmedia:

http://www.screenmediamag.com/news-list/4673-a-new-destination-for-airport-media-the-humble-shuttle

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

2) Walc is a Walking App that Gives Pedestrian-Oriented Directions in New York City

Link to article in amNew York:

http://www.amny.com/transit/new-walking-app-gives-pedestrian-oriented-directions-in-nyc-1.11009054

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

3) Lawsuit Says Transportation Corridor Agencies, Contractors Mishandled Card Numbers

Link to article in The Press-Enterprise:

http://www.pe.com/articles/card-784363-agency-toll.html

 

4) ETag Data Used to Forecast Travel Time in Taiwan

Link to article in the Taipei Times:

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2015/10/27/2003631051

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

5) Malaysia Keen on Korean 'Smart' Traffic System

Link to article in The Sun:

http://www.thesundaily.my/news/1593107

 

6) Smart City for Copenhagen

Link to article from Technolution:

http://www.technolution.eu/en/about-us/news/127-smart-city-for-copenhagen.html

 

OTHER

 

7) Government Transit Data Gets Techies' Gears Spinning for New Apps

Link to article in The Washington Post:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/transportation-techies-find-new-ways-to-make-metro-driving-easier/2015/10/24/07841846-67ae-11e5-8325-a42b5a459b1e_story.html  

 

8) Florida DOT's SunGuide Disseminator – October 2015

Link to newsletter:

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/trafficoperations/Newsletters/2015/2015-Oct.pdf

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

9) British Columbia Transportation Minister Says Deleted Emails Are Irrelevant Missives

Link to article in Kamloops This Week:

http://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/transportation-minister-says-emails-deleted-are-irrelevant-missives/

 

RAILROADS

 

10) Deadline for PTC Undercut by Industry Lobbying

Link to article in The Washington Post:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/deadline-for-train-safety-technology-undercut-by-industry-lobbying/2015/10/25/f893446a-2720-11e5-b77f-eb13a215f593_story.html

 

11) What's It Like to Answer Angry Tweets About Trains?

Link to story on BBC News Magazine:

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34442302

 

ROADWAYS

 

12) The Little-Known Story Behind Britain's Road Signs

Link to article in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/2015/10/the-little-known-story-behind-britains-road-signs/

 

TELEMATICS

 

13) HERE Seeks Standard for Car Sensor Data

Link to article in Automotive News:

http://www.autonews.com/article/20151026/OEM06/310269992/mapmaker-seeks-standard-for-the-cloud

 

TRANSIT

 

14) New York City Subway Advertising Sites 'Could Be All-Digital by 2025'

Link to article in Screenmedia:

http://www.screenmediamag.com/news-list/4669-new-york-subway-advertising-will-be-all-digital-by-2025

 

15) Video Surveillance Technology: Utilizing Data to Advance Transit Safety

Link to blog in Metro:

http://www.metro-magazine.com/blogpost/410725/video-surveillance-technology-utilizing-data-to-advance-transit-safety

 

16) Twitter Fury Misplaced? New York MTA is Fine with Underwear Ads on Subway

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/23/nytnow/twitter-fury-aside-mta-is-fine-with-underwear-ads-on-subway.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

17) Delhi Police, Live from the Sky

Link to article in The Hindu:

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/delhi-police-live-from-the-sky/article7798751.ece

 

18) Seattle-Area Traffic Apps Hungry for Your Data to Make Commute Easier

Link to article in The Seattle Times:

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/seattle-area-traffic-apps-hungry-for-your-data-to-make-commute-easier/

 

19) Keeping New Mexico Highway Alert Signs Updated Takes Time and Information

Link to column in the Albuquerque Journal:

http://www.abqjournal.com/665451/news/keeping-highway-alert-signs-updated-takes-time-and-information.html 

 

VEHICLES

 

20) EU Agency Hones In on Cybersecurity and Connected Cars

Link to article on EurActiv:

http://www.euractiv.com/sections/digital/eu-agency-hones-cybersecurity-and-connected-cars-318864

 

 

News Releases

1) APEC Calls for Implementation of ITS by Member Economies

2) Real-Time Video Observation-Based Road Visibility Analytics Launched by TrafficLand and Harris

3) Qualcomm and Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team Collaborate on Racecar Data Sharing

4) Indiana DOT Partners with Road Construction Awareness Corporation to Launch 'Save-a-Life' Campaign

5) IEEE Survey: Respondents Not Comfortable with Driverless Cars Transporting Children

6) FairWarning: Railroad Industry Leads in Number of Corporate Whistleblower Retaliation Complaints

 

 

Upcoming Events

ITS New Mexico Annual Meeting – October 29 – Albuquerque

http://newmexicoits.com/Meeting.aspx

 

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[TCN] Friday, October 23, 2015

 

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Friday, October 23, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) No Live Feed Between Chennai and Mumbai Airports Delays Flights

Link to article in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/No-live-feed-between-airports-delays-flights/articleshow/49499420.cms

 

2) Alaska Air Offers Classes to Blind on Navigating Planes, Airports

Link to article in The Seattle Times:

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/alaska-air-offers-classes-to-blind-on-navigating-planes-airports/

 

3) Remote Tower Technology: A New Era in Air Traffic Control?

Link to blog in Airport Technology:

http://www.airport-technology.com/features/featureremote-tower-technology-a-new-era-in-air-traffic-control-4454409/

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

4) Thailand's Kasetsart University Creates 'Mobile Phone Lane' for Smartphone Junkies

Link to article in The Nation:

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Varsity-gets-Thailands-first-mobile-phone-lane--30271375.html

 

5) Small Business Innovation Research Program Makes Crossing the Street Safer

Link to USDOT's Fast Lane blog:

https://www.transportation.gov/fastlane/sbir-program-makes-crossing-street-safer

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

6) Release of Driver's Data Deemed Legal in Taiwan Amid Protests

Link to article in The China Post:

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2015/10/24/449156/Release-of.htm

 

OTHER

 

7) New South Wales to Launch New Hub for Transport Data

Link to article in Computerworld:

http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/587385/open-data-nsw-launch-new-hub-transport-data/  

Link to news release

 

RAILROADS

 

8) Minnesota Governor Tells BNSF CEO He Expects Personal Notification of Oil Train Route Changes

Link to article in the Star Tribune:

http://www.startribune.com/dayton-talks-to-bnsf-ceo-orders-swifter-state-inspections-of-new-oil-train-route/335947511/

 

TELEMATICS

 

9) An Android-Based Infotainment System May Be on Its Way

Link to article on The Verge:

http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/22/9600342/an-android-based-infotainment-system-may-be-on-its-way

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

10) Driverless Cars Are the Future, But Big Data is Already Steering Georgia's Traffic

Link to story on Georgia Public Broadcasting:

http://www.gpb.org/news/2015/10/23/driverless-cars-are-the-future-big-data-already-steering-georgias-traffic

 

 

News Releases

1) Mitsubishi Electric Introduces Road-Illuminating Directional Indicators

2) Peel Ports Sign Contract with Saab to Supply and Integrate Multiple Vessel Traffic Management Systems

3) Rep. Mark Takano Introduces Intelligent Technologies Initiative Act of 2015

 

 

Job Posting

 -  Transportation Specialist – FHWA – Washington, DC

https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/419434500

 

 

Friday Bonus

This week marked Back to the Future Day and one of the notable transportation inventions featured in the film was the hoverboard. It hasn't quite worked out as shown in the film, but one Canadian has created his own version.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/hoverboard-duru-1.3270569

 

 

Upcoming Events

Go Smart - Go Rail – October 28-30 – Munich

http://www.gorail.uitp.org/

 

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[TCN] Thursday, October 22, 2015

 

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Thursday, October 22, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Cool or Creepy? Airports Adding Capacity to Track Your Phone

Link to story on NBC News:

http://www.nbcnews.com/business/travel/cool-or-creepy-airports-adding-capacity-track-your-phone-n448761

 

2) Porn Movie Plays on TV Screens at Lisbon Airport While Passengers Wait for Luggage

Link to article on Yahoo News:

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/tourists-shocked-airline-plays-porn-141802349.html

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

3) AirDonkey Launches 'AirBnB Uber Hybrid' for Bicycles

Link to article in Bike Biz:

http://www.bikebiz.com/news/read/airdonkey-launches-airbnb-uber-hybrid-for-bicycles/018555

 

CAMERAS

 

4) Negative Report for Road Safety Cameras in Queensland

Link to article on PS News:

http://www.psnews.com.au/qld/478/news/negative-report-for-road-safety-cameras

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

5) Japan Testing ETC Lanes Without Barriers

Link to article in The Japan News:

http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0002510247

 

6) European Commission Pursuing Legal Action Against Member States on Several Transport Issues

Link to further information:

http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-15-5826_en.htm

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

7) Singapore's LTA to Develop Door-to-Door Transport App

Link to article in The Straits Times:

http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/lta-to-develop-door-to-door-transport-app

Link to news release

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

8) Keen Lobbyist Brings ITS World Congress to Singapore

Link to article in The Business Times:

http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/focus/in-depth/singapore-experience-awards/keen-lobbyist-brings-key-world-congress-to-singapore

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

9) California State Treasurer Believes Disclosure Helps State Tackle Infrastructure

Link to article in The Bond Buyer:

http://www.bondbuyer.com/news/regionalnews/chiang-believes-disclosure-helps-california-tackle-infrastructure-1087457-1.html

 

10) Takata Briefing Keeps the Public in the Loop

Link to USDOT's Fast Lane blog:

https://www.transportation.gov/fastlane/takata-briefing-keeps-public-looped-in

 

RAILROADS

 

11) Lawmakers Agree to Extend PTC Deadline by Three Years

Link to article in The Hill:

http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/257566-agreement-reached-on-automated-train-extension

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

12) Hands-Free Technology in Cars Hardly Danger-Free, Study Finds

Link to story on CBS News:

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/aaa-foundation-for-traffic-safety-study-finds-dangers-of-hands-free-technology-in-cars/

Link to news release

 

TRANSIT

 

13) Fredericton Transit Explores Mobile App, Cashless Payment Options

Link to CBC News story:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/fredericton-transit-mobile-app-1.3281404

 

14) British Public Transport App Trafi Comes to Russia

Link to article in The Moscow Times:

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/business/article/british-public-transport-app-trafi-comes-to-russia/540051.html

Link to article on Lenta (in Russian)

 

VEHICLES

 

15) FTC Says Not-So-Fast on New Connected Car Laws

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/10/21/ftc-testimony-before-congress-connected-car-laws/74325346/

 

 

News Releases

1) GEWI Participates in Berlin eCall Event

2) Winners Announced in European Satellite Navigation Competition

3) Idaho Transportation Department's Southeastern Office is First State Transportation Agency in US to Earn StormReady Designation

4) Pennsylvania DOT Expands Technology Pilot to Track Over 700 Plow Trucks

5) Ohio DOT Social Media Campaign Shows Dangers of Roadwork

6) DC Metro Creates Webpage to Provide Updates on Rebuilding of Power Substation

7) Delta, Expedia Team Up to Make Airline Fees More Transparent

 

 

Job Postings

 -  Morning Drive Traffic Anchor on WBZ Radio – Total Traffic & Weather Network – Boston, Massachusetts

https://goo.gl/KkjKN3

 

 

Upcoming Events

Connected Vehicles 2015 – October 28-30 – Monza, Italy

http://www.connectedautomobiles.eu/

 

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[TCN] Wednesday, October 21, 2015

 

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Wednesday, October 21, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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TRANSPORTATION TRAFFIC AND HIGHWAY MANAGEMENT 

 

Mitsubishi Electric Display Wall understands the display needs of today's modern traffic management center. Whether monitoring road, rail, sea or air, the traffic management center must display video surveillance, map data, and sensor information. Our display video wall cubes provide an economical, large overview display to clearly show large quantities of information.

 

http://me-vis.com/products/display-wall/transportation/

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) EU Aviation Safety Body to Set Up Pilots' Medical Database by End of 2016

Link to Reuters article:

http://news.yahoo.com/eu-aviation-safety-body-set-pilots-medical-database-182721613--finance.html

Link to news release

 

2) Free Wi-Fi Now Offered to Travelers at a Dozen Airports Across Spain

Link to article on The Local:

http://www.thelocal.es/20151020/free-wi-fi-now-offered-to-travellers-at-airports-across-spain 

 

3) Nigerian Airspace Management Agency Unveils New Communication Technology for Pilots, Controllers

Link to article in the Daily Trust:

http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/business/nama-unveils-new-communication-technology-for-pilots-controllers/115804.html

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

4) This Smart Pavement in UK is Giving Pedestrians Access to Free Wi-Fi

Link to article on Science Alert:

http://www.sciencealert.com/this-smart-pavement-is-giving-pedestrians-access-to-free-wi-fi 

 

5) High-Tech Bicycle Used to Evaluate Seattle Bike Trails

Link to blog on CityLab:

http://www.citylab.com/commute/2015/10/seattle-is-improving-its-bike-trails-with-a-garage-built-frankenbike/411637/

 

CAMERAS

 

6) St. Louis to Refund Red-Light Camera Tickets, But Plans to Reinstate Program

Link to article in the St. Louis Business Journal:

http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/news/2015/10/21/city-to-refund-red-light-camera-tickets-but-plans.html

Link to news release

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

7) MapQuest App Now Compares Multiple Methods of Transportation to Your Destination

Link to article on iClarified:

http://www.iclarified.com/52078/mapquest-app-now-compares-multiple-methods-of-transportation-to-your-destination

 

8) How Self-Driving Cars Will Be the Mapmakers of Our Future Cities

Link to article on CNET:

http://www.cnet.com/news/how-self-driving-cars-will-be-the-mapmakers-of-our-future-cities/

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

9) Kansas Moving Toward Open-Road Tolling

Link to article in the Salina Journal:

http://www.salina.com/news/claeys-proposes-open-road-tolling/article_8b99ed5d-7c63-50aa-9bfc-2c7a079292d9.html

 

OTHER

 

10) Survey Shows a Third of People Would Choose Smartphone Over Car

Link to article in Computerworld:

http://www.computerworld.com/article/2995001/telematics/survey-shows-a-third-of-people-would-opt-for-smartphone-over-car.html

 

11) California Integrated Corridor Management Project Uses Technology to Compare Transport Modes

Link to blog on Next City:

https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/mapping-cellphone-data-connected-corridor-i210

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

12) Using the Un-Dead to Save the Living: Driving Dead Series Hits Its Target

Link to Talking Transportation blog:

https://talkingtransportation.wordpress.com/2015/10/21/using-the-un-dead-to-save-the-living-driving-dead-series-hits-its-target/

 

13) The Big Three: Facebook, Twitter and Video are DOTs' Preferred Social Places

Link to Talking Transportation blog:

https://talkingtransportation.wordpress.com/2015/10/20/the-big-three-facebook-twitter-and-video-are-dots-preferred-social-places/

 

RAILROADS

 

14) Senator Thune: Lawmakers in Deal on Extending PTC Deadline

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/21/usa-trains-safety-idUSL1N12L01Y20151021

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

15) Truck Companies Press for Automatic Brakes in Cars and Trucks

Link to article in The Hill:

http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/257512-truck-companies-press-for-automatic-brakes

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

16) London's Cabbies Say 'The Knowledge' Is Better Than Uber and a GPS

Link to article on NPR's Parallels:

http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2015/10/21/450235327/londons-cabbies-say-the-knowledge-is-better-than-uber-and-a-gps

 

TELEMATICS

 

17) Telematics Will Change Trucks and Trucking

Link to article in Fleet Owner:

http://fleetowner.com/technology/telematics-will-change-trucks-and-trucking

 

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

 

18) Colorado DOT Admits Human Error After Monster Traffic Jam

Link to story on KUSA-TV:

http://www.9news.com/story/news/traffic/2015/10/20/cdot-traffic-jam/74273940/

 

TRANSIT

 

19) Oxfordshire County Council Considering Turning Off 'Next Bus' Signs to Save Money

Link to article in The Herald:

http://www.heraldseries.co.uk/news/13883361.display/

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

20) An Open Data Platform for Improving Toronto Transportation

Link to article from the University of Toronto:

http://news.engineering.utoronto.ca/an-open-data-platform-for-improving-toronto-transportation/

 

VEHICLES

 

21) Driverless Cars Will 'Transform' Transport Planning, Says New South Wales Transport Minister

Link to article in the Financial Review:

http://www.afr.com/business/infrastructure/driverless-cars-will-transform-transport-planning-says-andrew-constance-20151021-gkekfd

 

22) Sony Looks to Get Image Sensors to New Cars

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/10/20/sony-looks-get-image-sensors-new-cars/74273962/

 

23) Biometric Car Seats Explained

Link to video on CNET:

http://www.cnet.com/videos/car-tech-101-biometric-seats-explained/

 

 

News Releases

1) Traffic Management System Market 2015-2020 Research Report

2) Strategy Analytics: China's Telematics Services Market Shows Rapid Growth

3) Berg Insight: Embedded Car OEM Telematics Subscribers to Reach 153 Million Worldwide by 2020

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Applications Wanted - Knight Cities Challenge

https://apply.knightcities.org/submit

 

 

Upcoming Events

Smart Rail Congress & Expo – October 28-29 – Charlotte, North Carolina

http://globaltransportforum.com/smart-rail-usa/

 

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