Friday, April 28, 2017

Friday, April 28, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, April 28, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey


AVIATION

1) FAA Begins Drone Map Release

CAMERAS

2) Judge: Iowa DOT Has Authority to Turn Off Traffic Cameras

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Gentex Driving Toll Road Technology into Canada and Mexico

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) TomTom Layoffs About Two-Thirds of Its Staff at Lebanon, New Hampshire Office

OTHER

5) Georgia’s Buckhead Coalition Prints Signs to Help Drivers Enter and Exit Driveways

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) Maryland Transit Administration Still Won’t Release or Allow Review of Unrest Footage Two Years Later, Claiming It Would Compromise Security

7) New Hampshire DOT Produces Tutorial on How to Navigate Two-Lane Roundabouts

ROADWAYS

8) Critics Want ‘Self-Serving’ RhodeWorks Signs Taken Down

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) French Police Will Be Able to Ban Traffic Info Apps from Warning of Police Over Terrorism Concerns

10) Drivewyze Road-Safety Alerts Come to Pennsylvania Turnpike

11) Trucking Company Employee Claims He Was Fired for Not Texting and Driving ‘Like Everyone Else’

12) New Technologies Make Iowa Work Zones Safer

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

13) Uber Making It Easier to Delete Your Account

14) Decals, GPS, Video/Audio Recording Among Suggestions to Make Halifax Taxis Safer

TRANSIT

15) ‘Please Offer Me a Seat’ Badges Launched on London Transport Network

16) Real-Time Data on Bangalore Buses in May

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

17) UK’s Elgin to Launch App-Based System to Provide Road Closure Updates on Satnavs

18) Florida DOT Using Bluetooth Trackers to Measure Traffic Flow

VEHICLES

19) States Pursue Permission for Truck Platoon Testing

20) Fiat Chrysler CEO: Semi-autonomous Portal Could Come in Two Years

21) Did Daimler Test an ‘Automated’ Truck in Oregon? Not Exactly

22) Ford Makes More of Its Cars Immune to Speeding Tickets

News Releases

Friday Bonus

Upcoming Events

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Thursday, April 27, 2017

Thursday, April 27, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter


Thursday, April 27, 2017 - Bloomfield, New Jersey


AVIATION


1) NextGen Technology Passes Key Test
Aireon news release


2) San Diego Police Department Helicopters to Get Internet, GPS
San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer news release


3) Aviation Worker in Trinidad and Tobago Suspended for Facebook Post


4) Video Drones Move Adverts from the Screen to the Sky


CAMERAS


5) Baltimore Traffic Enforcement Cameras Expected to Be Running Again by Mid-May


CARTOGRAPHY


6) How Does Google Maps Help Tackle Traffic in Ireland?


INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS


7) Finnish Government Receives Intelligent Transport Report


8) ITS Australia Newsletter - April 2017


PARKING


9) Tips on Using Customer Data in Airport Parking


PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION


10) Traffic Stop Education Bill Clears North Carolina House


RAILROADS


11) Amtrak Announces New York Penn Station Improvement Plans Include Joint Concourse Operations Center
Amtrak news release


SAFETY / SECURITY


12) Firewall Pioneer Stakes Position as Car-Hack Guardian


TELEMATICS


13) Q&A: Weather-Based Telematics and Trucking


TRANSIT


14) Minnesota Businesses, Community Groups Go on the Offensive Against Transit Cuts


15) How Can New Jersey Transit Repair Its Image with Commuters?


16) They Are the Champions: Safety and Security During Mega-Events


TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT


17) Inside the Heart of Georgia DOT’s Traffic Management Center


18) Florida DOT Collecting Data to Create Better Traffic Flow in Lee County


19) Pennsylvania DOT Adds Cameras, Sign, Highway Advisory Radio in Mountain Area


VEHICLES


20) SiriusXM Buys Automatics Labs to Expand Connected Car Offerings
SiriusXM news release


21) Forget Self-Driving Tech - Apple CarPlay is Already Disrupting the Auto Industry


News Releases


Upcoming Events


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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    
Follow me on Twitter @TransportComm. Member: Society of Professional Journalists   
© 2017 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Wednesday, April 26, 2017

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, April 26, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey


AVIATION

1) Russia to Test National Air Traffic System for Drones

CAMERAS

2) Oregon Man Suing State After Being Fined for Investigating Traffic Light Timing
Institute for Justice news release

3) Bill for Speed-Camera Pilot in San Francisco, San Jose Meets with Law Enforcement Opposition

CARTOGRAPHY

4) Montgomery County, Maryland Wins Award for Bicycle ‘Stress Map’

FREIGHT

5) Truck Driver Recruiting Goes Mobile, Social and Increasingly High-Tech

MARITIME

6) Sailor’s Manual a Longtime Guide for Maritime

OTHER

7) Federal Judge Tosses Michigan’s Challenge to Business’ Trademark of Highway Sign

8) Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment Program Continues to Push Innovative Technologies to Tackle Congestion

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

9) BART Keeps Riders in Dark About Teen Mob Robbery

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) Chicago Aviation Police Quietly Being Rebranded

11) TSA Says There Are No Plans to Expand Airline Laptop Ban to UK Airports

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

12) On-Demand Ride Service Gett Confirms Acquisition of Juno for $200 Million

TRANSIT

13) DC Startup TransitScreen Simplies Transit Options

14) Profile of Iowa DOT’s Mobility Coordinator

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) Former Montreal Traffic Reporter Named City’s First Traffic Coordinator
City of Montreal news release (in French)

16) TRANSCOM: Helping Coordinate Transportation in the New York City Area

17) Tackling Traffic Management Through European Standards

VEHICLES

18) City of Gainesville, University of Florida Plan for Driverless Cars on City Streets
University of Florida news release

19) Automakers Ask California to Ease Rules for Self-Driving Car Tests

News Releases

Solicitation

Upcoming Events

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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    
Follow me on Twitter @TransportComm. Member: Society of Professional Journalists   
© 2017 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016