Friday, December 6, 2019
Bernie Wagenblast
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, December 6, 2019 - Cranford, New Jersey
AVIATION
1) World Radiocommunication Conference Agrees To Open Further Access To Ka-Band Spectrum For Aviation
2) APiJKET Wins NASA License To Commercialize Waze-Like App To Guide Airliners, Pilots
3) Drone Aviation To Merge Into ComSovereign, Group Pushing New 5G Capabilities
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
4) Chicago DOT: ‘Please Don’t Stop Reporting Bike Lane Issues to 311’
CAMERAS
5) Montgomery County Contemplating Cameras To Catch You Texting And Driving
CARTOGRAPHY
6) Google Maps Prepares To Add ‘Lighting’ Layer To Highlight Brightly Lit Streets For Safer Night Travel
7) 511 Permanent Auto Stands In Delhi Now On Google Maps
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
8) Pensacola Beach, Florida Toll To Go All Electronic, No More Cash By Spring
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
9) IEEE ITS Podcast Episode 55
OTHER
10) From Instant Data To Truck Platoons, Here's How 5G Will Shape Future Of Transportation
11) With Data Analytics, Avis Is Rethinking the Car Rental Business
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT
12) Maryland Members Of Congress Say State Should Release Details About Toll Lane Proposal
13) Recorded Webinar: Winter Weather Woes And News Media Foes
AASHTO’s Committee on Transportation Communications
RAILROADS
14) SunRail To Test PTC On Central Florida Rail Corridor
15) Texas High-Speed Rail Company Wants Best Of Both Worlds: Private Records And Public Land-Grab Power
ROADWAYS
16) Dallas Faces Giant Backlog Of Outdated Traffic Signals
SAFETY / SECURITY
17) Port Of Seattle To Replace Air And Sea Travel Documents With Facial Recognition
18) UK Transport Official Says Technology, ‘Strong, Robust Security Culture,’ Collaboration Needed To Tackle Terrorism
19) Simple Seat Clip Could Help Save Lives Of Kids Left In Sweltering Cars
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
20) Waymo Launches iOS App As It Reflects On First Year Of Its Robot Taxi Service
TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
21) Daejeon, South Korea Using Drones To Quickly Respond To And Send Video From Incidents So First Responders Can Better React
TRANSIT
22) San Francisco’s Transbay Transit Center Needs Sexier Name To Finish Phase 2
23) SEPTA Points To Possible Cause Of Monday’s Key Card Problems
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
24) Winners Named In Second Annual NOCoE TSMO Competition
25) Considerations Of Current And Emerging Transportation Management Center Data
VEHICLES
26) FCC’s 5.9 GHz Reallocation Plan Debated At House Hearing
27) Tesla Releases Autopilot Update With New Speed Adjustments, Stop Sign Warnings And More
28) How Digital Nudging By In-Car AI Will Shape Where Your Self-Driving Car Takes You
29) The Michigan Council On Future Mobility, Driverless Cars, Toll Roads And Electric Vehicle Charging
Talking Michigan Transportation podcast
News Releases
1) New York MTA Bus-Mounted Camera Program Begins Issuing Bus Lane Violations On M15 SBS Route
2) LoJack Mexico, Hertz Establish Strategic Alliance To Identify Location Of Stolen Vehicles In Mexico
Friday Bonus
Upcoming Events
Public Forum: Promoting Transportation Safety Through the Airwaves - December 10 - Washington, DC
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