Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Bernie Wagenblast
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, December 18, 2019 - Cranford, New Jersey
AVIATION
1) All Nippon Airways Goes Sci-Fi With Translating Devices At Airports
2) Airservices Australia Forms Partnerships To Cut Aircraft Waiting Times
3) JetBlue Creates ASMR Soundtrack Of Airport Sounds To Calm Travelers
CAMERAS
4) Cedar Rapids, Iowa Settles Class Action Lawsuit Over Traffic Camera Allegations
5) Las Vegas Police Used Traffic Camera Video To Find DUI Suspect
CARTOGRAPHY
6) Police In Ontario Unfazed By App Feature Pinpointing Speed Traps
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
7) China Expects To Have All Expressway Toll Booths On Provincial Borders Eliminated By Year End
8) South African Cabinet Delays Decision On E-Tolls Until Next Year
FREIGHT
9) Routing Software Helps Fleets Plan Ahead For Seasonal Swings
10) Who Gets To Monetize Fleet Data?
GPS / NAVIGATION
11) China Finishes Core Network For GPS Rival Beidou
South China Morning Post video
MOBILITY
12) New Signage Could Make Seattle More Accessible For Pedestrians With Disabilities
PRIVACY
13) San Diego Sued Over Smart Street Lights Data
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT
14) Florida Troopers Teach Road Safety To Pedestrians In Fort Myers
15) Students’ Tour Of TriMet Rail Ops Sparks Interest In Transit Engineering
RAILROADS
16) CN To Move Rail Traffic Control Operations To Edmonton
17) Lines Of Data: Using IIOT And AI To Improve Predictive Rail Maintenance
18) A Major But Little-Known Supporter Of Climate Denial: Freight Railroads
ROADWAYS
19) Nevada DOT Testing Flashing Yield Signs At Certain Carson City Freeway On-Ramps
20) There Can Be A Lot Of Messages Behind Those Adopt-A-Highway Signs
SAFETY / SECURITY
21) Transport For London To Trial New Electric Bus Sound To Improve Road Safety
TRANSIT
22) NJ Transit President Kevin Corbett Talks Challenges And Future Of System
23) Chatham Area Transit Officials Approve App-Based Bus Ticketing
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
24) Missouri Lawmaker Wants MoDOT’s Message Signs To Stick To Road Conditions
25) Does Travel Time Reliability Matter? - Primer
VEHICLES
26) Self-Driving Vehicles Are Coming. North Carolina DOT Paying Researchers To Help Us Get Ready.
27) California Allows ‘Light-Duty’ Self-Driving Delivery Vehicles
28) Tesla Autopilot Neutered In Europe To Meet New Regulations
29) Bosch Develops AI System In Cars To Detect Distracted, Tired Drivers
News Releases
1) Wejo Earns Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Award For Customer Value Leadership In 2019
2) Airports Council International Accredits Four Airports For Commitment To Customer Satisfaction
3) New Look Launches For St. Louis Metro Transit Vehicles
4) NVIDIA Provides Transportation Industry Access To Its Deep Neural Networks For Autonomous Vehicles
Upcoming Events
Public Transit Agency Safety Plan Workshops - January 28 & 29 - Washington, DC
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