Friday, August 9, 2019

[Bernie Wagenblast]

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, August 9, 2019 - Burlington, Vermont

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AVIATION

1) Boeing 787 Entertainment System Software Vulnerable To Hacking, Engineer Says

WLS-TV 

2) Gogo Preps For Free In-Flight Wi-Fi As Delta Trial Holds Promise

ZDNet

CARTOGRAPHY

3) Google Maps AR Navigation Comes To iPhones And Android Devices

Ars Technica

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Iran Jams GPS On Ships In Strait Of Hormuz

GPS World

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

5) Missouri DOT: Attempted Copper Thefts Shut Down Cameras, Digital Boards In Downtown Kansas City Loop

KSHB-TV

PARKING

6) How Robot Parking May Revolutionize Airports

Airline Ratings

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

7) Grand Forks-East Grand Forks MPO Leader Says Group Is Transparent

Grand Forks Herald

8) Union Organizer Told It’s Illegal To Pass Out Flyers On Sidewalk Outside New Haven Train Station

New Haven Independent

ROADWAYS

9) South Carolina DOT Says ‘School Prayer Zone’ Signs Went Up Without Approval

WCIV-TV

10) New Retroreflective Material Could Be Used In Nighttime Color-Changing Road Signs

University at Buffalo

TRANSIT

11) Oyster Card Accounts Hacked, Confirms Transport For London

BBC News

12) Why Do We Use Colors To Name Our Transit Lines?

Greater Greater Washington

VEHICLES

13) Trump Administration Killed A Self-Driving Car Committee -- And Didn’t Tell Members

The Verge

14) Apple Adds More Drivers To Autonomous Car Project

AppleInsider

News Releases

1) Port Of Longview, Washington Wins Two National Awards For Community Education

2) Departments Of Commerce And Transportation Announce $109 Million In Grants To Modernize 911 Services For States And Tribal Nations

 

Friday Bonus

Being polite does pay dividends.

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