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ITS REPORT Issue 33
Jul 11-17, 2008
Dear Reader:
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ITS REPORT ANNOUNCEMENTS
ITS JOBS
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New ITS job listings, by location, are:
US- West Coast: 1
Grand Total: 1
FEATURED ITS BOOK
Perspectives
on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) (Sussman, Joseph
M.; 2005)
"Perspectives on ITS" is a collection of the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) writings of Professor Joseph M. Sussman from MIT. Professor Sussman is a long-time major participant in the ITS world, beginning with his work on the core writing team in the original "IVHS" Strategic Plan in 1991-92, and continuing on to the present day. He has worked in a number of ITS area and is a keen observer of the ITS scene in general. The book contains extended articles on various aspects of ITS and perspectives on the future of the field, building on its rich history; organizational issues related to ITS – in particular, regionalism and the transportation / information infrastructure; and ITS' implications for the transportation profession at large and for transportation education. In addition it contains 14 selected columns from the ITS Quarterly.
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ITS REPORT NEWS
GENERAL INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
Smart road system to make Olympics green (China Daily, Jul 14): "A total of 126 'intelligent road sensors' have already been installed at intersections of special traffic lanes for the Games." Read more
ELECTRONIC TOLL COLLECTION
I-80 tolls would pay for interstate repair, rebuild, says Turnpike Commission (Pocono Record, Jul 14): "Project manager Barry J. Schoch said it will cost about $60 million to build a cashless 'open road' tolling system in which a driver without E-ZPass will have his or her license plate photographed, generating a mailed-out bill for the vehicle owner." Read more
TransCore Completes Initial Deployment Of Open Road Tolling Throughout Florida Toll System (RFID Solutions Online, Jul 15): "TransCore has installed and commissioned 42 lanes of open road tolling (ORT) across 9 installations in Florida, completing a two-year project for the Florida Turnpike Enterprise that spanned the state from Miami to Tampa." Read more
FREIGHT AND COMMERCIAL VEHICLE OPERATIONS
Transplace Launches Consulting Group (Market Watch, Jul 15): "Transplace Consulting helps customers obtain more efficient, flexible and profitable supply chains." Read more
HOT/HOV LANES
Florida HOT Lane Experiment Creates Safety Hazard (The Newspaper, Jul 13): "The Friday debut of a High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lane experiment in Florida was marred by accidents and confusion." Read more
IN-VEHICLE SYSTEMS
Driving through change (Design Week, Jul 17): "The array of technology developed to aid drivers multiplies daily – and environmental concerns will only accelerate the pace of invention." Read more
PARKING SYSTEMS
Mobile UC Attacks the Parking Crisis (Unified Communications Strategies, Jul 16): "Using a network of wireless sensors, the network can monitor the availability of on-street parking spaces and communicate that information to drivers either through street displays or maps sent to their smartphones." Read more
TRAFFIC INFORMATION
Yahoo! Selects TrafficCast to Enhance Yahoo! Map Interactivity with Real-Time Traffic Data (Fox Business, Jul 16): "Strengthening its position as a leader in next-generation traffic information, TrafficCast International, Inc. today announced it has extended its exclusive partnership with Yahoo! Inc. to supply real-time and forecasted road speed information for Yahoo! mapping products." Read more
Commuters can get Caltrans updates on their cellphones (Thousand Oaks Acorn, Jul 17): "The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), in partnership with NBC4 and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is providing realtime traffic information to Los Angeles area motorists via cellphones." Read more
VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE AND VEHICLE-TO-INFRASTRUCTURE
Smart Intersections: A solution to dumb drivers? (Truck Trend, Jul 14): "Ford reckons that so-called 'Smart Intersections' might be able to start whittling away at the accident-related injuries that currently occur in intersections, as well as the estimated three billion gallons of gas we waste in congestion related to intersection accidents." Read more
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ITS Report