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Wednesday, August 2, 2017 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Marijuana Advertisements on Vehicles Might Be Banned from Las Vegas Airport

Las Vegas Sun

2) HoloLens Technology from SITA, Combining Virtual Reality and Real World, Being Trialed at Helsinki Airport

Airport World

MARITIME

3) Europe’s Vital Ports Are in Need of a Tech Infrastructure Overhaul

European CEO

ROADWAYS

4) Adding Intelligence to Road Construction

Rental Management

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) Chinese Experts Urge Use of VR Technology to Prevent Road Accidents

Global Times

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

6) Lyft and Amtrak Now Let Passengers Book Rides to and from the Train Station

The Verge

Amtrak news release

TELEMATICS

7) Chevrolet Will Let Parents Creep on Their Teens for Free

CNET

Chevrolet news release

TRANSIT

8) MBTA Extends Moratorium on Wi-Fi Project

Duncan Banner

9) This New Simulator Helps Cities Test a Future of On-Demand Transit

Fast Company

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) Traffic Operations in Hamilton, Ontario

CHCH-TV

VEHICLES

11) Driverless Bus to Be Trialled at Sydney Olympic Park

Sydney Morning Herald

12) Self-Driving Cars Are Confusing Drivers -- and Spooking Insurers

Wired

13) Carmakers Take to the (Self-Driving) Test Track

IEEE Spectrum

News Releases

1) Gulf Region ITS Updates Website and Opens Registration for Annual Meeting, October 1-4 in Florence, Alabama

2) Asian Data Roaming Startup Establishing Presence in 14 US Airport Stores

3) ICAO Secretary General Encourages Cuba’s Leadership on Aviation Data Analysis, Facilitation

4) Dubai RTA Starts Mandatory Installation of Remote Monitoring Devices in Heavy Trucks

5) Startup Volkswagen Incubator Program Begins with Six Mobility Teams in the Transparent Factory

6) Jacobs to Acquire CH2M to Create $15 Billion Global Solutions Provider

7) Mazda to Offer Automatic Emergency Braking as Standard on Base Mazda3 Trim

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