August 02, 2017
This month’s news includes:
Opportunities Ahead…
Austroads Techniques for Incident Management to Support Network Operations Planning
Austroads have released an informative report which investigates current local and international incident management techniques and proposes an Australasian incident management framework that supports network operations planning. View the report here…
Data-led Governance of Road Freight Transport
The International Transport Forum have published the report – ‘Data-led Governance of Road Freight Transport, Improving Compliance’.
View the report here…
Siemens & Bombardier near deal on transportation tie-up
Canada’s Bombardier (BBDb.TO) and Germany’s Siemens (SIEGn.DE) are in the final stages of talks to combine their rail operations, several sources familiar with the matter said on Friday, in a deal that would give the two added heft to compete against Chinese rail giant CRRC. Read more…
Microsoft & Baidu team up on self-driving technology
Microsoft and Chinese search giant Baidu are joining forces to spearhead the development of self-driving vehicles outside China through Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing service. Read more…
Staff Spotlight
This months’ spotlight is on Angus Carter – our Victoria Operations Manager and Project Management Practice Lead. Find out more about Angus here…
Something out of the ordinary…
Did you know that – The man known as the Father of Information Theory, Claude Shannon, invented the digital circuit – the foundation of the magic that provides us all access to the Internet today – during his master’s degree program, when he was just 21 years old.
A note from Henry…
“A big congratulations to ConnectEast for the successful implementation of its new Billing and Invoicing System. For those of you who are interested in understanding the emerging challenges in network operations, freight management and existing C-ITS technologies – in Australia and New Zealand – please click this link. If you require any more information please don’t hesitate to contact us on info@jywconsulting.com.au“
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