[TCN] Wednesday, January 7, 2009

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

 

Wednesday, January 7, 2009 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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BUSES

 

1) Ahmedabed BRT – A Public Transport System that Thinks

Link to story in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Ahmedabad/BRT-_A_public_transport_system_that_thinks_/articleshow/3948862.cms

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

2) Garmin Introduces Lifetime Map-Update Program

Link to CNET News story:

http://ces.cnet.com/8301-19167_1-10134854-100.html

Link to news release from Garmin:

http://garmin.blogs.com/pr/2009/01/garmin-offers-n.html

 

ROADWAYS

 

3) Sensors Monitor Vermont Highway Conditions

Link to story in the Burlington Free Press:

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20090107/NEWS02/90106048

 

4) All-Weather Pavement Marking System Ready for Test

Link to story in Innovator:

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/hfl/innovator/issue10.cfm#a3

 

5) Florida DOT's SMART Moves Newsletter Online

Link to newsletter:

http://www.smartsunguide.com/pdf/SMART%20Moves%20December%20Issue%20FINAL.pdf

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

6) Management Knew About Train Engineer's Texting, Lawyers Say

Link to story in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-metrolink-crash7-2009jan07,0,385265.story

 

TELEMATICS

 

7) Toyota to Launch OnStar Competitor in US

Link to Reuters story:

http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE5065GH20090107

 

8) Airbiquity Shows New Telematics Platform, Including Song Tagging

Link to blog in The Seattle Times:

http://blog.seattletimes.nwsource.com/brierdudley/2009/01/06/ces_airbiquity_shows_new_telem.html

Link to news release from Airbiquity:

http://www.airbiquity.com/newspress/pr/pr_010709f.html

 

9) Convergence is the Name of the Game with In-Car Electronics

Link to story in Consumer Reports:

http://blogs.consumerreports.org/cars/2009/01/in-car-electron.html

 

TRANSIT

 

10) TriMet, Portland Not Communicating During Storm, Review Finds
Link to story in The Oregonian:

http://www.oregonlive.com/weather/index.ssf/2009/01/trimet_city_not_communicating.html

 

11) Clean, On Time and Empty.  'Ghost Bus' to Spare Ministers' Blushes

Once a week bus runs to avoid public consultations on discontinued rail service.

Link to story in The Times:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article5462099.ece

 

12) SEPTA to Test 'Quiet Cars' on Rush-Hour Trains

Link to story in The Philadelphia Inquirer:

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/business/20090107_applegate_SEPTA_to_test__quot_quiet_cars_quot__on_rush-hour_trains.html

 

13) Chicago Transit Authority, Car Sharing Company Debut Joint Smart Card

Link to story in Metro Magazine:

http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2009/01/CTA-car-sharing-co-debut-joint-smart-card.aspx

 

14) iGov

How government, including transportation agencies, are opening up on the Web.

Link to story in The Atlantic:

http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200901/technology-government

 

15) Transit: Marketing; Bus and Paratransit

Link to papers from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=9868

 

VEHICLES

 

16) Nissan Recalling More than 240,000 Trucks

Potential damage to crash zone sensor could affect air bags.

Link to AP story:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jRRBuOtCT4REIxcQjCctEgycWVtAD95IDI5G0

 

17) Christian License Plate Backers Vow to Prevail

Link to story in The Greenville News:

http://www.greenvilleonline.com/article/20090107/NEWS01/901070356&referrer=FRONTPAGECAROUSEL

 

18) Arizona License Plates to Have Anti-abortion Message Option Soon

Link to Capitol Media Services story:

http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/274796

 

 

News Releases

1) Northrop Grumman Receives Nationwide Automatic Identification System Contract from US Coast Guard

2) Hughes Telematics Becomes First in Industry to Implement Next Generation Telematics Architecture

3) ecoRoute from Garmin Helps Drivers Save Gas and Money Through Fuel-Efficient Paths, Smarter Driving Habits

4) Garmin's nüvi 885T Combines Voice Activation, Lane Assist with Junction View and Enhanced MSN Direct Services

5) Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Announces Dual-Brand Telematics Programs: Lexus Enform and Safety Connect Available in 2009

6) Nissan Participates in ITS-Safety 2010 Industry-Wide Test

7) Trafficmaster Launches Its National Digital Traffic Broadcast Service in the UK

8) Get to Work (and Home) on Time with Trafficmaster's Route Guard

 

 

Job Posting

 -  Transportation Specialist, GS-2101- 15 DP – Federal Highway Administration – Washington, DC

http://tinyurl.com/8pp8fv

 

 

Upcoming Events

Mid-America Trucking Show – March 19-21 – Louisville, Kentucky

http://www.truckingshow.com/

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1904 **105^th anniversary** - The call "C.Q.D." was announced by the Marconi Company as a distress signal for ships at sea.

http://www.earlyradiohistory.us/1913dist.htm

 

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