Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, March 11, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Confirmed as Keynote for IBTTA Legislative Conference – March 22-23, 2010 in Washington, DC
Join the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association on March 22-23, 2010 in Washington, DC and participate in discussions on federal legislative initiatives with leaders in the transportation policy debate. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will speak on Monday, March 22 at 8:30 am. Meeting topics will include transportation authorization, electronic tolling interoperability, vehicle miles traveled (VMT) charging, the proposed Office of Public Benefit, and other important issues affecting tolling and road pricing. Participants will spend Tuesday afternoon visiting their congressional representatives to advance tolling initiatives on Capitol Hill. Click here to register, view the program and make your hotel and travel arrangements. www.IBTTA.org.
AVIATION
1) Air Traffic Modernization on Congress' Radar but Funding Isn't
Link to article in The Dallas Morning News:
2) FAA Mandates Airbus Collision Avoidance Modification
Link to article in Air Transport Intelligence:
3) JetBlue Twitter Promotion Attracts Huge Crowds
Link to column on CNET News:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13577_3-20000289-36.html
GPS / NAVIGATION
4) iPhone App for smart Car: Navigation, Traffic Signs Recognition
Link to article on GPS Business News:
SAFETY / SECURITY
5) Gadgets in Emergency Vehicles Seen as Peril
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/11/technology/11distracted.html
6) Some Call Illuminated Ads on Rear Windows a Safety Hazard
Link to story on Minnesota Public Radio:
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2010/03/10/signs-on-cars/
SPACE
7) NASA Launches Mission Simulator Web Site
Online simulator lets the public pilot the Space Shuttle and visualize space communications.
Link to story in Government Computer News:
http://gcn.com/articles/2010/03/10/nasa-space-simulation-web-site.aspx
Link to site: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/3d_resources/spacecomm.html
TELEMATICS
8) Telematics is Yet to be Complimented by Road Infrastructure in India
Link to interview in Voice & Data:
http://voicendata.ciol.com/content/GOLDBOOK2010/110031104.asp
TRANSIT
9) As Station Agents Vanish from the New York Subways, Riders Struggle to Adapt to Replacement Intercoms
Link to article in amNew York:
10) Kentucky Launches Travel Management Center
Site is one of four across US.
Link to article in Metro:
Link to further information from US DOT:
http://www.its.dot.gov/press/2010/tmcc.htm
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
11) Ads Give Traffic Report a Creepy Vibe
Link to column in the Las Vegas Review-Journal:
http://www.lvrj.com/neon/ads-give-traffic-report-a-creepy-vibe-87321052.html
VEHICLES
12) Safety Regulators Plans Closer Look at Car Electronics
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/12/business/12toyota.html
13) US Weighs Post-Toyota 'Black Box' Requirement
Link to Reuters article:
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1124625120100311
14) Two-Second Video Causes Headache for ABC News
Network used pictures of zooming tachometer in a parked Toyota.
Link to AP article:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gbcg8FGyol4NgJzr3dOp-o2XJk2AD9EC7MN80
15) California to Amend 'Cool Cars' Rule
Police warn new window glazing standards may block cell phone, toll tag and electronic tether signals.
Link to article in The Detroit News:
16) Will the iPad Make a Great Car Gadget?
Link to blog in Computerworld:
http://blogs.computerworld.com/15732/will_the_ipad_make_a_great_car_gadget
17) Nokia's Terminal Mode: 'We are Not Here to Play the Game Alone"
Link to interview on GPS Business News:
News Releases
1) Recognize, React, Recover Educational DVD Now Available from Roadway Safety Foundation
2) Wyoming Becomes the 20th State to Ban Texting While Driving
3) New Zealand Transport Agency Expands Webcam Service for Travelers
4) Waze Launches Social GPS App in Germany and France with Localized Grid and Road Full of Surprises
Solicitation
- Presolicitation Notice – Intelligent Transportation Systems Technical Support Services – Federal Highway Administration
Upcoming Events
The Location Business Summit – April 28-29 - Amsterdam
http://www.thewherebusiness.com/locationsummit/
Today in Transportation History
1960 **50th anniversary** Pioneer 5 was launched on a mission to explore interplanetary space between Earth and Venus.
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/profile.cfm?MCode=Pioneer_05
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