Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, October 28, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057
GPS / NAVIGATION
1) Russia Eyes Import Duty for Phones Without GLONASS
Link to Reuters article:
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE69Q1KX20101027
OTHER
2) News from US DOT at the ITS World Congress
Link to further information:
http://www.its.dot.gov/presentations/ITSWorld_Congress2010.htm
3) 20,000 Bloody Idiots on Facebook Drink-Driving Page
Link to article in the Geelong Advertiser:
http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2010/10/29/221941_news.html
PARKING
4) Smart Transportation Software Developer Teams with SAP
Link to blog on ZDNet:
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/green/smart-transportation-software-developer-teams-with-sap/14703
ROADWAYS
5) Department for Transport to Install New Motorway Technology
Link to article on Kable:
http://www.kable.co.uk/transport-dft-managed-motorway-hard-shoulder-27oct10
SAFETY / SECURITY
6) 'Smart' Transit Cams in New York City
Link to article in the New York Post:
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/smart_transit_cams_4RUnm6C0rKcjC17Et1QJOO
7) Recommended Procedures for Testing and Evaluating Detectable Warning Systems
Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:
http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/Recommended_Procedures_for_Testing_and_Evaluating_163989.aspx
TELEMATICS
8) Computer Car Crashes
Do automobile telematics boost reliability, or will the clock in the car soon be blinking midnight?
Link to article in Warranty Week:
http://www.warrantyweek.com/archive/ww20030113.html
9) GM Seeking Insurance Break for OnStar Subscribers
Link to blog on CNET:
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-20020955-48.html
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
10) High-Tech Solution Sought to Ease Traffic Congestion in Chennai
Link to article in TruthDive:
http://truthdive.com/2010/10/28/hi-tech-solution-to-ease-traffic-conjestion-in-chennai.html
VEHICLES
11) Singapore Group to Develop 'Next-Generation' Cars
Link to AFP article:
12) Deutsche Telekom: 'In-Car Internet and Online Services are Becoming a Reality'
Link to interview in Telematics Update:
13) Automakers Try to Stay as Smart as New Phones
Link to CNET blog:
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-20020602-48.html
News Releases
1) New VTT Test Equipment Enhances Police Traffic Surveillance of Seat Belt and Speed Compliance
2) Multi-State I-95 Corridor Coalition Steers Travelers on the 50-Year-Old Highway Into the Future
3) Continental Airlines' New iPhone App Offers One-Touch Access to Travel Information
4) Vehicles Involved in a Collision to Automatically Alert Incident Managers
5) Samsung SDS and Taxi Magic Partner to Develop Next-Generation Passenger Device for Taxis
Upcoming Events
Webinar: IntelliDrive Applications for the Environment: Real-Time Information Synthesis (AERIS) – December 8
http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/AERIS/intro.asp
Today in Transportation History
1995 **15th anniversary** A fire in the Baku, Azerbijan metro killed approximately 300 people in the world's deadliest subway disaster.
http://azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/34_folder/34_articles/34_metro.html
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