[TCN] Tuesday, January 4, 2011

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Tuesday, January 4, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) No Extra Penalty for American Airlines' Handling of Plane Data

Link to AP article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/No-extra-penalty-for-AAs-apf-3343122881.html?x=0&.v=4

 

2) Las Vegas' McCarran Airport Unveils 33-Foot Video Screen, Technology to Lure Advertisers

Link to article in the Las Vegas Sun:

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/jan/03/mccarran-unveils-33-foot-video-screen-lure-adverti/

Link to news release from McCarran International Airport:

http://cms.mccarran.com/dsweb/Get/Document-298578

 

3) US Air Force's New Tool: 'We Can See Everything'

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/01/AR2011010102645.html

 

4) FAA Safety Briefing – January/February 2011 Issue Online

Link to magazine:

http://www.faa.gov/news/safety_briefing/2011/media/JanFeb2011.pdf

 

CAMERAS

 

5) 'Electronic Eyes' Help Watch Beijing's New Traffic Regulations

Link to article on Global Times:

http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2011-01/608791.html

 

6) Sweetheart Deal Takes a Toll on Chicago Television News Ethics

Media reporter critical of agreement between Illinois Tollway and TV stations for exclusive access to cameras.

Link to blog in Time Out Chicago:

http://feder.blogs.chicago.timeout.com/2011/01/04/sweetheart-deal-takes-a-toll-on-chicago-television-news-ethics/

 

OTHER

 

7) Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles Will Move Focus to Web, Mail

Link to article in the Evansville Courier & Press:

http://www.courierpress.com/news/2011/jan/03/bmv-will-send-plates-by-mail/

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

8) Horse Hits Mark in Montana DOT Commercial

Link to article in the Independent Record:

http://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/article_9d11a5c6-15bb-11e0-8480-001cc4c03286.html

 

ROADWAYS

 

9) New Wildlife Signs Assist Animals and Motorists

Durango, Colorado first in the US to try wildlife detection system.

Link to story and video on KOB-TV:

http://www.kob.com/article/stories/s1906752.shtml

 

TELEMATICS

 

10) Car Companies Revving up 'Connected' Experience

Link to article on Appolicious:

http://www.appolicious.com/tech/articles/4635-car-companies-revving-up-connected-experience

 

11) Automatic Crash Notification's Role in Triage

Link to article in JEMS:

http://www.jems.com/article/trauma-patients/automatic-crash-notification-s

 

TRANSIT

 

12) Google Maps Get Pune and Chennai Transit Info

Link to article on Medianama:

http://www.medianama.com/2011/01/223-google-pune/

Link to further information from Google:

http://googleindia.blogspot.com/2011/01/google-transit-comes-to-pune.html

 

13) Bangaloreans Can Now Track Their Bus Online

Link to article on DNA:

http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_bangaloreans-can-now-track-their-bus-online_1490054

 

14) How Chicago Transit Authority's Train Tracker Can Get Rolling Smoothly

Link to blog on ChicagoNow:

http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/going-public/2011/01/going-public-suggests-that-cta.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

15) Bay County, Florida to Consider Expanding Intelligent Transportation System

Link to story and video on WJHG-TV:

http://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/112830419.html

 

VEHICLES

 

16) Ford SUVs Not Recommended by Consumer Reports Because Technology Distracts

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-04/ford-suvs-not-recommended-by-consumer-reports-due-to-technology.html

Link to article in Consumer Reports:

http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine-archive/2011/february/cars/suvs/myford-touch/index.htm

 

17) New Toyota Entune System Includes Pandora, HD Radio, iHeartRadio

Link to article on All Access:

http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/85367/new-toyota-entune-system-includes-pandora-hd-radio

 

18) HD Radio: The Auto Industry Rides the Hi-Fi Highway

Link to blog and video on the Mother Nature Network:

http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/transportation/blogs/hd-radio-the-auto-industry-rides-the-hi-fi-highway

 

 

News Releases

1) Toyota Selects Inrix to Power Entune Navigation with Real-Time Traffic Information

2) HELP Incorporated President Announces Retirement

3) WMATA Metro Seeking Next Generation Fare Payment System

4) NHTSA Rear-Visibility Proposal Presents Opportunities and Challenges Alike

5) Software Will Take Half of the Total Navigation Market by 2016, According to ABI Research

6) Operation Lifesaver Launches New Safety Campaign in Chicago

7) Cobra Electronics Adds Innovative New Location-Based Crowdsourcing Database Capabilities to iRadar

8) New Telematics OS and SDK Signifies the Advent of Smart Navigation

9) Launch of ParkHub.com Brings Online Reservation System to the Parking Lot

10) Garmin Brings Turn-by-Turn Navigation to iPhone with New StreetPilot App

11) NY Waterway Offers Real-Time Traffic, Mass Transit Updates

 

 

Upcoming Events

Urban Transportation Summit – April 6-7 - Toronto

http://www.urbantransportation.ca/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1911 **100^th anniversary** The Terra Nova Expedition, led by Robert Scott, arrived off Ross Island, Antarctica, in a quest to be the first to reach the South Pole.

http://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/History/Robert%20Falcon%20Scott2.htm

 

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