Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, May 23, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) GE: Navigation-Enabled Flight Paths Could Save $65.6 Million
Link to blog on SmartPlanet:
CARPOOLING
2) Internet Start-Up Hopes to Revolutionize Carpooling
Link to story and video on KOMO-TV:
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/122421574.html
GPS / NAVIGATION
3) LightSquared Cell Network Knocks Out First Responders' GPS in Tests
Link to article on Nextgov:
http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20110520_9569.php
4) EU Announces Launch Date for First Galileo Satellites
Link to AFP article:
Link to news release:
OTHER
5) Tomorrow's Transport
The Wall Street Journal looks at the future of transportation with a series of articles.
- The Next Step in Auto Safety: Cars That Talk to Each Other
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703778104576286631174569232.html
- Freight Railroads are Being Transformed by the Digital Revolution
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703907004576279162458057604.html
- Bus Rapid Transit, BRT, Catching On
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703864204576318941374651446.html
- Airlines Promise the Flying Experience Will Get Better
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703937104576303453009663330.html
- Air Traffic Control May be Transformed by FAA's New System
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704904604576333021387654108.html
6) OK, so You're on Facebook – Now What?
Advice on how auto dealers should be involved with social media.
Link to column in Automotive News:
http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110523/RETAIL03/305239956/1126
RAILROADS
7) Railroads are Building on Current Anti-terror Technology
Link to article in The Journal News:
SAFETY / SECURITY
8) Momentum Builds for Devoting D-Block to Public Safety
Link to article in the National Journal:
http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech/momentum-builds-for-devoting-d-block-to-public-safety-20110520
TELEMATICS
9) Looking Down the Road
Latest communication technology could leave some drivers scrambling.
Link to article in The Boston Globe:
http://articles.boston.com/2011-05-21/business/29569344_1_onstar-telematics-consumers
TRANSIT
10) Sofia, Bulgaria Plans Major Public Transportation Overhaul
Plan includes 600 boards with transit information and data recorders for transit vehicles.
Link to article from Novinite:
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=128526
11) Great Free Bus App from the University of Washington, but Creator Off to Google
Link to blog in The Seattle Times:
VEHICLES
12) Connect to Your Car Using Social Media
Link to audio on MarketWatch's Take on Tech:
Link to news release from Toyota:
http://www2.toyota.co.jp/en/news/11/05/0523.html
News Releases
1) P3ITS: Make Pre-Commercial Procurement Your Tool for ITS Deployment
2) HeERO: The Way to eCall Harmonization Passes Through Lyon and the ITS European Congress
Upcoming Events
Webinar: New Frontiers for the Global Automotive Enterprise – May 24
http://www.rita.dot.gov/events/2011_05_24/
Today in Transportation History
1966 **45th anniversary** The British government declared a state of emergency one week after the country's seamen went on strike.
http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1966/may/23/proclamation-of-state-of-emergency-1
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