Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, October 13, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057
GEWI to Demonstrate Connected Vehicle at World Congress
At ITS World Congress in Orlando, GEWI and BMW will demonstrate a Connected Vehicle service for Local Hazard Warning (LHW) in the Mobility section of the Technology Showcase. Attendees to World Congress will have an opportunity to ride in the demonstration vehicle. GEWI will also unveil a new application to allow government and commercial users to enter traffic data on the iPad. The planned markets for which this could be used are Mobile Data Entry and Data Quality Assurance. Traffic Incident Management and Motorist Assistance are markets also being considered. GEWI will also be speaking in two sessions on advanced traffic technologies at the conference. To schedule a Mobile Traffic Data Entry demo or Connected Vehicle ride, contact jim.oneill@gewi.com
AVIATION
1) Air France Crash Book Shows Transcript of Pilot Confusion
Link to Bloomberg article:
2) Two Airlines Battle Mileage-Tracking Websites
Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204774604576627142338884936.html
3) London's Farmers Offer 60-Second Window to Target Air Passengers with Ads
Link to Bloomberg article:
4) Lehigh Valley International Airport Rebrands Itself with New Website, Logo
Link to article in The Express Times:
Link to website: http://www.flylvia.com/
5) Aviation Safety: Enhanced Oversight and Improved Availability of Risk- Based Data Could Further Improve Safety
Link to report from the US Government Accountability Office:
http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-24
BICYCLES
6) GM to Bicyclists: We're Sorry We Offended You
Link to article on Transportation Nation:
http://transportationnation.org/2011/10/12/gm-to-bicyclists-were-sorry-we-offended-you/
GPS / NAVIGATION
7) LightSquared: GPS Industry has Campaign to Discredit Company
Link to article in The Hill:
OTHER
8) Science, Traffic Merge at ITS World Congress
Link to article in the Orlando Sentinel:
9) ARS Software Talking to Indian States About Testing ITS Technology
Link to article in Business Line:
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/info-tech/article2534668.ece
PEDESTRIANS
10) New Website Maps Dangerous Intersections for Cyclists, Pedestrians in New York City
Link to story and video on WNBC-TV:
Link to CrashStat: http://crashstat.org/sites/default/files/splash2011.html
RAILROADS
11) Local Emergency Officials Say They Weren't Notified of Propane Tanker Derailment in Rexburg, Idaho
Link to article in the Standard Journal:
12) Freight Railroads Open the Communication Floodgates
Link to commentary in Progressive Railroading:
ROADWAYS
13) Plans to Overhaul UK Road Signs Announced
Link to article in The Independent:
Link to news release from the Department for Transport:
http://www.dft.gov.uk/news/press-releases/dft-press-20111013a
SAFETY / SECURITY
14) Squad-Car Tech Blamed in Cops' Distracted Driving Crashes
Link to article on Fridley Patch:
http://fridley.patch.com/articles/squad-car-tech-blamed-in-cops-distracted-driving-crashes
Link to report:
15) Los Angeles Metrolink CEO John Fenton Talks About Safety Culture
Link to audio interview in Progressive Railroading:
TRANSIT
16) NJ Transit Gets Low Grades on Rail Service in Customer Service Survey
Agency says communication during disruptions being improved.
Link to article in The Star-Ledger:
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/10/nj_transit_gets_low_grades_in.html
17) 'Subway Surfer' Becomes a Mini-Celebrity, Worrying New York City Transit Officials
Link to article in The New York Times:
Link to video on YouTube: http://youtu.be/mH6Lt8QFOIc
18) Belfast Bus Rapid Transit Plans Unveiled
Link to story and video on UTV News:
http://www.u.tv/News/City-rapid-transit-plans-unveiled/b40124db-b010-44c7-8cd6-4778dd0c7c52
19) Operations Transparency: Acting on Public Transportation Data
Link to commentary in Computerworld UK:
20) Commuter Benefits Work for Us Coalition Launches Website
Link to website:
http://www.commuterbenefitsworkforus.com/
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
21) Avoid Jams in Jakarta with Real-Time Websites
Link to article in The Jakarta Post:
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/10/13/avoid-jams-with-real-time-websites.html
VEHICLES
22) Deaf Truck Drivers Can Now Apply for CDL Exemptions
Link to article in Heavy Duty Trucking:
http://www.truckinginfo.com/news/news-detail.asp?news_id=74991
Link to news release from the National Association of the Deaf:
http://www.nad.org/news/2011/10/deaf-truck-drivers-urged-apply-cdl-and-b-exemptions
23) The Next Boom in Mobile Devices is the Car
Link to article in The New York Times:
24) Nissan's Future Safety Tech: Reducing Accidents, Injuries
Link to article on All Car Tech:
http://www.allcartech.com/news/1067272_nissans-future-safety-tech-reducing-accidents-injury
25) Road Talk – Fall 2011
- Ontario to Lead the World in Connected Vehicle Technology (page 1)
- Ontario to Host Test-Bed for Connected Vehicle Technology (page 3)
http://www.mto.gov.on.ca/english/transtek/roadtalk/rt17-4/RT17-4.pdf
News Releases
3) Florida DOT Hosts the Nation's Newest Connected Vehicle Test Bed
4) Battelle Scientists Develop Mileage-Based User Fee Demonstration
5) Colorado DOT Adds ITS to West Vail Pass to Improve Safety
6) Colorado DOT Adds Maintenance Decision Support System to Snowplows in Denver Area
7) Houston Metro Plans App with Real-Time Bus Info and Schedule Information
8) Gulf Air Launches the First Aircraft in the World with Global Live Television
9) Illinois Tollway Seeks New Electronic Tolling Solutions
10) Alpine Electronics Selects Navteq Traffic to Power First In-Car Fitted Navigation System in Russia
11) Introducing the Fully Redesigned Waze 3.0: Steering Drivers from Local Search to Local Discovery
Upcoming Events
7th International Workshop on Vehicle Communications for Safety and Sustainability – October 21 – Orlando, Florida
Today in Transportation History
1971 **40th anniversary** The British Army began blowing up minor roads connecting Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland in an effort to reduce weapons being brought into Northern Ireland.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/13/newsid_2532000/2532449.stm
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