Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, December 8, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Airport Can Limit Where Leaflets Dispersed, US Judge Rules
Link to article in The Journal Gazette:
http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20111208/LOCAL03/312089966/1039/LOCAL03
2) Flying Through Volcanic Ash Clouds
Infrared detection system being tested on aircraft.
Link to BBC News story:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16077139
Link to additional information from the Norwegian Institute for Air Research:
3) Alec Baldwin, American Airlines Battle Via Social Media
Link to article in The Hill:
GPS / NAVIGATION
4) Russia to Add Two More Glonass Satellites
Link to RIA Novosti article:
http://en.ria.ru/science/20111208/169480433.html
Link to news release from Roscosmos:
http://www.roscosmos.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=18404 (in Russian)
5) TomTom to Trim 10% of Workforce, Shift Away from Personal Navigation Devices
Link to article in the Financial Times:
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/d9bfe88c-2183-11e1-a1d8-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1fwp8ferp
6) GPS Taxi Dispatch Services Becoming Popular in Taiwan
Link to Bernama article:
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsworld.php?id=632706
OTHER
7) Mumbai Recognized for 'Best Intelligent Transport System Project' by National Government
Link to Express News Service article:
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/City-has-best-Intelligent-Transport-System/885164/
8) USB Sticks Lost by Railway Commuters are Unencrypted and Often Infected
Link to article on ITworld:
Link to news release from Sophos:
http://www.sophos.com/en-us/press-office/press-releases/2011/12/lost-usb-keys.aspx
9) Learning to Drive a Taxi in London Changes Your Brain
Link to article in The Atlantic:
http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2011/12/learning-drive-taxi-london-changes-your-brain/665/
Link to abstract in Current Biology:
http://www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822%2811%2901267-X
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
10) Illinois DOT 'Safe Driving' Spokesman Busted for DUI, Remains on the Job
Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:
SAFETY / SECURITY
11) US Government Study: More Drivers Texting at the Wheel
Link to AP article:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_DRIVERS_TEXTING?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
12) US Secretary of Transportation Seeks Federal Texting-While-Driving Ban
Link to article in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2011-12-07/texting-while-driving-ban/51722780/1
Link to blog from US DOT Secretary Ray LaHood:
http://fastlane.dot.gov/2011/12/fars.html
TELEMATICS
13) Telematics Income Set to Expand in China
Link to article in the Shanghai Daily:
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=489650
TRANSIT
14) PETA Sues Utah Transit Authority Officers for Alleged Free Speech Violations
Link to article in The Salt Lake Tribune:
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/53068650-78/uta-lawsuit-peta-free.html.csp
Link to news release from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals:
Link to complaint: http://goo.gl/AJnK3
15) New York MTA Brings Bus Time Program to Staten Island
Link to story on NY1:
16) In London, Riding the Underground Turns Into a Game
Link to article in Good:
http://www.good.is/post/in-london-riding-the-underground-turns-into-a-game
Link to more information on Chromaroma: http://www.chromaroma.com/
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
17) Tracking the Traffic – Technology in the Driving Seat Helping Motorists
Link to article in the Financial Post:
http://www.financialpost.com/news/Tech+driver+seat/5828609/story.html
18) TV Stations Partner with Waze for Access to Real-Time Information on Road Conditions
Link to article on TVSpy:
Link to news release from Waze:
http://www.prweb.com/releases/prweb2011/12/prweb9024667.htm
19) Articles from ITS International
- Virginia DOT's Variable Message Sign Retrofitting Program
http://www.itsinternational.com/features/article.cfm?recordID=4839
- Promoting the Virtues of Commonality: A Discussion with Nu Rosenbohm from ITS America
http://www.itsinternational.com/features/article.cfm?recordID=4838
- Destination Nextcity – Pioneering Payment and Information
http://www.itsinternational.com/features/article.cfm?recordID=4840
News Releases
2) Safer Highways Continue to Play Large Role in Lowest Highway Fatality Rate Since 1949
Job Postings
- General Engineer – Research and Innovative Technology Administration – Washington, DC
http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/304522200
Upcoming Events
Webinar: Assess the Barriers and Solutions to V2X Deployment – December 15
https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/702474438
Today in Transportation History
1966 **45th anniversary** The SS Heraklion, a Greek car ferry, capsized and sank in the Aegean Sea. Only 47 of the 281 people aboard survived.
http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?58849
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