[TCN] Monday, April 30, 2012

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, April 30, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Heathrow Airport Told to Stop Giving Out Leaflets Over Delays

UK Border Force also asks airport staff to prevent pictures of queues. 

Link to article in the Daily Mail:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-2137276/Heathrow-airport-delays-Staff-told-quiet-UK-Border-Agency-chief.html

 

2) EU to Discuss Sharing of Airline Passenger Data

Link to Reuters article:

http://news.airwise.com/story/view/1335484871.html

 

3) The Future of In-Flight Entertainment

Link to article on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2012/04/30/news/the-future-of-in-flight-entertainment

 

4) Pessimisting Airplane GPS Finds You Best Landing Place During Emergencies

Link to article on Ubergizmo:

http://www.ubergizmo.com/2012/04/pessimisting-airplane-gps-vp-400/

 

BICYCLES

 

5) Bike Nation Responds: Open Data, Social Media, New Kiosks, New Bikes and More for Los Angeles…

Link to Streetsblog Los Angeles:

http://la.streetsblog.org/2012/04/27/bike-nation-responds-open-data-social-media-new-kiosks-new-bikes-and-more/

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

6) China Launches Two More Beidou Navigation Satellites

Link to BBC News story:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17896353

 

MARITIME

 

7) US Navy Seeks Real-Time Data Tool to Detect Threats at Sea

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/technology-news/2012/04/navy-seeks-real-time-data-tool-detect-threats-sea/55479/

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

8) Disconnects in the Distracted-Driving Blame Game

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/story/2012-04-29/car-phones/54633246/1

 

9) Trucking Provision in Transportation Bill Divides Industry

Link to Transportation Issues Daily:

http://www.transportationissuesdaily.com/trucking-provision-in-transportation-bill-divides-industry/

 

10) Fatality Count, Safety Tips to Appear on Tennessee Highway Signs

Link to article in The Tennessean:

http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120430/NEWS21/304300051/Fatality-count-safety-tips-appear-TN-highway-signs

 

11) FMCSA Challenges Students to Create Next SaferBus App

Link to US DOT's Fast Lane blog:

http://fastlane.dot.gov/2012/04/fmcsa-challenges-student-developers-to-create-next-saferbus-app.html

 

TRANSIT

 

12) Cellphone Payment for Public Transport to be Trialed in Auckland

Link to article in The New Zealand Herald:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10802504

 

13) Calgary Transit Gets High-Tech Boost for Bus Schedules, Timetables

Link to article in the Calgary Herald:

http://www.calgaryherald.com/Calgary+Transit+Gets+High+Tech+Boost+Schedules+Timetables/6542339/story.html

 

VEHICLES

 

14) Bosch to Buy Chinese Infotainment Company

Link to article in automotiveIT International:

http://www.automotiveit.com/bosch-to-buy-chinese-infotainment-company/news/id-005633

 

15) App Tracks Your Teenager's Driving Habits

Link to article in Technology Review:

http://www.technologyreview.com/web/40293/?p1=A1

Link to further information from AT&T: http://goo.gl/wZ5C4

 

 

Job Postings

 -  Public Affairs Specialist – National Highway Traffic Safety Administration – Washington, DC Metro Area

http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/315348900

 -  Planning Manager – Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority – Tampa, Florida

http://www.jobaps.com/hill/sup/BulPreview.asp?R1=U8806&R2=00&R3=o21464

 

 

Upcoming Events

79 GHz Plenary Meeting – May 10 – Borås, Sweden

http://www.79ghz.eu/index.php/registration-plenary-meeting/mobiform/1?layout=form

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1967 **45^th anniversary** The Aldene Connection opened in New Jersey, rerouting trains to Newark.  The connection meant a number of changes including the closure of the Central Railroad of New Jersey's waterfront terminal in Jersey City and the end of ferry service between Jersey City and Manhattan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldene_Connection

 

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