[TCN] Tuesday, April 3, 2012

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Tuesday, April 3, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Cloud Computing Key to NATS Growth Plans

Link to article in Air Traffic Management:

http://www.airtrafficmanagement.net/2012/04/cloud-computing-key-to-nats-growth-plans/

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

2) TomTom Sat-Nav Devices Hit by GPS 'Leap Year Bug'

Link to BBC News story:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17599701

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

3) iPod Video at DMV Helps Sign Up Organ Donors

Link to article on MedPage Today:

http://www.medpagetoday.com/Transplantation/Transplantation/31991

Link to article in the Annals of Internal Medicine:

http://www.annals.org/content/156/7/483.full.pdf+html

 

4) Business Outreach Helps Arizona DOT Spread the Word on Upcoming Projects

Link to ADOT Blog:

http://adotblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/business-outreach-helps-spread-word-on.html

 

RAILROADSx

 

5) Union Pacific Using Predictive Software to Reduce Train Derailments

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://blogs.wsj.com/cio/2012/03/30/union-pacific-using-predictive-software-to-reduce-train-derailments/

 

6) Metrolink to Install Tracking System that Can Stop Trains Remotely

Link to story on KPCC Radio:

http://www.scpr.org/news/2012/04/02/31877/metrolink-install-tracking-system-can-remotely-sto/

 

ROADWAYS

 

7) Colorfully Created Haiku Street Signs Get Attention in New York City

Link to story on WDAF-TV:

http://fox4kc.com/2012/04/03/colorfully-created-haiku-street-signs-get-attention/

 

TELEMATICS

 

8) Customizing Global Telematics HMIs for Local Markets

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/customizing-global-telematics-hmis-local-markets

 

TRANSIT

 

9) Google Adds Live London Underground Updates to Maps

Link to article in The Guardian:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/datablog/2012/apr/03/london-underground-google-maps

Link to further information from Google: http://goo.gl/YXoaa

 

10) New App Lets Most Chicago Transit Authority Train Commuters Pay Parking via Phone

Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-cta-parking-0403-20120403,0,4690888.story

 

11) DC Metro Goes Digital to Crack Down on Sexual Harassment

Link to story on CBS DC:

http://washington.cbslocal.com/2012/04/02/metro-goes-digital-to-crack-down-on-sexual-harassment/

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

12) Google Maps Adds 'Typical Traffic' to Non-Highway Roads so Drivers Can Avoid Jams

Link to article on The Verge:

http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/2/2920837/google-maps-typical-traffic-non-highway-roads

Link to further information from Google: http://goo.gl/6DOBp 

 

13) A Subjective Look at the History and Evolution of Traveler Information Platforms

Link to graphic on Terranautix:

http://terranautix.com/2012/04/03/a-subjective-look-at-the-history-evolution-of-traveler-information-platforms/

 

VEHICLES

 

14) Are Car Voice Controls as Distracting as Cellphone Use?

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/story/2012-03-28/car-voice-controls-danger/53952994/1

 

15) 2013 Mustang Features Virtual Test Track on Instrument Cluster

Link to article in Automotive Engineering:

http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/10770

 

16) IEEE Group to Study Gigabit Ethernet Cable for Cars

Link to IDG News Service article:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9225773/IEEE_group_to_study_Gigabit_Ethernet_cable_for_cars

 

17) The Future of In-Vehicle Social Media – Facebook's Automotive Strategy

Link to interview on Telematics Update:

http://us.telematicsupdate.com/fc_tele_evupdatelz/lz.aspx?p1=0575795S8711&CC=&p=1

 

 

News Releases

1) Agero Vice President, Gary Wallace, Named Chairman of Connected Vehicle Trade Association

2) Titan Takes Off Into Airports by Hiring Industry Veterans and Launching Titan Air

3) Rhode Island DOT + Social Media = Info on Demand

4) TransCore Serves as Integrator for Silicon Valley's New HOV Lane Conversion to Express Lanes

5) Transportation Symposium to Discuss Emerging Vehicle Technology at University of Texas at Austin

6) Texas DOT Launches Talk. Text. Crash. Campaign

7) Three States Ramp Up Highway Safety Laws

8) Crash Survivor Tells His Story to Reach Teens Across Colorado

 

 

Upcoming Events

TRB Webinar: Practices and Examples to Manage Sign Retroreflectivity in Compliance with the MUTCD – May 2

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/166844.aspx

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1912 **100^th anniversary** Calbraith Perry Rodgers, the first person to make a transcontinental flight across the US, died after his plane struck a flock of seagulls.

http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Aviator_C.P._Rodgers_Almost_Instantly_Killed._His_Biplane_Falls_Distance_of_200_Feet

 

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