Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, November 12, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
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AVIATION
1) Australian Airports Return to Normal After Check-In Crash
Link to article in The Sydney Morning Herald:
2) San Antonio Airport Unveils Mobile Link for Travelers
Link to article in the San Antonio Express-News:
http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/article/Airport-unveils-mobile-link-for-travelers-4024708.php
BICYCLES
3) Smartphone Gives Bikes an Automatic Gearbox
Link to article in New Scientist:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn22478-smartphone-gives-bikes-an-automatic-gearbox.html
GPS / NAVIGATION
4) Senior Citizens Find Their Voice with Nav Systems
Link to column in The Boston Globe:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
5) California Highway Patrol Launches Campaign to Fight Driver Drowsiness
Link to article in the San Jose Mercury News:
http://www.mercurynews.com/traffic/ci_21966578/police-launch-campaign-fight-driver-drowsiness
ROADWAYS
6) UK Transport Secretary to Ban Pointless Road Signs
Link to article in The Telegraph:
TRANSIT
7) MBTA Launches Commuter Rail Ticket App
Link to story on WBUR Radio:
http://www.wbur.org/2012/11/12/commuter-rail-app
8) Remembrance Day Message Cut from Toronto Transit Commission Buses
Link to article in the Toronto Sun:
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/11/08/remembrance-day-message-cut-from-ttc-buses
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
9) Warnings Staved Off Traffic Gridlock from George Washington Bridge
Link to article in The Record:
10) Beijing Traffic Control Wows Foreign Journalists
Link to article in China Daily:
http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/2012-11/12/content_15919816.htm
11) China Mobile Opens Real-Time Traffic Updates and Mapping for 15 Cities
Link to article on ChinaTechNews:
12) WAMU, WTOP Vie Over DC Traffic Reporting Integrity
Link to blog from Strategy Analytics:
VEHICLES
13) Toyota Tests Cars That Communicate with Each Other
Link to AP article:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/toyota-tests-cars-communicate-other-074736430.html
Link to news release: http://goo.gl/qsAah
14) Ford CEO: 'We're Not Going to Back Off' on Tech-Push
Link to video from Automotive News:
15) Here's Why Toyota Execs are Cautious About Working with Apple
Link to article in Business Insider:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/heres-why-toyota-execs-cautious-123000849.html
News Releases
1) Toyota Develops Safety Technologies to Reduce Parking Collisions
2) Toyota Develops Collision Avoidance Assist System Effective at High Speeds
Upcoming Events
Young Drivers at Work: Risks and Solutions – December 6 – Nottingham, UK
http://www.fleetsafetyforum.org.uk/docs/flyer-12-seminar-young%20drivers.pdf
Today in Transportation History
1602 **405th anniversary** Sebastián Vizcaíno became the first known European to sail into San Diego Bay.
http://www.sandiegohistory.org/bio/vizcaino/vizcaino.htm
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