[TCN] Thursday, January 17, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Thursday, January 17, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Industry Group Holds First Meeting to Study In-Flight Gadget Use

Link to article in Air Traffic Management:

http://www.airtrafficmanagement.net/2013/01/industry-group-to-study-inflight-gadget-use/

 

2) American Airlines Unveils New Logo, Look

Link to AP article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/american-airlines-unveils-logo-look-154428032.html

Link to news release: http://aa.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=3617

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

3) Programming a Smoother Commute

Link to CBC News story:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2013/01/16/toronto-gridlock-series.html

 

OTHER

 

4) Study: Mobile Payments to Have Major Travel Impact

Link to article on Travel Market Report:

http://www.travelmarketreport.com/articles/Study-Mobile-Payments-to-Have-Major-Travel-Impact

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

5) Gamification as a Communication Tool Part of Innovative Public Outreach Campaigns

Link to Talking Transportation blog:

http://talkingtransportation.wordpress.com/2013/01/17/gamification-as-a-communication-tool-part-of-innovative-public-outreach-campaigns/

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

6) LTE Test Provides Insight Into Nationwide Public Safety Network

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/public-safety/LTE-Test-Provides-Insight-into-Nationwide-Public-Safety-Network-GT.html

 

TRANSIT

 

7) Metra Eyes Tech Firm to Bring Wi-Fi Aboard

Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:

http://my.chicagotribune.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-74052914/

 

8) Smartphone App Developers Say DC Metro Unnecessarily Limits Bus Data

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/smartphone-app-developers-say-metro-unnecessarily-limits-bus-data/2013/01/15/a213543c-5c42-11e2-beee-6e38f5215402_story.html

 

9) Myki Sacks Workers Hired to Explain Smartcard

Link to article from the Herald Sun:

http://www.news.com.au/national/myki-sacks-workers-hired-to-explain-smartcard/story-fndo4cq1-1226556142816

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

10) Alberta to Launch New 511 Road Report Line

Link to QMI Agency article:

http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/politics/archives/2013/01/20130116-164515.html

 

11) Traffic Management to Go High-Tech in Bengaluru, India

Link to article in the Deccan Chronicle:

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/130117/news-current-affairs/article/traffic-management-go-hi-tech

 

VEHICLES

 

12) Tesla Nimbly Updates Model S Over the Air

Link to article in Automotive News:

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130116/OEM06/130119843/tesla-nimbly-updates-model-s-over-the-air&cciid=email-autonews-daily

 

 

News Releases

1) Virginia Launches Free Emergency Preparedness Mobile App

2) ParkNow App Allows Paying for Electric Vehicle Charging in DC, Virginia and Maryland

3) TomTom: New App Launched to Simplify Mileage Registration

 

 

Upcoming Events

Port Technology Seminar – May 14-16 – Jacksonville, Florida

http://www.aapa-ports.org/Programs/seminarschedule.cfm?itemnumber=18635

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1963 **50^th anniversary**

The George Washington Bridge Bus Station opened in Manhattan.

http://www.panynj.gov/bus-terminals/george-washington-bridge-bus-station.html

 

The Short SC.7 Skyvan made its first flight.

http://www.ruudleeuw.com/skyvan-larry_miller.htm

 

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