[TCN] Friday, May 3, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Friday, May 3, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Free Webinar: Pinpoint the ROI of UBI in order to accelerate towards Mass Market

 

You may know that top auto insurers Progressive, Allstate and Liberty Mutual are already using telematics data to set lower premiums for their consumers. However, there is much more value to be found in telemetry data than lower pricing and a golden portfolio of drivers for insurers.

 

You're invited to a free webinar that will explain how these data sets can improve the claims

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Expert speakers from Progressive, Towers Watson and Plymouth Rock will tell us how the entire industry can widen their service offerings for their buyers and increase ROI for all parties involved.  Join us for the free webinar on Thursday 9th May (11am – 12pm EDT).

Register here: http://bit.ly/ZSWhAI

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) FAA Delays Decision on Terminating Contract Weather Observers

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2013/05/02/faa-delays-decision-on-terminating-contract-weather-observers/

 

2) London to Create Airport of the Future with 'Internet of Things'

Link to story on CNN:

http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/02/travel/london-city-airport-internet-of-things/

 

BICYCLES

 

3) Utah Unveils Web Page for Bicyclists

Link to article in the Standard-Examiner:

http://www.standard.net/stories/2013/05/02/state-unveils-bicyclists-web-page

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

4) DC's Elegant Metro Map Suffers from Growing Pains

Link to article on The Atlantic Cities:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2013/05/dcs-elegant-metro-map-suffers-growing-pains/5480/

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

5) Tollers Head into Frey of RF Spectrum War at FCC to Protect Electronic Tolling

Link to article on TOLLROADSnews:

http://www.tollroadsnews.com/node/6534

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

6) Survey: Intelligent Transport Pays Dividends

Link to article in Local Transport Today:

http://www.transportxtra.com/magazines/local_transport_today/news/?ID=34516

 

MARITIME

 

7) Port of Pittsburgh Seeks Partners for Wireless Broadband Network Along Rivers

Link to article in Maritime Reporter:

http://www.marinelink.com/news/pittsburgh-technology354137.aspx

 

8) Port of Los Angeles Dismantles Community Advisory Panel

Link to article in the Daily Breeze:

http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/ci_23158834/port-los-angeles-dismantles-community-advisory-panel

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

9) MBTA's Operations Control Center Uses Technology to Improve Safety, Security

Link to article in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/yourtown/news/downtown/2013/05/mbta_continues_decade-long_eff.html

 

10) Texting-While-Driving Ban Approved by Florida Lawmakers, Headed to Governor

Link to article in the Tampa Bay Times:

http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/gubernatorial/texting-while-driving-ban-approved-by-florida-lawmakers-headed-to-gov-rick/2118811 

 

11) Increasing Truck Driver's Awareness: Use of In-Vehicle 3D Sounds

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168859.aspx

 

TELEMATICS

 

12) Insurers Need 'Explicit Consent' for Telematics Data Sharing, Says British Trade Body

Link to article on Out-Law:

http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2013/may/insurers-need-explicit-consent-for-telematics-data-sharing-says-trade-body/

 

TRANSIT

 

13) Metra Considers Combining Internet Air Cards and Rail-Fare Packages

Link to article in the Chicago Sun-Times:

http://www.suntimes.com/news/19857010-761/metra-considers-combining-internet-air-cards-and-rail-fare-packages.html

 

14) New York MTA Wants Developers to Use Their Data to Design Transit Apps

Link to story on NY1:

http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/181444/mta-wants-developers-to-use-their-data-to-design-transit-apps

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

15) Montgomery, Alabama Opens Traffic Management Center

Link to story on WSFA-TV:

http://www.wsfa.com/story/22149054/techn

 

VEHICLES

 

16) GM's Connected Car: Brought to You by Allstate?

Link to Reuters article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/gms-connected-car-brought-allstate-175659343.html

 

17) Bill Ford: The Future of Self-Driving Cars is Closer than You Think

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-autos-bill-ford-milken-talk-20130501,0,1992477.story

 

 

News Releases

1) Operation Lifesaver Activities Will Highlight Rail Safety Education on May 7, Crossing Awareness Day

2) Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya BarcelonaTech Develops Advanced Traffic Management System to Reduce Costs and Pollution

 

 

Friday Bonus

Finally, a solution for those pedestrians who can't turn their eyes from their mobile devices.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/043013-seeingeye-people-269267.html

 

 

Upcoming Events

Environment Perception and Navigation for Intelligent Vehicles – June 23 – Gold Coast, Australia

http://iv-workshop.acfr.usyd.edu.au

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1963 **50^th anniversary** Two aircraft crashes, one in Brazil and the other in Camaroon, killed 92 people.

http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19630503-0

http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19630503-1

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