[TCN] Monday, May 13, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, May 13, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Airlines to FAA: You Want Us to Upgrade to NextGen? Prove It's Worth the Investment

Link to article in the Washington Business Journal:

http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/blog/fedbiz_daily/2013/05/airlines-to-faa-you-want-us-to.html

 

2) Eindhoven Airport Launches World's First 'Facebook VIP' Initiative

Link to article in Airport World:

http://www.airport-world.com/home/general-news/item/2633-eindhoven-airport-launches-world-first-facebook-vip-initiative

 

BUSES

 

3) Bus Service with Wi-Fi Takes Hold as Alternative Transportation for Many

Link to article from the Austin American-Statesman:

http://skift.com/2013/05/11/bus-service-with-wi-fi-takes-hold-as-alternative-transportation-for-many/

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

4) Pioneer's Car Navigation System to Show Real-Time Traffic Photos Exchanged Between Vehicles

Link to Nikkei article:

http://e.nikkei.com/e/fr/tnks/Nni20130508D0805N04.htm

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/3RqLN

 

5) White House Moves to Harden Infrastructure Against GPS Disruption

Link to article on Inside GNSS:

http://www.insidegnss.com/node/3543

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

6) Intelligent Transport System for Australia's Monash Freeway

Link to article in The Age:

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/cash-to-ease-heavy-traffic-on-monash-20130513-2jif1.html

 

OTHER

 

7) Nevada DMV Launches Website to Cut Down on Wait Times

Link to story on KNTV-TV:

http://www.ktnv.com/news/local/206950001.html

 

RAILROADS

 

8) Onboard Monitoring System Aids Track Maintenance

Link to article in the International Railway Journal:

http://www.railjournal.com/index.php/track/onboard-monitoring-aids-track-maintenance.html

 

ROADWAYS

 

9) Over Half of Thetford, Vermont's Road Signs Have Been Stolen

Link to article in the Valley News:

http://www.vnews.com/news/6130894-95/road-sign-thefts-plague-thetford (registration required)

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

10) Study: 45% of Teens Text While Driving

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/05/13/texting-driving-teens/2150755/

 

11) Website to Mark Accident Zones in India, Make Roads Safer

Link to article in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Website-to-mark-accident-zones-make-roads-safer/articleshow/20020761.cms

 

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

 

12) Train the Trainer Pilot Courses for Incident Responders and Managers

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/168921.aspx

 

TRANSIT

 

13) NJ Transit Remains Silent on How It Prepared for Superstorm Sandy

Link to article in The Record:

http://www.northjersey.com/news/bergen/NJ_Transit_is_silent_on_how_it_prepared_for_superstorm_Sandy.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

14) Japan's DoCoMo to Use Mobile Data to Monitor Traffic Jams

Link to article in PC World:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2038604/japans-docomo-to-use-mobile-data-to-monitor-traffic-jams.html

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/TNpCe

 

VEHICLES

 

15) GM Unveils Data Center in Warren, Michigan

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/13/gm-technology-idUSL2N0DU1G820130513

 

 

News Releases

1) Technology Leaders Come Together to Launch the Intelligent Car Coalition

2) Iowa DOT Launches Travel Planning Websites for Byways and Bicycles

3) Amtrak Promotes Safety and Security with Animated Video for Kids

4) New App Makes Parking at Mississippi State University More User Friendly

 

 

Upcoming Events

International Symposium on Transportation and Traffic Theory – July 17-19 – Noordwijk, the Netherlands

http://www.isttt.net/isttt20/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1913 **100^th anniversary** The Sikorsky S-21 Russki Vityaz, the first four-engine aircraft, flew for the first time.

http://www.aviastar.org/air/russia/russki_vitjaz.php

 

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