[TCN] Tuesday, May 7, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Tuesday, May 7, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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In 2010, there were 6 million vehicle crashes in America, of which 93% were attributable to human error (KPMG Self-Driving Car Report 2012). The key question for the automotive world is: could drivers ultimately be taken off the wheel, meaning faster uptake of self-driving cars and creating an autonomous V2X community?

In this exclusive podcast with Chris Mailey, Vice President at the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), we investigate the growing investment and interest within the autonomous vehicle sector. The podcast described how autonomous vehicles will ultimately become integrated into the existing connected V2V and V2I ecosystem with potentially revolutionary safety benefits across America.

Listen to this key industry podcast right now: telematicsupdate.com/autonomous

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) European Commission Launches the Deployment of SESAR

Link to article in Air Traffic Management:

http://www.airtrafficmanagement.net/2013/05/brussels-launches-the-deployment-of-sesar/

 

BICYCLES

 

2) Interactive Map: Explore Data on Bike Crashes in Massachusetts

Link to article in The Enterprise:

http://www.enterprisenews.com/answerbook/pembroke/x94503815/Interactive-map-Explore-data-on-bike-crashes-in-Massachusetts

 

OTHER

 

3) Florida DOT's SunGuide Disseminator – May 2013

Link to newsletter:

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/TrafficOperations/Newsletters/2013/2013-May.pdf

 

ROADWAYS

 

4) Missouri Legislature Gives Stan Musial Name to Half a Bridge

Link to article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/virginia-young/missouri-legislature-gives-musial-name-to-half-a-bridge/article_ad9683e6-e915-5d5a-aa3c-15ff7e815f7e.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

5) Bus Stop Ad for Child Abuse Hotline Uses Photographic Trick that Makes Message Visible Only to Children

Link to article on The Huffington Post:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/06/child-abuse-ad_n_3223311.html

 

6) Virginia Tech Researcher Honored for Work on Safe Driving

Link to article in The Roanoke Times:

http://www.roanoke.com/news/1912306-12/virginia-tech-researcher-honored-for-work-on-safe.html

 

TELEMATICS

 

7) Telematics and Operating Systems: The 'Open' versus 'Closed' Debate, Part II

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/telematics-and-operating-systems-%E2%80%98open%E2%80%99-versus-%E2%80%98closed%E2%80%99-debate-part-ii

 

TRANSIT

 

8) Ground Broken for $20 Million Transit Nerve Center in Johnstown, Pennsylvania

Link to article in The Tribune-Democrat:

http://tribune-democrat.com/local/x508492542/Ground-broken-for-20-million-transit-nerve-center

 

9) Improved Sound System, Larger Monitors for New York's Penn Station

Link to article on Baristanet:

http://www.baristanet.com/2013/05/new-york-penn-station-now-with-more-color/

 

10) Transit Smartphone Apps: A Wishlist from New Yorkers

Link to article in amNew York:

http://www.amny.com/urbanite-1.812039/transit-smartphone-apps-a-wishlist-from-new-yorkers-1.5211019

 

11) Sound Transit to Take Reins of OneBusAway App

Link to blog in the Seattle Weekly:

http://www.seattleweekly.com/news/946823-129/transit-onebusaway-app-data-gray-information

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

12) Virginia DOT Picks Company to Consolidate Its Transportation Operation Centers

Link to article in The Virginian-Pilot:

http://hamptonroads.com/2013/05/vdot-picks-company-consolidate-its-traffic-system

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

 

VEHICLES

 

13) Tesla CEO Talking with Google About 'Autopilot' Systems

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-07/tesla-ceo-talking-with-google-about-autopilot-systems.html

 

14) We Need a Chrome OS for Cars

Link to blog in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2013/05/chrome-os-for-cars/

 

 

News Releases

1) CityMobil2 Launches Website

2) Tennessee DOT's SmartWay Application Reaches 100,000 Downloads

3) Sun Trolley's Tracker App Wins 2012 Travel Choices Innovative Program Award

4) Statement on International Crossing Awareness Day by Operation Lifesaver President

5) Increase in Highway Fatalities in 2012 Calls for Continued Investments in Road Safety

 

 

Upcoming Events

2013 ITE Midwestern District Conference – June 26-28 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin

http://www.midwesternite.org/2013conference/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1998 **15^th anniversary** Daimler-Benz AG announced merger with Chrysler Corp. to create DaimlerChrysler.

http://money.cnn.com/1998/05/07/deals/benz/

 

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