[TCN] Friday, June 28, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Friday, June 28, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) FAA on NextGen: Steady as She Goes

Link to article in AINalerts:

http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ainalerts/2013-06-27/faa-nextgen-steady-she-goes

 

2) Airport Security Systems Put the Spotlight on Passenger Data

Link to article in Airport Technology:

http://www.airport-technology.com/features/featureairport-security-systems-spotlight-passenger-data

 

3) Private Jet Airports – A New Media Space Taking Off?

Link to commentary on MediaTel:

http://mediatel.co.uk/newsline/2013/06/28/private-jet-airports-a-new-media-space-taking-off/

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

4) Illinois Tollway Say New System Will Improve Customer Service, Violation Processing

Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-06-27/news/ct-met-tollway-new-tolling-system-20130628_1_illinois-tollway-customer-service-violation-notices

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

5) India to Launch First Dedicated Navigational Satellite on Monday

Link to article in the Jagran Post:

http://post.jagran.com/india-to-lunch-first-dedicated-1372387380

 

OTHER

 

6) Why Ridesharing is Booming in Europe, But Not the US

Link to article on GigaOm:

http://gigaom.com/2013/06/26/why-ride-sharing-is-booming-in-europe-but-not-the-u-s/

 

RAILROADS

 

7) Railroads Ask Congress to Delay Crash Technology Mandate

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-27/railroads-ask-congress-to-delay-crash-technology-mandate.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

8) New Jersey Transit to Work to Reduce Suicides

Link to article in the Courier-Post:

http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20130628/NEWS02/306280013/NJ-Transit-work-reduce-suicides

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

9) South Carolina DOT Launches Enhanced 511 System

Link to article in the Carolina Forest Chronicle:

http://www.myhorrynews.com/news/local/horry_county/article_ca88fdd4-df66-11e2-94f3-0019bb30f31a.html

 

VEHICLES

 

10) Internet Car Start-Ups Look to Los Angeles' New Mayor for a Helping Hand

Link to article on The Atlantic Cities:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2013/06/internet-car-start-ups-look-ls-new-mayor-helping-hand/6040/

 

11) GPS-Controlled Headlights Turn Before You Do

Link to blog in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2013/06/2013-audi-a8-leds/

 

 

News Releases

1) Polis Issues Position Paper on Open Transport Data

2) MediaShift Launches Premier Airport Network with 20 Major US Airports

3) DWI Crash Victims Lend Their 'Faces' to Anti-Drunk Driving Campaign

4) Charleston, South Carolina Harbor Becomes 23^rd to Use NOAA PORTS Data System

5) Schneider National Installs New Container- and Trailer-Tracking Technology Across Fleets

6) Keep America Moving Campaign Launches to Promote Local Leadership on National Highway Issues

 

 

Friday Bonus

Here's an optical illusion you can experience in your car in Moncton, New Brunswick.  My family and I did this a number of years ago and it's very strange.  Similar phenomena exist around the world.

http://youtu.be/JLgdZGbOclk

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Request for Proposal – Development of Web-Based Traffic Demand Management, Road Safety and Enforcement Project 2013-2015 for State of Kuwait – United Nations Development Programme

http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=11757

 

 

Upcoming Events

Telematics Japan – October 8-10 – Tokyo

http://www.telematicsupdate.com/japan/index.php

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1913 **100^th anniversary** The Lötschberg Tunnel in Switzerland formally opened.

http://www.bls.ch/100/unternehmen/100-jahre-loetschbergbahn.html (in German)

 

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[TCN] Thursday, June 27, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Thursday, June 27, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) British Airways to Relax Rules on Electronic Devices

Link to BBC News story:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23063479

 

2) Flying Planes Closer Together Boosts Biggest FedEx Hub

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-27/flying-planes-closer-together-boosts-biggest-fedex-hub.html

 

3) FAA Agrees to Drop Dated Material from Knowledge Tests

Link to article from AOPA:

http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/All-News/2013/June/26/obsolete-test-questions-removed.aspx

 

4) US DOT Demands That Delta Buy Tablets to Track Compliance with Passenger Bumping Rules

Link to article on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2013/06/26/news/dot-demands-that-delta-buy-tablets-to-track-compliance-with-passenger-bumping-rules

 

5) Austin, Texas to Look at Ban on Aerial Advertising

Link to story on KTBC-TV:

http://www.myfoxaustin.com/story/22697772/austin-to-look-at-ban-on-aerial-advertising

 

CAMERAS

 

6) Ohio Judge: Confiscate Elmwood Place Traffic Cameras

Link to article in The Cincinnati Enquirer:

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20130627/NEWS0107/306270097/Judge-Confiscate-Elmwood-traffic-cameras

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

7) Alabama State Representative Says He'll Propose Bill Forcing Disclosure of Road Dollars

Link to article in The Huntsville Times:

http://blog.al.com/breaking/2013/06/phil_williams_proposes_alabama.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

8) Los Angeles Metro Unveils Crime-Reporting App for Bus, Train Commuters

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-metro-crime-app-20130626,0,3801160.story

 

TELEMATICS

 

9) Winning the Telematics Race Through Diversity

Link to commentary on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/winning-telematics-race-through-diversity

 

TRANSIT

 

10) 'Patent Trolls' Targeted Metra, Officials Say

Agency paid $50,000 to settle lawsuit.

Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-06-26/news/ct-met-transit-patent-trolls-20130627_1_patent-trolls-metra-spokeswoman-meg-reile-patent-infringement

 

11) Real Time Ireland App Integrates National Transport Services

Link to article on Silicon Republic:

http://www.siliconrepublic.com/digital-life/item/33234-real-time-ireland-app/

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

12) $20 Million Traffic Control System Installed in Abu Dhabi

Link to article on Al Bawaba:

http://www.albawaba.com/business/traffic-control-uae-502602

 

VEHICLES

 

13) The Internet of Cars is Approaching a Crossroads

Link to article in the MIT Technology Review:

http://www.technologyreview.com/news/515966/the-internet-of-cars-is-approaching-a-crossroads/

 

14) Drivers Can Learn to Master High-Tech Devices

Link to column in The Detroit News:

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130627/AUTO03/306270030/1320/AUTO04/Drivers-can-learn-to-master-high-tech-devices

 

 

News Releases

1) Boeing Gains FAA Approval to Fly Advanced Navigation Procedures on 787

2) JetBlue Gives Pilots New iPad Capabilities

3) Cubic, MasterCard and Money Network to Launch Nation's Largest Open Transit Fare Payment System

4) Cubic's Video Series Receives Coveted Business Awards

5) June 2013 Issue of 'The Source' from Information Station Specialists

6) Toronto Transit Commission Renews, Extends Crisis Link Suicide Prevention Program

7) Next Generation Integrated Digital Cockpit-Cabin Communications Tested Over Europe

8) Nokia Here Now Offering Indoor Maps for 49,000 Buildings

9) Nokia Here Rolling Out Updated Aerial Imagery

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Call for Presentations – Minnesota's Transportation Conference

http://www.mntransportationconference.org/presentations/

 

 

Upcoming Events

Complete Streets Symposium – July 25-26 – Chicago

http://www.itsa.org/smartstreets

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1923 **90^th anniversary** The first aerial refueling took place between two airplanes.

http://www.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/040309-F-9999G-003.jpg

 

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[TCN] Wednesday, June 26, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Wednesday, June 26, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Air Canada to Unveil Wireless In-Flight Entertainment System with Rouge Launch

Link to article in the Financial Post:

http://business.financialpost.com/2013/06/25/air-canada-to-unveil-wireless-inflight-entertainment-system-with-rouge-launch/

 

2) Routehappy Unveils Report Card for In-Flight Wi-Fi

Link to column in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2013/06/25/routehappy-unveils-report-card-for-in-flight-wi-fi/2454565/

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

3) San Francisco MTA Tests Bike/Ped Wayfinding Signs During America's Cup

Link to San Francisco Streetsblog:

http://sf.streetsblog.org/2013/06/25/sfmta-tests-bikeped-wayfinding-signs-during-americas-cup/

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

4) MBTA Map Designer Says Playstation Video Game Used His Image Without Asking

Link to article in Boston:

http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/blog/2013/06/25/mbta-map-last-of-us-transit-map/

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

5) Smart Road Technologies Workshop Urges Development of Transportation Systems in Oman

Link to article in Muscat Daily:

http://www.muscatdaily.com/Archive/Oman/Smart-Road-Technologies-workshop-urges-development-of-transportation-systems-2d5i

 

6) Smart Technology 'Readdresses' Emirate of Abu Dhabi

Link to article on AMEinfo:

http://www.ameinfo.com/smart-technology-re-addresses-emirate-abu-dhabi-346543

 

7) Intelligent Transport Corridors

Traffic flows between Helsinki and St. Petersburg being developed with cross-border IT solutions.

Link to article in VTT Impulse:

http://issuu.com/mcipress/docs/impulse0113?e=2237972/3057565 (page 77)

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

8) Lawmaker Relents: Bay Bridge Task Force Won't Be Exempted from California Open-Government Laws

Link to Bay Area News Group article:

http://www.mercurynews.com/politics-government/ci_23538356/lawmaker-relents-bay-bridge-task-force-wont-be

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

9) Everybody Press Record: Navigating the Influx of Media Evidence

Link to article in Law Enforcement Technology:

http://www.officer.com/article/10945985/everybody-press-record-navigating-the-influx-of-media-evidence

 

TELEMATICS

 

10) Designing In-Vehicle Infotainment for the Non-Premium Car Owner

Link to interview on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/qa-designing-vehicle-infotainment-non-premium-car-owner

 

TRANSIT

 

11) FBI's Bus Ads in Seattle Area Taken Down Over Muslim/Terrorist Stereotyping

Link to article in The Seattle Times:

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2021268829_fbiadsxml.html

 

12) US Army, West Point Vet Easing Transportation Headaches with App

Link to story on ABC News:

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/06/army-west-point-grad-easing-transportation-headaches/

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

13) New CCTV Control Center Opens in York, England

Link to BBC News story:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-23064085

 

14) Chesapeake, Virginia to Install Cameras and Road Sensors to Improve Traffic

Link to story on WVEC-TV:

http://www.wvec.com/my-city/chesapeake/Chesapeake-to-install-cameras-and-road-sensors-to-improve-traffic-213019091.html

 

VEHICLES

 

15) Pandora Hits 2.5 Million In-Car Activations, Quadruple Last Year's Mark

Link to article on CNET:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57590852-93/pandora-hits-2.5m-in-car-activations-quadruple-last-years-mark/

 

16) Car-Sharing Grows with Fewer Strings Attached

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/business/global/one-way-car-sharing-gains-momentum.html

 

17) Livio Launches Two New In-Vehicle Products for Traffic, Deals

Link to article on MLive:

http://www.mlive.com/auto/index.ssf/2013/06/metro_detroit_startup_launches.html

 

 

News Releases

1) APTA Sues to Halt Frivolous Patent Claims

2) OnStar Services Now Available in Mexico

3) Canadian and Nova Scotian Governments Plan Inshore Weather Buoy at Herring Cove

 

 

Upcoming Events

Passenger Trains on Freight Railroads Conference – October 15-16 – Washington, DC

http://www.railwayage.com/index.php/conferences/ptfr2013.html

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1948 **65^th anniversary** The Berlin Airlift began.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/airlift/

 

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[TCN] Tuesday, June 25, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Tuesday, June 25, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Las Vegas' McCarran International Debuts Ultra High-Definition Sign

Link to article in Airport Improvement:

http://www.airportimprovement.com/content/story.php?article=00475

 

BICYCLES

 

2) Bike-Share Speak: Backwards Seat = Broken

Link to article on Transportation Nation:

http://www.wnyc.org/blogs/transportation-nation/2013/jun/24/bike-share-speak-backwards-seat-broken/

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

3) Google Publishes Crisis Response Map for Alberta Flooding

Link to Google Earth Blog:

http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2013/06/google-publishes-crisis-response-map-for-the-alberta-flooding.html

 

MARITIME

 

4) The Use of Games in Maritime Training – Serious Training or Just an Excuse to Play?

Link to article on Maritime Professional:

http://www.maritimeprofessional.com/Blogs/Maritime-Training-Issues/June-2013/The-Use-of-Games-in-Maritime-Training---Serious-Tr.aspx

 

OTHER

 

5) Pop-Up Buses, Cellphone Data Are Big Winners at Transit Tech Competition

Link to Mobility Lab blog:

http://mobilitylab.org/2013/06/25/pop-up-buses-cell-phone-data-are-big-winners-at-transit-tech-competition/

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

6) Florida Judge Throws Out Lawsuit Over Pinellas Transit Education Campaign

Link to article in The Tampa Tribune:

http://tbo.com/pinellas-county/judge-throws-out-lawsuit-over-pinellas-transit-education-campaign-20130624/

 

RAILROADS

 

7) As FAA Moves to Relax Device Rules, Ridership on Gadget-Friendly Trains and Buses Surges

Link to NBC News story:

http://www.nbcnews.com/travel/faa-moves-relax-device-rules-ridership-gadget-friendly-trains-buses-6C10368995

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

8) US DOT Out in the Cold on Presidential Cyberwar Policy

Link to blog on Security Debrief:

http://securitydebrief.com/2013/06/24/transportation-department-out-in-the-cold-on-presidential-cyberwar-policy/

 

TAXIS

 

9) Los Angeles Sides with Taxi Companies, Sends Cease-and-Desist Letters to Three Ride-Sharing Startups

Link to story on KPCC Radio:

http://www.scpr.org/news/2013/06/24/37904/la-sides-with-taxi-companies-sends-cease-and-desis/

 

TELEMATICS

 

10) Insurance Telematics and the European Gender Ruling

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/insurance-telematics/insurance-telematics-and-gender-ruling

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

11) Kentucky Speedway Offers Race Fans More Traffic Updates

Link to AP article:

http://www.wkyt.com/sports/headlines/Speedway-offers-race-fans-more-traffic-updates--212941511.html

 

VEHICLES

 

12) Germany's Car-to-X Communication System Readies for Launch

Link to BBC News story:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23027763

 

 

News Releases

1) American Airlines Completes Electronic Flight Bag Implementation

2) TrafficLand Launches iPad App for On-Air TV Traffic and Weather Reports

3) EU Launches New Passenger Rights Information Campaign

4) MobilityWorks Launches New Website and Blog for Disabled

 

 

Bernie's Notes

 

You've probably noticed I occasionally include audio reports in the TCN from Transportation Radio.  I haven't done any recently because there have been some technical challenges with the audio not playing correctly for some readers.  Among the 7,000+ subscribers to the TCN I'm sure there are some who have Internet expertise.  Please let me know if you might be able to provide some insight on how I might best include links to audio in the TCN.  The audio reports allow me to do some specialized reporting not found elsewhere and it's something I'd like to grow if I can resolve the technical issues.  Thank you!

 

 

Upcoming Events

ITS World Congress – October 14-18 – Tokyo

http://www.itsworldcongress.jp/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1956 The SS Andrea Doria and the MS Stockholm collided off the coast of Massachusetts.  While most passengers and crew survived, 46 people died.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oKmt-jj5HM

 

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