[TCN] Thursday, June 6, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Thursday, June 6, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Split Over Airline Passenger Data-Sharing in EU

Link to article in European Voice:

http://www.europeanvoice.com/article/imported/split-over-airline-passenger-data-sharing/77428.aspx

 

2) Articles from Future Travel Experience

 -  The In-flight Passenger Experience Technological Revolution – Part One

http://goo.gl/A1YfZ

 -  Interview with SITA on Partnership with Changi Airport for State-of-the-Art Innovation

http://goo.gl/Vh3qB

 -  Facial Recognition System Deployed at Edinburgh Airport

http://goo.gl/4o4PL

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

3) Comparing Driving to Transit in the Next Version of Google Maps

Link to blog from Mobility Lab:

http://mobilitylab.org/2013/06/06/comparing-driving-to-transit-in-the-next-version-of-google-maps/

 

PARKING

 

4) New York City to Resume Booting Vehicles

This time though, drivers can pay fine by phone and unlock the device themselves.

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/06/nyregion/to-press-drivers-to-pay-fines-new-york-reverts-to-its-days-of-hobbling.html?hp&_r=0

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

5) New Hampshire Councilor Pushes Back on Rail Ad Campaign

Link to article in the New Hampshire Union Leader:

http://www.unionleader.com/article/20130606/NEWS06/130609521

 

6) Site Launched for Small Transportation Businesses in Colorado

Link to article in The Colorado Springs Business Journal:

http://csbj.com/2013/06/05/site-launched-for-transportation-small-businesses/

 

7) Los Angeles Metro's Rail Safety Ambassador Program

Link to video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYEGeUue37s

 

ROADWAYS

 

8) Icelandic Traffic Signs Translated Into English and Japanese

Link to article in Iceland Review:

http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/Icelandic_Traffic_Signs_Translated_into_English_and_Japanese_0_400636.news.aspx

 

9) Ohio DOT Commended for New Freeway Signs

Link to editorial in The Columbus Dispatch:

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/editorials/2013/06/06/highway-signs-aim-to-save-lives.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

10) App to Cut Distracted Driving Launched in Qatar

Link to article in the Gulf Times:

http://www.gulf-times.com/qatar/178/details/355312/app-that%E2%80%99s-against-driver-distraction

 

TAXIS

 

11) DC Taxicab Commission Rejects Claim It Seeks to Inhibit Innovation

Link to story on WAMU Radio:

http://wamu.org/news/13/06/06/dc_taxicab_commission_rejects_claim_that_it_seeks_to_inhibit_innovation

 

12) Local Governments in China Move In on Taxi Apps

Link to article in The Economic Observer:

http://www.eeo.com.cn/ens/2013/0606/244966.shtml

 

TELEMATICS

 

13) Telematics Detroit 2013: Day One

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/other/tu-detroit-2013-day-one

 

TRANSIT

 

14) BART 40^th Anniversary Video Nominated for Local Emmy

Link to article in Metro:

http://www.metro-magazine.com/news/story/2013/06/bart-40th-anniversary-video-nominated-for-emmy.aspx

 

15) How Tiny Commuting App Transit is Beating Google Maps in Canada

Link to article on VentureBeat:

http://venturebeat.com/2013/06/05/how-tiny-commuting-app-transit-is-beating-google-maps-in-canada/

 

16) Dutch Public Transportation May Be Hackable with an Android Smartphone

Link to article on Ars Technica:

http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/06/dutch-public-transportation-may-be-hackable-with-an-android-smartphone/

 

VEHICLES

 

17) Why Ford is Keeping Its Eye on 'Information Addiction'

Link to article and video on The Motley Fool:

http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/05/19/information-as-a-trend-are-we-addicted.aspx

 

**There was a problem with a link to story #8 in yesterday's TCN.  Here it is with a working link.

18) BMW to Connect Future Cars to ConnectDrive Internet Service

Link to article in Autocar:

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/anything-goes/all-future-bmws-be-linked-connectdrive-internet-service

 

 

News Releases

1) Social Transit App Moovit Hits 1 Million Users; Announces Partnership with Vodafone Spain

2) COSMO and Compass4D Reinforce Cooperation at ITS European Congress

3) Global Insurance Telematics Subscriptions to Exceed 100 Million by 2018, But Auto Insurance Faces Dramatic Changes

4) IBTTA Announces 2013 Toll Excellence Award Winners

5) GM to Make Door Unlock, Remote Start Standard

6) Stop Distraction on Red: The Effects of Distracted Driving on Intersection Safety

 

 

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Today in Transportation History    

1833 **180^th anniversary** Andrew Jackson became the first sitting US president to take a train ride.

http://www.borail.org/Atlantic.aspx

 

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