[TCN] Wednesday, June 12, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Wednesday, June 12, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Clouds, Crowds and Traffic: The Internet of the Automobile…INRIX Webinar June 19

The Internet of the Automobile is connecting the driver, the car, devices, apps, and data all through location-based, inter-connected networks. Explore the benefits of Big Data in delivering intelligent driving services, creating personalized apps and cloud services in the car, or enhancing it with mobile crowdsourcing to deliver better navigation and driving experiences, and to reduce the individual, economic and environmental toll of traffic congestion across the U.S. and the globe.

Register today for the June 19, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT Webinar.

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) EU Nations Battle Over Air Traffic Control Plans

Link to AP article:

http://news.yahoo.com/eu-nations-battle-over-air-traffic-control-plans-192851208.html

 

2) Emirates Airline to Open World's First Indoor Aviation-Themed Attraction

Link to article in Arabian Business:

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/emirates-open-world-s-first-aviation-attraction-504861.html

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

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

3) San Francisco Considers Charging Driver to Enter or Leave Downtown

Link to story on KQED Radio:

http://blogs.kqed.org/newsfix/2013/06/10/san-francisco-considers-charging-drivers-to-enter-or-leave-the-city/

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

4) Jeep GPS Purposely Gets Drivers Lost to Take Them Into Nature

Link to article on PSFK:

http://www.psfk.com/2013/06/jeep-gps-lost-outside.html

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

5) The Consumerization of Mobility

Link to Terranautix blog:

http://terranautix.com/2013/06/12/the-consumerization-of-mobility/

 

OTHER

 

6) Waze Give Location Industry a Lesson in How to Create Value

Link to Strategy Analytics blog:

http://blogs.strategyanalytics.com/AMCS/post/2013/06/12/Car-makers-navigation-companies-telematics-service-providers-will-do-well-to-take-heed-of-Google-Waze-deal.aspx

 

PARKING

 

7) Sensors Help Los Angeles Create Demand-Based Parking Pricing

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/wireless/Sensors-Help-LA-Create-Demand-Based-Parking-Pricing.html

 

RAILROADS

 

8) Signal Upgrade Could Cut Rail Journey Times in UK, But Union Threatens Strike Over Job Cuts

Link to article in The Daily Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/10117010/Rail-journey-times-could-fall-but-union-threatens-strike-over-job-cuts.html

 

ROADWAYS

 

9) Green and Yellow Traffic Cones Trialed in UK

Link to article on The Construction Index:

http://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/green-and-yellow-traffic-cones-trialled

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

10) New Study Sounds Alarm About Distracted Driving

Link to story on CNBC:

http://www.cnbc.com/id/100808086

 

11) Ford Taps Programs, In-Car Technology to Aid Teen Driving

Link to article in Autoweek:

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20130611/CARNEWS/130619956

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

12) Bomb Threats Test Evacuation Plans for Georgia Road and Tollway Authority

Link to story on WSB Radio:

http://www.wsbradio.com/news/news/local/bomb-threats-test-states-evacuation-plans/nYJRF/

 

13) Detailed, Timely Traffic Info with TPEG

Link to article in Radio World:

http://www.radioworld.com/article/detailed-timely-traffic-info-with-tpeg--/219851

 

14) Lagos, Nigeria to Deploy High-Tech Traffic Software

Link to article on P.M. News:

http://pmnewsnigeria.com/2013/06/12/lagos-to-deploy-hi-tech-traffic-software/

 

 

News Releases

1) Intelligent Transport Systems Trial Launched in New Zealand

 

 

Upcoming Events

Connected and Self-Drive Vehicles Symposium – June 17-18 – Piscataway, New Jersey

http://goo.gl/HR9H2

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1913 **100^th anniversary** The two and a half mile long Collins Bridge, connecting Miami Beach to the mainland, was opened.

http://www.miamibeach411.com/History/photo_collins_bridge_1.html

 

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