[TCN] Wednesday, July 31, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Wednesday, July 31, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Heathrow to Track Customers Through Airport to Cut Cost of Delays

Link to article in The Daily Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/10207814/Heathrow-to-track-customers-through-airport-to-cut-cost-of-delays.html

 

2) US Lawmaker Wants Landing Speed Warnings on Airplanes After Asiana Crash

Link to article in The Hill:

http://thehill.com/blogs/transportation-report/aviation/314465-dem-lawmaker-wants-landing-speed-warnings-on-airplanes-after-asiana-crash-

 

3) Wi-Fi on International Flights is Just Starting to Take Off

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-30/wi-fi-on-international-flights-is-just-starting-to-take-off.html

 

4) When Customer Service and Technology Come to the Fore During Travel Disruption

Link to blog on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2013/07/29/talking-travel-tech-blog/when-customer-service-and-technology-come-to-the-fore-during-travel-disruption

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

5) San Francisco Police Turn to Twitter to Reunite Owners with Stolen Bikes

Link to article on Transportation Nation:

http://www.wnyc.org/blogs/transportation-nation/2013/jul/31/sf-police-start-twitter-combat-bike-theft/

 

OTHER

 

6) Congress Watches as FCC Mulls Spectrum Giveaway

Link to article in Roll Call:

http://www.rollcall.com/news/congress_watches_as_fcc_mulls_spectrum_giveaway-226795-1.html

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

7) Texas A&M Transportation Institute Kicks Off 'Share the Road, Texas' Campaign

Link to article in The Eagle:

http://www.theeagle.com/news/local/article_d4f2344b-8a9a-5fb5-b57e-4703fd42ef97.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

8) 25% of Car Crashes Involve Cellphones; Despite Warnings, Experts Say Situation Getting Worse

Link to article on MarketWatch:

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/why-car-and-train-drivers-keep-talking-on-phones-2013-07-31

 

9) After Three Years, Georgia's No-Texting Law Hard to Enforce

Link to story on WMAZ-TV:

http://www.13wmaz.com/news/topstories/article/240971/175/After-3-Years-No-Texting-Law-Hard-to-Enforce

 

10) Children Dying in Hot Cars: Safety Advocates Take to Twitter, Facebook Today

Link to article on Lower Moreland Patch:

http://lowermoreland.patch.com/groups/police-and-fire/p/children-dying-in-hot-cars-safety-advocates-take-to-twitter-facebook-on-wednesday_75cd1586

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

11) San Francisco Airport Officials Make Citizen Arrests of Ride-Share Drivers

Link to story on Fox News:

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/07/31/san-francisco-airport-officials-make-citizen-arrests-rideshare-drivers

 

TELEMATICS

 

12) Q&A: Meeting the Demands of a Global Telematics Market

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/qa-meeting-demands-global-telematics-market

 

TRANSIT

 

13) DC Metro Employees Could Face Discipline for Disabling Train Intercoms

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dr-gridlock/wp/2013/07/30/metro-employees-could-face-discipline/

 

14) Cyberattack on Apple Developer Site Delays Public Launch of TriMet Ticketing App

Link to article in The Oregonian:

http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2013/07/cyberattack_on_apple_developer.html

 

15) The Transit App Launches on Android After iOS Success

Link to article in PC Magazine:

http://appscout.pcmag.com/android/314253-the-transit-app-launches-on-android-after-ios-success

 

16) Moscow Subway to Use Devices to Read Data on Phones

Link to story on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:

http://www.rferl.org/content/russia-moscow-metro-phones/25059582.html

Link to article in Izvestia: http://izvestia.ru/news/554378 (in Russian)

 

VEHICLES

 

17) Volkswagen Stops University's Release of Hacking Study

Link to AP article:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/motoring/news/article.cfm?c_id=9&objectid=10905926

 

18) How Design Can Make Connected Cars a Reality

Link to article in Fortune:

http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/07/31/how-design-can-make-connected-cars-a-reality/

 

19) Streaming Apps Offer Alternative to Car Radio

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2013/07/30/reviewed-car-connectivity/2596683/

 

20) General Motors AppShop Possibilities Look Brighter Than Ever

Link to blog from GM:

http://gmauthority.com/blog/2013/07/general-motors-appshop-possibilities-look-brighter-than-ever/

 

 

News Releases

1) Massachusetts DOT Provides Assistance to Enhance Online Transit Trip Planning Statewide

2) Frost & Sullivan: Can Telematics Help Automotive Manufacturers Upsell?

3) Frost & Sullivan: Ethernet to Uncover New Synergies for Connected Cars

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Public Consultations – Access to Multimodal Traffic and Travel Data in the European Union – European Commission

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/media/consultations/2013-accesstraveldata_en.htm

 

 

Upcoming Events

Last Mile Freight Delivery Conference: Use of Cleaner Mobility Vehicles – October 4 – New York City

http://www.utrc2.org/sites/default/files/pubs/Save-the-date-flyer.pdf

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1588 **425^th anniversary** The Spanish Armada is spotted off the coast of England.

http://www.britishbattles.com/spanish-war/spanish-armada.htm

 

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