[TCN] Friday, September 6, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Friday, September 6, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Airlines Are Trying to Get Personal with Your Data

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-09-06/airlines-are-trying-to-get-personal-with-your-data

 

2) Trend: Malware Targeting US Aviation

Link to UPI article:

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2013/09/05/Trend-malware-targeting-US-aviation/UPI-42771378393169/

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

3) Does Pressing the Pedestrian Crossing Button Actually Do Anything?

Link to story on the BBC News Magazine:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23869955

 

CAMERAS

 

4) Wi-Fi Traffic Cameras to Help Swansea, Wales Drivers Beat the Queues

Link to article in the South Wales Evening Post:

http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/Wi-fi-traffic-cameras-help-Swansea-drivers-beat/story-19761621-detail/story.html

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

5) Georgia DOT Uses New Video Series to Reduce Highway Fatalities

Link to article in the AASHTO Journal:

http://www.aashtojournal.org/Pages/090613GAvideocampaign.aspx

 

ROADWAYS

 

6) If the Road Could Talk to You, What Would It Say?

Link to article on INDEX Award winner:

http://designtoimprovelife.dk/if-the-road-could-talk-to-you-what-would-it-say/

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

7) Report: Why Should Local Governments Care About Carsharing?

Link to report from Mobility Lab:

http://mobilitylab.org/2013/09/06/report-why-should-local-governments-care-about-carsharing/

 

TELEMATICS

 

8) Brazil, Russia, India and China: Wide Open to Telematics

Link to articles on Telematics Update:

http://goo.gl/WXFXYm (part 1)

http://goo.gl/tDFVAu (part 2)

 

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

 

9) Missouri DOT Celebrating 10^th Anniversary of KC Scout and 20^th of Motorist Assist

Link to story on KCTV-TV:

http://www.kctv5.com/story/23351461/modot-celebrating-big-anniversaries-of-helping-stranded-drivers

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/bDLIV2

 

10) A Look Inside Metro Emergency Road Service: Freeway Service Patrol

Link to story on KTTV-TV:

http://www.myfoxla.com/story/23349877/a-look-inside-metro-emergency-road-service-freeway-service-patrol

 

TRANSIT

 

11) FTA Announces $10 Million Grant to Nashville MTA for Bus Improvements, Including ITS

Link to story on WTVF-TV:

http://www.newschannel5.com/story/23359966/mta-to-receive-10m-federal-grant-for-bus-improvements

 

12) San Diego MTS Launches New Mobile Ticket App

Link to article in Railway Age:

http://www.railwayage.com/index.php/communications/san-diego-mts-launches-new-mobile-ticket-app.html

 

13) Manila Eyes Wi-Fi Equipped Waiting Sheds at Bus Stops

Link to article in the Philippine Daily Inquirer:

http://technology.inquirer.net/29019/manila-eyes-wi-fi-ready-waiting-sheds

 

14) Audio Bus Ads: Too Intrusive for Riders, or Too Much Money to Pass Up?

Link to article on The Atlantic Cities:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2013/09/audio-bus-ads-too-intrusive-riders-or-too-much-money-pass/6786/

 

VEHICLES

 

15) With Autopilot in Slow Traffic, Mercedes Steps Toward Driverless Cars

Link to article in Bloomberg Businessweek:

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-09-05/with-autopilot-in-slow-traffic-mercedes-steps-toward-driverless-cars

 

16) At IFA Show, Ford CEO Promises More High-Tech Features

Link to article in automotiveIT:

http://www.automotiveit.com/at-ifa-show-mulally-commits-ford-to-more-high-tech/news/id-008642

 

 

News Releases

1) Engage Production Creates Aircraft Turnaround Game for Emirates Aviation Experience

2) Airbus and China to Collaborate on Air Traffic Management

3) I-95 Vehicle Probe Project Completes Its 5^th Year

4) AASHTO Launches New Meetings App in Time for 2013 Annual Meeting

5) Trafficmaster Signs Licensing Deal to Market Their Involvement in London Olympics

6) First Toyota Vehicles with Subscription-Free HD Radio Audio, Traffic And Weather Arrive at Dealers

 

 

Friday Bonus

If you thought popping bubble wrap was fun wait until you see this.

http://youtu.be/dAOZqxoyLMQ

 

 

Upcoming Events

New Urbanism and Smart Transport 2 Conference – December 1-3 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

http://newurbanism-smarttransport2.com/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1983 **30^th anniversary** The Soviet Union shot down Korean Air Lines Flight 007 near Sakhalin Island in the USSR. 

http://ti.arc.nasa.gov/m/profile/adegani/Crash%20of%20Korean%20Air%20Lines%20Flight%20007.pdf

 

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