[TCN] Thursday, October 31, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Thursday, October 31, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) FAA Will Allow Use of Electronics Entire Flights

Link to IDG News Service article:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9243702/FAA_will_allow_the_use_of_electronics_for_entire_flights

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/1kMpRj

 

2) Air Traffic Control Modernization Hits Turbulence

Link to AP article:

http://www.aviationpros.com/news/11217528/delays-in-nextgen

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

3) Successful Launch of New ITSMalta Board and Website

Link to article in the Times of Malta:

http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20131031/technology/Successful-launch-of-new-ITSMalta-board-and-website.492715#.UnK_1ZRoT2w

Link to site: http://itsmalta.eu/

 

MARITIME

 

4) US Coast Guard Confirms Google Link to Mystery Barge

Link to story on CNBC:

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101155531

 

OTHER

 

5) Ericsson Study: Smartphone Users Expect Wireless Tech to Relieve Traffic Headaches

Link to article on FierceWireless:

http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/ericsson-study-smartphone-users-expect-wireless-tech-relieve-traffic-headac/2013-10-30

Link to release: http://goo.gl/hQwEsY

 

ROADWAYS

 

6) Utah DOT Showcases New Winter Weather Technology, Announces Resident Reporter Program

Link to article in the Deseret News:

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865589483/UDOT-showcases-new-technology-announces-resident-reporter-program.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

7) California's New Caldecott Tunnel Bore Has Safety Features Inspired by Deadly Fire

Link to article in the Contra Costa Times:

http://www.contracostatimes.com/breaking-news/ci_24406264/new-caldecott-tunnel-bore-has-safety-features-inspired

 

8) The Next Big Traffic Safety Debate: Google Glass

Link to blog on The Atlantic Cities:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/technology/2013/10/next-big-traffic-safety-debate-google-glass/7428/

 

TELEMATICS

 

9) Fleets Not Convinced of Benefits of Sharing Telematics Data

Link to article in Fleet News:

http://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/2013/10/31/fleets-not-convinced-of-the-benefits-of-sharing-telematics-data/48652/

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

10) Dust Sensors Could Provide Better Warning for Arizona Motorists

Link to story on KPHO-TV:

http://www.kpho.com/story/23835225/dust-sensors-could-provide-better-warning-for-motorists

 

11) Here's How Philadelphia Will Transform Traffic with Technology

Link to article on Technical.ly Philly:

http://technical.ly/philly/2013/10/29/philadelphia-traffic-operations-center/

 

12) Bhubaneswar, India's Integrated Approach to Clear Traffic Congestion

Link to article in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/Bhubaneswars-integrated-approach-to-clear-traffic-congestion/articleshow/24959884.cms

 

VEHICLES

 

13) GM's Desire to Make Buying Cars Online Easier May Anger Dealers

Link to article on The Detroit Bureau:

http://www.thedetroitbureau.com/2013/10/gms-desire-to-make-buying-cars-online-easier-may-anger-dealers/

 

14) Driverless Cars Are Not Today's Answer for Safer Roads

Link to commentary on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/navigation-and-lbs/viewpoint-driverless-cars-are-not-today%E2%80%99s-answer-safer-roads

 

 

News Releases

1) Alaska DOT&PF's Commitment to Public Information Earns National Recognition

2) California DMV Driver Handbook Available for the iPad

3) Half of All In-Vehicle Infotainment Systems Equipped with Smartphone-Integration Technologies Will Have Apple's 'iOS in the Car' by 2018

4) Free Wi-Fi Pilot Project Under Way on Central Arkansas Transit Authority Buses

5) Philippine's NLEX Traffic Advisory System Goes Online

6) Delta First to Submit Plan to Allow Customers to Use Portable Electronic Devices Below 10,000 Feet as Early as November 1

 

 

Upcoming Events

2013 Airport Exchange – November 11-13 – Doha, Qatar

http://www.airport-exchange.com/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1913 **100^th anniversary** The Lincoln Highway, the first improved automobile highway connecting New York and San Francisco, was dedicated.

http://www.lincoln-highway-museum.org/Dedicate/Dedicate-Index.html

 

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