[TCN] Tuesday, November 19, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Tuesday, November 19, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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CAMERAS

 

1) Cops Like What They See with License Plate Readers

Link to article in Governing:

http://www.governing.com/news/headlines/gov-license-plate-readers-privacy-concerns.html

 

OTHER

 

2) Utah a Model for New Federal Transportation Lobbying

Link to article in The Salt Lake Tribune:

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/57151703-90/transportation-utah-leaders-business.html.csp

 

ROADWAYS

 

3) London Cabbies Surveyed About Road Signs

Link to article in The Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/10458856/Road-signs-should-warn-of-rickshaws-and-potholes-say-cabbies.html 

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

4) Pilot Program: Speed Sensors Trigger Red Light on Philadelphia Street

Link to article in The Philadelphia Inquirer:

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20131119_New_sensors_will_trigger_red_light_if_you_speed_on_Kelly_Drive.html

 

5) How Do Audio Guys Sell Driver Safety?

Link to article on CEoutlook:

http://www.ceoutlook.com/2013/11/19/how-do-audio-guys-sell-driver-safety/

 

6) Motivated by Death of Paving Worker, Maine Man Aims to Save Lives with 'Ricky's Mandate'

Link to article in the Bangor Daily News:

http://bangordailynews.com/2013/11/18/news/penobscot/motivated-by-death-of-paving-worker-dexter-man-aims-to-save-lives-with-rickys-mandate/?ref=search

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

7) Big European Players Embrace the Car-Sharing Trend

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/20/business/international/big-european-players-embrace-the-car-sharing-trend.html

 

TELEMATICS

 

8) Daimler Trucks Sees Increasing Telematics Use in 2014

Link to article in Transport Topics:

http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=33527&t=Daimler-Sees-Increasing-Telematics-Use-in-2014

 

TRANSIT

 

9) Mysore to Be First City in India to Use Bus Auto Scheduling Technology

Link to article in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/Buses-will-be-on-time-just-as-you-like-it/articleshow/26012728.cms

 

10) Smart Ticketing on the Cards for Manchester, UK Tram Users

Link to article in the Manchester Evening News:

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/smart-ticketing-cards-metrolink-tram-6318053

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

11) Online Maps to Help Arkansas Drivers Avoid Congested Roads

Link to story on KUAR Radio:

http://ualrpublicradio.org/post/online-maps-help-arkansas-drivers-avoid-congested-roads

 

VEHICLES

 

12) Lawmakers Question Safety of Driverless Cars

Link to article in The Hill:

http://thehill.com/blogs/transportation-report/automobiles/190756-lawmakers-question-safety-of-driverless-cars

 

13) Self-Driving Cars Not Ready for Years, GM Exec Tells Congress

Link to article in the Detroit Free Press:

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013311190095

 

14) Ford Exec: Auto, Tech Firms Must Work Together to Provide Internet, Apps

Link to Reuters article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/car-tech-firms-must-together-185230646.html

 

15) What's the Future of Radio in the Connected Car

Link to interview on Mark Ramsey Media:

http://www.markramseymedia.com/2013/11/whats-the-future-of-radio-in-the-connected-car/

 

 

News Releases

1) TomTom Launches Toll Reporting to Help Transport Companies Manage Costs

2) Boeing Selects Bombardier Business Jet for Maritime Surveillance Aircraft Program

3) Michigan DOT's Kirk Steudle Tells Congress Investment in Autonomous Vehicle Research Will Lead to Improved Safety and Mobility

4) Creative Mobile Technologies Provides Spanish Translation Technology for New York City's Green Taxis

5) Big Data in the Driver's Seat of Connected Car Technological Advances

6) Global V2V Penetration in New Cars to Reach 69% by 2027

7) Sprint Velocity Expands Connected Vehicle Services for Automakers with Sprint Velocity Connect

8) Abalta Technologies and Green Hills Software to Integrate Weblink In-Vehicle Infotainment Platform

9) AT&T Launches Audiovox Car Connection Elite Series to Monitor Vehicles

10) Ericsson Announces Key Collaborations to Improve City Life

11) HELP Announces New PrePass Carrier Portal

12) FAA Dedicates New Boise Control Tower and Terminal Radar Approach Control

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Poster Session – Intelligent Transportation Society of New Jersey Annual Meeting

http://goo.gl/UeL7P1

 

 

Upcoming Events

National Transportation Infrastructure Summit – November 21 – Washington, DC

http://www.highways.org/2013/11/infrastructure-for-the-future-summit/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1898 **115^th anniversary** Arthur R. von Hippel, a physicist who contributed to the development of radar, was born in Rostock, Germany.

http://vonhippel.mrs.org/von-hippel-obituaries/

 

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