[TCN] Tuesday, March 25, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Tuesday, March 25, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) New Boarding Pass Scanners Guide Passengers to Gates and Concessions at Boston Logan

Link to article in Airport Improvement:

http://www.airportimprovement.com/content/story.php?article=00558

 

2) FlyInStyle Launches Airport Concessions App

Link to article on The Moodie Report:

http://www.moodiereport.com/document.php?c_id=40&doc_id=38835

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

3) Smart Cities and the Technology of Walking

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/local/Smart-Cities-and-the-Technology-of-Walking.html

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

4) Interactive Traffic Map Shows Arizona Accidents

Link to story on KTVK-TV:

http://www.azfamily.com/news/Interactive-traffic-map-shows-accidents-in-your-area-252134611.html

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

5) Kansas Turnpike Authorities Agree to Interoperability with Oklahoma

Link to story on KSN-TV:

http://ksn.com/2014/03/25/kansas-turnpike-authorities-agree-to-interoperability/

 

OTHER

 

6) The Soft Infrastructure of Smart Cities

Link to blog in Governing:

http://www.governing.com/blogs/view/gov-soft-infrastructure-smart-cities.html

 

RAILROADS

 

7) Lessons from the Rocky Launch of Amtrak's Writing Residency Program

Link to blog on PBS's MediaShift:

http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2014/03/lessons-from-the-rocky-launch-of-amtraks-writers-residency-program/

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

8) Does Google Glass Distract Drivers? The Debate is On

Link to story on NPR's All Things Considered:

http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2014/03/24/289802359/does-google-glass-distract-drivers-the-debate-is-on

 

9) European Commission Road Safety Newsletter – March 2014

Link to newsletter:

http://ec.europa.eu/transport/road_safety/pdf/news/nl14_en.pdf

 

TELEMATICS

 

10) Indian Telematics: Fledgling Optimism and Stiff Challenges

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/indian-telematics-fledgling-optimism-and-stiff-challenges-part-i (part 1)

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/indian-telematics-fledgling-optimism-and-stiff-challenges-part-ii (part 2)

 

TRANSIT

 

11) Mobile Phones Being Added to Some Buses in Kolkata, India

Link to article in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/Kolkata-state-transport-buses-will-have-telephone-facility/articleshow/32604656.cms

 

12) TRB-Sponsored Study Asks Riders How They Would Like to Communicate with Transit Agencies via the Web

Link to survey:

http://b43.ideascale.com/

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

13) Israeli Students Find Way to Hack Waze, Create Fake Traffic Jams

Link to article in The Jerusalem Post:

http://www.jpost.com/Enviro-Tech/Technion-students-find-way-to-hack-Waze-create-fake-traffic-jams-346377

 

14) Air Pollution Data Used to Manage Traffic Flows

Link to Environmental News Service article:

http://ens-newswire.com/2014/03/25/air-pollution-data-used-to-manage-traffic-flows/

 

VEHICLES

 

15) University of Michigan to Triple Number of Talking Cars in Ann Arbor to 9,000

Link to article in The Ann Arbor News:

http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2014/03/university_of_michigan_wants_t_1.html

 

16) Senators Push for Better Auto Safety Reporting

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/26/business/senators-push-for-better-auto-safety-reporting.html

 

17) GM Uses Social Media to Manage Customers and Its Reputation

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/24/business/after-huge-recall-gm-speaks-to-customers-through-social-media.html

 

18) Singapore's A*STAR Develops System to Help Car Drivers Navigate Junctions Safely

Link to story on Channel NewsAsia:

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/a-star-develops-system-to/1048378.html

 

19) California Car Data Privacy Legislation: Misleading, Redundant, Self-Defeating

Link to blog from Strategy Analytics:

http://blogs.strategyanalytics.com/AMCS/post/2014/03/25/AAA-Northern-California-is-working-against-its-own-interests-pursuing-privacy-legislation-in-California.aspx

 

 

News Releases

1) Vusion Launches MPG Analytics Dashboard

2) Coming Soon: New Smartphone App for BART Rider Safety

3) Honolulu Transit Agency Opens New Rail Information Center

4) Delta Launches International Wi-Fi Access for Customers on Its 747-400 Aircraft

5) The Many Applications of In-Vehicle PCs (infographic)

6) OnBoard Diagnostics Aftermarket Telematics Subscribers to Exceed 117 Million Globally by 2019

7) Almost 50 Million Non-Trucking Commercial Fleet Vehicles Equipped with Telematics by the End of 2019

 

 

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Long-Term Socio-Economic Effect of Mobility Automation in Cities – March 28

http://vra-net.eu/events/webinar-long-term-socio-economic-effect-of-mobility-automation-in-cities/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1979 **35^th anniversary** The Space Shuttle Columbia, the first fully-functional ship, arrived at the Kennedy Space Center following construction.

http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2011/02/space-shuttle-columbia-a-new-beginning-and-vision/

 

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