Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, April 14, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
REGISTER NOW for the 2014 ITS World Congress
Registration has officially opened for the 2014 ITS World Congress! Join ITS America and 10,000 other transportation professionals in Detroit, Michigan, September 7-11. This World Congress boasts upwards of 300,000 sq. ft. of exhibitions, nearly 700 acres of transportation technology demonstrations from 30 different companies, more than 250 riveting programmatic panels, roundtables, and interactive town hall sessions, as well as numerous networking and social events with the industry's elite throughout the week.
Learn more by visiting http://www.itsworldcongress.org.
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AVIATION
1) Faster Wi-Fi on Flights Leads to Battle in the Sky
Link to Reuters article:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/14/us-airlines-wifi-analysis-idUSBREA3D06U20140414
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
2) New York City DOT Must Publicly Track Stats in Program to Cut Pedestrian Fatalities
Link to editorial in the Daily News:
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/zero-room-spin-article-1.1754017
CAMERAS
3) New Long-Range Cameras Will Save Lives in Victoria By Detecting Dangerous Driving
Link to editorial in the Herald Sun:
GPS / NAVIGATION
4) French Team Up to Develop Geo-Location Without GPS
Link to article in EE Times Europe:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
5) Belle Isle, Michigan Traffic to Go High-Tech for ITS World Congress
Link to article in Crain's Detroit Business:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
6) FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler Leans on Candor to Get His Message Across
Link to article in The Washington Post:
ROADWAYS
7) Glow-in-the-Dark Roads Make Debut in Netherlands
Link to article in Wired:
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-04/11/glow-in-the-dark-highway-launches
Link to story on NOS (with video):
http://nos.nl/audio/634119-het-lijkt-alsof-je-door-een-sprookjesbos-rijdt.html (in Dutch)
SAFETY / SECURITY
8) Senator Wants US to Publish List of Airports with Lax Passport Screening
Link to story on WBBM Radio:
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
9) Technology Can Do for Taxis What It Has Done for Public Transport in New South Wales
Link to editorial in The Sydney Morning Herald:
TELEMATICS
10) Telematics Success 'Doesn't Happen Overnight' in Fleet Management
Link to article in Transport Topics:
TRANSIT
11) Smart Public Transport Will Only Work if the Network Data is Truly Open
Link to story on Deutsche Welle:
http://www.dw.de/smart-public-transport-will-only-work-if-the-network-data-is-truly-open/a-17559207
12) Zoute Brings Its Real-Time Transit App to iPhone, More Markets
Link to article on TechCrunch:
http://techcrunch.com/2014/04/14/zoute-brings-its-real-time-transit-app-to-iphone-more-markets/
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
13) Atlanta Traffic Reporting Legend Captain Herb Emory Dies
Link to article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/breaking-news/wsbs-capt-herb-emory-passes-away/nfYgx/
VEHICLES
14) GM Replacing Head of Communications
Link to AP article:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/gm-replacing-communications-human-resources-153054582.html
Link to news release
15) Volkswagen Marketing VP on How Automaker Keeps It Products Fresh in Customers' Minds
Link to article in Automotive News Europe:
News Releases
1) Connecticut River Ferry Service Alerts Now Available Online
3) Schrader Survey Discovers 42% of Drivers Can't Identify Tire Pressure Warning Symbol
Job Postings
- Director of North American Sales and Marketing – Qvision – North America
http://qvisiontechnology.com/images/NORTH_AMERICA_DIRECTOR_SALES_AND_MARKETING_mar2014_Final.pdf
Solicitation
- Call for Papers – 11th International Conference on Transportation Planning and Implementation Methodologies for Developing Countries
http://www.civil.iitb.ac.in/tpmdc/CallForPapers.php
Upcoming Events
APTA Bus & Paratransit Conference – May 4-7 – Kansas City, Missouri
http://www.apta.com/mc/bus/Pages/default.aspx
Today in Transportation History
1944 **70th anniversary** A ship carrying explosives blew-up in Bombay Harbor. The blast killed 800 to 1,300 people.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombay_Explosion_(1944)
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