[TCN] Friday, August 8, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Friday, August 8, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Air Algerie AH5017 Black Box Tape 'Unintelligible'

Link to BBC News article:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28694545

 

2) Airports in Ohio, Kentucky, North Carolina, Louisiana Reject Ads Focusing on Women's Issues

Link to stories:

Kentucky

North Carolina

Ohio

Louisiana

 

MARITIME

 

3) China to Build Lighthouses on Five Isles in Defiance of US Call

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/08/07/us-china-southchinasea-idUSKBN0G70VI20140807

 

OTHER

 

4) New Transport App for Vision-Impaired Londoners

Link to article on Londonist:

http://londonist.com/2014/08/new-transport-app-for-vision-impaired-londoners.php

 

PARKING

 

5) JustPark App Helps BMW Mini Drivers Find a Parking Space

Link to article in The Daily Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/11018937/JustPark-app-helps-BMW-Mini-drivers-find-a-parking-space.html

 

RAILROADS

 

6) New York State Relies on Oil Train Operators to Self-Report

Link to article on Capital:

http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/albany/2014/08/8550397/state-relies-oil-train-operators-self-report

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

7) Studies Look at Distracted Driving for Teens and Young Adults

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/08/distracted-driving-parents-phones/13740087/

 

8) New Device Aims to Keep Drivers' Hands on the Wheel, Eyes on the Road

Link to article in the Bradenton Herald:

http://www.bradenton.com/2014/08/08/5293010/bradenton-companys-device-to-take.html

 

9) Maritime Mobile Service Network Aids in Separate Land-Based Emergencies

Link to article in AARL Letter:

http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter?issue=2014-08-07#toc06

 

TRANSIT

 

10) Report Issued on New Jersey Transit's Handling of Super Bowl Crowd

Link to article in The Record:

http://www.northjersey.com/news/post-game-brawl-delayed-trains-at-metlife-super-bowl-nj-transit-report-shows-1.1064773

 

VEHICLES

 

11) Tesla Invites Hackers for a Spin

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/08/08/telsa-invites-hackers-for-a-spin/

 

 

News Releases

1) Gogo Receives FAA Certification to Have Gogo Vision Installed as Stand-Alone Product for Commercial Aviation

2) FAA Implements Safety Reporting Program for Office of Airports Employees

3) FCC Adopts Rules to Promote Widespread Text-to-911 Availability

4) Xerox and Parkmobile Selected to Upgrade St. Louis Parking Meter Technology

 

 

Friday Bonus

Sonny Corleone would still be alive today if he had E-ZPass.

http://www.theonion.com/articles/sonny-corleone-would-still-be-alive-today-if-he-ha,36297/

 

 

Upcoming Events

ITS Connecticut Annual Meeting – September 29 – Cromwell, Connecticut

http://www.luminpdf.com/files/2872447/SavetheDateNotice.pdf

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1969 **45^th anniversary** Ian Macmillan takes an iconic photo of the Beatles crossing Abbey Road.

http://www.shootingfilm.net/2013/04/behind-scenes-of-iconic-abbey-road.html

 

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