[TCN] Tuesday, September 2, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Tuesday, September 2, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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HERE to showcase connected vehicle, automated driving, and predictive traffic applications at ITS World Congress

 

HERE is a Nokia business with nearly 30 years of experience in collecting, processing and distributing vast amounts of map, traffic, and dynamic data to support consumer, automotive, and government transportation applications.   

 

Please join HERE at ITS WC to see our next generation of automotive navigation and connected driving applications during ITS World Congress in Detroit on 7 – 11 September 2014 at Belle Isle or click http://here.com/business to learn more.

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) NASA Working on Drone Traffic Management Program

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/01/technology/as-drone-technology-advances-practical-obstacles-remain.html

 

2) Latest Issue of Future Airport Online

Link to magazine:

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/b0ecc6ab#/b0ecc6ab/1

 

3) Inflight – September/October 2014 Issue

Link to magazine:

http://www.hmgaerospace.com/hmgmags/Inflight2014/septemberoctober/index.html

 

OTHER

 

4) University of Maryland Programs Use Technology to Potentially Solve Heavy Traffic

Link to article in The Diamondback:

http://www.diamondbackonline.com/news/article_c635d1d2-3206-11e4-9d8a-001a4bcf6878.html  

 

RAILROADS

 

5) Standards Being Developed for Interoperable Positive Train Control

Link to blog in EE Times:

http://www.eetimes.com/author.asp?section_id=36&doc_id=1323707&_mc=RSS_EET_EDT

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

6) 'Eyesight' Software Scans Surveillance Video for Suspicious Behavior on Atlanta's Marta

Link to article from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

http://www.emergencymgmt.com/safety/Eyesight-Software-Scans-Surveillance-Video.html

 

7) European Research Project, SECUR-ED, Aims for Greater Security at Train Stations

Link to article on Phys.org:

http://phys.org/news/2014-09-greater-safety-europe-stations.html

 

8) Slowing Down Streets with Art Under Your Feet

Link to article in Fast Company:

http://www.fastcoexist.com/3035022/slowing-down-streets-with-art-under-your-feet

 

9) New York State Trucking Firm Uses Device to Block Calls, Texts While Trucks in Motion

Link to article in the Times Union:

http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/On-the-road-off-the-phone-5725941.php

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

10) Uber Ordered to Halt Transportation Services in Germany

Link to story on Deutsche Welle:

http://www.dw.de/smartphone-app-uber-ordered-to-halt-transportation-services-in-germany/a-17894286

 

11) Share a Taxi with a Stranger? Idea is Catching On in Big Cities

Link to article in Fortune:

http://fortune.com/2014/09/01/share-a-taxi-with-a-stranger-idea-is-catching-in-big-cities/

 

TELEMATICS

 

12) Massachusetts Startup Aims to Create Better Drivers in South Africa Through Mobile App

Link to article in the Boston Business Journal:

http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/startups/2014/09/cambridge-startup-aims-to-create-better-drivers-in.html

 

TRANSIT

 

13) West Virginia University Student Develops Service to Track Personal Rapid Transit

Link to article in The Daily Athenaeum:

http://www.thedaonline.com/news/article_c3405ca8-281b-11e4-8f1d-001a4bcf6878.html

 

VEHICLES

 

14) Jaguar to Offer Laser-Projected Heads-Up Display

Link to article on Digital Trends:

http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/jaguars-augmented-reality-laser-hud

 

15) Driverless Vehicles Are in the US Army's Future

Link to McClatchy News Service article:

http://www.govtech.com/transportation/Driverless-Vehicles-Are-in-the-Armys-Future.html

 

16) Study: Connectivity Market Set to Soar, But Data Security is Big Worry

Link to article in automotiveIT:

http://www.automotiveit.com/connectivity-market-set-to-soar-but-data-security-worries-abound/news/id-009536

 

 

News Releases

1) Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to Require Broadcasters to Relay Emergency Alert Messages

2) Bandwagon, the Ridesharing App, Partners With Hailo in New York; Makes Sharing Yellow Cabs a Snap

3) Minnesota DOT Uses Canoga Traffic Sensing Solutions to Curb Crashes at Rural Intersections

4) Aircell Rebrands as Gogo Business Aviation

5) Connecticut State and Local Police to Begin Major Crackdown on Texting While Driving

6) Omnitracs to Acquire XRS Corporation

 

 

Upcoming Events

Rail~Volution – September 21-24 – Minneapolis, Minnesota

http://www.railvolution.org/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1944 **70^th anniversary** US Navy pilot, and future US president, George H.W. Bush, was shot down near the Bonin Islands.

http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq10-3.htm

 

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