[TCN] Friday, December 12, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Friday, December 12, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Air Traffic Control Failure Disrupts Flights Over Britain

Link to Reuters article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/london-airspace-closed-due-air-154749499.html

 

2) The Pilots of Instagram: Beautiful Views from the Cockpit, Violating Rules of the Air

Link to article on Quartz:

http://qz.com/233165/the-pilots-of-instagram-beautiful-views-from-the-cockpit-violating-rules-of-the-air/

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

3) New Zealand Launches First Road Risk Mapping Scheme

Link to article in ITS International:

http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/general/news/new-zealand-launches-first-road-risk-mapping-scheme/

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

4) ITS Australia Newsletter – December 2014

Link to newsletter:

http://www.summitemarketing.com.au/t/ViewEmail/r/366C8474493CD7AA2540EF23F30FEDED/04DE90B08ADBC906E663AB054A538FBA

 

MARITIME

 

5) US Coast Guard to Hold Meeting on Maritime Cybersecurity

Link to notice from the Federal Register:

https://s3.amazonaws.com/public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2014-29205.pdf

 

OTHER

 

6) Detroit Transportation Tech Incubator Created

Link to article in The Detroit News:

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/ford/2014/12/11/ford-verizon-magna-fund-startup-incubator/20250721/

Link to news release

 

ROADWAYS

 

7) New Twin Cities' Area Highway Signs Prompt Praise, Scorn, Confusion

Link to story on KTSP-TV:

http://kstp.com/news/stories/S3647109.shtml

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

8) Congress Bars NHTSA from Conducting Roadside Survey

Link to article in The Detroit News:

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2014/12/12/congress-bars-nhtsa-roadside-survey/20296295/

 

9) Are 'Touch' Warnings the Future of Driver Safety?

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/transportation/Are-Touch-Warnings-the-Future-of-Driver-Safety.html

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

10) Baidu Said to Buy Stake in Uber, Boosting App in China

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-12/baidu-said-to-buy-stake-in-uber-boosting-app-in-china.html

 

TRANSIT

 

11) Tech Modernizes Lviv, Ukraine's Transport, Healthcare Systems

Link to article in the Kyiv Post:

http://www.kyivpost.com/content/business/tech-modernizes-lvivs-transport-healthcare-system-374873.html

 

12) Edmonton Transit App Now Available for Smartphone Users

Link to article in Metro:

http://metronews.ca/news/edmonton/1237629/edmonton-transit-app-now-available-for-smartphone-users/

 

13) Signs of the Times: RideDC and Transit Screen's SmartWalk

Link to column in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2014/12/12/signs-of-the-times-ridedc-and-transit-screens-smartwalk/

 

 

News Releases

1) New Software Solutions for Streaming Maritime Operations in Europe

2) Five-Year Business Plan for England's Motorways and Major A Roads Promises More 'Smart' Roadways

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1914 **100^th anniversary** The American Association of State Highway Officials, today's American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, was founded.

http://youtu.be/focymas2Ies

 

 

Job Postings

 

 

Friday Bonus

Every train station should have a magic piano.

http://youtu.be/D9BOTXFCpQA

 

 

Upcoming Events

Webinar: The Paradigm Shift in Auto Mobility – December 17

http://www.tu-auto.com/detroit/webinar-roadmap.php

 

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