[TCN] Tuesday, January 6, 2015

 

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Air Hollywood Brings Aviation Reality to Movies, Television

Link to article in Airways:

http://airwaysnews.com/blog/2015/01/05/air-hollywood-brings-aviation-reality-to-movies-television/

Link to further information

 

2) John Wayne Airport's Troubleshooter Fixes Anything, Any Time

Link to article in the Orange County Register:

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/ocea-647120--.html

 

3) UK Documentary Series to Feature Liverpool John Lennon Airport

Link to article in the Liverpool Echo:

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/new-channel-5-documentary-based-8383920

 

4) Latest Edition of Future Airport

Link to magazine:

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/34bb58a7#/34bb58a7/1

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

5) All-Electronic Tolls Inch Forward in New York City

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://www.wsj.com/articles/all-electronic-tolls-inch-forward-in-new-york-city-1420512727

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

6) Amsterdam Traffic Controllers Offer Commuters Personalized Route Advice

Link to article in PC World:

http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/563318/amsterdam-traffic-controllers-offer-commuters-personalized-route-advice

 

OTHER

 

7) Dedicated Automobile Traffic Monitor with Raspberry Pi

Link to blog on Hackaday:

http://hackaday.com/2015/01/06/dedicated-automobile-traffic-monitor-with-raspberry-pi/  

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

8) Ad Blitz on Napthine Transport Plan Cost Victorians $15 Million

Link to article in The Age:

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/ad-blitz-on-napthine-transport-plan-cost-victorians-15-million-20150105-12iat7.html

 

RAILROADS

 

9) Amtrak, Connecticut Begin Marketing Rail Line to Attract Riders

Link to article in the Record-Journal:

http://www.myrecordjournal.com/meriden/meridennews/6571970-129/amtrak-state-begin-marketing-new-rail-line-to-attract-riders.html

 

ROADWAYS

 

10) The Road Weather Management Benefit Cost Analysis Compendium

Link to further information from FHWA:

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=944

 

TRANSIT

 

11) $9,000 Signs Tell Riders Where Chicago Transit Station Entrances Are

Link to article in RedEye:

http://www.redeyechicago.com/news/cta/redeye-cta-installing-signs-on-recently-renovated-stations-20150105,0,4683650.story

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

12) CES Cars: Consumers Want Traffic and Parking Info

Link to article in U-T San Diego:

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2015/jan/05/CES-cars-gadgets-driverless/

 

VEHICLES

 

13) Ford Sees Driverless Cars in Five Years, but Not from Ford

Link to story on Bloomberg's Before The Bell:

http://www.bloomberg.com/video/ford-sees-driverless-cars-in-5-years-but-not-from-ford-7rkVEVtRTXW2n8HuliJeuw.html

 

14) Ford CEO: Our Driverless Cars Will Be Affordable

Link to story on Bloomberg's Market Makers:

http://www.bloomberg.com/video/ford-ceo-fields-our-driverless-cars-will-be-affordable-tmBNbkOETtCNKyZgK4nv3w.html

 

15) GM Not Shy About Advertising in the Car

Link to article on GPS Business News:

http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/GM-Not-Shy-About-Advertising-in-the-Car_a5247.html

 

16) GM: We're Open to Apple, Google and Other Connected Car Services

Link to article on FierceWireless:

http://www.fiercewireless.com/story/gm-were-open-apple-google-and-other-connected-car-services/2015-01-06

 

17) Automotive News from CES in USA Today

 -  Ford CEO Touts In-Car Technology at CES

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/01/06/ford-ceo-mark-fields-ces-keynote-preview/21305971/

 -  Auto-Tech Firm Shows Off 'Cool' In-Car Gadgets

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/01/05/ces-qnx-manufacturer-in-car-infotainment-ford-sync/21314373/

 -  Mercedes Unveils Living Room on Wheels at CES

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/01/06/mercedes-benz-f-015-luxury-in-motion-unveiled-at-2015-ces/21318629/

 

 

News Releases

1) Ford Announces Smart Mobility Plan and 25 Global Experiments Designed to Change the Way the World Moves

2) Nexcom Unveils In-Vehicle Computers

3) TravelWeekly.com Launches New Website

4) Volkswagen Selects TomTom Maps

5) Suburu Selects SiriusXM Connected Vehicle Services for In-Vehicle Platform and AT&T 4G LTE Network for Mobile Connectivity

6) Big Data, Virtualization and Systems Approach to Dominate Hyper-Smart Transportation Era

7) Mercedes-Benz, Volvo and BMW Continue to Dominate ADAS Market

8) American Airlines Launches American Way Magazine with New Look and More Content

9) FAA Mistakenly Released Draft Internal Report During NTSB Investigation

10) Mississippi DOT Launches Website Focused on Winter Weather Preparedness

11) BMW to Offer Over-the-Air Updates for Navigation Maps

12) Ericsson Maritime ICT Cloud Enables Ships to Join the Networked Society

 

 

Upcoming Events

American Traffic Safety Services Association Traffic Expo – February 6-10 – Tampa, Florida

http://expo.atssa.com/

 

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