[TCN] Thursday, September 25, 2008

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

 

Thursday, September 25, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) FAA to Help Airlines Install Crash-Avoidance Equipment

Link to story in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/california/la-me-lax25-2008sep25,0,1345367.story

 

2) FAA Says Progress Being Made on Runway Safety

Link to AP story:

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ik6Pj2j4UqVkLirX1k5Y9JwZJuVQD93DJKS01

GAO: Risk of Runway Collision Still High

Link to AP story:

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5ik6Pj2j4UqVkLirX1k5Y9JwZJuVQD93DVIA81

Link to testimony by the US Government Accountability Office:

http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d081169t.pdf

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

3) Latest GLONASS Birds Fly Into Orbit

Link to story in GPS World:

http://sidt.gpsworld.com/gpssidt/Latest+News/Latest-GLONASS-Birds-Fly-into-Orbit/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/553388?contextCategoryId=33831

 

4) An Interview with Serge Bussat, Navteq EMEA

Link to interview in GPS Business:

http://www.gpsbusinessnews.com/index.php?action=article&numero=1066

 

OTHER

 

5) Intelligent Addressing Supports European Address Infrastructure

Link to interview in Directions Magazine:

http://www.directionsmag.com/article.php?article_id=2881&trv=1

 

6) Silver Taxis in Abu Dhabi to be Fitted with Infrared Meters

Sensors will automatically start the meter running once a passenger is seated, preventing drivers from overcharging.

Link to story in The National:

http://www.thenational.ae/article/20080924/NATIONAL/713297549/1010

 

TRANSIT

 

7) BART Considers Charging Riders for Prepaid Cards

Link to story in the San Francisco Examiner:
http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/BART_considers_charging_riders_for_prepaid_cards.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

8) Local Officials Rebuff Connecticut DOT Projects

Council of governments opposes spending money on 511 system or upgrading highway video for first responders.

Link to story in the New Haven Register:

http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2008/09/25/news/a3-511block.txt

 

9) Tele Atlas to Offer TomTom Traffic Data to Clients
Link to Reuters story:

http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssTechMediaTelecomNews/idUSLP19087320080925 

 

 

News Releases

1) Europe's Roads Need Intelligent Vehicle Safety Systems

2) Personal Navigation Device Shipment Growth Decelerates as Alternatives Gain Ground

3) Federal Communications Commission Moves a Step Closer to Solving Nation's Communications Challenges Currently Faced by America's First Responders

 

 

Upcoming Events

2008 Traffic Safety Conference – November 17-19 – Houston

http://tti.tamu.edu/conferences/traffic_safety/

 

 

Today in Transportation History

1978 **30^th anniversary** - A Pacific Southwest Airlines flight collided with a small plane over San Diego resulting in the death of 144 people.

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,919842-1,00.html 

 

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