Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, April 25, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
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AVIATION
1) Critical Flaws Bared in Aviation Tornado Warning System
Link to article on Climate Central:
2) Virtual Tower May be the Answer at West Virginia Airport
Link to article in The Register-Herald:
3) Virgin Australia to Offer Some Premium Passengers Free Tablets as Test
Link to article in The Australian:
MARITIME
4) Wireless System Could be Installed in Golden Gate Ferries
Link to article in The Examiner:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
5) Five Ex-US DOT Secretaries Map Out a Communications Strategy for Transportation
Link to commentary on Streetsblog Capitol Hill:
ROADWAYS
6) Jeff Miller and ITS Help Anchorage Address a National Dilemma
Link to article in AUTC Newsletter:
http://ine.uaf.edu/autc/files/2012/04/autc_newsletter_v5n2.pdf (page 4)
SAFETY / SECURITY
7) Railroads, GOP Try to Delay Crash Prevention Plan
Link to article in Politico:
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0412/75547.html
TELEMATICS
8) Can Telematics Infotainment Services Be Future-Proofed?
Link to article on Telematics Update:
TRANSIT
9) Survey Faults ATMs and MBTA Fare Machines for the Blind in Boston
Link to article in The Boston Globe:
VEHICLES
10) China's BYD Unveils Remote Control Car
Vehicle parks itself while driver waits outside and can be summoned in bad weather.
Link to blog on MSN Autos:
http://editorial.autos.msn.com/blogs/autosblogpost.aspx?post=99d84b8a-2f35-4dcf-824b-6d4116ec7ced
News Releases
1) Telvent Rolls Out Saudi Arabia's First Smart Transportation System
3) General Dynamics Awarded $363 Million for Next-Generation Air Traffic Control Radios
4) Proposed Electronic Onboard Recorders Mandate Burdensome, Expensive: OOIDA
5) Global Fleet Management and Trailer Tracking System Subscriptions to Surpass 30 Million by 2016
6) DriveBC Now Makes It Easier to Know Before You Go
Job Postings
- Administrator of Social Media and Electronic Communications – Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority – San Jose, California
http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=27574
- Manager of Marketing and Communications – North County Transit District – Oceanside, California
http://www.transittalent.com/Job_Listing.cfm?JobID=27529
Upcoming Events
Webinar: Collecting the Road of Tomorrow – Utah DOT's Imaging/Inventory Project and the Path to Autonomous Vehicles – May 24
https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/303728918
Today in Transportation History
1982 **30th anniversary** British forces attack an Argentine submarine and later land on South Georgia.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/25/newsid_2503000/2503977.stm
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