[TCN] Wednesday, May 16, 2012

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Wednesday, May 16, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Who's REALLY Controlling Traffic?

With the proliferation of navigation devices, GEWI has noted a global trend of drivers relying less on traditional means of traffic information distribution in favor of in-vehicle, smartphone and portable navigation devices.  This can have a negative impact in the ability of a public agency to control traffic information distribution, but GEWI has a solution.  TIC is used by a wide range of customer types, used for a wide range of traffic solutions.  For more information, visit booth #712 at ITS America, or contact us at info@gewi.com 

 

AVIATION

 

1) Despite Recommendations, FAA Still Not Budging on Mandatory Bird Strike Reports

Link to article on Medill Reports Chicago:

http://news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/news.aspx?id=205369

 

2) Virgin Atlantic Rolls Out In-Flight Cellphone Service

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/05/16/net-us-virgin-cellphones-idUSBRE84F04720120516

 

3) Acting FAA Chief: Innovation and Collaboration Keys to Success

Link to article in Rotor:

http://rotor.com/Publications/RotorNewssupregsup/tabid/177/newsid1237/75574/mid/1237/Default.aspx

 

BICYCLES

 

4) Salt Lake City Unveils New Website for Cyclists

Link to article in The Salt Lake Tribune:

http://www.slcgov.com/city-launch-bike-dedicated-website

 

OTHER

 

5) A Look Ahead at the ITS America Annual Meeting

Link to Preview News:

http://campaign.route2email.com/view.aspx?id=318

 

ROADWAYS

 

6) Revisions 1 and 2 to the 2009 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices

Link to further information from the Federal Highway Administration:

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=808

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

7) Obama Administration's Safety Data Initiative Challenges App Developers

Link to White House Office of Science and Technology Policy blog:

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/05/16/administration-safety-data-initiative-challenges-app-developers

 

TAXIS

 

8) Dublin Taxi Drivers Deny Green Lights on Roof Signs are Racist

Link to article in The Irish Times:

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0516/1224316194669.html

 

VEHICLES

 

9) As Congress Mulls Mandate on Car Black Boxes, Data Ownership Remains Unclear

Link to article in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2012/05/congress-black-box/

 

10) No Artificial Noises for Electric BMW i3 (Yet)

Link to blog on Green Car Reports:

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1076159_no-artificial-noises-for-electric-bmw-i3-yet

 

11) Apple Introduces the Steering Wheel Remote Control

Link to article on Patently Apple:

http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2012/05/apple-introduces-the-steering-wheel-remote-control.html

 

 

News Releases

1) White House, Xerox, Ford, Verizon, Other Technology Leaders to Hold Key Discussions on Moving Innovation in Transportation Forward at ITS America's Annual Meeting Next Week

2) Calling All Cars: University of Michigan Takes Center Stage in Safe Transportation

3) VeriFone Media Brings Sky News Into London's Taxis

4) Fujitsu Ten Limited Forms Joint Venture with Uno Minda for Car Infotainment Products

5) Factory Installed Automotive Navigation Solutions to Surpass PND Shipments by 2015

6) US DOT Issues Grants to States for Pipeline Safety Call Centers

7) Hyundai Launches All-New Blue Link Mobile Application

8) Australia's Telematics, On-Board Mass Monitoring Solution Leading the Way

9) Streetline Releases Parker 3.0

 

 

Solicitations

 -  Request for Proposal – ITS ePrimer Technical Editor – US DOT/Institute of Transportation Engineers/ITS America

http://goo.gl/t9h9w

 -  National Scholarship – Operations Academy – FHWA

http://www.operationsacademy.org/SM-scholarshipsFHWA.html

 

 

Upcoming Events

Webinar and Live: Risk-Based Security and Enhanced Behavior Detection/Analysis – May 22 – Cambridge, Massachusetts

http://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/USDOTVOLPE-403bcb

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1820 The USS Congress became the first US warship to visit China.

http://www.usna.edu/Library/sca/findingaids/congressthree/index.html

 

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