[TCN] Thursday, July 19, 2012

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Thursday, July 19, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Find Your Way Through the Airport Maze, Phone in Hand

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/19/technology/personaltech/find-your-way-through-the-airport-maze.html

 

2) Autopilots Take to the Ground

As accidents on the tarmac mount, Honeywell tests cockpit automation.

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303644004577523204241330894.html

 

ROADWAYS

 

3) Signs are Put to the Test Underneath Arizona's Sun

Link to Arizona DOT Blog:

http://adotblog.blogspot.com/2012/07/signs-are-put-to-test-underneath.html

 

TRANSIT

 

4) MBTA Adding Thousands of Security Cameras, Thanks to Federal Grants

Link to article in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/metrodesk/2012/07/17/mbta-adding-thousands-security-cameras-thanks-federal-grants/58pTYGPEJlE6gatV4PuUHP/story.html

 

5) The Perils of Participation: The Effect of Participation Messages on Citizens' Policy Support

Link to article in the Journal of Public Transportation:

http://www.nctr.usf.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/JPT15.2Risner.pdf

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

6) Traffic Incident Management Cost Management and Cost Recovery Primer

Link to further information from FHWA:

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/news/news_detail.asp?ID=826

 

VEHICLES

 

7) Cars Talking to 911 is Nearing Reality

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/e-government/Cars-Talking-to-911-Is-Nearing-Reality-.html

 

8) What's Radio's Future in a Wired-Car World?

Link to article on All Access:

http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/108267/alan-burns-what-s-radio-s-future-in-a-wired-car-wo

 

9) From Eight-Track to Bluetooth: In-Car Entertainment's Bumpy Ride

Link to article in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2012/07/in-car-entertainment-gallery

 

10) M2M in the Vehicle: Trends in Automotive

An interview with Roger Lanctot of Strategy Analytics.

Link to interview on The Peggy Smedley Show:

http://filesource.abacast.com/wsradio/m2mradio/071012/segment3071012.mp3

 

11) The Brave New World of Vehicle Safety Technology

Between measuring brain waves to determine distraction and using augmented reality to focus drivers' attention, these advances are on the horizon – or already here.

Link to blog in Business Fleet:

http://www.businessfleet.com/Blog/Auto-Focus/Story/2012/07/The-Brave-New-World-of-Vehicle-Safety-Technology.aspx

 

 

News Releases

1) APCO Unveils Vehicular Emergency Data Set to Encourage Deployment of Advanced Automatic Crash Notification by Vehicle Manufacturers

2) Metra to Add Power Outlets, LED Signs to Rehabbed Cars

3) Telvent, Siemens, IBM and Cisco Embrace the Smart City and Will Prosper in Traffic Management Systems Market

4) easyJet Launches Mobile Optimized Website Supporting Six Languages

5) Agero Expands Leadership in Cloud-Based Content Delivery to Vehicles with Investment in M-Way Solutions of Germany

6) Radiate Media Becomes Exclusive Traffic Information Provider for Right Now Traffic

7) TransCore Awarded Texas DOT's Statewide Toll System Integration and Maintenance Contract

8) European Commission Approves National Performance Plans to Reduce Costs and Increase Capacity in the Provision of Air Traffic Management Services

 

 

Upcoming Events

Webinar: ITS America on MAP-21: Overview and Impact for the ITS Industry – July 20

http://www.itsa.org/index.php?option=com_forme&fid=34

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1962 **50^th anniversary** José Meiffret set a bicycling speed record of 127.243 mph.

http://cycling.ahands.org/bicycling/datewithdeath.html

 

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