[TCN] Wednesday, July 18, 2012

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Wednesday, July 18, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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CARTOGRAPHY

 

1) Google Maps Monoculture is Over – Socially Integrated and Beautiful Maps Coming to Travel

Link to blog on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2012/07/18/news/google-maps-monoculture-is-over-socially-integrated-and-beautiful-maps-coming-to-travel

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

2) E-ZPass Group Makes Major Moves for National Interoperability

Link to article on TOLLROADSnews:

http://www.tollroadsnews.com/node/6065

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

3) Europcar Fined for Tracking Rental Customers

Link to article on The Local:
http://www.thelocal.de/national/20120718-43831.html

 

OTHER

 

4) EU Wants 'Intelligent' Transport Systems

Link to article on EurActiv:

http://www.euractiv.com/transport/touch-go-eu-wants-better-transpo-news-513962

 

ROADWAYS

 

5) Prostitutes in Auckland Destroy Street Signs Using Them as Dancing Poles

Link to article on Auckland Now:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/7287703/Prostitutes-use-street-signs-as-dancing-poles

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

6) Online Presentation Helps Truckers Recognize, Manage Fatigue

Link to article in Commercial Carrier Journal:

http://www.ccjdigital.com/online-presentation-helps-truckers-recognize-manage-fatigue/

 

7) How Tech Protects the World's Busiest Border Crossing

Link to blog on CNET News:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13576_3-57474374-315/how-tech-protects-the-worlds-busiest-border-crossing

 

TELEMATICS

 

8) Honda Readies an App Offensive for HondaLink, Its Telematics System

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/18/honda-readies-an-app-offensive-for-hondalink-its-telematics-system/

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/mvImr

 

9) Closing the Vehicle Connectivity Expectation Gap

Link to presentation video from Telematics Update:

http://www.telematicsupdate.com/detroit/content-package.php

 

10) Machine-to-Machine Telematics: Ready to Grow, Part I

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/v2x-safety/machine-machine-telematics-ready-grow-part-i

 

TRANSIT

 

11) Advertising Allowed on Front of New York's MetroCards

Link to article in the Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/mta-sell-ads-front-metrocards-article-1.1116965

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/zaKKa

 

12) What New York City Can Learn from Los Angeles About the Transit Biz

PR and public outreach two areas in which LA excels.

Link to blog on Capital:

http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/politics/2012/07/6192057/what-new-york-city-can-learn-los-angeles-about-transit-biz

 

VEHICLES

 

13) Automotive Fiber: Automobiles Make the 'MOST' Use of Plastic Optical Fiber

Link to article in Laser Focus World:

http://lfw.ramp.com/device/mobile/t/59001217/automotive-fiber-automobiles-make-the-most-use-of-plastic-optical-fiber.htm

 

14) Audi Virtual London Showroom is First of Many Worldwide

Link to article in automotiveIT International:

http://www.automotiveit.com/audi-opens-1st-virtual-showroom-in-downtown-london/news/id-006292

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/4HAp7

 

 

News Releases

1) NTSB to Offer Training on Emergency Communications Involved in Major Aircraft Accidents and Incidents

2) West Cary Group Launches New Mobile-Ready Website for Richmond International Airport

3) Volvo Trucks Increases Uptime with Wireless Connection

4) Chinese Light Vehicle Telematics Market Set for Rapid Expansion

5) Aha to Power Content in New HondaLink System

6) Washington State DOT Adds Toll-Free Number, Email for Info on ADA Accommodation Matters

7) Mentor Engineering Announces Release of Mentor Ranger 4.0 In-Vehicle Computer

 

 

**Correction**

There was an incorrect link in one of yesterday's articles.  Here's the correct link:

How the New iPhone Will Expose Cities Lagging on Open Data

Link to article on The Atlantic Cities:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2012/07/how-new-iphone-will-expose-cities-lagging-open-data/2598/

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Call for Tenders – Information Campaign to Increase Public Awareness on Passenger Rights in All Modes of Transport – European Commission

http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:226075-2012:TEXT:EN:HTML

 

 

Upcoming Events

Webinar: MADIS Data Sharing and Road Weather Connected Vehicle ConOps – July 26

http://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/weather/ (look under 'Upcoming Events')

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1962 **50^th anniversary** Eugene Houdry, who discovered a method for cracking low-grade crude oil into high-test gasoline, died in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania.

http://www.chemheritage.org/discover/online-resources/chemistry-in-history/themes/petrochemistry-and-synthetic-polymers/petrochemistry/houdry.aspx

 

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