Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, July 18, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
CARTOGRAPHY
1) Google Maps Monoculture is Over – Socially Integrated and Beautiful Maps Coming to Travel
Link to blog on Tnooz:
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:
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:
VEHICLES
13) Automotive Fiber: Automobiles Make the 'MOST' Use of Plastic Optical Fiber
Link to article in Laser Focus World:
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
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:
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 **50th anniversary** Eugene Houdry, who discovered a method for cracking low-grade crude oil into high-test gasoline, died in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania.
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