Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) The Airline Baggage Tag – A Masterpiece of Design
Link to article in Slate:
OTHER
2) Daily News from ITS World Congress
Link to newsletter:
http://campaign.route2email.com/view.aspx?id=366
3) How Social Media Moves New York: Twitter Use By Transportation Providers in the New York Region
Link to report from NYU Wagner:
http://wagner.nyu.edu/faculty/publications/publications.php?pub_id=2282
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
4) Mobile Apps for Government: Three Questions to Get You Moving
Link to the Talking Transportation blog:
SAFETY / SECURITY
5) Ohio State, Honda Team Up on Driving Simulation Lab
Link to article in the Detroit Free Press:
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012310230059
Link to news release: http://www.osu.edu/news/newsitem3537
6) Texting While Driving Could Raise Insurance Premiums
Link to article in the Deseret News:
TAXIS
7) Dubai Taxis to Accept Nol Cards from 2013
Link to article in the Khaleej Times:
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
8) Do High-Tech Traffic Tools Work? California DOT Hopes They'll Ease I-80 Traffic Mess
Link to blog on KQED Radio:
VEHICLES
9) Google, Carmakers Discuss Self-Driving Cars with US Regulators
Link to Bloomberg article:
10) Intel Readies for Programmable Smart Cars
Link to article in Computerworld:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9232781/Intel_readies_for_programmable_smart_cars
11) California at Technology Forefront with Passage of Driverless Cars Bill
Link to article and podcast on Peninsula Press:
12) US DOT Works with World Partners to Improve Connected Vehicles, Deliver Safety Benefits
Link to US DOT's Fast Lane blog:
http://fastlane.dot.gov/2012/10/usdot-works-with-world-partners-to-improve-connected-vehicles.html
News Releases
1) Cincinnati Metro Wins Advertising Award from American Public Transportation Association
3) BMW Presents the Opportunities for Intelligent Networking in Urban Situations at ITS World Congress
4) Flight Safety Foundation Recognizes Aviation Safety Contributions in Award Ceremony
5) Siemens and Streetline Bring Next-Generation, Smart Parking Technology to Braunschweig, Germany
6) Single European Sky Must Be Implemented without Further Delay, Urge MEPs
7) Traffic Alert Canada App Now Available in Ottawa
8) Pioneer to Kick Off First AppRadio Hackathon at 2012 SEMA Show
Solicitation
- Presolicitation Notice – Advanced Solutions to Capture Mobility Data-BAA – US DOT's Research and Innovative Technology Administration
https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=4dbd987cccb15ddb6141c740b560253b
Upcoming Events
T3 Webinar: Towards Optimization – Transit Asset Management Strategies – November 8
http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s121108_opt.asp
Today in Transportation History
1942 **70th anniversary** An American Airlines flight and a US B-34 bomber collided near Palm Springs, California. All 12 people aboard the DC-3 died while the US Army Air Forces plane landed safely. Among those to die was Ralph Rainger, composer of Thanks for the Memory.
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=06AKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bE0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=7165%2C2132022
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