[TCN] Thursday, December 20, 2012

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Thursday, December 20, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Bag Tags, Iris Scan Could Soon Come to US Airports

Link to story on WJLA-TV:

http://www.wjla.com/articles/2012/12/bat-tags-iris-scan-could-soon-come-to-u-s-airports--83288.html

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

2) Florida Makes First Moves to Link SunPass, E-ZPass

Link to article in the Sun Sentinel:

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fl-sunpass-e-zpass-agreement-20121219,0,4489936.story

 

FREIGHT

 

3) Will Technology Eliminate the 'Personal Touch' in Fleet Management?

Link to blog in Business Fleet:

http://www.businessfleet.com/Blog/Market-Trends/Story/2012/12/Will-Technology-Eliminate-the-Personal-Touch-in-Fleet-Management.aspx

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

4) Galileo and Compass: A Tale of Also-Runnings

Link to article in GPS World:

http://www.gpsworld.com/galileo-and-compass-a-tale-of-also-runnings/

 

5) Using GPS on Michigan Snowmobile Trails

Link to story on WLUC-TV:

http://www.uppermichiganssource.com/news/story.aspx?id=839365#.UNN2E3NoRjo

 

PEDESTRIANS

 

6) San Francisco Pedestrian Plan Could Include Safety Outreach, Lower Speeds

Link to article in The Examiner:

http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2012/12/san-francisco-pedestrian-plan-could-include-safety-outreach-lower-speeds

 

7) IBM Builds a 'Flashing Pedestrian Crossing' to Emphasize Crosswalk Safety

Link to article on DesignTAXI:

http://designtaxi.com/news/354868/IBM-Builds-A-Flashing-Pedestrian-Crossing-To-Emphasize-Crosswalk-Safety/

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

8) California Should Not Waste Money on Needless PR

Link to editorial in The Press-Enterprise:

http://www.pe.com/opinion/editorials-headlines/20121218-editorial-california-should-not-waste-money-on-needless-pr.ece

 

9) Talking Safety: States Leverage Social Tools in Winter Travel Messages

Link to Talking Transportation blog:

http://talkingtransportation.wordpress.com/2012/12/20/talking-safety-states-leverage-social-tools-in-winter-travel-messages/

 

ROADWAYS

 

10) Nine Technologies for Building the 'Road of the Future'

Link to blog on The Atlantic Cities:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/technology/2012/12/9-technologies-building-road-future/4219/

 

11) Behind the Signs: A Look at the New York City DOT Sign Shop

Link to video from NYC DOT:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6aac2-q1ilA

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

12) Study: Motorists Spend 18% of Journey Time Not Focusing on Road

Link to article on Road Traffic Technology:

http://www.roadtraffic-technology.com/news/newsmotorists-spend-18-journey-time-not-focusing-road

 

13) China-Sweden Research Centre for Traffic Safety Opens in Beijing

Link to article on just-auto:

http://www.just-auto.com/news/china-sweden-research-centre-for-traffic-safety-opens-in-beijing_id129991.aspx

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

14) New Jersey Turnpike Authority to Use Social Media to Promote Safe Driving

Link to article in The Star-Ledger:

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/12/nj_turnpike_authority_to_use_s.html

 

15) New Jersey Turnpike Budget Has More for Signs, Less for Toll Workers

Link to article in The Record:

http://www.northjersey.com/news/New_Jersey_Turnpike_Authority_adopts_474M_budget.html

 

16) Traffic-Counting Device Puts Traffic Patterns in the Hands of the People

Link to article in Fast Company:

http://www.fastcoexist.com/1681041/this-new-device-puts-traffic-patterns-in-the-hands-of-the-people

 

VEHICLES

 

17) Built-In Car Seat Heart Monitors Could Keep Fatigued Drivers Off the Road

Link to article on Digital Trends:

http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/built-in-car-seat-heart-monitors-could-keep-fatigued-drivers-off-the-road/

 

18) CNET Announces 2012 Car Tech Awards

Link to article on CNET:

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-57559913-48/2012-car-tech-awards-and-the-winner-is../

 

19) Cars: The Next Big Advertising Platform?

Connected cars are taking mobile marketing to a whole new level. Here's what to expect.

Link to article in Inc.:

http://www.inc.com/christina-desmarais/cars-the-next-big-advertising-platform.html

 

20) Summary of Trucking Industry Mobility & Technology Coalition, US DOT Webinar on Truck Parking Issues and Opportunities

Link article in TIMTC newsletter:

http://goo.gl/VU7k9

 

 

News Releases

1) Cellphone, GPS Data Suggest New Strategy for Alleviating Traffic Tie-Ups

2) Arriva Netherlands Rolls Out Free Passenger Wi-Fi on Entire Fleet of Trains

3) Toyota Motor Corp. and Lexus Will Show and Tell About Autonomous Technologies at 2013 CES

4) MAPFRE Insurance Introduces Telematics Program to Improve Driver Safety

5) Intelligent Transport System Designed and Implemented by CMC for KSRTC in Mysore, Karnataka, Wins CSI Award for Excellence in IT

6) Ca-Fi to Introduce Android-Based Car Infotainment System in January

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Request for Entries – Best of ITS Awards – ITS America

http://www.itsa.org/annualmeeting/awards

 

 

Upcoming Events

T3 Webinar: Road Weather Management Best Practices – January 30

http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s130130_road_weather.asp

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1987 **25^th anniversary** The Philippine passenger ferry MV Doña Paz collided with an oil tanker.  Both ships burned and sank and over 4,300 people died, making it the deadliest maritime peacetime disaster.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do%C3%B1a_Paz

 

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