[TCN] Monday, March 11, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, March 11, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Airports Lag Their Customers on Mobile Tech Route

Link to article in Investor's Business Daily:

http://news.investors.com/technology/030813-647350-airports-catching-up-in-mobile-technology.htm

 

2) Airlines Work to Improve Speed and Availability of In-Flight Wi-Fi

Link to article in Travel Weekly:

http://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Airlines-work-to-improve-speed-and-availability-of-in-flight-WiFi/

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

3) China's Sat-Nav System to Have Civilian Uses

Link to IANS article:

http://zeenews.india.com/news/space/china-s-sat-nav-system-to-have-civilian-uses_834373.html

 

4) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Offering GPS Training for Truckers to Avoid Bridges

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-03-11/u-s-offers-gps-training-for-truckers-to-avoid-bridges.html

 

5) Google Knows the Way, Right? When Map App Philosophies Collide

Link to column in The Seattle Times:

http://blogs.seattletimes.com/monica-guzman/2013/03/09/google-knows-the-way-right-when-map-app-philosophies-collide/

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

6) Smart Moves Newsletter from Florida DOT District Four

Link to newsletter:

http://www.smartsunguide.com/pdf/SMART%20Moves%2033%20Edition%20web.pdf

 

MARITIME

 

7) Ferry Operator CalMac Investigating Options for Wi-Fi on Ships

Link to story on STV:

http://news.stv.tv/highlands-islands/216882-ferry-operator-cal-mac-investigating-options-for-wi-fi-on-ships/

 

OTHER

 

8) Why the Brands of Some of Today's Weather and Traffic Personalities Are No Accident

Link to article in Forbes:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/mariansalzman/2013/03/11/why-the-brands-of-some-of-todays-weather-and-traffic-personalities-are-no-accident/

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

9) Rhode Island Senate Group Recommends DMV Wait Times Be Put Online

Link to AP article:

http://www.turnto10.com/story/21557158/senate-group-recommends-dmv-wait-times-put-online

 

ROADWAYS

 

10) UK Speeding Convictions Could Be Overturned Due to Font Problem

Link to BBC News story:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21719322

 

11) Automated Roadway Pavement Marker Placement System

Link to video from US DOT:

http://youtu.be/lgMFgeEjKYk

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

12) Kentucky Texting-While-Driving Ban Nearly Unenforceable, Police Say

Link to article in The Courier-Journal:

http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20130309/NEWS01/303090145/Kentucky-texting-while-driving-ban-nearly-unenforceable-police-say

 

TELEMATICS

 

13) Packaged Telematics Suit Tough Automotive Apps

Link to article in EE Times-Asia:

http://www.eetasia.com/ART_8800682396_499488_TA_1021da1f.HTM

 

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

 

14) Researchers Helping to Reduce New Zealand Traffic Jam Disruptions

Link to article from Fuseworks Media:

http://www.voxy.co.nz/lifestyle/researchers-helping-reduce-traffic-jam-disruptions/5/149705

 

TRANSIT

 

15) Rocky Start for Louisiana Transit System's GPS Updates

Link to article in The Advocate:

http://theadvocate.com/home/5383017-125/rocky-start-for-cats-gps

 

16) Transit Agencies to Test Automated Railway Inspection System

Link to article in the Boston Business Journal:

http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2013/03/08/mbta-inspection-grant-umass-lowell.html

 

17) Citizens Can Report Reckless Bangalore Bus Drivers By Uploading Pictures

Link to article in the Deccan Herald:

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/317930/now-you-can-report-reckless.html

 

18) New York MTA Threw Away Up to $250,000 Worth of Subway Maps Because of Outdated Fare Info

Link to article in the New York Post:

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/off_the_map_mta_typo_yLDKUT2G5d3H4L4xav9JxO

 

19) Mind the Gap Tube Announcement to Return After Widow's Plea

Link to BBC News story:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-21719848

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

20) A Sign of Things to Come: Hertfordshire's Traffic Control Center

Link to article in The Comet:

http://www.thecomet.net/news/a_sign_of_things_to_come_hertfordshire_s_traffic_control_centre_1_1969947

 

21) 'Smart' Traffic Project Nearly Done in Washington County, Pennsylvania

Link to article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/washington/smart-traffic-project-nearly-done-in-washington-county-678713/

 

22) iHeartRadio Introduces Local News, Traffic and Weather 'Add-Ins'

Link to article on All Access:

http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/116190/iheartradio-introduces-local-news-traffic-and-weat

 

23) Survey Shows Customers Want Enhanced Passenger Information and Better Signage at Los Angeles' Union Station

Link to blog on The Source:

http://thesource.metro.net/2013/03/07/survey-shows-what-patrons-most-want-from-an-improved-union-station/

 

VEHICLES

 

24) UK's RAC Launches Device That Warns Motorists Before Car Breaks Down

Link to article in the Daily Mail:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2291179/RAC-launches-device-warn-motorists-faults-cars-vehicles-break-down.html

 

25) Is Carhacking a Serious Threat? Some Analysts Think So

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2013/03/carhacking/61774/

 

 

News Releases

1) US DOT Announces First-Ever Connected Vehicle Reference Implementation Architecture Workshop in San Jose, California

2) California State Senator and Assemblyman Introduce Bill for 'Next-of-Kin' Notification Following Serious Traffic Crashes

3) Iteris to Expand Its iPerform Data and Analytics Software Solutions

4) VIA Rail Canada Announces Digital On-Board Entertainment and Information

5) Michigan's Macatawa Area Express TV Commercial Earns Bronze Telly Award

6) Abu Dhabi International Airport and Abu Dhabi Airports Company Launch Social Media Platforms

7) GMC Terrain IntelliLink Now Includes a Standard Tech Geek

8) GM Grows GM Infotainment Team at SXSW

9) Arizona DOT, DPS and Other Agencies Raising Awareness of 'Move Over' Law

10) Universities Conducting Research on Undersea Sensors to Detect Submarines

 

 

Upcoming Events

Workshop: Adding Social Media to Your Toolbox – March 27 – Salt Lake City, Utah

http://socialmediatrainingiap2intermountainchapter-esli.eventbrite.com/?goback=%2Egde_160004_member_219985004

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1888 **125^th anniversary** The Great Blizzard of 1888 began along the US east coast.

http://www.nycsubway.org/wiki/The_Blizzard_of_1888%3b_the_Impact_of_this_Devastating_Storm_on_New_York_Transit

 

1913 **100^th anniversary** Edmond Perreyon set a new aircraft altitude record of 6,000 meters.

 http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F30810FF345E13738DDDAB0994DB405B838DF1D3

 

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