Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, May 30, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Most EU Airports Not Accessible for Deaf People, Research Finds
Link to article on Reduced Mobility Rights:
2) OTG to Install 7,000 iPads at Airport Gates in North America
Link to article on Tnooz:
CAMERAS
3) Jakarta Police Want Greater Surveillance of Crime, Traffic
Link to article in the Jakarta Globe:
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/jakarta-police-want-greater-crime-traffic-surveillance-2/
4) New Traffic Cameras to Aid in Beaufort County, South Carolina Evacuation
Link to story on WSAV-TV:
http://www.wsav.com/story/22451817/new-traffic-cameras-to-aid-in-beaufort-county-storm-evacuation
5) Photos to Be Taken of License Plates of Vehicles Entering and Leaving Pawleys Island, South Carolina
Link to story on WBTW-TV:
http://www.wbtw.com/story/22451612/pawleys-island-cameras-big-help-or-big-brother
OTHER
6) Utah DMV Reveals Data Breach Discovered in March
Link to article in The Salt Lake Tribune:
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/56383382-78/dmv-roberts-employee-breach.html.csp
RAILROADS
7) Maryland Derailment Response Gets High Marks
But misidentification of chemicals caused confusion in early hours.
Link to article in The Baltimore Sun:
ROADWAYS
8) Electronic Train Warning Signs Coming Soon to Langley, British Columbia
Link to article in the Langley Times:
http://www.langleytimes.com/news/209532011.html
TAXIS
9) Beijing Transport Authority to Ban App Which Allows Riders to Bargain with Taxi Drivers
Link to article in China Daily:
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2013-05/30/content_16546668.htm
TELEMATICS
10) OnStar: GM's Not-So-Secret-Weapon
Link to article in Bloomberg Businessweek:
TRANSIT
11) Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to Launch Real-Time Developer Platform
Link to article in The Transit Wire:
http://www.thetransitwire.com/2013/05/30/mbta-to-launch-real-time-developer-platform
12) Pregnant Boys? New Chicago Transit Ads Spark Dialogue
Link to story on WTTW-TV's Chicago Tonight:
http://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2013/05/29/pregnant-boys-new-transit-ads-spark-dialogue
VEHICLES
13) Feds to Study Self-Driving Cars, Urge State Caution
Link to article in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2013/05/30/nhtsa-google-self-driving-cars/2372113/
Link to news release: http://goo.gl/uc8o3
14) How Mobile Technology is Accelerating the Auto Industry
Link to commentary on Telematics Update:
News Releases
1) International Association of Public Transport Gives Awards for Innovation
2) GEWI Attends, Exhibits and Presents at ITS Canada 2013
3) Clear Channel Airports Wins 2013 International Digital Signage Award for Interactivity
Upcoming Events
Symposium of the European Association for Research in Transportation – September 4-6 – Stockholm
http://www.kth.se/en/abe/centra/cts/heart
Today in Transportation History
1883 **130th anniversary** Twelve people are trampled to death on the Brooklyn Bridge due to a stampede.
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1883-05-31/ed-1/seq-1.pdf
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