[TCN] Tuesday, May 21, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Webinar: Assess the Impact of Mandate-Driven Auto Safety in the United States

 

A positive decision from the Department of Transportation's NHTSA agency this August will create a surge of interest and demand for DSRC tech in the V2V & V2I space. It's thus clear that all companies in this value chain must be ready for the ramifications and rewards of this government legislation.

 

We got together Toyota, Cisco and the Michigan Department of Transportation on an exclusive live webinar to reveal how they are pre-empting this key mandate decision and how they plan to take advantage of new growth opportunities in this space.

Hear how they are preparing for the US mandate here:

telematicsupdate.com/v2v/webinar

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) Colorado Springs, Colorado Mayor Hopes Airport Marketing Plan Takes Off

Link to article in The Gazette:

http://gazette.com/colorado-springs-mayor-hopes-airport-marketing-plan-takes-off/article/1501014

 

2) Ryanair Rolls Out Online Security System to Block Screenscrapers

Link to article on TravelMole:

http://www.travelmole.com/news_feature.php?c=setreg&region=2&m_id=_rnvY!nn&w_id=8974&news_id=2006513

 

OTHER

 

3) Houston Techies Tackling Transportation from Many Perspectives

Link to blog in the Houston Chronicle:

http://blog.chron.com/thehighwayman/2013/05/houston-techies-tackling-transportation-from-many-perspectives/

 

PEDESTRIANS

 

4) Hitching a Ride This Summer? There's an App for That

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/personal/2013/05/21/ridesharing-smartphones-college/2346803/

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

5) Wisconsin Police Become More Aggressive with Redaction

Link to AP article:

http://www.kenoshanews.com/news/wis_police_become_more_aggressive_with_redaction_471592227.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

6) Harvard Dean Hopes to Reduce Distracted Driving with Hollywood's Help

Link to article in the Harvard Gazette:

http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2013/05/aiming-for-no-text-roadways/

 

TELEMATICS

 

7) Telematics in Russia, Part III: Growing the Market

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/navigation-and-lbs/telematics-russia-part-iii-growing-market

 

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

 

8) West Virginia Officials Discuss Tweaks to Turnpike Incident Management Plan

Link to article in The Register-Herald:

http://www.register-herald.com/local/x730883849/Traffic-lights-more-police-needed-in-pike-wrecks

 

TRANSIT

 

9) Poll: Loud Mobile Phone Calls on Public Transport are No. 1 Annoyance

Link to article from The Daily Telegraph:

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/those-loud-mobile-phone-calls-on-public-transport-is-really-quite-annoying/story-e6frg6n6-1226647722449

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

10) Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Planning for Heavy Traffic for 150^th Anniversary of Battle

Link to article in The Evening Sun:

http://www.eveningsun.com/gettysburg150/ci_23282027/planning-heavy-traffic-gettysburg

 

11) Real-Time Updates Needed on New Hampshire's Spaulding Turnpike Traffic

Link to commentary in the Portsmouth Herald:

http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20130521-OPINION-305210366

 

VEHICLES

 

12) BlackBerry Making Inroads Into Cars

Link to article on Autonet:

http://www.autonet.ca/en/2013/05/20/blackberry-predicted-to-hyper-connect-cars-to-their-owners

 

13) Self-Driving Cars Are a Privacy Nightmare. And It's Totally Worth It

Link to blog in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/05/21/self-driving-cars-are-a-privacy-nightmare-and-its-totally-worth-it/

 

14) Say Hello to Your Next Car…

Link to blog on The Engineer:

http://www.theengineer.co.uk/home/blog/guest-blog/say-hello-to-your-next-car/1016341.article

 

 

News Releases

1) GEWI to Attend, Exhibit and Present Paper at ITS Canada

2) Cellcontrol Unveils Groundbreaking Driver Identification Technology

3) Visteon Introduces Cockpit Concept System That Learns Driver's Preferences

4) North Texas Tollway Authority Launches TollTag Mobile App

 

 

Upcoming Events

TRB's Second Annual Workshop on Road Vehicle Automation – July 16-19 – Stanford, California

http://www.vehicleautomation.org/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1878 **135^th anniversary** Glenn Curtis, an aviation pioneer who also raced bicycles and motorcycles, was born in Hammondsport, New York.

http://www.glennhcurtissmuseum.org/

 

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