[TCN] Monday, June 3, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, June 3, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) UK Airport Wi-Fi Charges Revealed

Link to article in The Daily Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/10088591/Airport-Wi-Fi-charges-revealed.html

 

2) Articles from Airport Business

 -  Tame the SMS Beast

http://www.aviationpros.com/article/10923302/taming-the-sms-beast

 -  Airports Can Leverage Power of Their Wireless Networks

http://www.aviationpros.com/article/10922002/airport-services-secret-weapon

 -  Airport IP Surveillance is More Than Meets the Eye and is for More than Security

http://www.aviationpros.com/article/10921815/through-the-digital-lens

 -  Tech Bytes – Social Media

http://www.aviationpros.com/article/10921815/through-the-digital-lens

 

CARTOGRAPHY

 

3) Paper Maps Still Have Appeal Despite Spread of Phone Apps, GPS Devices

Link to article in the Las Vegas Review-Journal:

http://www.reviewjournal.com/business/technology/paper-maps-still-have-appeal-despite-spread-phone-apps-gps-devices

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

4) Nokia Lays Off Workers at Fargo, North Dakota Plant

Link to article in The Forum:

http://www.inforum.com/event/article/id/401541/

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

5) New York Governor Directs DMV to Increase Texting-While-Driving Penalty

Link to story on NY1:

http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/183020/cuomo-directs-dmv-to-increase-texting-while-driving-penalty

 

TAXIS

 

6) Dubai to Roll Out 'Smart Maps' for Taxi Fleet

Link to article on ArabianBusiness:

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/dubai-roll-out-smart-maps-for-taxi-fleet-503883.html#.Uax1cGRoT2w

 

7) New York Cabbie Says GPS Tracking Used to Punish Drivers

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-05-31/new-york-cabbie-says-gps-tracking-used-to-punish-drivers-1

 

TELEMATICS

 

8) Ann Arbor and the Future of V2V/V2I

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/v2x-safety/ann-arbor-and-future-v2vv2i-part-ii

 

9) Should Technology Be Used to Encourage Truckers to Use Seatbelts?
Link to article in Irish Trucker:

http://www.irishtrucker.com/news/should-technology-be-used-to-encourage-truckers-to-use-seatbelts-010791

 

TRANSIT

 

10) System to Let Riders Track Buses in Pittsburgh Region

Link to article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/transportation/port-authority-system-to-let-riders-track-buses-in-pittsburgh-region-690023/

 

11) Texting Service Answers 'Where's My Bus?' in Albuquerque

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/transportation/Texting-Service-Answers-Wheres-My-Bus-in-Albuquerque-NM.html

 

12) The Grim Rapper Warns New York City Subway Riders to 'Stand Back' from the Tracks

Link to article in the Daily News:

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/mta-puts-rap-tracks-article-1.1361397

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

13) Regional Traffic Management Center Opens in Central Java

Link to article in The Jakarta Post:

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/06/02/c-java-kicks-road-spies.html

 

VEHICLES

 

14) Stanford Innovation Center Studies the Auto's Past, Plans for Its Future

Link to article in Automotive News:

http://www.autonews.com/article/20130603/OEM06/306039980/stanford-innovation-center-studies-the-autos-past-plans-for-its

 

15) Volkswagen Supports More IT Research at Stanford University

Link to article in automotiveIT International:

http://www.automotiveit.com/vw-supports-more-it-research-at-stanford-university/news/id-008358

 

16) Millennials: A Car is a Social Device on Wheels

Link to blog in Marketing Daily:

http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/201492/millennials-a-car-is-a-social-device-on-wheels.html

 

 

News Releases

1) IBTTA Announces 2013 Toll Excellence Award Winners

2) Wisconsin DOT Seeks Input of 511 System Upgrade

 

 

Job Posting

 -  Event Marketing Manager for 2014 World Congress on Intelligent Transportation Systems – ITS America – Washington, DC

http://www.itsa.org/aboutus/itsamericapositionopenings

 

 

Upcoming Events

National Congestion Pricing Conference – July 9-10 – Seattle

http://www.etouches.com/ereg/index.php?eventid=63209&

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1973 **40^th anniversary** A Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 crashed during the Paris Air Show.  This was the first crash of a supersonic passenger aircraft.  All six aboard the plane, along with eight people on the ground, were killed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_Paris_Air_Show_crash

 

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