Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, June 13, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
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AVIATION
1) FAA to Propose Sensor-Only Runway Landings
Link to article in Flight International:
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/faa-to-propose-sensor-only-runway-landings-386911/
CAMERAS
2) Traffic Cameras Coming to Route 30 Corridor in Pennsylvania
Link to article in the York Daily Record:
http://www.ydr.com/local/ci_23445794/traffic-cameras-coming-route-30-corridor
FREIGHT
3) Study: Investment in Technology Could Cut Delivery Times By Almost a Third
Link to article on Transport & Logistics News:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
4) Intelligent Transport System to Improve Safety of Australian Railway Crossings
Link to article on Gizmag:
http://www.gizmag.com/railway-road-vehicle-communication-safety/27906/
5) ITS Innovation Will Benefit Transport in the Middle East
Link to commentary in World Highways:
MARITIME
6) US Navy to Drop All-Caps Communications
Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324049504578541813637044462.html
OTHER
7) What Motorcoach Operators Need to Know About Web Responsiveness
Link to article in Metro:
RAILROADS
8) NTSB: Stop Signs Faded, Displaced at Crossing Where Train, Truck Crashed Outside Baltimore
Link to AP article:
http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/211299151.html
SAFETY / SECURITY
9) App Would Give 911 Operators Control of Callers' Smartphones
Link to article in GCN:
http://gcn.com/articles/2013/06/12/911-operators-control-smart-phones.aspx
10) Minnesota DOT Honored for Intersection Safety Efforts; U of M to Evaluate Proposed Technology
Link to article in CTS Catalyst:
http://www.cts.umn.edu/Publications/catalyst/2013/june/intersection/
11) Vision Zero International – June 2013
Link to magazine:
http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/783832a6#/783832a6/1
TAXIS
12) Federal Trade Commission Sides with Uber in DC Taxi Fight
Link to article in The Hill:
http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/305161-ftc-sides-with-uber-in-dc-taxi-fight
TELEMATICS
13) New EU Law Mandates eCall in All New Cars
Link to IDG News Service article:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9240037/New_EU_law_mandates_eCall_in_all_new_cars
14) Telematics En Route to Meeting Sustainability Goals
Link to blog in Fleet News:
TRANSIT
15) New Jersey Transit's Mobile Ticketing Pilot Slowly Catching On
Link to article on NJ.com:
16) Woman on New Jersey Transit Bus Arrested for Using Racial Slurs During Argument
Link to article in The Star-Ledger:
17) North Carolina Bus Drivers to Use Technology to Battle Bad Language
Link to article in the StarNews:
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20130612/ARTICLES/130619872
18) New Jersey Transit Approves Wi-Fi Plan, But Free Only for Cablevision Customers
Link to article in The Record:
http://www.northjersey.com/news/NJ_Transit_approves_Wi-Fi_plan_from_Cablevision.html
19) Portland Streetcar Inks Deal with GlobeSherpa to Offer Mobile Ticketing App
Link to article in The Oregonian:
http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2013/06/portland_streetcar_inks_deal_w.html
20) New Integrated Electronic Plastic Display System
Link to article on Printed Electronics World:
http://www.printedelectronicsworld.com/articles/new-integrated-plastic-display-system-00005528.asp
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
21) Will Maths Help Solve Melbourne's Transport Problems?
Link to article on ITWire:
22) Apple's Google Now Competitor, 'Today' Comes with Traffic Info Too
Link to article on Northern Voices Online:
VEHICLES
23) Smartphones, ADAS and the Connected Car
Link to article on Telematics Update:
http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/v2x-safety/smartphones-adas-and-connected-car
News Releases
1) DC Metro First Rail Transit in US to Implement Close Call Reporting
Upcoming Events
Webinar: Communicating Transportation Performance Measures – June 19
https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/620788566
Today in Transportation History
1983 **30th anniversary** Pioneer 10 became the first man-made object to fly beyond the major planets when it crossed the orbit of Neptune.
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/profile.cfm?MCode=Pioneer_10
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