[TCN] Thursday, July 25, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Thursday, July 25, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Real-Time Sky Shopping Taxies to the Runway

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/24/travel-airlines-costs-idUSL1N0FT1UK20130724

 

2) Australian Research Will Track Pilots' Eyes in Study of Cockpit Information Overload

Link to article in The Australian:

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/aviation/research-will-track-pilots-eyes-in-study-of-cockpit-information-overload/story-e6frg95x-1226685126621

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/ds2zho

 

3) Gogo Lays Out Which Airports See Greatest Uptake of In-Flight Wi-Fi

Link to infographic on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2013/07/24/news/gogo-lays-out-which-airports-see-the-highest-uptake-of-in-flight-wifi-infographic/

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/H7MDIR

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

4) Next-Gen GPS III Testbed Delivered to US Air Force

Link to article in Defense Systems:

http://defensesystems.com/articles/2013/07/24/gps-iii-testbed-air-force-delivery.aspx

 

5) Satellite Positioning-Data Are Vital – But the Signal is Surprisingly Easy to Disrupt

Link to article in The Economist:

http://www.economist.com/news/international/21582288-satellite-positioning-data-are-vitalbut-signal-surprisingly-easy-disrupt-out

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

6) IEEE ITS Society Newsletter – July 2013

Link to newsletter:

http://sites.ieee.org/itss/files/2013/07/v15n3July2013.pdf

 

MARITIME

 

7) Cruise Ship Crime to Receive More Public Scrutiny

Link to article in the Asbury Park Press:

http://www.app.com/article/20130724/NJBIZ/307240105/Cruise-ship-crime-receive-more-public-scrutiny

 

RAILROADS

 

8) Expert Baffled Why Safety System Did Not Slow Down Spanish Train

Link to article in The Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/road-and-rail-transport/10201880/Spain-train-crash-Expert-baffled-why-safety-system-did-not-slow-down-Spanish-train.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

9) Former US Secretary of Transportation Says Companies Must Wake Up to Distracted Driving

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/24/lahood-says-companies-must-wake-up-to-distracted-driving

 

10) Safety Campaign to Display Number of Traffic Deaths on Michigan Roadways on Electronic Signs

Link to story on WDIV-TV:

http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/safety-campaign-to-display-number-of-traffic-deaths-on-michigan-roadways-on-electronic-signs/-/1719418/21141012/-/bmb4uh/-/index.html

 

TELEMATICS

 

11) Blurring the Line Between Cars and Consumer Electronics

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/blurring-line-between-cars-and-consumer-electronics

 

TRANSIT

 

12) New York City Subway Stations to Get Wireless Coverage from Sprint

Link to article from Bloomberg:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-24/new-york-subway-stations-to-get-wireless-coverage-from-sprint.html

 

VEHICLES

 

13) Illinois Congresswoman Pushes Delayed Car Rearview Camera Rule

Link to article in The Hill:

http://thehill.com/blogs/regwatch/pending-regs/313215-schakowsky-pushes-delayed-car-rearview-camera-rule

 

14) SiriusXM Moves Into Auto Service Departments

Link to article in CEoutlook:

http://www.ceoutlook.com/2013/07/25/siriusxm-moves-into-auto-service-departments/

 

15) Are Mobile Devices Ready to Revolutionize Truck Inspections?

Link to article in the Commercial Carrier Journal:

http://www.ccjdigital.com/are-mobile-devices-ready-to-revolutionize-truck-inspections/?full-article=true

 

16) Your Car's Contribution to the 'Big Data' Cloud

Link to blog in Motor Trend:

http://blogs.motortrend.com/your-cars-contribution-to-the-big-data-cloud-29837.html

 

 

News Releases

1) Harnessing Innovation for Smart Transport Networks in Europe

2) Open.NY.Gov Expanded with Addition of Over 100 Transportation Datasets

3) Louisiana Highway Safety Officials Inaugurate New Information Program

4) TomTom Traffic Powers Maps App in BlackBerry 10

 

 

Upcoming Events

International Conference on Urban Public Transportation Systems – November 17-20 – Paris

www.asce.org/utsconference

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1898 **115^th anniversary** The US invasion of Puerto Rico began during the Spanish-American War.

http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/spanwar9.htm

 

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