[TCN] Wednesday, August 14, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Wednesday, August 14, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Telematics for Fleet Management USA 2013 (November 20-21, Atlanta, GA) will discuss how to engage cross industry partners as consolidation and new technologies drastically change the landscape of fleet telematics.

 

Expert speakers confirmed include Donlen, Penske, Ryder, Daimler, Volvo, Telogis, Garmin, PeopleNet and FMCSA to name a few. The event will feature 200+ delegates, 30+ senior level speakers, 25+ business focused sessions, and 20+ hours of networking.

Key topics include ELD regulation, standardized platforms and data sets, green vehicles, autonomous freight, commercial insurance and key business model and service options to stay relevant in the changing market.

Click here for more information

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) A Twitter Guide to Airports

Link to inforgraphic on The Huffington Post:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/13/twitter-airports-infographic_n_3749448.html

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

2) Social Bicycles Brings 'Smart' Bike-Share to Hoboken, New Jersey

Link to story on WNYC Radio's New Tech City:

http://www.wnyc.org/shows/newtechcity/2013/aug/14/social-bicycles-brings-tech-forward-bikeshare-hoboken/

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

3) Parkway West Travel Time Guides Give Pittsburgh-Area Motorists Fair Warning

Link to article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/news/transportation/parkway-travel-time-guides-give-motorists-fair-warning-699199/

 

MARITIME

 

4) Arctic Traffic Monitoring System Gets World Wildlife Fund Blessing

Link to article in Seatrade Global:

http://www.seatrade-global.com/news/europe/arctic-traffic-monitoring-system-gets-wwf-blessing.html

 

OTHER

 

5) Reading Bible Aloud Outside California DMV Wasn't Illegal, Judge Rules

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-dmv-bible-acquitted-20130813,0,4123072.story

 

6) 'Kayak for Buses and Trains' Wanderu Raises $2.45 Million from Travel Experts

Link to article on VentureBeat:

http://venturebeat.com/2013/08/12/kayak-for-buses-and-trains-wanderu-raises-2-45m-from-travel-experts/

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

7) Hawaii DOT Apologizes for Lack of Communication Over Kailua Landscape Project

Link to story on KHON-TV:

http://www.khon2.com/2013/08/13/state-apologizes-for-lack-of-communication-over-kailua-landscape-project/

 

8) From a Customer's View: Iowa DOT's New Website

Link to Talking Transportation blog:

http://talkingtransportation.wordpress.com/2013/08/14/from-a-customers-view-iowa-dots-new-web-site/

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

9) New Technology Making School Buses Safer

Link to article in The Monroe Monitor & Valley News:

http://www.monroemonitor.com/2013/08/13/new-technology-making-school-buses-safer/

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

10) Why It's So Complicated to Put Credit Card Readers in DC Taxis

Link to story from WAMU Radio:

http://www.wnyc.org/blogs/transportation-nation/2013/aug/14/why-credit-card-acceptance-dc-cabs-so-complicated/

 

11) Are E-Hail Apps Helping Minorities Get Cabs?

Link to story on WNYC Radio's New Tech City:

http://www.wnyc.org/shows/newtechcity/2013/aug/14/new-yorkers-e-hail/

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

12) Hampton Roads, Virginia Bridges and Tunnels Aim to Better Coordinate Roadwork

Link to article in The Virginian-Pilot:

http://hamptonroads.com/2013/08/bridges-tunnels-aim-better-coordinate-closures

 

VEHICLES

 

13) NHTSA Requires Carmakers to Offer Data About Recalls

Link to AP article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-requires-car-makers-offer-154344107.html

 

14) NHTSA Still Working on Tire Labeling

Link to article in Tire Business:

http://www.tirebusiness.com/article/20130814/NEWS/130819956/nhtsa-still-working-on-tire-labeling

 

15) Six Questions States Need to Ask About Self-Driving Cars

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/state/6-Questions-States-Should-Ask-About-Driverless-Cars.html

 

 

News Releases

1) Pioneering Map Transforms Travel for the Blind

2) Georgia DOT Introduces Project Website

3) Hertz Redesigns and Reinvents On-Site Car Rental Experience

4) TransCore Awarded $30 Million, Three Year Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles Customer Service Center Technology Upgrade Contract

5) UK Civil Aviation Authority Launches Language Research Project

6) NASA Transfers NextGen Software Tool to the FAA

7) DC Transit System Weatherproofs New Passenger Travel Alert System with 110 Ciil Xtreme Outdoor Displays

 

 

Upcoming Events

Aerotropolis Americas – October 29-31 – Grapevine (DFW Airport), Texas

http://www.aerotropolis.aero/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1913 **100^th anniversary** Russian aviator Pyotr Nesterov performed the first 'dead loop.'

http://russiapedia.rt.com/prominent-russians/military/pyotr-nesterov/

 

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