[TCN] Thursday, September 26, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Thursday, September 26, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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CAMERAS

 

1) Cities Slow to Change Red-Light Timing, Florida DOT Says

Link to article in The Tampa Tribune:

http://tbo.com/pinellas-county/confusion-delays-change-to-yellow-light-cycles-20130925/

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

2) The Myriad of New Uses for GPS Technology

Link to story on WCBS-TV:

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/09/25/seen-at-11-the-myriad-of-new-uses-for-gps-technology/

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

3) Berkeley Transportation Letter – Fall 2013

Link to newsletter:

http://its.berkeley.edu/btl

 

4) Intelligent Transportation Systems 2013, Volume 1

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://trb.org/Main/Blurbs/169554.aspx

 

MARITIME

 

5) The Coastal Surveillance System is Making News

Link to article on Maritime Security Outlook:

http://www.maritimesecurityoutlook.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=109:css&catid=8:government&Itemid=25

 

OTHER

 

6) Michigan House Passes Bill Legalizing Bumper Stickers

Link to article on MLive:

http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/09/michigan_house_peels_off_bumpe.html#incart_river

 

7) Jakarta to Go High-Tech in Bid to Curb Traffic Violations

Cameras would be used in conjunction with transponders in vehicles.

Link to article in The Jakarta Post:

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/09/26/city-police-go-hi-tech-bid-curb-traffic-violators.html

 

PARKING

 

8) San Carlos, California Using Mesh Wi-Fi Network for Parking Management

Link to article in GCN:

http://gcn.com/Articles/2013/09/25/municipal-wifi.aspx

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

9) Michigan Senate Leaders to Poll Public on Paying More Taxes for Transportation

Link to article on MLive:

http://www.mlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/09/are_you_willing_to_pay_more_fo.html#incart_river

 

10) Camden Parking Bosses Took Legal Action to Block BBC Report on Parking Tickets

Link to article in Ham&High:

http://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/travel_2_3170/camden_parking_bosses_took_legal_action_to_muzzle_bbc_over_dodgy_pcn_claims_1_2809055

 

11) How @mbta Got Its Twitter Grove Back

Link to blog in The Boston Globe:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/blogs/starts-and-stops/2013/09/24/how-mbta-got-its-twitter-groove-back/SYjs9qyuNIz2CYEh5Cb0eO/blog.html

 

TELEMATICS

 

12) Ford Will Pull Sync and MyFord Touch Dealer Training Funds

Link to article in Automotive News:

http://www.autonews.com/article/20130923/OEM06/309239961/ford-will-pull-tech-training-bucks

 

TRANSIT

 

13) Wireless Network Coming to Montreal's Subway

Link to Canadian Press article:

http://globalnews.ca/news/862858/wireless-network-coming-to-montreals-subway/

 

14) Tampa-Area Transit Agency Reverses Course, to Run CAIR Ads Soon

Link to article in The Tampa Tribune:

http://tbo.com/hart-reverses-course-to-run-cair-ads-soon-20130924/

 

15) Halifax's Metro Transit Looks to Update Map for First Time in 20 Years

Link to CBC News story:

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/outdated-metro-transit-maps-get-fix-1.1868901

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

16) Developing Real-Time Traffic Models to Optimize Urban Transport Systems

Link to article on Science World Report:

http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/9750/20130926/developing-real-time-traffic-models-optimize-urban-transport-systems.htm

 

VEHICLES

 

17) House to Hold Hearing on Driverless Cars

Link to article in The Hill:

http://thehill.com/blogs/transportation-report/automobiles/324661-house-to-hold-hearing-on-driverless-cars

 

18) Ford Acquires Livio to Reshape the Connected Car

Link to article in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2013/09/ford-aquires-livio/

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

 

19) How Smartphones Enable Electronic Truck Inspections, Weigh Station Bypass

Link to article in the Commercial Carrier Journal:

http://www.ccjdigital.com/how-smartphones-enable-electronic-truck-inspections-weigh-station-bypass/

 

20) Highlights from US DOT's ITS Connected Vehicle Public Meeting

Link to article from ITS America's Transportation Technology News:

http://www.multibriefs.com/briefs/itsa/itsa092613.php

 

 

News Releases

1) Rogers Communications and Sprint to Bring Connected Cars to Canada

2) Broadcom Targets In-Car Connectivity with First 5G Wi-Fi + Bluetooth Smart Combo

3) bustripping Launches iPhone App for Long Distance Bus Tickets

4) Europeans Show Support for Telematics Motor Insurance

5) LiveTV Receives Supplemental Type Certificate for Boeing 737-900 Aircraft

6) AASHTO Awards Top Prizes In the Faces of Transportation Photo Contest

7) Connected Car Market Expected to Reach $131.9 Billion Globally by 2019

 

 

Job Postings

 -  ITS Specialist – Norwalk Transit District – Norwalk, Connecticut

http://goo.gl/bTYs3z

 

 

Upcoming Events

DASH - The Connected Car AudioTainment Conference – October 23-24 – Romulus, Michigan

http://www.dashconference.com/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1973 **40^th anniversary** The Concorde 02 made its first flight from the US to Europe, flying between Washington, DC and Paris in a record-breaking three hours, 32 minutes.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/26/newsid_2539000/2539049.stm

 

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