[TCN] Tuesday, September 10, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Tuesday, September 10, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Boingo Tests Next-Gen Network at O'Hare Airport, But What Does It Mean for Travelers?

Link to article on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2013/09/09/news/boingo-tests-next-gen-network-at-ohare-airport-but-what-does-it-mean-for-travelers/

 

2) What It Takes to Connect Passengers During a Transatlantic Flight

Link to article and video on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2013/09/10/news/what-it-takes-to-connect-passengers-during-a-transatlantic-flight-video

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

3) TomTom Inks New In-Car Navigation Deals with Ford, Renault and Sony

Link to article on Engadget:

http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/10/tomtom-ford-renault-sony-in-car-navigation

 

OTHER

 

4) Ohio Man Who Confessed to Fatal DUI Crash Faces Court

Link to AP article:

http://newsok.com/ohioan-who-made-confessional-dui-video-faces-court/article/feed/589029

 

5) Public Often Ignores Officially Designated Names

Link to article in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Public-often-ignores-officially-designated-names-4800575.php

 

6) SunGuide Disseminator – September 2013

Link to newsletter from Florida DOT:

http://www.dot.state.fl.us/TrafficOperations/Newsletters/2013/2013-Sep.pdf

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

7) Utah Air Alerts Seem to Spur – Not Curb – Driving

Link to article in The Salt Lake Tribune:

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/56846664-90/alerts-bad-driving-http.html.csp

 

8) Ohio Governor Pulls Contract Request for Ohio DOT PR Firm

Link to article in The Columbus Dispatch:

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2013/09/10/request-for-odot-pr-firm-rescinded.html

 

RAILROADS

 

9) Waterloo, Ontario Seeking More Disclosure on Railway Contents Passing Through

Link to article in the Waterloo Region Record:

http://www.therecord.com/news-story/4071705-council-seeking-more-disclosure-on-railway-contents-passing-through/

 

ROADWAYS

 

10) New York State DOT Says 'No' to Memorial Signs

Link to story on WHEC-TV:

http://www.whec.com/news/stories/S3154117.shtml?cat=565

 

TELEMATICS

 

11) Selling Telematics to Car Dealers

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/fleet-and-asset-management/new-dealers-selling-telematics-car-dealers

 

12) Addressing Drivers' Telematics Concerns Key to Cashing In on 'Latent Demand'

Link to article on Property Casualty 360^°:

http://www.propertycasualty360.com/2013/09/10/addressing-drivers-telematics-concerns-key-to-cash

 

TRANSIT

 

13) Philadelphia Hackathon for Transit Apps Coming Soon

Link to article in the Philadelphia Business Journal:

http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/news/2013/09/09/hackathon-for-transit-apps-coming-soon.html

 

14) Zambia Government Says Public Transport Bus Color Must Change in Two Weeks

Link to article on Zambia Reports:

http://zambiareports.com/2013/09/09/public-transport-bus-colour-must-change-in-two-weeks-state/

 

15) DC-Area Transit Agencies Must Improve Service Through Technology

Link to blog from Mobility Lab:

http://mobilitylab.org/2013/09/10/transit-agencies-must-improve-service-through-technology/

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

16) Virginia DOT Changes How It Measures Bridge-Tunnel Backups

Link to article in The Virginian-Pilot:

http://hamptonroads.com/2013/09/vdot-changes-how-it-measures-bridgetunnel-backups

 

VEHICLES

 

17) Japan No Longer Gung-Ho on Vehicle-to-Infra Alone

Link to article in EE Times:

http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1319434

 

18) How Ford Became One of the Leaders in Social Media

Link to story on Bloomberg TV:

http://www.bloomberg.com/video/how-ford-became-one-of-the-leaders-in-social-media-X_BngGEmTc~tV4DCwTgYJw.html

 

19) Daimler CEO Not Afraid of Non-Traditional Competition

Link to article in automotiveIT:

http://www.automotiveit.com/iaa-daimler-ceo-not-afraid-of-non-traditional-competition/news/id-008655

 

20) Infotainment Technology Transforms Automotive Business

Link to article in Manufacturers' Monthly:

http://www.manmonthly.com.au/news/infotainmenttechnologytransformsautomotivebusiness

 

 

News Releases

1) GoPass Mobile App Makes Going on Transit in Dallas-Area Easy

2) Maritime Satellite Markets on Cusp of Bandwidth Revolution

3) New York State DOT Provides Travel-Time Information on Route 347 in Suffolk County

4) MBTA Opens Public Voting for Map Design Competition

5) Continental and IBM Enter Connected Vehicle Collaboration

6) US DOT Fines Virgin America for Failing to Make In-Flight Safety Videos Accessible to Passengers with Hearing Impairments

7) TRW Outlines Vision for Semi-Automated Driving at IAA 2013

 

 

Upcoming Events

How Innovation and Technology Are Impacting Business Now and Into the Future – October 16 – Heidelberg, Germany

http://uk.tacook.com/events/conferences/details/sap-exchanges-for-travel-and-transportation.html

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1813 **200^th anniversary** The US Navy defeated the British Navy in the Battle of Lake Erie.

http://www.revolutionarywaranimated.com/1812.html

 

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