[TCN] Tuesday, September 17, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Tuesday, September 17, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) EU Transport Ministers Express Support for Single European Sky

Link to article in The Baltic Course:

http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/transport/?doc=80661

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

2) Study: Cellphone-Related Pedestrian Injuries Soar

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/09/17/cell-phone-walking-injuries-rise/2824515/

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

3) Lost in the Shopping Mall? Israeli Innovators Map Future of Indoor GPS

Link to article in The Jerusalem Post:

http://www.jpost.com/Business/Business-Features/Lost-in-the-shopping-mall-Israeli-innovators-map-future-of-Indoor-GPS-326372

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

4) ITS and Road Safety Forum Opens in Qatar

Link to article in The Peninsula:

http://thepeninsulaqatar.com/qatar/253435-qatar-eyes-safe-transport-network.html

 

OTHER

 

5) InformationWeek Highlights Business Innovation Award Winners

 -  GM Custom Mobile App Helps Earn Customer Trust

http://goo.gl/0o4LkQ

 -  Boeing Brings Tablets On Board for Technicians

http://goo.gl/l9WtD5

 

RAILROADS

 

6) Maine to Try Out Rail-Trespasser Detector

Link to article in the Portland Press Herald:

http://www.pressherald.com/business/state-to-test-rail-trespasser-detector-_2013-09-17.html

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/mmLe1F

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

7) Chicago Transit Authority Rolls Out Safety Campaign

Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-cta-rail-safety-0916-20130916,0,3772210.story

 

8) Long Island Rail Road Launches New Grisly Ad Campaign Promoting Safety at Crossings

Link to story on WINS Radio:

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/09/16/lirr-launches-new-grisly-ad-campaign-promoting-safety-at-railroad-crossings/

 

9) Ohio State University Traffic Safety Task Force Strives for Education

Link to article in The Lantern:

http://thelantern.com/2013/09/ohio-state-safety-task-force-strives-education/

 

10) Security Weakness in US DOT's Common Operating Environment Expose Its Systems and Data to Compromise

Link to report from the US DOT Inspector General:

http://www.oig.dot.gov/node/6205

 

TRANSIT

 

11) New Jersey Transit Expands 'Mobile Ticketing' Program

Link to article in The Star-Ledger:

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2013/09/nj_transit_expands_mobile_ticketing_program.html

 

12) Chicago Transit Authority's Ventra Customer Service Phone Line is a Real Missed Connection

Link to commentary in RedEye:

http://www.redeyechicago.com/news/cta/redeye-cta-customer-service-phone-line-is-a-real-missed-connection-20130916,0,6054808.story

 

VEHICLES

 

13) Vehicle-to-Anything Communications Must be Secure, Says Plextek CTO

Link to article in Electronics Weekly:

http://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/business/vehicle-to-anything-communications-must-be-secure-says-plextek-cto-2013-09/

 

14) Radio Stations Need to Adjust to Changing Vehicle Technology

Link to commentary in Radio World:

http://www.rwonline.com/TabId/64/Default.aspx?ArticleId=221455

 

 

News Releases

1) HSS Hire Acquires Mobile Traffic Solutions Ireland

2) Cubic, Metropolitan Transportation Commission Launch Mobile Website for Clipper Card

3) China's In-Vehicle Infotainment Market Sets to Triple by 2020

 

 

Upcoming Events

Forum on Emergency Call: Where Do We Go from Here? – November 7 – Brussels

http://www.erticonetwork.com/index.php?option=com_jevents&task=icalevent.detail&evid=75&Itemid=386&year=2013&month=11&day=07

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1908 **105^th anniversary** US Army Lt. Thomas Selfridge became the first person to die in an airplane crash.

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F10A17FB385A17738DDDA10994D1405B888CF1D3

 

1913 **100^th anniversary** The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association was created as the Short Line Railroad Association of the Southeast.

http://www.aslrra.org/about_aslrra/ASLRRA_Turns_100/

 

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