Senin, 25 November 2013

[TCN] Monday, November 25, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, November 25, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057


Final Week of November TCN Fundraiser

 

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AVIATION

 

1) If the FCC Backs In-Flight Calls, Will the Airlines?

Link to AP article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/govt-backs-flight-calls-airlines-155911270.html

 

2) Clear Channel Partners with Chicago Airports to Create Smooth Jazz Radio Station with Traffic and Weather Updates

Link to article on Chicagoland Radio and Media:

http://chicagoradioandmedia.com/news/6154-clear-channel-partners-with-o-hare-midway-airports-creates-new-air-chicago-smooth-jazz-station

 

3) An Inside Look: United Airlines' Mission Control Center

Link to article in Forbes:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/airchive/2013/11/25/inside-united-airlines-network-operations-control/

 

4) British Airways Unveils Digital Billboards That Tell Drivers Where Flights Are Going

Link to article in The Drum:

http://www.thedrum.com/news/2013/11/19/british-airways-unveils-digital-billboards-remind-customers-how-magical-flying-can

Link to video: http://youtu.be/GtJx_pZjvzc

 

CAMERAS

 

5) Traffic Cameras Keep Traffic Moving in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Link to story on KELO-TV:

http://www.keloland.com/newsdetail.cfm/traffic-cameras-keep-traffic-moving/?id=156502

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

6) Tracing the World's Most Complicated Roadways with GPS Data

Link to article on The Atlantic Cities:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2013/11/tracing-worlds-most-complicated-roadways-gps-data/7692/

 

OTHER

 

7) US Marines Test Giant Autonomous Headless Horsebot

Link to article on ZDNet:

http://www.zdnet.com/marines-test-giant-autonomous-headless-horsebot-7000023550/

 

8) Smarter Transportation Infrastructure Means Smarter Choices

Link to blog from IBM:

http://insights-on-business.com/government/smarter-transportation-infrastructure-means-smarter-choices

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

9) New Jersey Bill Would Keep Traffic Summonses from Public Domain

Link to article in The Star-Ledger:

http://www.nj.com/union/index.ssf/2013/11/dont_want_lawyers_to_know_your_business_bill_tries_to_keep_traffic_summonses_out_of_the_public_eye.html

 

RAILROADS

 

10) Amtrak's Hiawatha Line to Get Wi-Fi Service Soon

Link to article in the Journal Sentinel:

http://www.jsonline.com/news/milwaukee/amtrak23-b99146202z1-233024681.html

 

11) How to Squeeze 1,200 Trains a Day into America's Busiest Transit Hub

Link to article in The Star-Ledger:

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2013/11/how_to_squeeze_1200_trains_a_day_into_americas_busiest_transit_hub.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

12) The UK Railway Workers Trained to Stop Suicides

Link to story on BBC Radio 5 live:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25036838

 

13) New York State Police Go Vertical to Catch Texting Drivers

Link to AP article:

http://www.news-herald.com/general-news/20131125/ny-police-go-vertical-to-catch-texting-drivers

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

14) Uber Teams Up with GM, Toyota to Get More Cars on the Road

Link to article on CNET:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57613653-94/uber-teams-up-with-gm-toyota-to-get-more-cars-on-the-road/

 

TRANSIT

 

15) Bus Drivers in UK Launch Blind-Awareness Campaign

Link to article in the Wakefield Express:

http://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/local-news/video-wakefield-bus-drivers-launch-blind-awareness-campaign-1-6259980

 

16) Free Wi-Fi Now Available at Two Toronto Subway Stations

Link to article in The Globe and Mail:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/ttc-unveils-free-wifi-two-subway-stations/article15583560/

 

17) Open Standards for Contactless Credit and Debit Cards Offer Benefits

Link to article in Railway Terminal World:

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/57aca3ac#/57aca3ac/28

 

18) DC Metro Working on Upgrades to Its Train Arrival Signs

Link to column in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dr-gridlock/wp/2013/11/20/metro-working-on-upgrades-to-its-train-arrival-signs/

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

19) Dim Traffic Sensors Dull How 'Smart' California Freeways Are

Link to AP article:

http://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2013/11/23/dim-traffic-sensors-dull-how-smart-freeways-are

 

20) Toyota Tsusho Looking to Roll Out Traffic Tip Tool in Asia and Middle East

Link to article in The Nation:

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Toyota-Tsusho-touting-Thai-traffic-tip-tool-30220544.html

 

WEATHER

 

21) Traffic Cameras, Smartphones Becoming Weather Forecasters

Link to article in the Democrat & Chronicle:

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/money/business/2013/11/25/webcams-smartphones-becoming-weather-forecasters/3697691/

 

 

News Releases

1) Growth of LTE-Based In-Car Wi-Fi Hot Spots to Boost Rear-Seat Entertainment Options

2) Hawaiian Airlines Allows Use of Portable Electronic Devices During All Domestic Flight Segments

3) FAA Dedicates New Control Tower at Oakland International Airport

4) Open Roads Wins Contract to Design and Deploy a Major ITS Component to Enhance West Virginia's Advanced Transportation Management System

5) Velodyne LiDAR Technology Wins Big in China 'Future Challenge'

 

 

TCN Contributions

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Solicitation

 -  Request for Proposals – Recompete Vehicle Probe Project – I-95 Corridor Coalition

http://www.i95coalition.org/i95/VehicleProbe/tabid/219/Default.aspx

 

 

Upcoming Events

2013 ITS New Jersey Annual Meeting – December 16 – East Rutherford, New Jersey

http://transportation.njit.edu/itsnj/events/events.htm

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1783 **230th anniversary** The last British troops evacuated New York City and General George Washington entered the city.

http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/evacuation-day-celebration-new-york-american-independence-article-1.982066

 

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