[TCN] Wednesday, November 27, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Wednesday, November 27, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Los Angeles Airport Creates Emergency Response Team to Improve Communication with Travelers in Wake of TSA Shooting

Link to article in the Daily Breeze:

http://www.dailybreeze.com/general-news/20131126/lax-creates-emergency-response-team-to-improve-communication-with-travelers-in-wake-of-tsa-shooting

 

2) GOP Senator Considers Bill to Block In-Flight Cellphone Calls

Link to article in The Hill:

http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/191478-gop-senator-considers-bill-to-block-in-flight-cellphone

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

3) Florida Congressman Wants New Transponder System to Help Speed Up Driving Commute Times

Link to story on WFTV-TV:

http://www.wftv.com/news/news/local/rep-mica-wants-new-transponder-system-help-speed-d/nb5W3/

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

4) Draft ITS Master Plan Released for Public Review in Hyderabad

Link to article in The Hindu:

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/draft-transportation-plans-placed-for-scrutiny/article5398368.ece

 

MARITIME

 

5) New Navigation System Enables Safe Growth of Port Traffic

Link to article from VTT:

http://www.vtt.fi/news/2013/27112013_docking.jsp?lang=en

Link to DockingAssist: http://dockingassist.eu/

 

OTHER

 

6) This Speedy Robot Scans Tunnels for Cracks Far Better Than Humans Can

Link to article in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2013/11/robinspect/

Link to further information: http://www.robinspect.com/

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

7) 'FlyRights' App Lets Sikh Travelers Report Complaints of TSA Profiling

Link to AFP article:

http://www.businessinsider.com/flyrights-app-lets-sikh-travelers-report-complaints-of-tsa-profiling-2013-11

Link to further information: http://fly-rights.org/

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

8) Startup Helps New Yorkers Arrange Shared Cab Rides to Airports

Link to article in the Daily News:

http://nydn.us/1c7vLxs

Link to Bandwagon: http://bandwagon.io

 

TRANSIT

 

9) TV Screens at Calgary LRT Stations Aim to Better Inform Transit Riders

Link to article in the Calgary Herald:

http://www.calgaryherald.com/technology/screens+stations+better+inform+transit+riders/9216557/story.html

 

10) Pittsburgh Transit Agency Faces Suit Over 'Godless' Ads

Link to article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

http://www.post-gazette.com/local/2013/11/26/Washington-D-C-group-sues-Port-Authority-over-refusal-of-Don-t-believe-in-God-ads/stories/201311260144

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/r7SwKL

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

11) More and More Drivers Using West Virginia 511 for Traffic and Weather Alerts

Link to story on WSAZ-TV:

http://www.wsaz.com/news/headlines/More-And-More-Drivers-using-WV-511-Information-System--for-Traffic-and-Weather-Alerts--233517511.html

Link to West Virginia 511: http://www.wv511.org/

 

12) City of Ottawa Ditched Plan to Run Open-Data Competition for New Traffic App, Instead Going with Sole-Sourced Deal

Link to article in the Ottawa Citizen:

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/City+ditched+plan+open+data+competition+traffic/9215808/story.html

Link to further information on Ottawa Nav: http://goo.gl/5Dfz3A

 

13) iHeartRadio for Android Devices Updated with Local News, Traffic and Weather Updates

Link to article on Edgadget:

http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/26/iheartradio-android-update/

 

14) **CORRECTION** Broken California Traffic Sensors Article

Link to update from the AP:

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_BROKEN_TRAFFIC_SENSORS

 

VEHICLES

 

15) University of South Florida Launches Automated Vehicle Institute

Link to article in The Oracle:

http://www.usforacle.com/usf-launches-new-automated-vehicle-institute-1.2849154#.UpXcq2RoT2w

Link to news release: http://news.usf.edu/article/templates/?a=5884&z=123

 

16) Mercedes-Benz Heads to Silicon Valley with Massive Focus on Car Tech

Link to blog on Thinkdigit:

http://www.thinkdigit.com/Car-Tech/Mercedes-Benz-heads-to-Silicon-Valley-with_18601.html

 

 

News Releases

1) Euro NCAP: Cars of the Future Need 'Readable' Roads Now

2) Cubic Completes Acquisition of Transport Solutions Business of Serco

3) Is Big Data the Next Big Thing in the Car?

4) Gartner: SiriusXM Gets Serious About the Connected Vehicle Market

 

 

Upcoming Events

Commonwealth of Virginia Governor's Transportation Conference – December 4-6 – Richmond, Virginia

http://vatranscon.com/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1983 **30^th anniversary** An Avianca flight crashed near Madrid killing 181 of the 192 people aboard the 747.

http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19831127-0

 

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