Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, December 23, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Flights of Fancy: Inside the Intense World of Virtual Pilots
Link to article in The Washington Post:
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
2) Smartphone App Transforms Bicycles into Electric-Hybrid Vehicles
Link to AP article:
OTHER
3) Free Rides: Booze Brands Align with Transportation Apps
Link to article in Advertising Age:
http://adage.com/article/news/free-rides-booze-brands-align-transportation-apps/245771/
ROADWAYS
4) Odds of Hitting a Red Light in Utah? Just 1-in-4
Link to article in The Salt Lake Tribune:
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/57276984-90/traffic-percent-system-state.html.csp
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
5) Virginia DOT Uses New Technology to Make Afton Mountain Safer
Link to story on WVIR-TV:
http://www.nbc29.com/story/24280337/vdot-uses-new-technology-to-make-afton-mountain-safer
6) 'Humber Bridge Updates' App Offers Live Traffic Information
Link to article in the Hull Daily Mail:
VEHICLES
7) CES 2014 Will Showcase the Near Future of Driving
Link to article on CNET:
http://ces.cnet.com/8301-35289_1-57615940/ces-2014-will-showcase-the-near-future-of-driving/
8) Mercedes-Benz Partners with Pebble for Smart Watch App
Link to article in Automobile:
9) Why the Meta Manager Matters for the Connected Car
Link to report from GigaOM:
http://research.gigaom.com/report/why-the-meta-manager-matters-for-the-connected-car
10) Self-Driving Cars and the Future of Robotic Automotives
Link to video from Wired UK:
News Releases
1) China's Automotive Telematics Market Shifts to Consumer Electronics-Based Systems
2) WABCO Enhances Lane Departure Warning System with Ability to Record Video
Solicitation
- Call for Abstracts – Western States Rural Transportation Technology Implementers Forum
http://www.westernstatesforum.org/CurrentForum/Abstracts/Default.html
Upcoming Events
Connected Vehicle Planning and Policy Stakeholder Workshop – January 16
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BygdO7AWsujgYXdXaWFIeDU1MUtQRmppNEwwNF92WmVLNGVz/edit?usp=sharing
Today in Transportation History
1968 **45th anniversary** The crew members of the USS Pueblo were released by North Korea.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc_X4691yxk
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