[TCN] Monday, December 23, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, December 23, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Flights of Fancy: Inside the Intense World of Virtual Pilots

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/12/20/flights-of-fancy-inside-the-intense-world-of-virtual-pilots/

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

2) Smartphone App Transforms Bicycles into Electric-Hybrid Vehicles

Link to AP article:

http://www.nhregister.com/business/20131221/smart-bikes-wheel-inventive-mass-high-tech-startups-smartphone-app-transforms-bicycles-into-electric-hybrid-vehicles

 

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:

http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Humber-Bridge-Updates-app-offers-live-traffic/story-20357147-detail/story.html

 

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:

http://www.automobilemag.com/features/news/1312-mercedes-benz-partners-with-pebble-for-smart-watch-app/

 

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:

http://youtu.be/bN44bL3reCo

 

 

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 **45^th 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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