[TCN] Wednesday, December 11, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Wednesday, December 11, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) NTSB: Asiana Captain Was Confused About Autopilot, Stressed By San Francisco Approach

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2013/12/11/ntsb-asiana-airlines-fatal-crash/3891213/

 

2) Congress Says No with FCC Set to Go on In-Flight Calls

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-11/congress-says-no-with-fcc-set-to-go-on-in-flight-calls.html

 

3) Poll Shows Strong Opposition to In-Flight Calls

Link to AP article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/poll-shows-strong-opposition-flight-181908341.html

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

4) NASA Builds GPS-Based System for Detecting Natural Disasters

Link to article on RedOrbit:

http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1113025581/nasa-gps-system-detects-natural-disasters-121113/

Link to news release: https://scripps.ucsd.edu/news/14104

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

5) Three Colorado Towns Try to Change US Train-Noise Rules

Link to AP article:

http://gazette.com/3-colorado-towns-try-to-change-us-train-noise-rules/article/1510863

 

6) Answering the Call: Dispatchers Experience Trauma Far from the Scene

Link to story on WDEL Radio:

http://wdel.com/story.php?id=55491 (part 1)

http://wdel.com/story.php?id=55519 (part 2)

http://wdel.com/story.php?id=55541 (part 3)

 

VEHICLES

 

7) GM's High-Tech Advantage: The Connected Car

Link to video on Bloomberg TV:

http://www.bloomberg.com/video/gm-s-high-tech-advantage-the-connected-car-LFn8wxWQRSmQrYqqiGWDtQ.html

 

 

News Releases

1) EU Transport to Benefit from New Research and Innovation Program, Horizon 2020

2) Alcatel-Lucent and Belgium's STIB Install World's Largest Fiber-Optic Network for Automated Rail Services

3) Toronto Transit Commission, BAI Canada Launch Free Wi-Fi at Two Subway Stations

4) US DOT Announces New Connected Vehicle Test Bed Affiliation

5) Scania Leads European Research Project on Vehicle Platooning

6) Kansas DOT's New WICHway Website is Smartphone-Ready

7) Renault and Orange Join Forces to Explore Uses for 4G on Future Vehicles

 

 

Upcoming Events

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Today in Transportation History    

1998 **15^th anniversary** Thai Airways International Flight 261 crashed on approach to Surat Thani Airport killing 101 people aboard the jet.

http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19981211-0

 

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