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[TCN] Wednesday, December 18, 2013

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Wednesday, December 18, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057


 

AVIATION

 

1) Delta: No Voice Calls On Our Planes

Link to AP article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/delta-no-voice-calls-planes-143003819.html

Link to news release: http://news.delta.com/index.php?s=43&item=2206

 

2) EU Agrees to New Rules Shielding Air Crew Whistleblowers

Link to article on Euractiv:

http://www.euractiv.com/transport/eu-agrees-improved-air-safety-pr-news-532414

 

3) Four Ways Technology is Making Airports Better

Link to blog in Forbes:

http://www.forbes.com/sites/united/2013/12/17/making-your-wait-great-four-ways-technology-is-making-airports-better/

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

4) ERTICO eMagazine – December 2013

Link to magazine:

http://gallery.mailchimp.com/f15b6ba26fe7837737124a612/files/eMagazine_December_final.pdf

 

MARITIME

 

5) Maritime Training Requires Standardization for E-Navigation Implementation

Link to article on MarineLink.com:

http://www.marinelink.com/news/standardization-shipping362151.aspx

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

6) NHTSA Drunk Driving PSA Uses RoboCop to Get Message Out

Link to article on Cinema Blend:

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/RoboCop-Reboot-Crams-Footage-Drunk-Driving-PSA-40767.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

7) Port of Tampa to Upgrade Warning Sirens

Link to article in the Tampa Bay Times:

http://www.tampabay.com/news/business/warning-sirens-at-port-to-be-upgraded/2157427

 

8) New York State Approves Installation of Device to Limit Teens from Texting and Calling While Driving

Link to article in The Detroit News:

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20131218/METRO05/312180107/New-York-approves-teen-driver-monitoring-program

Link to news release: http://www.dfs.ny.gov/about/press2013/pr1312181.htm

 

9) After Derailment, New York MTA Struggles to Find Right Mix of Human Skill + Technology

Link to story on WNYC Radio:

http://www.wnyc.org/story/wake-derailment-mta-ponders-best-mix-human-skill-and-technology/

 

TELEMATICS

 

10) Viewpoint: Can Wireless Power Relieve the Looming Telematics Cable Crunch?

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/viewpoint-can-wireless-power-relieve-looming-telematics-cable-crunch

 

TRANSIT

 

11) Georgia Lawmakers Recommend Single Transit Website for Atlanta Area

Link to article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/breaking-news/lawmakers-recommend-single-transit-website/ncMtp/

 

12) Long Island, New York's NICE Buses to Get Cellphone Fare Payment App

Link to article from Newsday:

http://www.masstransitmag.com/news/11282442/nice-buses-to-get-cellphone-fare-payment-app

 

13) Moovit, the Waze for Public Transportation, Bags $28 Million in Funding

Link to article on Vator:

http://vator.tv/n/33d9

 

14) Montreal Transit's Innovative App Drives High Engagement

Link to blog in Direct Marketing:

http://www.dmnews.com/montreal-transits-innovative-app-drives-high-engagement/article/322764/

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

15) Lebanese Traffic Management Center Gets Big Break After Storm

Link to article in The Daily Star:

http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Lebanon-News/2013/Dec-18/241467-traffic-center-gets-a-big-break-after-storm.ashx

 

VEHICLES

 

16) CES 2014 to Spark Android vs. iOS In-Car Battle

Link to article in EE Times:

http://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1320430

 

 

News Releases

1) Switzerland Joins EU's Galileo Satellite Navigation Program

2) Transport for London Announces Winners of Accessible App Competition

3) Colourblind Tube Map Wins Judges Award in Transport for London Accessibility Competition

4) Thales Opens Its Regional Integration Center for Ground Transportation in Singapore

5) Warsaw Chopin Airport Installs Poland's First Virtual Assistant

 

 

Upcoming Events

Payments Summit – February 5-7 – Salt Lake City, Utah

http://www.cvent.com/events/2014-payments-summit/event-summary-0a3ced5103c144ba83de42b933b495c5.aspx

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1958 **55th anniversary** Project SCORE, the world's first communications satellite, was launched from Cape Canaveral.

http://youtu.be/KTOpjhL1430

 

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