[TCN] Wednesday, January 22, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Wednesday, January 22, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Atlanta City Council Approves Measure for Free Airport Wi-Fi

Link to article in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:

http://www.ajc.com/news/business/atlanta-city-council-approves-measure-for-free-air/ncwzm/

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

2) Cellphones Could Help Cars Pinpoint Pedestrians

Link to article from Technische Universitaet Muenchen:

http://www.tum.de/en/about-tum/news/press-releases/short/article/31294/

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

3) Gear Being Installed to Make I-75 Safer Across Florida Prairie

Link to article in The Gainesville Sun:

http://www.gainesville.com/article/20140121/ARTICLES/140129924/1002/news

 

4) How AI Turns Traffic Lights Into Intelligent Agents

Link to blog on ReadWrite:

http://readwrite.com/2014/01/22/ai-traffic-lights-intelligent#awesm=~otI9UXi38kkE65

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

5) A Man on a Mission: Spreading the Mantra of Discipline on Roads

Link to article in The New Indian Express:

http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/A-man-on-a-mission-Spreading-the-mantra-of-discipline-on-roads/2014/01/22/article2013448.ece

 

6) Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania Gets $20,000 to Improve Public Search System

Link to article in the Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era:

http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/946958_Railroad-Museum-gets--20K-to-improve-public-search-system.html

 

RAILROADS

 

7) US DOT Rail Safety Discussion Excluded Tank-Car Makers, Group Says

Link to McClatchy article:

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2014/01/21/215245/dot-rail-safety-discussion-excluded.html

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

8) Operation Lifesaver Turning Up Volume on Anti-Trespassing Message

Link to article in Progressive Railroading:

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/safety/article/Operation-Lifesaver-Inc-is-turning-up-the-volume-on-its-antitrespassing-message--39179

 

9) First Motorist-Aid Call Boxes in US Using Satellite Communications Installed in California

Link to article in The Willits News:

http://www.willitsnews.com/localnews/ci_24968170/highway-call-boxes-installed-highways-20-and-162

 

10) Making UAE Roads Safer 140 Characters at a Time

Link to article in Gulf News:

http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/making-roads-safer-140-characters-at-a-time-1.1280734

 

11) Traffic Control Devices, Visibility, and Highway-Rail Grade Crossings 2013

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/170150.aspx

 

SPACE

 

12) Researchers Plan to Use Nano-Satellites as Space Traffic Cops

Link to article in Computerworld:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9245606/Researchers_plan_to_use_nano_satellites_as_space_traffic_cops

 

TELEMATICS

 

13) Q&A: Progressive on Usage-Based Insurance – Keeping It Simple

Link to interview on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/insurance-telematics/qa-progressive-ubi-%E2%80%93-keeping-it-simple

 

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

 

14) North Carolina IMAP Teams Keeping Roads Clear of Accidents, Ice

Link to story on WGHP-TV:

http://myfox8.com/2014/01/21/imap-teams-keeping-roads-clear-of-accidents-ice/

 

TRANSIT

 

15) NJ Transit Website Back Up After Taken Offline for Maintenance During Snowstorm

Link to article in The Record:

http://www.northjersey.com/news/NJ_Transit_website_taken_down_for_maintenance_in_middle_of_snow_storm.html?page=all

 

16) How Clever Commute Built a Data Business from Scratch – with Your Help

Link to article from The Association of Business Information & Media Companies:

http://www.abmassociation.com/News/3224/How-Clever-Commute-built-a-data-business-from-scratch--with-your-help

 

17) Moovit Overhauled for iOS 7

Link to article on The Next Web:

http://thenextweb.com/apps/2014/01/21/moovit-overhauled-ios-7-new-look-improved-step-step-navigation-new-logo

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

18) Swansea Nowcaster System Held Up by Swedish Software Developers, Says Council

Link to article in the South Wales Evening Post:

http://www.southwales-eveningpost.co.uk/Swansea-Nowcaster-helped-Swedish-software/story-20479762-detail/story.html

 

19) For Bus Riders, Real-Time Arrival Data is More Important than Better Service

Link to blog on The Atlantic Cities:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2014/01/why-technology-forever-changing-psychology-waiting-bus/8158/

 

VEHICLES

 

20) Ford Teams with Universities on Automated Driving Research

Link to Reuters article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ford-teams-universities-automated-driving-151129708.html

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

 

21) New iOS in the Car Screenshots Leaked

Link to article on ZDNet:

http://www.zdnet.com/new-ios-in-the-car-screenshots-leaked-7000025426/

 

22) Help Develop the FHWA 2015 Infrastructure Guidance for Connected Vehicles

Link to further information:

http://goo.gl/bzHk6E

 

 

News Releases

1) Clear Channel Airports and SmartTray Partner for In-Flight Tray Makeover

2) Kevin Dopart Joins US DOT's ITS Joint Program Office Team

3) Smartphone Apps to Drive Penetration of Telematics in Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles to 21%, Globally by 2019

4) Michigan DOT Sensor Technology Research Makes National News

 

 

Upcoming Events

Rail Technology Conferences 2014 – March 18-20 – Düsseldorf, Germany

http://www.railtechnologyconferences.com/page/9879

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1944 **70^th anniversary** Allied troops land on the beaches near Anzio, Italy.

http://www.history.army.mil/brochures/anzio/72-19.htm

 

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