[TCN] Monday, March 3, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, March 3, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Report: FAA to Seek Improvements of Cockpit Automation in Boeing 737

Link to article from Reuters:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/03/03/us-boeing-faa-safety-idUSBREA220AH20140303

 

2) Los Angeles Airport Police Chief Says Phone System Fixed

Link to article from the AP:

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/los-angeles-airport-chief-phone-system-fixed-22727183

 

CAMERAS

 

3) Manila Agency Requires CCTVs in Infrastructure Projects for Traffic Monitoring

Link to article in The Philippine Star:

http://www.philstar.com/nation/2014/03/03/1296673/mmda-requires-cctvs-infra-projects-traffic-monitoring

 

4) Virginia DOT Mobile Cameras Being Used to Improve James City County Traffic Flow

Link to article on Williamsburg Yorktown Daily:

http://wydaily.com/2014/03/02/vdot-mobile-cameras-used-to-improve-james-city-county-traffic-flow/

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

5) Bay County, Florida ITS Program Growth Stymied By Ending of Federal Funding

Link to article in The News Herald:

http://www.newsherald.com/news/government/bay-boosts-traffic-cams-but-federal-money-now-gone-1.284867

 

6) Autonomous Driving Systems at Defense and Industry

Link to ITS Podcast from the IEEE ITS Society:

http://itsp.cicei.com/?p=405

 

MARITIME

 

7) Smart Port Solution in Tallinn Will Reduce Ferry Passengers' Waiting Time

Link to article in The Baltic Course:

http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/transport/?doc=88489

 

OTHER

 

8) Latest Issue of Thinking Highways

Link to magazines:

http://thinkinghighways.com/publications/issue/?issue=8523 (North America)

http://thinkinghighways.com/publications/issue/?issue=8454 (Europe/RoW)

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

9) Top Port Authority Appointees Devised Toll-Hike Plan in 2011 to Bolster Image of New Jersey, New York Governors

Link to article in The Record:

http://www.northjersey.com/news/Christie_appointees_at_Port_Authority_led_a_secret_toll-hike_push.html

 

ROADWAYS

 

10) Misspelled Road Signs Cause Confusion in Oman

Link to commentary in the Oman Observer:

http://main.omanobserver.om/?p=61085

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

11) Rhode Island DOT to Install $2 Million System to Detect, Prevent Wrong-Way Drivers

Link to story on WPRO Radio:

http://www.630wpro.com/common/page.php?pt=NEWS%3A+RIDOT+to+install+%242M+system+to+detect%2C+prevent+wrong-way+drivers&id=35284&is_corp=0

 

TELEMATICS

 

12) OnStar Quietly Discontinues 'For My Vehicle' Program

Link to GM Authority blog:

http://gmauthority.com/blog/2014/03/onstar-quietly-discontinues-fmv-program-exclusive/

 

TRANSIT

 

13) Toronto Transit Commission Tests New Numerical Signage System

Link to story on CTV Toronto:

http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ttc-tests-new-numerical-signage-system-1.1710500

 

14) Where's Your Bus? Broward County, Florida's $12.6 Million Software Could Soon End Your Worry

Link to article in the Sun Sentinel:

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/broward/fl-broward-transit-revolution-20140301,0,7013710.story

 

15) Travel Now, Pay Later Concept Tested by Public Transport Smartcard

Link to article on DutchNews:

http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2014/03/travel_now_pay_later_concept_t.php

 

16) One-Seat Direct Rail Service to New York City Begins on New Jersey Transit's Raritan Valley Line

Link to story on Cranford Radio:

http://cranfordradio.wordpress.com/2014/03/03/direct-one-seat-service-to-nyc-begins-on-raritan-valley-line/

 

VEHICLES

 

17) Apple Introduces CarPlay Technology for iPhone Use in Vehicles

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-03/apple-introduces-carplay-technology-for-iphone-use-in-vehicles.html

Link to news release

 

18) The Next Wave of Cars May Use Ethernet

Link to article in Computerworld:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9246695/The_next_wave_of_cars_may_use_Ethernet

 

19) Do We Really Need a New Rearview Mirror? Nissan Thinks So

Link to article in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2014/02/nissan-camera-rearview-mirror/

 

 

News Releases

1) New App Allows Charlottesville Area Transit Riders to Monitor Bus Status

2) TriMet to Add Talking Buses to Improve Pedestrian Safety

3) Vermont DMV Launches Version 2.0 of Interactive Online Tutorial

4) Kansas City Area Transportation Authority Adding Wi-Fi Service to Area Commutes

5) North Carolina's DMV Website Works Harder

 

 

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Urban Consolidation Centers: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly-The Japanese Experience – March 5

https://coe-sufs.org/wordpress/2014/02/webinar-3_ucc/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1969 **45^th anniversary** Apollo 9 was launched. 

http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1969-018A

 

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