[TCN] Monday, April 28, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, April 28, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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CARTOGRAPHY

 

1) Digital Mapping May Be Nokia's Hidden Jewel

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/25/technology/digital-mapping-may-be-nokias-hidden-jewel.html

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

2) Massachusetts Gears Up to Go All-Electronic on Tolls

Link to article in The Milford Daily News:

http://www.milforddailynews.com/article/20140428/NEWS/140426958

 

MARITIME

 

3) South Korean Maritime Traffic Control Centers Raided in Ferry Investigation

Link to story on Arirang TV:

http://www.arirang.co.kr/News/News_View.asp?nseq=161546

 

OTHER

 

4) Denver RTD Looks at Cellphone Policy at Public Meetings

Link to article in The Denver Post:

http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_25617830/rtd-looks-at-cellphone-policy-while-others-let

 

5) Advanced Analytics with Real-Time Traffic Data: Pitney Bowes and Inrix Offer New Solution

Link to interview in Directions:

http://www.directionsmag.com/articles/advanced-analytics-with-real-time-traffic-data-pitney-bowes-and-inrix-/396486

Link to news release

 

RAILROADS

 

6) The Biggest Railroad Investment in a Century

Link to article in Crain's Chicago Business:

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20140426/ISSUE01/304269980/the-biggest-railroad-investment-in-a-century

 

ROADWAYS

 

7) Buchanan County, Iowa Uses Internet Tool to Fix Deteriorating Bridge

Link to article in Roads & Bridges:

http://www.roadsbridges.com/bridge-rescue-website-addresses-bridge-site

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

8) New Trucking Regs Call for Electronic Records

Link to article in The Hill:

http://thehill.com/regulation/transportation/204378-new-trucking-regs-call-for-electronic-records

 

9) A Survey of 911 Dispatchers Reveals the Horrible, Human Cost of Bad Technology

Link to blog in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2014/04/24/a-survey-of-911-dispatchers-reveals-the-horrible-human-cost-of-bad-technology/

 

TRANSIT

 

10) Twin Cities' OMG Transit Takes on Google Maps for Public Transit Riders

Link to article in the Pioneer Press:

http://www.twincities.com/technology/ci_25639035/twin-cities-omg-transit-takes-google-maps-public

 

11) Myki to Continue Beyond Contract, Says Public Transport Victoria

Link to article in The Age:

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/myki-to-continue-beyond-contract-says-public-transport-victoria-20140425-zqzkb.html

 

12) Paris Metro Chiefs Back Introduction of Driverless Tube Trains to London

Link to article in the London Evening Standard:

http://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/paris-metro-chiefs-back-introduction-of-driverless-tube-trains-to-london-9295476.html 

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

13) Mobile App Created by University Students to Ease Traffic in Davao City, Philippines

Link to article in BusinessWorld:

http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Nation&title=Mobile-app-created-to-ease-traffic&id=86602

 

VEHICLES

 

14) Two US Senators Want US to Force GM to Warn Recall Owners

Link to article in The Detroit News:

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140428/AUTO0103/304280071/1361/Two-senators-want-U.S.-to-force-GM-to-warn-recall-owners

 

15) Google: Driverless Cars Are Mastering City Streets

Link to AP article:

http://www.boston.com/business/technology/2014/04/28/google-driverless-cars-are-mastering-city-streets/l27Ghcl1QNWwE0jsCQHG2L/story.html

 

16) Automotive Technology is Moving Fast and the Car is Changing

Link to article in the Richmond Times-Dispatch:

http://www.timesdispatch.com/richmond-drives/features/automotive-technology-is-moving-fast-and-the-car-is-changing/article_7813f90a-cead-11e3-80d9-001a4bcf6878.html

 

17) Why Driverless Cars Don't Require a Bunch of New Laws

Link to blog on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/emerging-tech-blog/2014/04/why-driverless-cars-dont-require-bunch-new-laws/83254

Link to more information from Brookings

 

 

News Releases

1) Growing Focus on Efficient Traffic Management Drives the Global ITS Market, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts

2) Houston Metro Providing Real-Time Bus Information Via Google

3) ITS Market Worth $33.75 Billion by 2020

 

 

Job Postings

 -  Senior ITS Engineer – Kanaan Consulting US – Boston, Massachusetts

http://kcus.org/SeniorITSEng.html

 

 

Upcoming Events

T3 Webinar: Innovative Approaches to Real-Time System Management Information – May 21

http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s140521_real_time.asp

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1789 **225^th anniversary** Sailors on the HMS Bounty, led by Fletcher Christian, mutinied against Captain William Bligh.

http://www.fatefulvoyage.com/

 

1969 **45^th anniversary** Perhaps the only music group named after a mass transit system, the Chicago Transit Authority, released their first album.

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/chicago-transit-authority/

 

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