[TCN] Thursday, July 10, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Thursday, July 10, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) European Commission Urges 18 Member States to Make Decisive Move Toward Common Airspace

Link to Focus News Agency article:

http://www.focus-fen.net/news/2014/07/10/342155/european-commission-urges-18-member-states-to-make-decisive-move-towards-common-airspace-management.html

 

2) Indian Airport Officials Claim Incomplete Training for Air Traffic Management Personnel

Link to article in dna:

http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-airport-officials-forced-to-learn-operations-in-5-days-2000999

 

3) DroneCast Introduces Advertising By Octocopter

Link to article in the Las Vegas Review-Journal:

http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/las-vegas/dronecast-introduces-advertising-octocopter

 

4) Spanish Airports Asking Passengers to Rate Security

Link to article on Skift:

http://skift.com/2014/07/09/spanish-airports-are-testing-travelers-to-see-if-theyre-happy/

 

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

 

5) Washington, DC DOT Accepts $3.6 Million Contract to Allow Ads on Capital Bikeshare Stations

Link to story on WTOP Radio:

http://bit.ly/1r9c52G

 

6) Report: Baidu Secretly Developing Unmanned Self-Driving Bicycles for China

Link to article on Tech In Asia:

http://www.techinasia.com/baidu-driverless-unmanned-bicycles-china/

 

OTHER

 

7) Data Detour: Analytics Will Move Transportation Forward

Link to blog in Wired:

http://insights.wired.com/profiles/blogs/data-detour-the-opportunity-for-using-analytics-in-transportation

 

8) University Transportation Research Center Newsletter – Spring 2014

Link to newsletter:

http://www.utrc2.org/sites/default/files/newsletter/Spring-2014-Newsletter_0.pdf

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

9) Ohio Keeps Oil Hauls by Rail a Secret

Link to article in The Columbus Dispatch:

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2014/07/10/ohio-keeps-oil-hauls-by-rail-a-secret.html

 

10) Delaware Won't Disclose Oil Train Details

Link to article in The News Journal:

http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/local/2014/07/09/delaware-disclose-details-oil-train-shipments/12438187/

 

11) Nebraska Won't Disclose Railroads' Oil Shipments

Link to AP article:

http://www.omaha.com/money/nebraska-won-t-disclose-railroads-oil-shipments/article_3b2683f6-51a2-54ea-bba0-2dd1f6d57e99.html

 

ROADWAYS

 

12) Business Group Complains About Lack on Communication on Traffic Dummy Restoration Work

Link to article in the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript:

http://www.ledgertranscript.com/home/12679652-95/lack-of-communication-in-traffic-dummy-restoration-work-some-say

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

13) Budget Airlines in UK 'Not Imposing New Checks' on Electronic Devices

Link to article in The Daily Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/10957844/Airport-security-budget-airlines-not-imposing-new-checks.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

14) Oregon DOT Rolls Out First of Three Real-Time Commuter Technologies on Portland-Area Highways

Link to article in The Oregonian:

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2014/07/odot_rolls_out_first_of_3_inno.html

 

15) Pune Traffic Police Launch App

Link to article in Mid Day:

http://www.mid-day.com/articles/pune-traffic-police-launches-mobile-based-app-for-citizens/15435187

 

VEHICLES

 

16) Jaguar Wants to Make Real-Life Driving Just Like a Video Game

Link to article on Autoblog:

http://www.autoblog.com/2014/07/10/jaguar-performance-windscreen-video-official/

 

 

News Releases

1) Over 24 Million Cars Will be Fitted with Apple's CarPlay in 2019

2) When Cars and Roads Communicate, Everybody Wins

 

 

Upcoming Events

US DOT ITS Transit Workshop – August 26 – Branson, Missouri

http://nritsconference.org/downloads/14documents/NRITS_USDOT_TransitWorkshop.pdf

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1789 **225^th anniversary** Alexander Mackenzie reaches the mouth of what would later be named the Mackenzie River in Canada as part of his search for the Northwest Passage.

http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Sir_Alexander_Mackenzie.aspx

 

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