[TCN] Wednesday, July 16, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Wednesday, July 16, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) Japan Airlines Combines Beacons and Smartwatches to Improve Customer Service at Airports

Link to article on NFC World+:

http://www.nfcworld.com/2014/07/15/330395/japan-airlines-combines-beacons-smartwatches-improve-customer-service-airports/

Link to news release

 

2) Watch Program Helps Small Airports Improve Security

Link to article in the Idaho Press-Tribune:

http://www.idahopress.com/news/local/small-town-airport-security-airports-in-nampa-caldwell-have-different/article_c04a17e4-0b21-11e4-bee4-001a4bcf887a.html

 

3) Safety Reporting Systems at Airports

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/170978.aspx

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

4) Does MnPASS Really Help with Traffic Flow?

Link to story on WCCO-TV:

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2014/07/15/good-question-does-mnpass-really-help-with-traffic-flow/

 

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

 

5) Urban Challenges Need Smart Solutions

Link to commentary in Arab News:

http://www.arabnews.com/news/602456

 

MARITIME

 

6) Communication Woes Menace Canada's Arctic Maritime Traffic

Link to AFP article:

http://news.yahoo.com/tech-woes-menace-canadas-arctic-maritime-traffic-185427490.html

 

ROADWAYS

 

7) Flaggers Trained for Life in the Slow Lane

Link to story on Vermont Public Radio:

http://digital.vpr.net/post/flaggers-trained-life-slow-lane

 

8) New York State DOT Says I-990 Sign Will Work by December

Link to story on WGRZ-TV:

http://www.wgrz.com/story/news/traffic/2014/07/15/state-dot-says-990-sign-work-by-dec/12704885/

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

9) Documents Show General Motors Kept Silent on Fatal Crashes

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/16/business/documents-show-general-motors-kept-silent-on-fatal-crashes.html

 

10) TV Station Gets Behind the Scenes Look at Orlando Airport Security

Link to story on WESH-TV:

http://www.wesh.com/the-tsa-what-happens-at-the-security-checkpoint-and-beyond/26967742

 

11) Transportation Security: Back to the Future

Link to blog in The Hill:

http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/212288-transportation-security-back-to-the-future

 

TRANSIT

 

12) The Many Languages of Transit Platform Signs

Link to article on CityLab:

http://www.citylab.com/commute/2014/07/the-many-different-languages-of-transit-platform-signs/374505/

 

13) Transit Cards to Replace Cash on Kenyan Minibuses Are a Hard Sell

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/16/world/africa/transit-cards-to-replace-cash-on-kenyan-minibuses-a-hard-sell.html

 

14) Meet Enrique Andrade, the 'Spanish Voice of MAX' for Portland-Area Transit Riders

Link to article in The Oregonian:

http://www.oregonlive.com/commuting/index.ssf/2014/07/meet_enrique_andrade_the_spani.html

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

15) New Traffic Center in Bakersfield, California Helps Cars Flow

Link to article in The Bakersfield Californian:

http://www.bakersfieldcalifornian.com/local/x855028253/New-city-traffic-center-helps-cars-flow

 

16) How Hong Kong Uses Tech to Tackle Traffic Jams

Link to article in FutureGov:

http://www.futuregov.asia/articles/2014/jul/16/rush-hour-how-hong-kong-uses-tech-tackle-traffic-j/

 

17) Swing Bridges Early Warning System Launched in Warrington, UK

Link to article in the Warrington Guardian:

http://www.warringtonguardian.co.uk/news/11341853.UPDATED__Swing_bridges_early_warning_system_launched/

 

VEHICLES

 

18) FBI Warns Driverless Cars Could be Used as 'Lethal Weapons'

Link to article in The Guardian:

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/16/google-fbi-driverless-cars-leathal-weapons-autonomous

 

19) Could Your Car Get Hacked? Automakers, Suppliers Work to Defend Vehicles

Link to article in the Detroit Free Press:

http://www.freep.com/article/20140715/BUSINESS01/307150117/Auto-industry-cyber-security-safety-Delphi-Battelle

 

20) GM Shows Off 4G LTE Hot Spots in Buicks

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2014/07/15/general-motors-unveils-buick-4glte-hot-spot/12703211/

 

21) Autonomous Cars Demand a Shift in Automotive Design, Says Nissan R&D Exec

Link to article on Transport Evolved:

http://transportevolved.com/2014/07/16/autonomous-cars-demand-shift-automotive-design-says-nissan-rd-exec/

 

 

News Releases

1) ITS Australia Expands National Awards Program

2) Illinois Tollway to Launch First-in-Nation Technology Test Site

3) Louisiana DOTD Announces Enhancements to 511 Travel Information Website

 

 

Upcoming Events

T3 Webinar: Saving Lives and Keeping Traffic Moving, Quantifying the Outcomes of Traffic Incident Management Programs – July 31

http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s140731_TIM_programs.asp

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1969 **45^th anniversary** Apollo 11, the first manned mission to the Moon, blasted off from Cape Kennedy, Florida.

http://youtu.be/2pT-5P2mZYU

 

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