[TCN] Monday, August 11, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, August 11, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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OTHER

 

1) Pizza Chain's Lawyer Challenges New Jersey Turnpike Authority to Prove Trademark Case in Court

Link to article in The Star-Ledger:

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2014/08/calling_their_bluff_pizza_chain_challenges_parkways_lawyers_to_prove_their_case_in_court.html

 

2) High-Tech Helmet Brings Augmented Reality to Motorcycles

Link to article on Tom's Guide:

http://www.tomsguide.com/us/skully-ar-1-helmet,news-19302.html

 

PARKING

 

3) Parking Smart

Link to blog from HNTB Corporation:

http://itsworldcongress.org/blog/parking-smart/

 

RAILROADS

 

4) Two Pennsylvania Counties Not Receiving Data on Crude Oil Trains

Link to McClatchy News article:

http://www.bnd.com/2014/08/09/3342781/some-pennsylvania-counties-not.html

 

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

 

5) Researcher Finds Potholes in Vehicle Traffic Control Systems

Link to article on Dark Reading:

http://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities---threats/advanced-threats/researcher-finds-potholes-in-vehicle-traffic-control-systems/d/d-id/1297903

 

TRANSIT

 

6) Wi-Fi on Rails is a Headache for Riders and Utah Transit Authority

Link to article in The Salt Lake Tribune:

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/58233036-90/uta-says-fiet-system.html.csp

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

7) Mumbai Commuters Tweet Their Way Out of Traffic Jams this Monsoon

Link to article in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Tech/Social/Mumbai-commuters-tweet-their-way-out-of-traffic-jams-this-monsoon/articleshow/39980750.cms

 

VEHICLES

 

8) Voice Recognition Still a Top Complaint, Study Says

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/10/automobiles/voice-recognition-still-a-top-complaint-study-says.html

 

 

News Releases

1) Stevens Institute of Technology Selected as Lead Institution for Maritime Security Research Program

2) GE and Pivotal Pioneer New Approach to Industrial Data

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Call for Abstracts – 2015 Road Safety & Simulation International Conference

http://www.ce.ucf.edu/Email/RSS_140804.html

 

 

Upcoming Events

5^th Summit on the Future of the Connected Vehicle – September 10-11 – Detroit

http://www.connectedvehicle.org/events/

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1959 **55^th anniversary** The first passenger flight landed at Moscow's Sheremetyevo International Airport.

http://www.svo.aero/en/history/civil/

 

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