[TCN] Thursday, August 14, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Thursday, August 14, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Register now for CVTA's 5^th Annual Summit on the Future of the Connected Vehicle!

 

Join the conversation and take home brand-new insights on the toughest topics in the Connected Vehicle space!   Not only can you come find out what's happening, you'll also be part of figuring out what's next!  Fellow thought leaders will include:  Automakers, Tier 1 and 2 Suppliers; Hardware, Software, Telecommunications, and Service Providers; Insurers, and State and Federal government officials.

 

This year's event will be held on September 11th, 2014 at Cobo Hall in Detroit, Michigan, co-located with the 14th ITS World Congress.  Summit attendees are eligible for discounted World Congress Exhibition and Demonstrations passes and hotel rates.  Register today at www.connectedvehicle.org/events – summit attendance is limited to 150!

 

 

AVIATION

 

1) Why Major Airports Are Missing a Trick with Their Lack of Free Wi-Fi Access

Link to article in Information Age:

http://www.information-age.com/technology/mobile-and-networking/123458363/why-major-airports-are-missing-trick-their-lack-free-wi-fi-access

 

2) Samsung Places Ads Around Airport Power Outlets

Link to article on CNET:

http://www.cnet.com/news/samsung-decides-to-mock-apple-in-real-life/

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

3) Raytheon Wins $130 Million Contract to Install AET on Massachusetts Turnpike

Link to article in The Boston Globe:

http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/08/13/raytheon-team-will-install-all-electronic-tolling-system-massachusetts-turpike/8JG6ROIJ9ekk77aaFACHuL/story.html

Link to news release

 

MARITIME

 

4) Cobra King Maritime Radar System Commissioned on US Navy Ship

Link to article on naval-technology:

http://www.naval-technology.com/news/newscobra-king-maritime-radar-system-commissioned-4342407

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

5) KSTP-TV Takes Metro Transit to Court in Minnesota

Link to story on KTSP-TV:

http://kstp.com/news/stories/S3532191.shtml

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

6) Uber Announces New Rideshare App Features

Link to article on Tech Times:

http://www.techtimes.com/articles/12942/20140813/uber-announces-new-ride-share-feature.htm

 

7) Berlin Bans Uber App, Citing Passenger Safety

Link to article in Fortune:

http://fortune.com/2014/08/14/uber-berlin-band/

 

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

 

8) Traffic Incident Management Training is Improving Safety, Transforming Incident Response Across Missouri

Link to article in The Missouri Municipal Review:

http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/mocities.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/march_review_files/newtrafficincidentmanagement.pdf

 

TRANSIT

 

9) New Jersey Governor Taps Into Anger at NJ Transit; Exchanges Tweets with Testy Riders

Link to article in The Record:

http://www.northjersey.com/news/christie-taps-into-anger-at-nj-transit-exchanges-tweets-with-testy-riders-1.1066853

 

10) Start-Up TransitScreen Gets Lift from DC Real Estate Deal

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/digger/wp/2014/08/13/start-up-transitscreen-gets-lift-from-d-c-real-estate-deal/

 

11) Open Data and Driverless Buses: How London Transport Heads to the Future

Link to article in The Guardian:

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/aug/13/transport-london-tube-bus-oyster-data

 

 

News Releases

1) Inrix Appoints Former General Motors Executive Tony Posawatz to Its Board of Directors

2) Hertz and Navigation Solutions Launch First-of-Its-Kind Travel App

3) Massachusetts DOT Selects #DOTspeak Safety Messages

4) Idaho Transportation Department Encourages Employers to Help Stop Distracted Driving

 

 

Solicitation

 -  Nominations Sought – Mike Russell Trucking Industry Image Award – American Trucking Associations

http://www.trucking.org/ATA%20Docs/What%20We%20Do/Image%20and%20Outreach%20Programs/Misc%20Documents/2014%20Image%20Award%20Brochure%20final.pdf

 

 

Upcoming Events

US DOT Connected Vehicles Pilot Program Webinar Series Part 1: Concepts, Phases, Waves and Partnerships – August 27

http://www.its.dot.gov/meetings/cv_pilots_hartman.htm

 

 

Today in Transportation History    

1919 **95^th anniversary** The first airplane flight between Montreal and Quebec took place.

 

1974 **40^th anniversary** The East-West Tollway, now known as the Ronald Reagan Memorial Tollway, opened in Illinois.

http://www.illinoistollway.com/documents/10157/8fa94c46-8707-42b7-8231-fbff067b53b6

 

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