[TCN] Monday, December 29, 2014

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 

Monday, December 29, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

 

1) How iPads Are Replacing Waiters in Airports Around the US

Link to article on Digital Trends:

http://www.digitaltrends.com/photography/ipads-are-replacing-waiters-in-airport-restaurants/

 

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

 

2) Hungary Unready for Extended E-Toll System Days Before Its Launch

Link to article on Portfolio.hu:

http://www.portfolio.hu/en/economy/hungary_unready_for_extended_e-toll_system_days_before_its_launch.28912.html

 

GPS / NAVIGATION

 

3) Russian Startup Livemap Lands $300,000 Grant for Its Motorcycle Helmet with Built-In Navigation

Link to article on TechCrunch:

http://techcrunch.com/2014/12/28/russian-startup-livemap-lands-300k-grant-for-its-motorcycle-helmet-with-built-in-navigation/

Link to further information

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

 

4) North Dakota Attorney General: Bismarck Transit System Broke Open Records Law

Link to AP article:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/dec/26/ag-bismarck-transit-system-broke-open-records-law/

Link to opinion

 

RAILROADS

 

5) Amtrak Raises Safety Awareness as Part of Vermonter Rerouting

Link to article in Progressive Railroading:

http://www.progressiverailroading.com/amtrak/news/Amtrak-raises-safety-awareness-as-part-of-Vermonter-service-expansion--43006   

 

SAFETY / SECURITY

 

6) New Iowa DOT Safety Data Website Now Available

Link to article on Transportation Matters for Iowa:

http://www.transportationmatters.iowadot.gov/2014/12/bringing-it-all-together-new-safety-data-website-now-available.html

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

 

7) Delhi's New Rules for Radio Taxis: GPS, Display of Helpline Numbers a Must

Link to story on NDTV:

http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/delhi-s-new-rules-for-radio-taxis-gps-display-of-helpline-numbers-a-must-641462

 

TRANSIT

 

8) Waiting for a SMART Bus in Michigan? You Can Track It Online or by Text

Link to article in the Detroit Free Press:

http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2014/12/29/smart-ddot-track-buses/20975487/

 

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

 

9) Colorado DOT Creates New Position to Make Mountain Corridor Travel Better

Link to story on KCNC-TV:

http://denver.cbslocal.com/2014/12/28/cdot-creates-new-position-to-make-mountain-corridor-travel-better/

 

VEHICLES

 

10) Connected Cars Overtake Video Games at Electronics Show

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-12-29/connected-cars-overtake-video-games-at-electronics-show

 

11) Hyundai Motor Boosts Automotive Chip Business

Link to article in The Korea Times:

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/tech/2014/12/133_170672.html

 

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