Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, February 3, 2015 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Delta Air Lines Computer Glitch Frustrates Fliers
Link to AP article:
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
2) Connected Bicycles Tell Cars: Don't Run Me Over
Link to article on ReadWrite:
http://readwrite.com/2015/02/02/smart-cars-meet-smart-bikes-cyclist-detection-collision-avoidance
CAMERAS
3) Florida Court Dismisses Red-Light Camera Tickets, Says City Can't Rely on Private Vendor to Review Images
Link to story on WPLG-TV:
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
4) Xerox Fined by Texas for Continued TxTag Issues
Link to story on KXAN-TV:
http://kxan.com/2015/02/02/xerox-fined-by-state-for-continued-txtag-issues/
GPS / NAVIGATION
5) US Air Force Budget Sets Stage for GPS Satellite Competition
Link to Reuters article:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/03/us-usa-budget-airforce-satellites-idUSKBN0L623Z20150203
MARITIME
6) Securing the Nation's Ports Against Cyberterrorism
Link to article in InHomelandSecurity:
http://inhomelandsecurity.com/securing-the-nations-ports-against-cyberterrorism/
7) Scientists Trial System to Improve Safety at Sea
Link to article from the University of Leicester:
Link to article in the International Journal of Remote Sensing
OTHER
8) The Story Behind Hollywood's Yellow Location Signs
Link to blog on LA Observed:
http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2015/02/the_story_behind_hollywoo.php
PARKING
9) SmartPark: Tennessee Parking Sites Project Helps Truckers Find Time to Rest
Link to article in the Chattanooga Times Free Press:
RAILROADS
10) Alaska Railroad Positive Train Control Project Faces State's New Fiscal Reality
Link to article in Alaska Dispatch News:
http://www.adn.com/article/20150202/alaska-railroad-safety-project-faces-states-new-fiscal-reality
11) PTC Requirement Could Lead Amtrak to Leave Kansas City
Link to story on KMBC-TV:
http://www.kmbc.com/news/technology-requirement-could-lead-amtrak-to-leave-kc/31052700
SAFETY / SECURITY
12) Transportation Communication Networks: Combating the Cyber Terrorist Threat
Link to blog from Alcatel-Lucent:
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
13) Google is Developing Its Own Uber Competitor
Link to Bloomberg article:
TRANSIT
14) Beacon Technology to Target Los Angeles Union Station Visitors with Help, Commerce
Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:
http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-california-commute-20150203-story.html
15) Will Rising Trip Productivity Change Travel Choices?
Link to article in Catalyst:
http://www.cts.umn.edu/Publications/catalyst/2015/january/travel
VEHICLES
16) Uber Challenges Google with New Research Center to Work on Driverless Cars
Link to article in the Irish Examiner:
News Releases
2) Jacobs Awarded Three Contracts from Texas DOT
Upcoming Events
APTA Marketing & Communications Workshop – February 22-25 – West Palm Beach, Florida
http://www.apta.com/mc/marketing/Pages/default.aspx
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