Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – September 23, 2009

September 23, 2009 at 5:18 pm

Wednesday, September 23, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Europe Orders Checks on More Airbus Speed Sensors

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssIndustryMaterialsUtilitiesNews/idUSWEA199720090923

2) FAA System Helps Controllers Track Planes Out of Radar’s Reach in Colorado Mountains

Link to AP article:

http://www.kjct8.com/Global/story.asp?S=11178299

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) Navteq Q&A: The Road Ahead

Link to interview in Mobile Entertainment:

http://www.mobile-ent.biz/features/200/Navteq-QA-The-road-ahead

OTHER

4) Tracking Stimulus Dollars: Dot-Com vs. Dot-Gov

Link to story and audio report on NPR’s Morning Edition:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112893572&ps=cprs

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) Idle Chatter Clogs Wireless System for Chennai Traffic Police

Link to article in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/city/chennai/Idle-chatter-clogs-wireless-system-of-traffic-police/articleshow/5045113.cms

6) Utah Tackles Texting and Driving Problem Head-On

Link to story and audio on NPR’s All Things Considered:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113035255

7) Emergency Evacuation: Get a Road of This

New technique monitors Bluetooth signals from commuter cell phones to derive travel times, road speeds and vehicle movements.

Link to article in Law Enforcement Technology:

http://www.officer.com/print/Law-Enforcement-Technology/Emergency-Evacuation–Get-a-road-of-this/1$48418

TRANSIT

8) National Transportation Safety Board Urges Transit Agencies to Address ‘Safety Glitches’

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2009-09-22-ntsb_N.htm

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) To Help Slow Traffic, San Francisco Planners Pick Beige

Link to article in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/09/22/BARQ19QUGI.DTL

10) Speeding Up Interstate 15

Utah DOT to begin construction of electronic monitoring system.

Link to article in the Standard-Examiner:

http://www.standard.net/topics/news/2009/09/23/speeding-interstate-15

VEHICLES

11) The Deadly Silence of the Electric Car

Automakers propose adding some artificial vroom to alert pedestrians.

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/22/AR2009092204290.html

News Releases

1) New Study Reveals Benefits of the Parking Guidance System at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg, South Africa

2) Volvo Cars Takes on Safety Challenges Involving Electric Cars

3) I-95 Corridor Coalition Launches I-95 Corridor Travel Information Time Web Site

4) DC Metro Already Taking Steps to Improve Track Circuit Reliability

5) BART Tests On-Demand Info by SMS Text Messaging

6) Intelligent Vehicle Safety Systems Awards Presented

7) Boeing Completes Ground Tests to Prepare for 1st GPS IIF Satellite Launch

8) New IBM Research Reveals Critical Gap for Managing Congestion Problems in Cities Worldwide

9) IBM Brings 50% Reduction in Waiting Time to the Morning Commute in Sweden’s Capital

10) Michigan DOT Asks for Public’s Feedback on Mi Drive Traffic Web Site

11) ITS America, IBM, Spencer Trask & Partners Announce the Winner in Challenge for Traffic Congestion Solutions

Upcoming Events

8th Annual Maritime Security Expo – October 20-21 – Long Beach, California

http://www.maritimesecurityexpo.com/

Today in Transportation History

1959 **50th anniversary** – The M/S Princess of Tasmania, Australia’s first roll-on/roll-off ferry, began service.

http://users.nex.net.au/~reidgck/shipping.htm#new-era

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