Thursday, October 28, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

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GPS / NAVIGATION

1) Russia Eyes Import Duty for Phones Without GLONASS

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE69Q1KX20101027

OTHER

2) News from US DOT at the ITS World Congress

Link to further information:

http://www.its.dot.gov/presentations/ITSWorld_Congress2010.htm

3) 20,000 Bloody Idiots on Facebook Drink-Driving Page

Link to article in the Geelong Advertiser:

http://www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/article/2010/10/29/221941_news.html

PARKING

4) Smart Transportation Software Developer Teams with SAP

Link to blog on ZDNet:

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/green/smart-transportation-software-developer-teams-with-sap/14703

ROADWAYS

5) Department for Transport to Install New Motorway Technology

Link to article on Kable:

http://www.kable.co.uk/transport-dft-managed-motorway-hard-shoulder-27oct10

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) ‘Smart’ Transit Cams in New York City

Link to article in the New York Post:

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/smart_transit_cams_4RUnm6C0rKcjC17Et1QJOO

7) Recommended Procedures for Testing and Evaluating Detectable Warning Systems

Link to report from the Transportation Research Board:

http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/Recommended_Procedures_for_Testing_and_Evaluating_163989.aspx

TELEMATICS

8) Computer Car Crashes

Do automobile telematics boost reliability, or will the clock in the car soon be blinking midnight?

Link to article in Warranty Week:

http://www.warrantyweek.com/archive/ww20030113.html

9) GM Seeking Insurance Break for OnStar Subscribers

Link to blog on CNET:

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-20020955-48.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) High-Tech Solution Sought to Ease Traffic Congestion in Chennai

Link to article in TruthDive:

http://truthdive.com/2010/10/28/hi-tech-solution-to-ease-traffic-conjestion-in-chennai.html

VEHICLES

11) Singapore Group to Develop ‘Next-Generation’ Cars

Link to AFP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hLYOpc-h0Dn35GLINIAMKrZkxclw?docId=CNG.c8806b0465005156c3ed4b83c649cb5d.361

12) Deutsche Telekom: ‘In-Car Internet and Online Services are Becoming a Reality’

Link to interview in Telematics Update:

http://goo.gl/9wdX

13) Automakers Try to Stay as Smart as New Phones

Link to CNET blog:

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-20020602-48.html

News Releases

1) New VTT Test Equipment Enhances Police Traffic Surveillance of Seat Belt and Speed Compliance

2) Multi-State I-95 Corridor Coalition Steers Travelers on the 50-Year-Old Highway Into the Future

3) Continental Airlines’ New iPhone App Offers One-Touch Access to Travel Information

4) Vehicles Involved in a Collision to Automatically Alert Incident Managers

5) Samsung SDS and Taxi Magic Partner to Develop Next-Generation Passenger Device for Taxis

Upcoming Events

Webinar: IntelliDrive Applications for the Environment: Real-Time Information Synthesis (AERIS) – December 8

http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/AERIS/intro.asp

Today in Transportation History

1995 **15^th anniversary** A fire in the Baku, Azerbijan metro killed approximately 300 people in the world’s deadliest subway disaster.

http://azer.com/aiweb/categories/magazine/34_folder/34_articles/34_metro.html

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