Thursday, March 31, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

GPS / NAVIGATION

1) Pentagon, US DOT Slam LightSquared Network Plan

Link to IDG News article

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/223772/us_govt_agencies_slam_lightsquared_network_plan.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

2) Distracted Driving: ‘Deadly Epidemic’ or Storm in a Teacup?

Link to story on MSNBC:

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/42338592/ns/business-autos/

TELEMATICS

3) Why Telematics is the Answer to Distracted Driving

Link to commentary in Telematics Update:

http://social.telematicsupdate.com/content/why-telematics-answer-distracted-driving

TRANSIT

4) New South Wales E-ticketing to Start with Ferries, Trains

Link to ZDNet Australia article:

http://www.zdnet.com.au/nsw-e-ticketing-to-start-with-ferries-trains-339312307.htm

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

5) Transport Scotland to Build Traffic Control Center

Link to article in the Edinburgh Evening News:

http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/Traffic-control-site-en-route.6743512.jp

6) Carnegie Mellon University, Cranberry, Pennsylvania to Team on Traffic Data, Technology

Link to article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11090/1135859-54.stm

VEHICLES

7) NTSB Chief: Technology Could Prevent Bus Accidents

Link to AP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ie-p9OsxHWO9zGckC7oTis_VW8bw?docId=77a025df0a4b46b8b94cb0e74f3391f5

8) Airbiquity: ‘Connectivity is Quickly Becoming Standard’

An interview about the connected vehicle experience.

Link to interview in Telematics Update:

http://social.telematicsupdate.com/executive-viewpoint/airbiquity-%E2%80%9Cconnectivity-quickly-becoming-standard%E2%80%9D

9) Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Communication System Helps Drivers Navigate Work Zones

Link to article in Research E-News:

http://www.cts.umn.edu/Publications/ResearchENews/2011/03/index.html#workzones

News Releases

1) Inrix Partners with Viasuisse for Next Generation Traffic Information Services

2) Tennessee DOT Unveils New Railroad Crossing Safety Campaign

3) New York MTA Says Novel Forms of Advertising Continue to be Introduced on Transit Systems

4) Comments on Crash Data Guidelines Sought by Governors Highway Safety Association

5) New BNSF Mobile Applications Extend Customer Shipment Management to Smartphones

6) Ford Begins Building One of the World’s First Digital Child Crash Dummies

Upcoming Events

International Transport Forum – May 25-27 – Leipzig, Germany

http://www.internationaltransportforum.org/2011/

Today in Transportation History

1921 **90^th anniversary** The Australian Air Force was formed.

http://www.airforce.gov.au/

1961 **50^th anniversary** The West Cork Railway in Ireland officially closed.

http://www.coppeenheritage.com/local-heritage/west-cork-railway

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Thursday, December 30, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

 
AVIATION
 
1) For Some Travelers Stranded in Airports, Relief is in 140 Characters
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/30/us/30airlines.html
 
2) How Airlines Managed Through the Blizzard
Link to article on TheStreet:
http://www.thestreet.com/_yahoo/story/10957402/1/how-airlines-managed-through-the-blizzard.html
 
OTHER
 
3) Snowpocalypse? Good Thing There’s an App for That
Link to article on All Things Digital:
http://mobilized.allthingsd.com/20101227/snowpocalypse-good-thing-that-theres-an-app-for-that/
 
PARKING
 
4) Coming Soon to Seattle: Parking Rates that Go Up at Busiest Times
Link to article in The Seattle Times:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2013799522_parking30m.html
 
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
 
5) Ads Blast Texting and Driving
Link to article in The State:
http://www.thestate.com/2010/12/30/1624228/ads-blast-texting-and-driving.html
Link to news release from AAA Carolinas:
http://www.aaacarolinas.com/absolutenm/templates/releaseTemplate.aspx?articleid=9269
 
SAFETY / SECURITY
 
6) Ohio DOT Snow Plows May Switch to Green Light to Cut Crashes
Link to article in The Blade:
http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20101230/NEWS16/12290391
Link to news release:
http://www.dot.state.oh.us/news/Pages/ODOTseeksGreenLanternHelptoProtectSnowplows.aspx
 
TRANSIT
 
7) Chicago Transit Authority to Test Train Tracker in January
Link to article in Crain’s Chicago Business:
http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20101230/NEWS10/101239992/cta-to-test-train-tracker-in-january
Link to news release from the CTA:
http://www.transitchicago.com/news/default.aspx?Month=&Year=&Category=2&ArticleId=2756
 
8) Technology Drives Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation
Link to article in the Delcan Herald:
http://www.deccanherald.com/content/125103/technology-drives-bmtc.html
 
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
 
9) Estonian Highways Board Launches a New Information System for Drivers
Link to article in The Baltic Course:
http://www.baltic-course.com/eng/transport/?doc=35525
 
10) Vail, Colorado Police Strategize to Keep I-70 Open as Snow Piles Up
Link to story and video on KUSA-TV:
http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=172403
 
11) Turning Traffic Nightmare Into Profitable Venture
Beijing company signs contract to provide traffic information services.
Link to article in Global Times:
http://business.globaltimes.cn/industries/2010-12/607067.html
Link to news release from China TransInfo:
http://goo.gl/PDKf8
 
12) Manila to Implement New Policy of Enforcing Traffic Violations Only Through Cameras
Link to article in BusinessWorld:
http://www.bworldonline.com/main/content.php?id=23704
 
 
News Releases
1) FCC Considers Expanding Role of Travelers Information Stations to Broadcast Additional Public Safety and Other Information to the Public
2) New Ford Sync Destinations App Offers ‘On the Go’ Navigation; Predicts Best Departure Times
3) Global Consumer Telematics Penetration in New Cars to Reach 62%
 
 
Upcoming Events
Maritime and Navigation Risk Conference – March 30-31 – Montreal
http://www.passeportmaritime.com/en/events/mnrc2011
 
 
Today in Transportation History   
1940 **70th anniversary** The Arroyo Seco Parkway, also known as the Pasadena Freeway, was dedicated.  It was the first freeway in the urban western United States.
http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist07/sync/cpimages/file/Historic%20Arroyo%20Seco.pdf
 
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Wednesday, December 29, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

 

 
AVIATION
 
1) Stranded Fliers Get Busy Signals
Passengers have one persistent complaint: They can’t get answers from anybody at the airlines.
Link to story from ABC’s Good Morning America:
http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/airport-delays-stranded-fliers-busy-signals/story?id=12494568
Link to AP article:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Travelers-say-airlines-apf-1323824965.html?x=0&.v=3
 
2) Self-Service Technology in Airports
Can it help improve the traveler’s experience?
Link to article in Airport Magazine:
http://issuu.com/aaae/docs/airport_magazine_1210_0111/29
 
CAMERAS
 
3) Speed Camera Details to be Published in UK
Statistics on individual cameras will show which earn the most money.
Link to article in The Telegraph:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/8227982/Speed-camera-details-to-be-published.html
 
GPS / NAVIGATION
 
4) Sequoia-Funded SatNav Gets Personal
Link to DNA article:
http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report_sequoia-funded-satnav-gets-personal_1487838
 
MARITIME
 
5) Information Ahead of Platforms
Maritime Domain Awareness requires information sharing between the US Navy and partners.
Link to article in Maritime Reporter & Engineering News:
http://www.digitalwavepublishing.com/pubs/NWM/maritimereporter/201010/?pgno=33
 
OTHER
 
6) The (New) Social Network
A look at trucking’s unexpected flirtation with social media.
Link to article in Truck News:
http://www.trucknews.com/issues/story.aspx?aid=1000398185
 
7) Drivers’ Tweets Give South African Cops Headache
Alerts provided about police roadblocks.
Link to article in The Mercury:
http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/drivers-tweets-give-cops-headache-1.1005859
Link to Twitter site: http://twitter.com/pigspotterkzn
 
TRANSIT
 
8) Former Boston T Trolley Operator Pleads Guilty in 2009 Texting Crash
Link to article in The Boston Globe:
http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2010/12/texting_t_drive.html?rss_id=Top+Stories
 
9) Boston T Apps: Bus Coming, Just Around the Snowbank
Link to editorial in The Boston Globe:
http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2010/12/28/t_apps_bus_coming_just_around_the_snowbank/
 
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
 
10) Call to Ensure that Variable Road Signs in Scotland Give the Right Message
Link to article in The Courier:
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/Living/Motoring/article/9110/call-to-ensure-that-variable-road-signs-give-the-right-message.html
 
11) Issaquah, Washington Unveils Real-Time Traffic Cameras on City Routes
Link to article in the Issaquah Press:
http://www.issaquahpress.com/2010/12/28/issaquah-unveils-real-time-traffic-cameras-on-city-routes/
Link to cameras: http://www.ci.issaquah.wa.us/SectionIndex.asp?SectionID=47
 
VEHICLES
 
12) Ford to Let Parents Censor Teens’ Car Radio
Link to article in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2010-12-29-1Ablocked29_ST_N.htm
 
13) More Vehicle Owners Manuals Showing Up Online
Link to story and video on Central Florida News 13:
http://www.cfnews13.com/article/news/2010/december/188270/More-vehicle-owners-manuals-showing-up-online
 
14) Millions of Honda Owners Victims of Yet Another Data Breach
Link to column on All Things Digital:
http://newenterprise.allthingsd.com/20101229/millions-of-honda-owners-victims-of-yet-another-data-breach/
 
 
News Releases
1) Department of Transport in Abu Dhabi Awards Tender for Automated Bus Scheduling System
2) American Airlines Provides Business Update Following Commercial Disputes with Orbitz and Expedia
 
 
Upcoming Events
APTA TransITech Conference – March 29-31 – Miami
http://www.apta.com/mc/2011/Pages/TransITech.aspx
 
 
Today in Transportation History   
1860 **150th anniversary** The first ironclad British warship, the HMS Warrior, was launched.
http://www.hmswarrior.org/
 
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Tuesday, December 28, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057

 
AVIATION
 
1) FAA Seeks Fixes to Midair Collision Warning Devices
Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203513204576047303349520540.html
 
GPS / NAVIGATION
 
2) Japan Uses Taiwanese Technology to Read Damaged GPS Chips
Link to CNA article:
http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aSOC&ID=201012280043
 
MARITIME
 
3) US Coast Guard Says Its Planned Use of Ultra High Frequency SONAR Won’t Harm Marine Life
Link to article in Government Security News:
http://www.gsnmagazine.com/node/22111
 
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
 
4) Ad Campaign Advises Drivers to Use Caution Around Bikes and Pedestrians
Link to article in The News Tribune:
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2010/12/27/1479376/campaign-advises-drivers-to-use.html
 
TELEMATICS
 
5) More Consumers are Letting Insurers Monitor Their Mileage
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/26/automobiles/26INSURE.html
 
6) Tele-what? Six In-Car Telematics Systems
Link to article on Autobytel:
http://www.autobytel.com/content/shared/articles/templates/index.cfm/ID/25173/article_id_int/8891
 
TRANSIT
 
7) New Nicosia Bus Service Failing Badly on the PR Front
Link to editorial in the Cyprus Mail:
http://www.cyprus-mail.com/bus/our-view-new-bus-service-failing-badly-pr-front/20101228
 
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
 
8) Nevada Officials: Proposed Road Operations Center Would Help Traffic Flow, Improve Emergency Response
Link to article in the Reno Gazette Journal:
http://www.rgj.com/article/20101227/NEWS/101227028/1321/news
 
 
News Releases
1) Colorado DOT Tests Trip Travel Times on I-25 in the Denver Area
2) NavFree Launches for iPhone and iPad
 
 
Upcoming Events
APTA Fare Collection Workshop – March 28-30 – Miami
http://www.apta.com/mc/2011/Pages/FareCollection.aspx
 
 
Today in Transportation History   
1960 **50th anniversary** Rebels attacked a train in the Congo which was transporting children and their mothers home from a holiday.  At least twenty passengers were killed.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A1304803
 
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