Friday, April 6, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, April 6, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

1) Runway Safety System has Gap
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-04-05-runway-safety_N.htm

2) Johannesburg to Invest Heavily in Smart-Transport Solutions Ahead of 2010
Link to story in Engineering News:
http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article.php?a_id=106388

3) An SOS for 911 Systems in Age of High-Tech
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/06/us/06phone.html?ex=1333512000&en=33eca3e5f7094de5&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss

4) Living Room Entertainment -- in the Car
Link to story in Wired:
http://www.wired.com/cars/futuretransport/news/2007/04/bmwmultimedia_0406


News Releases

1) NYRides.com Announces Launch - Unique portal is one-stop shop for transportation information
http://www.primenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?d=116942
Link to site: http://www.nyrides.com

2) ¿Donde Esta El Restaurante? VZ Navigator from Verizon Wireless Provides Location-Based Service in Spanish
http://news.vzw.com/news/2007/04/pr2007-04-06.html

3) Female Drivers Look to GPS as Permanent In-Car Buddy
http://www.lbszone.com/content/view/1813/2/

4) Valdosta, Georgia Places Traffic Cameras on the Web
http://www.valdostacity.com/PublicInfo/pressreleases/city%20traffic%20cameras.doc
Link to cameras: http://216.128.199.100/valdosta-traffic/


Upcoming Events
Interior Motives Europe 2007 – May 22-24 – Berlin
http://www.interiormotivesconference.com/europe/


Friday Bonus
I wonder if this training film is part of the package in a possible sale of Chrysler.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbVY5teBzlg&mode=related&search


Today in Transportation History
1950 - A train drops off a bridge in Tangua, Brazil, killing 110 people.
http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=395

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