Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, May 23, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

1) Prediction: Auto Safety Telematics Will be Standard by 2011
Link to story in Crain’s Detroit Business:
http://crainsdetroit.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070522/REG/70522011/1009/breaking

2) To Keep Crash Videos Off Net, New Jersey Turnpike Limits Access
Link to story in The Star-Ledger:
http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-11/1179895538213380.xml&coll=1

3) Federal Aviation Administration Expands System Giving Airlines More Flexibility to Minimize Summer Storm Delays
Link to AP story:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20070523-1105-summertravel-flightdelays.html
Link to news release from the FAA:
http://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=8889

4) Virtual Highways – A Vision of the Future
Link to article in Public Roads:
http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/07may/05.htm

5) High-Tech Vans Map Out Europe
Link to CNET News story:
http://news.com.com/Photos+High-tech+vans+map+out+Europe/2300-1041_3-6186016.html?tag=nefd.lede

6) Highlights from the ITE 2007 Technical Conference and Exhibit
Link to story in the NTOC Newsletter:
http://www.ntoctalks.com/articles/tctyler.php


News Releases

1) WeatherBug and TrafficLand Bring Live Weather Information and Traffic Video Content to Millions of Users
http://www.aws.com/aws_2005/releases/2007/release_05232007.asp

2) Northwest Airlines Customers Can Now Make All Transactions Using Mobile Devices
http://www.nwa.com/corpinfo/newsc/2007/pr052320071771.html


Upcoming Events
The Low Cost Air Transport Summit – June 13-14 - London
http://www.marketforce.eu.com/lowcost/


Today in Transportation History
1870 – The Pullman Hotel Express, the first train to travel coast-to-coast in the US, departs Boston.
http://cprr.org/Museum/Trans-Continental/trans-continental_1of4.html

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