Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, October 3, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057

1) EU Deadlocked Over Funding For Galileo Satnav Project
Link to AFP story:
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iR72HdUvV9eZCcKgg52PqYRKsKMw
Link to further information from the EU:
http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/energy_transport/galileo/documents/doc/council_conclusions_021007.pdf

2) New York City Mayor: Get Surveillance Cameras for Buses, Trains
Link to story in the Daily News:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/10/03/2007-10-03_bloomberg_get_surveillance_cameras_for_b-2.html

3) Technology to Take Over – The Future of Traffic
Report on this week’s ITS Georgia meeting.
Link to story in The Augusta Chronicle:
http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/100307/met_145991.shtml (requires free registration)

4) Cars Talking to Each Other Could Improve Safety
Link to column in the Detroit Free Press:
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071003/COL11/710030369/1014/BUSINESS01

5) US Airline Data Available on the Web
Databank provides details and analysis of airline data back to 1995.
Link to UPI story:
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Science/2007/10/02/us_airline_data_available_on_the_web/5771/
Link to Airline Data Project: http://airlinedataproject.mit.edu

6) Chicago Transit Authority Fare Cards Annoy Riders
Link to story in the Chi-Town Daily News:
http://www.chitowndailynews.org/Chicago+news/2007/10/2/CTA_cards_annoy_riders

7) Far EasTones Tunes to Motorists
Drivers will be able to watch TV, browse e-mails and obtain traffic information through Far EasTone's new wireless device.
Link to story from the Taipei Times:
http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article-eastasia.asp?parentid=79107

8) Using FPGAs for Advanced Collision Avoidance Systems
Link to story in EE Times:
http://www.eetimes.com/news/design/rss/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=202200657&cid=RSSfeed_eetimes_designRSS

9) Denver Boot Now Made for Talkin’, Drivin’ Away
Parking scofflaws can settle tickets by phone, then punch a code into a keypad on the device to disarm it.
Link to story in The Denver Post:
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_7067470

10) EU Officials Agree to Mesh Alert Systems for Missing Children
Link to AP story:
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/10/02/europe/EU-GEN-EU-Missing-Children.php

11) Micron Bets the Cars Will Have Eyes for You
Company plans to announce a new image sensor for cars that can keep an eye on you as well as on the road.
Link to CNET News story:
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9790102-7.html
Link to news release from Micron:
http://www.micron.com/about/news/pressrelease.aspx?id=51188DCCEFA2B68E

12) Garmin's New Software Turns Smartphones Into GPS Devices
Link to story in InformationWeek:
http://www.informationweek.com/hardware/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=202200726

13) Real-Time Traveler Information Services Business Models: State of the Practice Review
Link to publication from the Federal Highway Administration:
http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/rtis_busmodels/index.htm


Upcoming Events
Web Conference: Talking Operations: Traffic Incident Management Performance Measurement – October 10
https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.aspx?webConfID=10832


Today in Transportation History
1961 – The United Auto Workers call their first company-wide strike against the Ford Motor Company.
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,939280,00.html

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