Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, February 12, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Amazon Collision Pilots Questioned Over Deactivated Transponder
Link to story in Flight:
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/02/12/221474/amazon-collision-pilots-questioned-over-deactivated-transponder.html

2) Does that Voice on the Airport PA System Sound Familiar?
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-02-11-airport-announcements_N.htm

3) Coming to You Live from the Cockpit
The ability to listen to pilot radio communications while popular with some passengers is controversial with many pilots.
Link to column in The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120277108037260483.html

4) New Eurocontrol Chief Sets Out Priorities
Link to story in Flight:
http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/02/11/221393/new-eurocontrol-chief-sets-out-priorities.html

5) Federal Aviation Administration Wants Help Becoming Cybersecurity Shared-Services Provider
Link to story in Federal Computer Week:
http://www.fcw.com/online/news/151613-1.html

ROADWAYS

6) Intelligent Transport Systems Could be Introduced in Bulgaria After 2010
Link to Focus News Agency story:
http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?id=n133529

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) NHTSA Seeks Ways to Use Technology to Reduce Truck-Involved Fatalities
Link to story in Transport Topics:
http://www.ttnews.com/articles/basetemplate.aspx?storyid=19165

8) Safety Incentives Lacking, Officials Say
Technology will radically change truck safety in coming years, with innovations likely to include wireless government truck inspections.
Link to story in Light & Medium Truck:
http://www.ttnews.com/lmt/dec07/incentives.asp

9) Travelers to Europe May Face Fingerprinting
Link to story in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/11/AR2008021102786.html

10) Haptic Feedback Research Explores Driver Cognition Issues
Link to story in The Sensor:
http://www.its.umn.edu/Publications/Sensor/2007/03/HapticFeedback.html

TELEMATICS

11) More High-Tech Invitations to Take Your Mind Off Road
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/12/business/12distract.html?_r=1&ref=technology&oref=slogin (may require free registration)

TRANSIT

12) BART Planning Tickets that Resist Magnets
Link to story in the San Francisco Chronicle:http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/02/12/BA5KV0ET9.DTL

13) Alcohol Check for Safer Transit Trips
Link to story on the Transport Information Group:
http://www.matthieudesiderio.com/?p=123

14) The Year of the Superbus
Decked out with amenities and fueled by efficiencies, local bus fleets are heading for prime time.
Link to story in Governing:
http://www.governing.com/articles/0802buses.htm

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) University of Wisconsin Experts Showcase Technology to Lessen Major Traffic Backups
Link to story on WISC-TV:
http://www.channel3000.com/technology/15277070/detail.html

16) Could Smart Traffic Lights Stop Motorists Fuming?
Link to NewScientist News Service story:
http://technology.newscientist.com/channel/tech/motoring-tech/dn13306-could-smart-traffic-lights-stop-motorists-fuming.html


News Releases
1) Texas Tourism Launches New Advertising Campaign Introducing Online, Interactive ‘Trip Planner’ Tool & New Driving Tours
2) Speed Traps Worldwide Shown With Online Mapping Tool


Job Posting
- Associate Program Manager – Traffic.com – Wayne, Pennsylvania
http://navteq.com/webapps/ApplyJobServlet?jobId=1648&action=SearchDetails


Upcoming Events
European Road Pricing: Public Acceptability Forum – April 1-2 – Amsterdam
http://www.h3bmedia.com/networx/erp.cfm


Today in Transportation History
1900 – J.W. Packard receives his first automotive patent.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history.do?action=Article&id=7235

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