Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, November 16, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Lost Luggage at Indian Airports is Now Only a Click Away
Link to article on Daily News & Analysis:
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_lost-luggage-at-airport-is-now-only-a-click-away_1312216
2) A Cool Pilot, but the Plane was Cooler
Link to review in Books of The Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/11/books/11book.html
Sullenberger Takes Issue with New Book
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/sullenberger-takes-issue-with-new-book/
CAMERAS
3) Speed Cameras to be Privatized in Western Australia
Link to article in The Sunday Times:
http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,26350207-5017004,00.html
CARTOGRAPHY
4) Swiss Say Google’s Street View is Too Revealing
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/14/technology/companies/14google.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Link to news release from the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner:
http://www.edoeb.admin.ch/aktuell/index.html?lang=en
GPS / NAVIGATION
5) Dutch Drivers to Pay Tax on Road Time, Not on Car
Link to AP article:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ggzUbQMWph8GplMdWzjDEnKD7ZJQD9BVD87O1
Link to further information from the Dutch Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management:
6) Pioneer Sues Garmin Over Navigation Technology
Link to IDG News Service article:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140919/Pioneer_sues_Garmin_over_navigation_technology
Link to news release from Pioneer:
http://pioneer.jp/press-e/2009/pdf/1116-1.pdf
7) Map Hole Points the Way
Link to further information from Yanko Design:
http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/11/13/map-hole-points-the-way/
ROADWAYS
8) Florida’s Turnpike Workshops Go Digital
Link to article in The Miami Herald:
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/breaking-news/story/1335979.html
Link to news release from Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise:
http://www.floridasturnpike.com/PressReleases/TurnpikewebinarNov17.pdf
9) Bridge Sensors Send Stress Data to Drexel Researchers
Link to article in The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Link to news release from Drexel University:
10) The Road Ahead - Without Potholes
Engineers are working on a 'forever open' design involving a new generation of road surfaces that clean and repair themselves.
Link to article in Scotland on Sunday:
http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/latestnews/The-road-ahead--without.5825411.jp
SAFETY / SECURITY
11) Real ID Program in Deep Trouble
Link to article in Computerworld:
12) Report on ‘the eCall Summit: Time for Deployment’
Link to article from ERTICO-ITS Europe:
TRANSIT
13) Massachusetts Offers First Set of Real-Time MBTA Transit Data to Developers
Link to story on WBUR Radio:
http://www.wbur.org/2009/11/14/mbta-real-time-data
Link to MassDOT Developers Page Beta: http://www.eot.state.ma.us/developers/
14) New iPhone Apps Offer Help for MBTA Riders
Link to article in The Boston Globe:
http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/11/new_iphone_apps.html
15) Chile’s Transport Ministry to Monitor Mass Transport with Intelligent Systems
Link to article on Business News Americas:
http://www.bnamericas.com/story.jsp?sector=5¬icia=497954&idioma=I&source
16) E-ticketing Soon on All Bangalore Buses
Link to article in The New Indian Express:
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
17) Downing Street Plan to Put Transport Info at Passengers’ Fingertips
Link to article in the Telegraph:
18) Dallas Cowboys Stadium Avoids Traffic Snarls with Camera System
Link to article in Government Technology:
http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/733358
19) These Traffic Reporters do Their Work on the Fly
Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-then15-2009nov15,0,7135240.story
VEHICLES
20) No Smart Plates for Gauteng for January 2010
Link to article on ITWeb:
21) Internet May Forever Change Your Car Radio
Link to article in The National:
http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091114/BUSINESS/711149942/1005
22) Volvo Safety, 2011 Style: It Brakes for Walkers
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/automobiles/15safety.html
23) BMW Traffic Management -- Keep Those Ultimate Machines Driving
Link to article in Motor Trend:
News Releases
1) New Air Navigation Center Opens in Abu Dhabi
2) New Technology Allows Enforcement of Anti-Texting Legislation
3) ITS-NY is now on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn
4) Massachusetts DOT Announces Creation of Cape Cod Canal Area Traffic Task Force
5) Mercedes-Benz USA and Hughes Telematics Launch New Telematics Service: mbrace
Upcoming Events
Intertraffic Amsterdam – March 23-26 – Amsterdam
http://www.amsterdam.intertraffic.com/nl/en/Pages/default.aspx
Today in Transportation History
1979 **30th anniversary** - The first line of the Bucharest Metro opened.
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