Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057
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AVIATION
1) Deaf and Hard of Hearing Ask for Captioning on Airline In-flight Entertainment
Link to article on eTurboNews:
http://www.eturbonews.com/14605/deaf-and-hard-hearing-ask-captioning-airline-inflight-entertainm
2) Routine Monitoring of Cockpit Talk
Differing views in USA Today:
OTHER
3) Toyota Turns to Twitter to Repair Its Image
Link to article on Seeking Alpha:
http://seekingalpha.com/article/191544-toyota-turns-to-twitter-to-repair-its-image
SAFETY / SECURITY
4) On Patrol and Almost Undercover
‘Ghost’ police car helps officers enforce cell phone laws.
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/nyregion/28ghost.html
TRANSIT
5) Testing Local Public Transport Systems in Major European Cities
What was missing most was information.
Link to report from EuroTest:
6) Oregon’s TriMet Adds Five New Transit Titles to App Center
Link to column in The Oregonian:
http://blog.oregonlive.com/commuting/2010/03/trimet_adds_five_new_transit_t.html
7) And, Cut! Money Woes Delay a TV Reality Show on New York City Subway Workers
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/02/nyregion/02reality.html
VEHICLES
8) Toyota to Provide Black Box Readers to Regulators
Link to AP article:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jj7w_xiI8grfFvw23vVp4IHLpysgD9E6NK0O1
9) Frost & Sullivan Special Report: Vehicle Audio
Link to article in Aftermarket Business:
10) Ready for the ‘Connected Car?’
Link to article in Connected Planet:
http://connectedplanetonline.com/residential_services/news/ready-for-connected-car-0302/
News Releases
1) US Court Rules Against Long-Term Protection of Flight Data in BARR Program
2) Scenic America Petition Seeks Moratorium on Digital Billboards
3) Dubai Roads & Transport Authority Provides Access to Bus Stop Information Through Google Earth
Upcoming Events
2010 AutoTronics Taipei – April 12-15 – Taipei, Taiwan
http://www.autotronics.com.tw/
Today in Transportation History
1910 **100th anniversary** - The first US military flight was made by Lt. Benjamin Foulois in Texas.
http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123192681
Bernie’s Notes
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