Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, October 7, 2010 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Air Travelers Want More Self-Service, Study Finds
Link to Reuters article:
http://af.reuters.com/article/southAfricaNews/idAFLDE69513V20101006?sp=true
Link to news release and video from SITA:
http://sita.aero/content/70-air-passengers-want-self-service-more-steps-journey
CAMERAS
2) Should Florida DOT Cameras Record Video?
Prosecutors say doing so could help law enforcement.
Link to story on WJXT-TV:
http://www.news4jax.com/news/25318511/detail.html
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
3) HOT Lanes Get More Transponder Options – TransCore Details Sticker Tag Disabler
Link to article in TOLLROADSnews:
http://www.tollroadsnews.com/node/4930
OTHER
4) Rat-Robot Experiment Could Lead to Improved Mobility for People with Disabilities
Link to article in IEEE Spectrum:
5) New LED Displays to Give New York Taxi Ads More Pop
Link to article in The New York Times:
http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/07/new-led-display-to-give-new-york-taxis-ads-more-pop/
6) New Jersey Considers Allowing Ads on School Buses
Link to story and video on WWOR-TV:
http://www.my9tv.com/dpp/my9_news/take_it_on/Take-It-On-Ads-On-School-Buses
7) How the Information Age Can Make Streets and Transit More Efficient
Link to blog on Streetsblog Capitol Hill:
8) iMobility Newsletter – August/September Issue
Link to newsletter from ERTICO:
http://issuu.com/ertico/docs/i-mobiltynewsletter-september2010
SAFETY / SECURITY
9) Toll Facilities Workplace Safety Study Report to Congress
Link to FHWA report:
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/tolling/if08001/toll00.cfm
TELEMATICS
10) Connected Drive Meets Efficient Dynamics
Link to blog on Dexigner:
http://www.dexigner.com/news/21576
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
11) Google Works with Local Partners to Provide More Local Content, Including Jakarta Area Traffic
Link to article in The Jakarta Post:
12) Honk if You Can't Understand the New Jersey DOT Radio Advisories
Link to column in Inside Jersey:
http://www.nj.com/insidejersey/index.ssf/2010/10/honk_if_you_cant_understand_th.html
VEHICLES
13) Ford Drives Digital Dashboards to Next Level
Link to review in The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703735804575536012538806450.html
News Releases
2) Verizon Wireless Launching 4G LTE in Over 60 Commercial Airports
3) One Click or One Call – Texas DOT Makes It Easier to Report Problems
4) Automotive Navigation Heads Into the Cloud
5) New Science to Enable Humans and Computers to Interact More Effectively
6) Pennsylvania DOT Unveils Internet Mapping Feature for New Transportation Improvement Program
Bernie's Notes
You may have noticed the TCN's title has been in pink this month. This is being done both in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month and in memory of my mother-in-law, Eugenia McGrath who died from this disease.
Upcoming Events
Tracking and Positioning Europe – November 17-18 - Amsterdam
http://www.thewherebusiness.com/tracking/
Today in Transportation History
1985 **25th anniversary** The Achille Lauro was hijacked off the Egyptian coast. American Leon Klinghoffer was killed by the hijackers.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/7/newsid_2518000/2518697.stm
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