Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, January 4, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) No Extra Penalty for American Airlines' Handling of Plane Data
Link to AP article:
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/No-extra-penalty-for-AAs-apf-3343122881.html?x=0&.v=4
2) Las Vegas' McCarran Airport Unveils 33-Foot Video Screen, Technology to Lure Advertisers
Link to article in the Las Vegas Sun:
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/jan/03/mccarran-unveils-33-foot-video-screen-lure-adverti/
Link to news release from McCarran International Airport:
http://cms.mccarran.com/dsweb/Get/Document-298578
3) US Air Force's New Tool: 'We Can See Everything'
Link to article in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/01/AR2011010102645.html
4) FAA Safety Briefing – January/February 2011 Issue Online
Link to magazine:
http://www.faa.gov/news/safety_briefing/2011/media/JanFeb2011.pdf
CAMERAS
5) 'Electronic Eyes' Help Watch Beijing's New Traffic Regulations
Link to article on Global Times:
http://china.globaltimes.cn/society/2011-01/608791.html
6) Sweetheart Deal Takes a Toll on Chicago Television News Ethics
Media reporter critical of agreement between Illinois Tollway and TV stations for exclusive access to cameras.
Link to blog in Time Out Chicago:
OTHER
7) Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles Will Move Focus to Web, Mail
Link to article in the Evansville Courier & Press:
http://www.courierpress.com/news/2011/jan/03/bmv-will-send-plates-by-mail/
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
8) Horse Hits Mark in Montana DOT Commercial
Link to article in the Independent Record:
http://helenair.com/news/state-and-regional/article_9d11a5c6-15bb-11e0-8480-001cc4c03286.html
ROADWAYS
9) New Wildlife Signs Assist Animals and Motorists
Durango, Colorado first in the US to try wildlife detection system.
Link to story and video on KOB-TV:
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/s1906752.shtml
TELEMATICS
10) Car Companies Revving up 'Connected' Experience
Link to article on Appolicious:
http://www.appolicious.com/tech/articles/4635-car-companies-revving-up-connected-experience
11) Automatic Crash Notification's Role in Triage
Link to article in JEMS:
http://www.jems.com/article/trauma-patients/automatic-crash-notification-s
TRANSIT
12) Google Maps Get Pune and Chennai Transit Info
Link to article on Medianama:
http://www.medianama.com/2011/01/223-google-pune/
Link to further information from Google:
http://googleindia.blogspot.com/2011/01/google-transit-comes-to-pune.html
13) Bangaloreans Can Now Track Their Bus Online
Link to article on DNA:
http://www.dnaindia.com/bangalore/report_bangaloreans-can-now-track-their-bus-online_1490054
14) How Chicago Transit Authority's Train Tracker Can Get Rolling Smoothly
Link to blog on ChicagoNow:
http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/going-public/2011/01/going-public-suggests-that-cta.html
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
15) Bay County, Florida to Consider Expanding Intelligent Transportation System
Link to story and video on WJHG-TV:
http://www.wjhg.com/home/headlines/112830419.html
VEHICLES
16) Ford SUVs Not Recommended by Consumer Reports Because Technology Distracts
Link to Bloomberg article:
Link to article in Consumer Reports:
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine-archive/2011/february/cars/suvs/myford-touch/index.htm
17) New Toyota Entune System Includes Pandora, HD Radio, iHeartRadio
Link to article on All Access:
18) HD Radio: The Auto Industry Rides the Hi-Fi Highway
Link to blog and video on the Mother Nature Network:
News Releases
1) Toyota Selects Inrix to Power Entune Navigation with Real-Time Traffic Information
2) HELP Incorporated President Announces Retirement
3) WMATA Metro Seeking Next Generation Fare Payment System
4) NHTSA Rear-Visibility Proposal Presents Opportunities and Challenges Alike
5) Software Will Take Half of the Total Navigation Market by 2016, According to ABI Research
6) Operation Lifesaver Launches New Safety Campaign in Chicago
7) Cobra Electronics Adds Innovative New Location-Based Crowdsourcing Database Capabilities to iRadar
8) New Telematics OS and SDK Signifies the Advent of Smart Navigation
9) Launch of ParkHub.com Brings Online Reservation System to the Parking Lot
10) Garmin Brings Turn-by-Turn Navigation to iPhone with New StreetPilot App
11) NY Waterway Offers Real-Time Traffic, Mass Transit Updates
Upcoming Events
Urban Transportation Summit – April 6-7 - Toronto
http://www.urbantransportation.ca/
Today in Transportation History
1911 **100th anniversary** The Terra Nova Expedition, led by Robert Scott, arrived off Ross Island, Antarctica, in a quest to be the first to reach the South Pole.
http://www.coolantarctica.com/Antarctica%20fact%20file/History/Robert%20Falcon%20Scott2.htm
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