Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Airport Check-In to be Triggered by Smartphone, Amadeus Predicts
Link to Bloomberg article:
Link to news release from Amadeus:
MARITIME
2) SmartBay Will Expand in Newfoundland
Additional buoys and sensors to be installed to enhance marine traffic management in Placentia Bay.
Link to article in The Packet:
http://www.thepacket.ca/News/2011-03-23/article-2359716/SmartBay-will-expand/1
OTHER
3) Four US Senators Target DUI Checkpoint Apps
Link to article in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-03-23-speedtrap23_ST_N.htm
4) WhereIsMyTransport: The Solution to Public Transport Problems?
Link to article on memeburn:
5) Privacy Invades Public Space – The Growing Use of Portable Electronic Technology on Intercity Buses, Trains and Planes Between 2009 and 2010
Link to report from the Chadwick Institute for Metropolitan Development:
http://las.depaul.edu/chaddick/docs/Docs/Report_on_Portable_Technology_and_Interc.pdf
ROADWAYS
6) Sensor Failed to Send Alert of Kentucky-Indiana Bridge Hit
Link to article in the Evansville Courier & Press:
http://www.courierpress.com/news/2011/mar/22/sensor-failed-to-send-alert-of-bridge-hit/
7) Ohio Senate Passes Ban on Highway Signs that Credit Stimulus
Link to AP article:
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2011/03/23/stimulus-sign-ban.html
SAFETY / SECURITY
8) NHTSA Hears Testimony in Favor of Rear Cameras to Prevent Fatal Accidents
Link to article in The Detroit News:
Link to news release from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration:
http://www.dot.gov/affairs/2011/nhtsa0311a.html
9) New US-Mexico Border Bridge Gets RFID Entry Lane
Link to article in Government Security News:
http://www.gsnmagazine.com/node/22758
Link to news release from US Customs and Border Protection:
http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_releases/local/03212011_3.xml
10) Sprint App Locks Most Phone Functions When You Drive
Link to blog in USA Today:
11) Comics Get Into Fight Against Texting and Driving
Link to Zits blog:
http://zitscomics.com/blog/texting-and-driving
TELEMATICS
12) UPS Exec: I Want to Embed Sustainability
Telematics is company's biggest sustainability aide.
Link to blog on SmartPlanet:
TRANSIT
13) Wave-and-Pay NFC Credit Cards are Definitely Inbound
Link to article in Fast Company:
http://www.fastcompany.com/1741837/wave-and-pay-nfc-credit-cards-are-definitely-in-bound
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
14) Electronics Help Stream New York City Bridge and Tunnel Traffic
Link to article in The Epoch Times:
15) 'Intelligent' Traffic System Monitors Garbage Trucks in Pune
Link to article on DNA:
VEHICLES
16) Internet Access in the Car: A Wish List Item for the Younger Generation
Link to article in EE Times Europe:
Link to news release from Bitkom:
http://www.bitkom.org/de/presse/8477_67351.aspx (in German)
17) In-Car Computing: Built-In, Plug-In, or Both?
Link to blog in Wired:
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2011/03/in-car-computing-smartphones-and-the-future-of-cars
News Releases
1) University of Arizona Testing Smart Traffic System to Reduce First Responder Deaths
2) Audi Names T-Mobile as the Wireless Carrier for Advanced Audi Connect Systems in the US
3) Maryland Transit Administration Rolls Out In Motion Technology onBoard Mobile Gateway
4) IBM Brings Technology Expertise to Australia's First Smart Transport Research Center
5) Houston TranStar Expands Mobile Site to Include West Houston Streets
6) Sacyr to Implement Telvent Technology for Managing the Las Pedrizas Highway in Spain
7) Arizona DOT Has Online Tool to Provide Vehicle Tax Details
9) US DOT Holds Public Hearing on Proposed Rear-Visibility Rule
10) Ford Teams with AT&T to Wirelessly Connect New Ford Focus Electric
11) City of Stockholm Nominates Five Technologies to Meet Its Need for Intelligent Transport Solutions
12) OnStar Wins Premier Business Award for Customer Service
13) Beat the Traffic Celebrates One Million Mobile App Downloads
14) TeleNav Combines Benefits of Connected and On-Device GPS Navigation
Upcoming Events
Insurance Telematics Europe 2011 – May 4-5 – London
http://www.telematicsupdate.com/insurance-telematics-eu/
Today in Transportation History
1911 **100th anniversary** The SS Yongala sank off Queensland, Australia during a cyclone. All one hundred twenty-two people aboard died.
http://www.townsvillemaritimemuseum.org.au/the_yongala/ss_yongala.php
2001 **10th anniversary** The Russian space station, Mir, came out of orbit over the Pacific Ocean.
http://history.nasa.gov/SP-4225/imagery/videos/mirdeorbit.mpg (NASA animation of deorbit)
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