Monday, May 23, 2011

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, May 23, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) GE: Navigation-Enabled Flight Paths Could Save $65.6 Million

Link to blog on SmartPlanet:

http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/ge-navigation-enabled-flight-paths-could-save-656-million/15853

CARPOOLING

2) Internet Start-Up Hopes to Revolutionize Carpooling

Link to story and video on KOMO-TV:

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/122421574.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) LightSquared Cell Network Knocks Out First Responders' GPS in Tests

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20110520_9569.php

4) EU Announces Launch Date for First Galileo Satellites

Link to AFP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jWGrKp5BRtmMTNBEMswu5Y3wOXrw?docId=CNG.a1bf0c4f6861fa8bd4596b026903f37a.711

Link to news release:

http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/11/627&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

OTHER

5) Tomorrow's Transport

The Wall Street Journal looks at the future of transportation with a series of articles.

- The Next Step in Auto Safety: Cars That Talk to Each Other

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703778104576286631174569232.html

- Freight Railroads are Being Transformed by the Digital Revolution

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703907004576279162458057604.html

- Bus Rapid Transit, BRT, Catching On

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703864204576318941374651446.html

- Airlines Promise the Flying Experience Will Get Better

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703937104576303453009663330.html

- Air Traffic Control May be Transformed by FAA's New System

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704904604576333021387654108.html

6) OK, so You're on Facebook – Now What?

Advice on how auto dealers should be involved with social media.

Link to column in Automotive News:

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110523/RETAIL03/305239956/1126

RAILROADS

7) Railroads are Building on Current Anti-terror Technology

Link to article in The Journal News:

http://www.lohud.com/article/20110522/NEWS01/105220366/Railroads-building-current-anti-terror-technology

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Momentum Builds for Devoting D-Block to Public Safety

Link to article in the National Journal:

http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech/momentum-builds-for-devoting-d-block-to-public-safety-20110520

TELEMATICS

9) Looking Down the Road

Latest communication technology could leave some drivers scrambling.

Link to article in The Boston Globe:

http://articles.boston.com/2011-05-21/business/29569344_1_onstar-telematics-consumers

TRANSIT

10) Sofia, Bulgaria Plans Major Public Transportation Overhaul

Plan includes 600 boards with transit information and data recorders for transit vehicles.

Link to article from Novinite:

http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=128526

11) Great Free Bus App from the University of Washington, but Creator Off to Google

Link to blog in The Seattle Times:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/technologybrierdudleysblog/2015126727_great_free_bus_app_from_uw_but.html

VEHICLES

12) Connect to Your Car Using Social Media

Link to audio on MarketWatch's Take on Tech:

http://goo.gl/nATf0

Link to news release from Toyota:

http://www2.toyota.co.jp/en/news/11/05/0523.html

News Releases

1) P3ITS: Make Pre-Commercial Procurement Your Tool for ITS Deployment

2) HeERO: The Way to eCall Harmonization Passes Through Lyon and the ITS European Congress

3) New Jersey Teen Safe Driving Coalition Honors 'GDL Champions' on 10^th Anniversary of Graduated Driver License Program

Upcoming Events

Webinar: New Frontiers for the Global Automotive Enterprise – May 24

http://www.rita.dot.gov/events/2011_05_24/

Today in Transportation History

1966 **45^th anniversary** The British government declared a state of emergency one week after the country's seamen went on strike.

http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1966/may/23/proclamation-of-state-of-emergency-1

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