Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, September 13, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Google Flight-Search Service Takes Off
Link to article on CNET News:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-20105632-93/google-flight-search-service-takes-off
2) Inflight – Autumn 2011
Link to magazine of in-flight entertainment and passenger communications:
http://www.hmgaerospace.com/hmgmags/Inflight_Autumn2011/pageflip.html
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
3) Should Whatcom Transportation Authority Pay to Have Its Meetings Filmed, Broadcast?
Link to article in The Bellingham Herald:
http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2011/09/12/2182200/should-wta-pay-to-have-its-meetings.html
4) Seattle Cop to 'Tweetalong'
Police officer will tweet about every call he responds to during a shift.
Link to story on KCPQ-TV:
http://www.q13fox.com/news/kcpq-seattle-cop-to-tweetalong-tuesday-20110913,0,6948111.story
RAILROADS
5) China High-Speed Rail Preparing to Offer 4G WiMAX Service Next Year
Link to article on C114:
http://www.cn-c114.net/2503/a641957.html
SAFETY / SECURITY
6) Firefighters, Police Create Video on Highway Accident Response Safety on Maine Turnpike
Link to article in the Journal Tribune:
http://www.journaltribune.com/articles/2011/09/13/news/doc4e6f7c961f6fc711334921.txt
TELEMATICS
7) Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Telematics: From Testing to Tipping Point
Link to article in Telematics Update:
http://social.telematicsupdate.com/v2x-safety/v2x-telematics-testing-tipping-point
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
8) UK Motorists Could Get Live Weather Information from Their Satnavs
Link to article in The Telegraph:
Link to further information from the UK Parliament:
9) Work Progresses on Johns Creek, Georgia's Intelligent Traffic System
Link to article on Johns Creek Patch:
http://johnscreek.patch.com/articles/work-progresses-on-citys-intelligent-traffic-system
10) SMS Service in Disarray, Chandigarh, India Cops Rope in FM Radio Stations for Traffic Alerts
Link to Express News Service article:
VEHICLES
11) Ford Kicks Off Hackathon Contest with Spotify Integration
Link to CNET News article:
12) Ford's Evos Takes Cars to the Cloud
Link to article on Discovery News:
http://news.discovery.com/autos/ford-evos-cloud-computing-car-110913.html
News Releases
1) NTSB Calls for Ban on Use of Mobile Phones by Commercial Drivers
2) Mercedes-Benz Adopts MOST Network Technology in Latest M-Class SUV
3) GEWI and BMW Team Up for Connected Vehicle Demo at ITS World Congress
4) BSNF Launches Exclusive Website for Rail Advocates
5) Toronto Transit Commission Receives Award for Suicide Prevention Programs
6) inthinc Adds Verbal In-Vehicle Idling Alerts
9) Boeing and IBM Research Pilot Experimental Air-Traffic Management Initiatives
10) Nokia Car Mode Drives Fusion of Cars with Smartphone Services
Job Postings
- Toll Operations Manager – State Road and Tollway Authority – Atlanta, Georgia
https://www.careers.ga.gov/jobsearch/jobdetail.asp?ReqNum=927-15006ab
Upcoming Events
Lecture: New York Metro's Transportation Network – Looking to the Future – September 22 – New York
http://muniengineersnyc.org/id4.html
Today in Transportation History
1936 **75th anniversary** The first flight of the Pedaliante, a human-powered aircraft built by Enea Bossi and Vittorio Bonomi.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bossi-Bonomi_Pedaliante
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