Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, October 25, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

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GPS / NAVIGATION

1) European Commission Considering Renaming of Galileo Commercial Arms as Result of Trademark Challenge from US Company

Link to article on EurActiv:

http://www.euractiv.com/innovation-enterprise/galileo-brand-thrown-orbit-news-508526

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

2) The Transportation World Should Embrace Social Media … Carefully

Link to blog from the Eno Transportation Foundation:

http://enotrans.org/ctp/post.php?s=2011-10-24-the-transportation-world-should-embrace-social-media-carefully

ROADWAYS

3) Seattle Debuts RainWatch Tool to Track Rain and Snow Levels

Link to story and video on KIRO-TV:

http://www.kirotv.com/weather/29575641/detail.html

Link to Seattle RainWatch: http://www.atmos.washington.edu/SPU/

TELEMATICS

4) 'MyFord' Leads to Drop in Vehicle Reliability for Ford

Link to video on AutoNewsNow:

http://www.autonews.com/article/20111025/VIDEO/310259756/1219

Link to further information from Consumer Reports:
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/cars/reliability/index.htm

TOURISM

5) TripAdvisor Mobile Guides Smartly Steer Tourists

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/story/2011-10-24/TripAdvisor-Mobile-City-Guides-for-Android-users-are-sleek-and-tourist-oriented/50890730/1

TRANSIT

6) Transport for London Eyes Staff Cuts Through Technology

Link to article in the Financial Times:

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/fd86f344-fe62-11e0-a72c-00144feabdc0.html (free registration required)

Link to news release from RMT:

http://www.rmt.org.uk/Templates/Internal.asp?NodeID=151420

7) For New York City Subway Riders, Everything is Better with Countdown Clocks

Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

http://blogs.wsj.com/metropolis/2011/10/24/for-subway-riders-everything-is-better-with-countdown-clocks

8) RFID Tags Used to Track Materials for Toronto Subway Expansion

Link to article in the Journal of Commerce:

http://www.journalofcommerce.com/article/id47215/--rfid-tags-used-to-track-materials

VEHICLES

9) Automakers Embrace Hands-Free Text-Messaging Technology

Link to article in The Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/automakers-embrace-hands-free-text-messaging-technology/2011/10/19/gIQAg0fjDM_story.html

10) Toyota Adopts New Car-Connectivity Protocol for In-Car Smartphone Use

Link to article in automotiveIT:

http://www.automotiveit.com/toyota-uses-new-car-connectity-protocol-for-in-car-smartphone-use/news/id-004312

11) Next-Gen Smartphone and Radio Tech: Key to Offering Advanced Content Without Distracting the Driver

Link to podcasts from Telematics Update:

http://us.telematicsupdate.com/fc_tele_evupdatelz//lz.aspx?p1=0575795S254&CC=&p=1&cID=0&cValue=1

News Releases

1) TrafficLand Announces Expansion of Its Traffic Video Network in California, New Jersey, New Hampshire and Rhode Island

2) Growing Consumer Awareness and Additional Systems Boost Advanced Driver Assistance Systems to $460 Billion Market by 2020, Says ABI Research

3) Autonet Mobile Partners with Option to Deliver World's First Mobile Application Platform for Vehicles

4) Survey: Half of US Drivers Concerned Over Distracting Gadgets in Car

Upcoming Events

Symposium: Improving Real-Time Operations – October 28 – Newark, New Jersey

http://www.njtpa.org/Involved/Events/102811Realtime_Operations/RealtimeOperationsSymposium.aspx

Today in Transportation History

1931 **80^th anniversary** The George Washington Bridge, which connects Fort Lee, New Jersey and Manhattan, opened to the public.

http://www.criticalpast.com/video/65675049697_George-Washington-Bridge_Franklin-D-Roosevelt_dedication

http://www.davefrieder.com/html/gwb1.htm

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