Thursday, December 8, 2011

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, December 8, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057



AVIATION

1) Airport Can Limit Where Leaflets Dispersed, US Judge Rules

Link to article in The Journal Gazette:

http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20111208/LOCAL03/312089966/1039/LOCAL03

2) Flying Through Volcanic Ash Clouds

Infrared detection system being tested on aircraft.

Link to BBC News story:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16077139

Link to additional information from the Norwegian Institute for Air Research:

http://www.nilu.no/Nyhetsarkiv/tabid/74/language/en-GB/NewsId/172/AVOID-has-flown-for-the-first-time-at-Etna-volcano-in-Sicily.aspx

3) Alec Baldwin, American Airlines Battle Via Social Media

Link to article in The Hill:

http://thehill.com/blogs/transportation-report/aviation/197879-alec-baldwin-american-airlines-battle-via-social-media

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Russia to Add Two More Glonass Satellites

Link to RIA Novosti article:

http://en.ria.ru/science/20111208/169480433.html

Link to news release from Roscosmos:

http://www.roscosmos.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=18404 (in Russian)

5) TomTom to Trim 10% of Workforce, Shift Away from Personal Navigation Devices

Link to article in the Financial Times:

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/d9bfe88c-2183-11e1-a1d8-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1fwp8ferp

6) GPS Taxi Dispatch Services Becoming Popular in Taiwan

Link to Bernama article:

http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsworld.php?id=632706

OTHER

7) Mumbai Recognized for 'Best Intelligent Transport System Project' by National Government

Link to Express News Service article:

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/City-has-best-Intelligent-Transport-System/885164/

8) USB Sticks Lost by Railway Commuters are Unencrypted and Often Infected

Link to article on ITworld:

http://www.itworld.com/security/231251/usb-sticks-lost-railway-commuters-are-unencrypted-and-often-infected

Link to news release from Sophos:

http://www.sophos.com/en-us/press-office/press-releases/2011/12/lost-usb-keys.aspx

9) Learning to Drive a Taxi in London Changes Your Brain

Link to article in The Atlantic:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2011/12/learning-drive-taxi-london-changes-your-brain/665/

Link to abstract in Current Biology:

http://www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822%2811%2901267-X

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

10) Illinois DOT 'Safe Driving' Spokesman Busted for DUI, Remains on the Job

Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-idot-safe-driving-spokesman-busted-for-dui-remains-on-the-job-20111207,0,4237439.story

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) US Government Study: More Drivers Texting at the Wheel

Link to AP article:

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_DRIVERS_TEXTING?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

12) US Secretary of Transportation Seeks Federal Texting-While-Driving Ban

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2011-12-07/texting-while-driving-ban/51722780/1

Link to blog from US DOT Secretary Ray LaHood:

http://fastlane.dot.gov/2011/12/fars.html

TELEMATICS

13) Telematics Income Set to Expand in China

Link to article in the Shanghai Daily:

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/?id=489650

TRANSIT

14) PETA Sues Utah Transit Authority Officers for Alleged Free Speech Violations

Link to article in The Salt Lake Tribune:

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/53068650-78/uta-lawsuit-peta-free.html.csp

Link to news release from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals:

http://www.peta.org/mediacenter/news-releases/PETA-Sues-Transit-Cops-for-Putting-the-Brakes-on-Free-Speech.aspx

Link to complaint: http://goo.gl/AJnK3

15) New York MTA Brings Bus Time Program to Staten Island

Link to story on NY1:

http://www.ny1.com/content/news_beats/transit/152133/ny1-exclusive--mta-brings-bus-time-program-to-staten-island

16) In London, Riding the Underground Turns Into a Game

Link to article in Good:

http://www.good.is/post/in-london-riding-the-underground-turns-into-a-game

Link to more information on Chromaroma: http://www.chromaroma.com/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

17) Tracking the Traffic – Technology in the Driving Seat Helping Motorists

Link to article in the Financial Post:

http://www.financialpost.com/news/Tech+driver+seat/5828609/story.html

18) TV Stations Partner with Waze for Access to Real-Time Information on Road Conditions

Link to article on TVSpy:

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/local-stations-partner-with-traffic-app-for-access-to-real-time-information-on-road-conditions_b31920

Link to news release from Waze:

http://www.prweb.com/releases/prweb2011/12/prweb9024667.htm

19) Articles from ITS International

- Virginia DOT's Variable Message Sign Retrofitting Program

http://www.itsinternational.com/features/article.cfm?recordID=4839

- Promoting the Virtues of Commonality: A Discussion with Nu Rosenbohm from ITS America

http://www.itsinternational.com/features/article.cfm?recordID=4838

- Destination Nextcity – Pioneering Payment and Information

http://www.itsinternational.com/features/article.cfm?recordID=4840

News Releases

1) Innovative Auto Safety Technologies Contribute to Historic Low in Highway Fatalities; Stronger Laws and Enforcement Also Key

2) Safer Highways Continue to Play Large Role in Lowest Highway Fatality Rate Since 1949

Job Postings

- General Engineer – Research and Innovative Technology Administration – Washington, DC

http://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/304522200

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Assess the Barriers and Solutions to V2X Deployment – December 15

https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/702474438

Today in Transportation History

1966 **45th anniversary** The SS Heraklion, a Greek car ferry, capsized and sank in the Aegean Sea. Only 47 of the 281 people aboard survived.

http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?58849

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