Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, December 6, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Internet Connectivity Goes to New Heights

Link to article in Aerospace Engineering:

http://www.sae.org/mags/AEM/10431

2) British Airways Toys with Mobile 3D Seat Maps, Menus and Movies

Link to blog on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2011/12/05/news/british-airways-toys-with-3d-mobile-seat-maps-menus-and-movies

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Car Renters Snared by Cashless Toll Roads

Link to Tribune Media Services article:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/travel/2016947217_webtroubleshooter06.html

OTHER

4) Expedited Carriers: The Fast and the Furious

Technology helps turbo-charged expedited carriers move goods.

Link to article in Inbound Logistics:

http://www.inboundlogistics.com/cms/article/expedited-carriers-the-fast-and-the-furious/

5) Traffic Technology International – January 2012

Link to magazine:

http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/365ab3a8#/365ab3a8/1

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) New Tech Blocks Texting from Driver's Seat

Link to article on CNET:

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13746_7-57336421-48/new-tech-blocks-texting-from-drivers-seat

Link to PowerPoint presentation from Stevens Institute of Technology:

http://goo.gl/uYZHU

7) New Road Safety Company to Reduce Road Accidents in Ghana

Firm will install cameras, variable message signs to spot and remove blockages.

Link to article in Ghana Business News:

http://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2011/12/05/new-road-safety-company-to-reduce-road-accidents/

TELEMATICS

8) Monetizing the Telematics Ecosystem for the Mass Market

Link to presentation by Martin Roseli of WirelessCar via Telematics Update:

http://uk.telematicsupdate.com/fc_tele_evupdatelz//lz.aspx?p1=0575795S416&CC=&p=1&cID=0&cValue=1

TRANSIT

9) Development of an Integrated Adaptive Transit Signal Priority (ATSP) and Dynamic Passenger Information (DPI) System

Link to report from the California DOT:
http://simplesend.com/simple/t.asp?S=355&ID=50048&NL=4568&N=63466&SI=2170397&URL=http://www.dot.ca.gov/hq/research/researchreports/reports/2011/ca11-1223.pdf (124 pages)

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) Florida DOT Signs: Congestion Cure or Waste of Money?

Link to story on WBBH-TV:

http://www.nbc-2.com/story/16191375/new-dot-signs-cure-for-congestion-or-waste-of-money

11) Inside New York City's Traffic Command Center

Link to video on NBC's Rock Center with Brian Williams:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/45562585#45562585

VEHICLES

12) Cadillac XTS Improves Touch Screens Right on CUE

Link to article in Automotive Engineering:

http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/10449

13) What's the Future of Radio in Cars?

Link to blog from Mark Ramsey Media:

http://www.markramseymedia.com/2011/11/whats-the-future-of-radio-in-cars/

News Releases

1) Open Roads and West Virginia to Deploy State's First 511 Traveler Information System

2) Transport Certification Australia and Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads Win the ITS Australia 2011 National ITS Excellence Award

3) Ohio DOT Launches Social Media Campaign by Asking Ohioans 'How Do You Drive Safe?'

4) Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Taiwan's Taoyuan International Airport Sign Sister Airport Alliance Pact

5) TomTom provides University of Sunderland with HD Traffic

6) Tennessee DOT Draws Big Audience for Twitter Feeds

7) Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Launch Website and Hotline for Disabled Public Transit Riders

8) Pennsylvania First in Nation to Adopt New Driver's License Security Feature

9) National Alternative Fuels Training Consortium Partners with Tesla Motors for Professional Development and Electric Drive Vehicle First Responder Safety Training

10) Iridium and GEOS Partner to Offer Emergency Response Service on the Iridium Extreme

11) Telular Announces the Acquisition of SkyBitz

12) New Phone App Will Help Stranded Winter Motorists

13) inthinc Adds Custom Attributes to smartZones Geo-Fencing Technology

14) New York MTA to Improve Customer Communication Practices as Part of Winter Preparations

- New York City Transit

- Long Island Railroad

- Metro-North

- MTA Bridges & Tunnels

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Full Situational Awareness – December 14

http://register.thinkinghighways.com/?campaign=wizemail&dm_i=IDJ,MG51,2JG1LC,1TGQR,1

Today in Transportation History

1921 **90^th anniversary** George Beurling, Canada's top ace in World War II, was born in Verdun, Quebec.

http://www.constable.ca/caah/beurling.htm

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