Friday, March 23, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, March 23, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Vice President of Marketing, Roadway Sensors – Iteris, Inc. is seeking an experienced ITS Marketing professional to position our Roadway Sensors business unit for accelerated growth. Roadway Sensors is a market leader in vehicle sensing and detection in the ITS/traffic management market. Key requirements for this position include: At least 10 years experience in sensor technology with at least 15 years experience in the ITS/Traffic Management market. We are seeking a motivated professional with product marketing experience in ITS/traffic management, background in pre-development market and competitive research, development of product & service requirements, product launch, and exceptional marketing communications skills. Based in Santa Ana, California, this position will report to the Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Sensors.

Our strategy is to become the leader in providing information management solutions for the intelligent traffic management market. Learn more about Iteris and how you can help make this vision happen! Visit us at www.iteris.com. Send confidential resumes or letters of inquiry to Anne Bologna: amb@iteris.com.

GPS / NAVIGATION

1) Lockheed GPS Satellite Program 'On Target': US Air Force General

Link to Reuters article:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/23/lockheed-satellite-idUSL1E8EMAXG20120323

PARKING

2) The Future of Intelligent Parking

Link to blog on The Atlantic Cities:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2012/03/future-intelligent-parking/1573/

TRANSIT

3) Des Moines Man Promoting Public Transit Throughout Iowa

Link to article in the Globe Gazette:

http://globegazette.com/news/local/busman-s-holiday-des-moines-man-is-promoting-public-transit/article_cc07e9fa-74a4-11e1-b690-001871e3ce6c.html

VEHICLES

4) Microsoft Builds Windows 8-Powered Ford Mustang with Xbox, Kinect

Link to article in PC Magazine:

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2401997,00.asp

Link to news release from Microsoft: http://goo.gl/b9F9c

5) Automotive Technology: Convenience vs. Privacy

Link to article in Miller-McCune:

http://www.miller-mccune.com/legal-affairs/automotive-technology-convenience-vs-privacy-40576/

6) Future of Automotive: Connected, Efficient and Safe, But Who Owns the Data?

Link to blog on The Auto Channel:

http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2012/03/23/029846-future-automotive-connected-efficient-and-safe-but-who-owns-data.html

7) Daimler CEO: Connected Cars are the Only Way to Make Money

Link to article in automotiveIT International:

http://www.automotiveit.com/daimler-ceo-connected-cars-is-the-only-way-to-make-money/news/id-005463

8) Volkswagen Raises IT's Profile with New In-House Academy

Link to article in automotiveIT International:

http://www.automotiveit.com/with-new-in-house-academy-volkswagen-raises-its-profile/news/id-005454

News Releases

1) Amtrak to More than Triple the Number of Track-Miles Equipped with Positive Train Control

2) Truck News Wins Eight Truck Writers of North America Communication Awards

Job Postings

- Section Director, Internal Operations – Metropolitan Transportation Commission – Oakland, California

- IT Strategy and Operations Manager – Metropolitan Transportation Commission – Oakland, California

- Section Director, Electronic Fare Programs – Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Oakland, California

http://jobs.mtc.ca.gov/

Upcoming Events

2012 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium – June 3-7 – Alcalá de Henares, Spain

http://www.robesafe.es/iv2012/

Friday Bonus

We've all seen card tricks, but have you seen MetroCard magic tricks?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV05nWtP06M

Today in Transportation History

1912 **100^th anniversary** Wernher von Braun was born in Wirsitz, Germany.

http://history.msfc.nasa.gov/vonbraun/bio.html

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