Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, March 8, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Bologna Airport Enhancing Passenger Experience with Common Bag Drop, Virtual Assistants and Mobile App
Link to article on Future Travel Experience:
CAMERAS
2) Washington State Supreme Court: No Local Votes on Red-Light Cameras
Link to AP article:
Link to opinion:
http://www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/index.cfm?fa=opinions.showOpinion&filename=849218MAJ
Link to dissent:
http://www.courts.wa.gov/opinions/index.cfm?fa=opinions.showOpinion&filename=849218Di1
GPS / NAVIGATION
3) A GPS Maker Shifts Gears
With its core business in decline, Garmin tries to move into the dashboard.
Link to article in Fortune:
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/03/08/garmin-gps-dashboards
4) A Comparison of Popular Maps and Driving Directions Sites
Link to article on Ghacks:
http://www.ghacks.net/2012/03/08/a-comparison-of-popular-maps-and-driving-directions-sites/
OTHER
5) Information Privacy: Non-Public Washington Driver License Data Gets Into Commercial Hands
Link to blog in Seattle Weekly:
http://blogs.seattleweekly.com/dailyweekly/2012/03/information_privacy_credit_car.php
TELEMATICS
6) Telematics and the Mechanics of the App Store
Link to article on Telematics Update:
http://social.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/telematics-and-mechanics-app-store
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
7) Update on Cloud Computing for Next-Gen Traffic Management Applications
Link to blog on Terranautix:
VEHICLES
8) BMW Execs Say Selectivity is Key in Infotainment
Link to article in automotiveIT International:
9) Audi's Strotbek Sees Car as 'Part of Internet'
Link to article in automotiveIT International:
http://www.automotiveit.com/automotiveday-audis-strotbek-sees-car-as-part-of-internet/news/id-005273
News Releases
1) Industry Consultation Delivers Draft ITS Strategy for Australia
2) California DOT Launches Website to Help Helicopter Pilots Find Hospitals
3) MARTA Enhances Transit Security with State-of-the-Art Video Surveillance
4) Tampa Airport to Test Security Checkpoint Wait Time Displays
5) Trade-A-Plane Apps for Everything that Keeps You Flying
7) University of Arizona Engineer to Research Traffic Patterns, Human Behavior
Transportation Tweets
Well, not an overwhelming response to yesterday's Twitter question; "Do you have a transportation communications pet peeve?" Thanks to Susan O'Donnell for her response, drivers who don't know the rules of the road.
Upcoming Events
IBTTA Symposium on Mileage-Based User Fees and Transportation Finance Summit – April 29-May 1 – Jersey City, New Jersey
http://www.ibtta.org/Events/EventDetailWithVideo.cfm?ItemNumber=5679&RDtoken=26300&userID
Today in Transportation History
1862 **150th anniversary** The first steam-powered ironclad warship of the Confederate States Navy, the CSS Virginia, was involved in combat for the first time. It defeated two wooden Union ships.
http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/events/civilwar/n-at-cst/hr-james/8mar62.htm
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