Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday,
April 30, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1)
Heathrow Airport Told to Stop Giving Out
Leaflets Over Delays
UK
Border Force also asks airport staff to prevent pictures of queues.
Link
to article in the Daily Mail:
2)
EU to Discuss Sharing of Airline
Passenger Data
Link
to Reuters article:
3)
The Future of In-Flight Entertainment
Link
to article on Tnooz:
4)
Pessimisting Airplane GPS Finds You Best
Landing Place During Emergencies
Link
to article on Ubergizmo:
BICYCLES
5)
Bike Nation Responds: Open Data, Social
Media, New Kiosks, New Bikes and More for Los Angeles…
Link
to Streetsblog Los Angeles:
GPS / NAVIGATION
6)
China Launches Two More Beidou
Navigation Satellites
Link
to BBC News story:
MARITIME
7)
US Navy Seeks Real-Time Data Tool to
Detect Threats at Sea
Link
to article on Nextgov:
SAFETY / SECURITY
8)
Disconnects in the Distracted-Driving
Blame Game
Link
to article in USA Today:
9)
Trucking Provision in Transportation
Bill Divides Industry
Link
to Transportation Issues Daily:
http://www.transportationissuesdaily.com/trucking-provision-in-transportation-bill-divides-industry/
10)
Fatality Count, Safety Tips to Appear on
Tennessee Highway Signs
Link
to article in The Tennessean:
11)
FMCSA Challenges Students to Create Next
SaferBus App
Link
to US DOT's Fast Lane blog:
http://fastlane.dot.gov/2012/04/fmcsa-challenges-student-developers-to-create-next-saferbus-app.html
TRANSIT
12)
Cellphone Payment for Public Transport to be
Trialed in Auckland
Link to article in The New Zealand Herald:
13)
Calgary Transit Gets High-Tech Boost for
Bus Schedules, Timetables
Link
to article in the Calgary Herald:
VEHICLES
14)
Bosch to Buy Chinese Infotainment
Company
Link
to article in automotiveIT International:
15)
App Tracks Your Teenager's Driving
Habits
Link
to article in Technology Review:
Job Postings
-
Public Affairs Specialist –
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration – Washington, DC Metro Area
-
Planning Manager –
Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority – Tampa, Florida
Upcoming Events
79 GHz Plenary Meeting – May 10 – Borås,
Sweden
Today in Transportation
History
1967
**45th anniversary** The Aldene Connection opened in New Jersey,
rerouting trains to Newark. The
connection meant a number of changes including the closure of the Central
Railroad of New Jersey's waterfront terminal in Jersey City and the end of
ferry service between Jersey City and Manhattan
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