Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, April 3, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Cloud Computing Key to NATS Growth Plans
Link to article in Air Traffic Management:
http://www.airtrafficmanagement.net/2012/04/cloud-computing-key-to-nats-growth-plans/
GPS / NAVIGATION
2) TomTom Sat-Nav Devices Hit by GPS 'Leap Year Bug'
Link to BBC News story:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17599701
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
3) iPod Video at DMV Helps Sign Up Organ Donors
Link to article on MedPage Today:
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Transplantation/Transplantation/31991
Link to article in the Annals of Internal Medicine:
http://www.annals.org/content/156/7/483.full.pdf+html
4) Business Outreach Helps Arizona DOT Spread the Word on Upcoming Projects
Link to ADOT Blog:
http://adotblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/business-outreach-helps-spread-word-on.html
RAILROADSx
5) Union Pacific Using Predictive Software to Reduce Train Derailments
Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:
6) Metrolink to Install Tracking System that Can Stop Trains Remotely
Link to story on KPCC Radio:
http://www.scpr.org/news/2012/04/02/31877/metrolink-install-tracking-system-can-remotely-sto/
ROADWAYS
7) Colorfully Created Haiku Street Signs Get Attention in New York City
Link to story on WDAF-TV:
http://fox4kc.com/2012/04/03/colorfully-created-haiku-street-signs-get-attention/
TELEMATICS
8) Customizing Global Telematics HMIs for Local Markets
Link to article on Telematics Update:
http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/customizing-global-telematics-hmis-local-markets
TRANSIT
9) Google Adds Live London Underground Updates to Maps
Link to article in The Guardian:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/datablog/2012/apr/03/london-underground-google-maps
Link to further information from Google: http://goo.gl/YXoaa
10) New App Lets Most Chicago Transit Authority Train Commuters Pay Parking via Phone
Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-cta-parking-0403-20120403,0,4690888.story
11) DC Metro Goes Digital to Crack Down on Sexual Harassment
Link to story on CBS DC:
http://washington.cbslocal.com/2012/04/02/metro-goes-digital-to-crack-down-on-sexual-harassment/
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
12) Google Maps Adds 'Typical Traffic' to Non-Highway Roads so Drivers Can Avoid Jams
Link to article on The Verge:
http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/2/2920837/google-maps-typical-traffic-non-highway-roads
Link to further information from Google: http://goo.gl/6DOBp
13) A Subjective Look at the History and Evolution of Traveler Information Platforms
Link to graphic on Terranautix:
VEHICLES
14) Are Car Voice Controls as Distracting as Cellphone Use?
Link to article in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/story/2012-03-28/car-voice-controls-danger/53952994/1
15) 2013 Mustang Features Virtual Test Track on Instrument Cluster
Link to article in Automotive Engineering:
http://www.sae.org/mags/AEI/10770
16) IEEE Group to Study Gigabit Ethernet Cable for Cars
Link to IDG News Service article:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9225773/IEEE_group_to_study_Gigabit_Ethernet_cable_for_cars
17) The Future of In-Vehicle Social Media – Facebook's Automotive Strategy
Link to interview on Telematics Update:
http://us.telematicsupdate.com/fc_tele_evupdatelz/lz.aspx?p1=0575795S8711&CC=&p=1
News Releases
1) Agero Vice President, Gary Wallace, Named Chairman of Connected Vehicle Trade Association
2) Titan Takes Off Into Airports by Hiring Industry Veterans and Launching Titan Air
3) Rhode Island DOT + Social Media = Info on Demand
4) TransCore Serves as Integrator for Silicon Valley’s New HOV Lane Conversion to Express Lanes
5) Transportation Symposium to Discuss Emerging Vehicle Technology at University of Texas at Austin
6) Texas DOT Launches Talk. Text. Crash. Campaign
7) Three States Ramp Up Highway Safety Laws
8) Crash Survivor Tells His Story to Reach Teens Across Colorado
Upcoming Events
TRB Webinar: Practices and Examples to Manage Sign Retroreflectivity in Compliance with the MUTCD – May 2
http://www.trb.org/Main/Blurbs/166844.aspx
Today in Transportation History
1912 **100th anniversary** Calbraith Perry Rodgers, the first person to make a transcontinental flight across the US, died after his plane struck a flock of seagulls.
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