Friday, May 18, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, May 18, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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TIC Connects Vehicles, Systems and Travelers for 15 years

Since 1997, TIC has been used for a wide range of transportation solutions including Traffic and Travel Information Services, Connected Vehicles, Work Zones, Data Harmonization & Exchange, RDS-TMC and TPEG, Navigation System Testing and more.  Requirements from customers worldwide are used to develop new product features to keep TIC the most flexible, feature-rich transportation available as an off-the-shelf solution.  To discuss your project requirements, contact us at info@gewi.com

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

1) UK Road Charging a Real Possibility, Says New Study

Link to article on The Information Daily:

http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/50114

OTHER

2) Wireless 'Spectrum Crunch' Looms, Warns Xata's Schenk

Link to article in The Journal of Commerce:

http://www.joc.com/technology/wireless-%E2%80%98spectrum-crunch%E2%80%99-looms-xata%E2%80%99s-schenk-warns

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

3) Exploring the Challenge of Convincing the Public to Fund Road Preservation

Link to Transportation Issues Daily:

http://www.transportationissuesdaily.com/exploring-the-challenge-of-convincing-public-to-fund-road-preservation/

ROADWAYS

4) Don't Stint on Signs Honoring Veterans

Editorial is critical of executive order in West Virginia concerning highway signs.

Link to editorial in The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register:

http://www.theintelligencer.net/page/content.detail/id/570076/Don-t-Stint-on-Signs-Honoring-Veterans.html

TELEMATICS

5) Telematics and Electric Mobility, Part II

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/telematics-evs/telematics-and-electric-mobility-part-ii

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

6) Intelligent Transportation System Proposed for Hyderabad

Link to article in The Hindu:

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/article3429879.ece

VEHICLES

7) Automakers Say 'Google It' to US Distraction Guidelines

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-17/automakers-say-google-it-to-u-s-distraction-guidelines.html

8) Google's No Driver Car Looks for Allies

Link to article in Politico:

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0512/76459.html

9) Study Finds Lack of Uniform Signage Poses Obstacle to Public Charging Networks

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/18/ecotality-lack-of-uniform-signage-poses-obstacle-to-public-charging-networks/

News Releases

1) Canadian Coast Guard to Improve Marine Communications and Traffic Services

2) Cities Can Leverage a New Framework to Plan Traffic Routing in No-Notice Disasters

3) Weekend Power Shutdown May Affect Rhode Island Travel Tools

4) Teledata World Services, Inc. Executes Letter of Intent to Acquire Revolutionary Traffic Safety Company

Job Posting

 -  Traffic Engineer (ITS) – URS Corporation – Fort Washington, Pennsylvania

https://www.urs.apply2jobs.com/ProfExt/index.cfm?fuseaction=mExternal.showJob&RID=67419&CurrentPage=1

Upcoming Events

Smart Systems for Safe, Sustainable and Networked Vehicles – May 30-31 – Berlin

http://www.automotiveit.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/smart-systems-conference.pdf

Friday Bonus  

Connecticut DOT worker unexpectedly makes traffic reporting debut.

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/video-worker-invades-wtics-traffic-camera_b48991

Today in Transportation History    

1962 **50^th anniversary** British authorities erect barbed-wire barrier on border between Hong Kong and China to prevent refugees from entering the colony.

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