Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday,
May 14, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
Who’s REALLY Controlling Traffic?
With the proliferation of navigation devices, GEWI has noted a global trend of drivers relying less
on traditional means of traffic information distribution in favor of
in-vehicle, smartphone and portable navigation devices. This can have a
negative impact in the ability of a public agency to control traffic
information distribution, but GEWI has a solution. TIC is used by a wide range of customer
types, used for a wide range of
traffic solutions. For more
information, visit booth #712 at ITS America, or contact us at info@gewi.com
AVIATION
1)
Homegrown GPS Navigation Systems at All
India Airports by Next Year
Link
to Press Trust of India article:
2)
Domestic Drones Could be Hijacked or
Jammed, Pilots and Manufacturers Warn
Link
to article on Nextgov:
3)
Midnight was Movie Hour, Nap Time in New
York Air Tower
Link
to Bloomberg article:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-11/midnight-was-movie-hour-nap-time-in-new-york-air-tower.html
4)
FAA Chief Touts Benefits of NextGen to
FedEx and Memphis
Link
to article in The Commercial Appeal:
BICYCLES
5)
GloBars – Ultimate LED Handlebar for
Your Bicycle
Link
to article on The Future of Things:
GPS / NAVIGATION
6)
Wireless Venture LightSquared Files for
Bankruptcy
Link
to article on CNET News:
Link
to news release from LightSquared: http://goo.gl/RR41p
OTHER
7)
Inrix CEO Bryan Mistele on Surviving 70
VC Rejections
Link
to article on GeekWire:
8)
Facebook Used to Help Stores Slowed by Tucson,
Arizona Streetcar Project
Link
to article in the Arizona Daily Star:
Link
to 'Mind Our Own Businesses' Facebook page: http://goo.gl/vXjAq
9)
IEEE
Intelligent Transportation Systems Society Newsletter – April 2012
Link
to newsletter:
PEDESTRIANS
10)
Fort Lee, New Jersey Cracks Down on
Distracted Walkers
Link
to story on WTXF-TV:
ROADWAYS
11)
GPS-Based De-icer System Used by New
Hampshire DOT Wins Holloway Competition
Link
to article in the Portsmouth Herald:
SAFETY / SECURITY
12)
Report: Security Breaches Underreported
by TSA
Link
to article in The Star-Ledger:
13)
Parents Urged to Talk, Make Contract
with Their Teen Drivers
Link
to article in USA Today:
TAXIS
14)
The Push to Make New York City Cab Rides
Smarter
Link
to article in The New York Times:
TELEMATICS
15)
Technology May Render Auto Insurance
Unnecessary: Report
Link
to blog on SmartPlanet:
TRANSIT
16)
Washington's Cowlitz Transit Authority
Wants Riders to be Able to Track Buses
Link
to article in The Daily News:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
17)
London's Traffic Lights 'Rigged' to
Secure Olympic Bid
Link
to article in the International Business
Times:
18)
Virginia DOT to Post Travel Times for
Beachgoers
Link
to story on WTVR-TV:
19)
Traffic TV: Lawrence, Kansas Cameras
Tapped to Help Keep Cars Moving
Link
to article in the Lawrence Journal-World:
20)
Estonian Road Administration to Release
App for Drivers
Link
to story on Estonian Public Broadcasting:
21)
Smart Traffic Management in Florida
Link
to column in The Gainesville Sun:
VEHICLES
22)
Oregon Mileage Tax: State Looks for
Simple Way
Link
to article in the Albany Democrat-Herald:
23)
James Pol of US DOT's ITS Joint Program
Office on the Connected Vehicle Technology Challenge
Link
to blog from Kevin Desouza:
WEATHER
24)
Extreme Weather Text Alerts Set to Begin
Link
to article in USA Today:
News Releases
Upcoming Events
8th World Congress on High-Speed
Rail – July 10-13 – Philadelphia
Today in Transportation
History
1957
**55th anniversary** Petrol rationing ended in the UK following the
Suez crisis.
1962
**50th anniversary** President John F. Kennedy proclaimed the first
National Transportation Week.
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