Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday,
July 3, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
Thank You!
I want to thank
everyone who contributed during my fund-raising drive last month. Your support is greatly
appreciated.
AVIATION
1)
Conduct Code for Unmanned Aircraft is
Unveiled
Link
to AP article:
Link
to news release: http://www.auvsi.org/AUVSI/News/#COC
2)
Everything's Looking Up for Aircraft with
Internet Connections
Link
to article in Aerospace Engineering:
3)
Airlines with the Best Digital
Experience: Survey
Link
to article on CNBC:
CAMERAS
4)
Massachusetts Adds Traffic Cams to Keep
Eyes on Cape Cod Jams
Link
to article in the Cape Cod Times:
CARTOGRAPHY
5)
Amid GPS Boom, Nostalgia for Paper Maps
Finds a Place
Link
to AP article:
6)
Google Releases Indoor Maps for UK
Link
to Google Lat Long Blog:
7)
Digital Maps Make Navigating Europe a
Breeze
Link
to column from Tribune Media Services:
OTHER
8)
Articles from Access
-
Dynamic Ridesharing
-
Thinking Outside the Bus
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
9)
West Virginia DOT Website to Inform Storm
Victims About Food and Gas Options
Link
to article in the Charleston Daily Mail:
RAILROADS
10)
Federal Railroad Administration Offers
NEC Future Website
Link
to article in Railway Age:
Link
to site: http://www.necfuture.com/
TRANSIT
11)
$2.3 Billion Price Tag for Phoenix Sky
Train Called 'Typo'
US
DOT says incorrect information was provided for newsletter.
Link
to article in The Arizona Republic:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
12)
Atlanta Traffic Center Unstaffed on
Heavy Travel Day
Link
to story on WSB-TV:
VEHICLES
13)
GM or Ford: Who is Winning the Race to
Build the 'Robot' Car?
Link
to story on Fox News:
14)
IIHS Study: Lane Departure Systems Could
be Dangerous
Link
to article in USA Today:
Link
to news release: http://goo.gl/GXNdE
15)
Uber, an App That Summons a Car, Plans a
Cheaper Service Using Hybrids
Link
to article in The New York Times:
16)
Wheels of Tomorrow
A
look at how digital technology will transform the automobile industry in coming
years.
Link
to article in InformationWeek:
News Releases
Upcoming Events
Traffic Safety Expo – October 16-18 –
Muscat, Oman
Today in Transportation
History
1912
**100th anniversary** William M. Burton applied for a patent of the
thermal cracking process. This
significantly improved the amount of gasoline which could be produced from
crude oil.
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