Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday,
July 11, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1)
Britain to Keep Stake in NATS Air
Traffic Control
Link
to Reuters article:
2)
The iPhone-Sized Gadget that Can Pilot
Jet Fighter Crews to Safety
Link
to story on CNN:
3)
The Golden Age of Aviation Art
Faced
with the task of convincing a wary public to fly, Britain’s early airlines
recruited a fleet of artists.
Link
to article in The Daily Telegraph:
OTHER
4)
South Carolina DMV Offices Get Free TVs in Exchange
for Display Ads
Link to article in Government Technology:
5)
Articles from The Sensor
-
Safe Teen Car Technology Targets
Risky Driving Behavior
-
System Detects Dangerous
Conditions on Winter Roads
RAILROADS
6)
Asset Monitoring Systems Give Railroads,
Shippers the Information They Want
Link
to article in Progressive Railroading:
7)
Train Control in a Commuter-Rail Context
Uncertainty
still clouds positive train control implementation efforts.
Link
to article in Progressive Railroading:
ROADWAYS
8)
Sea of Highway 33 Signs Puzzle Officials
in Port Washington, Wisconsin
Link
to article in the Ozaukee Press:
SAFETY / SECURITY
9)
eCall on Motorcycles
Link
to further information from European Twowheel Retailers' Association:
TRANSIT
10)
Caltrain Testing Real-Time Arrival
Tracking System
Link
to story on KGO-TV:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
11)
Traffic Incident Management Outreach
Toolkit
Link
to further information from FHWA:
Link
to related recorded webinar: https://connectdot.connectsolutions.com/p63t48ps5bz
VEHICLES
12)
DHS Yanks Deal to Use License Plate Database to
Track Illegal Immigrants
Link to article on Nextgov:
13)
European Chipmakers See Future Inside
Cars
Link
to Bloomberg article:
14)
BMW Adds iDrive Touch and 3D Maps to
Latest Generation Infotainment System
Link
to Autoblog:
http://www.autoblog.com/2012/07/11/bmw-adds-idrive-touch-and-3d-maps-to-latest-generation-infotainm/
Link
to additional information from BMW: http://goo.gl/sxUsM
News Releases
Solicitation
- Program Opportunity
Notice – Advanced Transportation Technologies – New York State Energy Research
and Development Authority
Job Postings
- Maintenance Supervisor – First Transit – Wilmington, North Carolina
-
Transit Planning Administrator – City of
Santa Monica – Santa Monica, California
Upcoming Events
IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems
Conference 2012 – September 16-19 – Anchorage, Alaska
Today in Transportation
History
2007
**5th anniversary** Lady Bird Johnson, who championed highway
beautification as First Lady, died in West Lake Hills, Texas.
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