Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, August 7, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

IBTTA 80^th Annual Meeting & Exhibition

Only 4 weeks left until IBTTA heads to Orlando for the 80^th Annual Meeting & Exhibition.  Be sure to make your hotel reservations today -- the discounted IBTTA rates at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek end on August 14th.  

Register today and join IBTTA on September 9-13, 2012 to network with toll industry professionals and hear experts discuss transportation policies, technology, contemporary issues and innovative solutions to worldwide mobility challenges. 

For updated meeting details, exhibit and sponsorship opportunities, technical and social tours and early bird registration information (before August 24th), visit www.ibtta.org/orlando.  

AVIATION

1) Tesco Trials Virtual Grocery Store at Gatwick Airport

Link to CNET News article:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57487933-76/supermarket-trials-virtual-grocery-store-at-uk-airport/

2) Tampa Airport Ambassadors Will Help Point the Way During Republican National Convention

Link to story on Bay News 9:

http://www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/news/article.html/content/news/articles/bn9/2012/8/5/airport_ambassadors_.html

MARITIME

3) Saab Bids for Dutch Navigation Systems Company HITT

Link to article on MarketWatch:

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/saab-bids-for-dutch-navigation-systems-company-2012-08-07

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

4) Communicating Transportation Issues: Do You Convince or Confuse?

Link to blog on Transportation Issues Daily:

http://www.transportationissuesdaily.com/communicating-transportation-issues-do-you-convince-or-confuse/

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) Japan Airports Test Biometric-Reading System

Link to article on ZDNet:

http://www.zdnet.com/japan-airports-test-biometric-reading-system-7000002239/

6) TSA Seeks Friendly Avatar to Help Travelers Through Security Checkpoints

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2012/08/tsa-seeks-friendly-avatars-help-travelers-through-security-checkpoints/57237

TELEMATICS

7) How to Generate Revenue with Insurance Telematics

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/insurance-telematics/qa-how-generate-revenue-insurance-telematics

TRANSIT

8) Rolling to the Future: New York Subways Get Wi-Fi

Link to video from the AP:

http://www.usatoday.com/video/news/1774364238001

9) This is Why You Don’t Mind-Meld with Your Smartphone in the Subway

Link to blog on The Atlantic Cities:

http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2012/08/why-you-dont-mind-meld-your-smartphone-subway/2846/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) Android’s Rise Helps Google Grow Its Traffic Surveillance System

New cities being added in US and internationally.

Link to article in Technology Review:

http://www.technologyreview.com/news/428732/androids-rise-helps-google-grow-its-traffic/

VEHICLES

11) Michigan Safety Study to Test Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication

Link to article in The Detroit News:

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120806/AUTO01/208060441/1361/Ann-Arbor-safety-study-to-test-vehicle-to-vehicle-communication

12) How Automakers Use the Brooklyn Bridge to Test Driver Assistance Systems

Link to article in Wired:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2012/08/cadillac-brooklyn-bridge/

13) Articles in Automotive News

 -  Why Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications Will Improve Driver Safety

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120806/OEM06/120809910/1490

 -  Subscription Fees Won’t Deliver Connected Cars

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120806/OEM06/120809911/1490

14) Wireless Technology Keeps Fleets on the Road

Link to article in FleetNews:

http://www.fleetnews.co.uk/fleet-management/wireless-technology-keeps-fleets-on-the-road/44373/

News Releases

1) ‘Watch for Me NC’ Pedestrian Safety Campaign Launched in North Carolina

2) TriMet’s Online Trip Planner Goes Multimodal

3) In-Car Navigation Market Bottoms Out at $22 Billion, New Services Key to Rebound

4) Harman to Purchase India’s Interchange Solution to Expand Android-Based Infotainment and Telematic Offerings

5) Tata Docomo Launches Traffic Alerts for Bengaluru Subscribers

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Inrix Analytics – Turning Traffic-Related Data into Information – August 16

https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/653944782

Today in Transportation History    

1912  **100^th anniversary** Construction began on the first state highway in California.

http://libraryarchives.metro.net/DPGTL/Californiahighways/chpw_1932_jan.pdf#page=16

1927 **85^th anniversary** The Peace Bridge between Buffalo, New York and Fort Erie, Ontario, was officially opened.

http://www.peacebridge.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6&Itemid=648

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