Friday, September 21, 2012

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, September 21, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) FAA Chief Pleased with NextGen Rollout So Far

Link to AP article:

http://www2.wjtv.com/news/2012/sep/20/faa-chief-pleased-with-nextgen-rollout-so-far-ar-4590168/

2) NASA, University of North Dakota Test New Sensing Technology for Unmanned Aircraft

Link to story on Minnesota Public Radio:

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2012/09/21/technology/nasa-und-test-new-sensing-technology-for-unmanned-aircraft/

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) House Republicans Grill FCC Over Blocking LightSquared

Link to article in The Hill:

http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/250981-house-republicans-grill-fcc-over-blocking-lightsquared

OTHER

4) US DOT Starts Shifting Apps to the Cloud

Link to article from DatacenterDynamics:

http://www.datacenterdynamics.com/focus/archive/2012/09/us-department-transportation-starts-shifting-apps-cloud-1

5) Thinking Aloud – Show 5

Link to podcast from Thinking Highways:

http://goo.gl/9KCA7

RAILROADS

6) After Teen's Death, NJ Transit's 'Another Train Coming' Warning System Aims at Keeping Pedestrians Safe

Link to story on WINS and WCBS-AM Radio:

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/09/21/after-teens-death-njts-another-train-coming-warning-system-aims-at-keeping-pedestrians-safe/

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/UjEil

ROADWAYS

7) Ohio DOT Making Changes to Left-Turn Signals to Comply with Federal Rules

Link to story on WEWS-TV:

http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/oh_cuyahoga/federal-regulations-require-left-turn-traffic-signal-makeover

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) State DOTs Recognized for Work Zone Safety Awareness

Link to article in the AASHTO Journal:

http://www.aashtojournal.org/Pages/092112ARTBAwzs.aspx

9) Robotic Tuna Fish to Sniff Out Homeland Threats

Link to NBC News story:

http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/futureoftech/robotic-tuna-fish-sniff-out-homeland-threats-1B6015427

TRANSIT

10) Security Experts Hack and Refresh US Transit Cards with Android App

Link to article on ZDNet:

http://www.zdnet.com/security-experts-hack-and-refresh-us-transit-cards-with-android-app-7000004650/

11) Survey of Virginia Railway Express Riders Shows They Want Wi-Fi and Nearly Half Buy Tickets Online

Link to article in the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star:

http://blogs.fredericksburg.com/transportation/2012/09/20/vre-survey-says-timeliness-is-good-but-riders-want-more-availability/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) San Francisco Traffic Reporter Stan Burford Retiring After 51 Years

Link to column in the San Jose Mercury News:

http://www.mercurynews.com/mr-roadshow/ci_21583138/roadshow-kgo-traffic-man-stan-burford-retiring-after

VEHICLES

13) NXP Accelerates Into Car Connectivity

Link to article in EE Times:

http://cdn.eetimes.com/design/automotive-design/4396728/NXP-targets-automotive-growth-niches

14) Tying It Together – Technology Leads Truck Fleets' Efforts to Diversify Their Service

Link to article in Commercial Carrier Journal:

http://www.ccjdigital.com/tying-it-together/

News Releases

1) Virginia Port Develops Strike Info Page for Stakeholders, Public

2) Amtrak Launches History Website

3) AASHTO to Launch Newly Designed Websites

4) NEC Provides Traffic Control System for Japan's Shin-Tomei Expressway

5) NASA's Glenn Research Center Partners with FAA to Demonstrate Wireless High Data Rate Networking on Airport Surface

6) European Regions Airline Association Presents Journalism Award to Air Traffic Management Editor

Upcoming Events

Surface Transportation Summit – October 17 – Mississauga, Ontario

http://www.surfacetransportationsummit.com/

Friday Bonus  

Some of the more unusual shots picked up by Google's Street View cameras.

http://www.demilked.com/google-street-view-photos/

Today in Transportation History    

1942 **70^th anniversary** The B-29 Superfortress made its first flight.

http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=527

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