Monday, November 12, 2012

Monday, November 12, 2012



Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, November 12, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057


Are you ready for MAP-21 and RTSMIP requiring performance measurements and multiple system monitoring requirements for states?  This webinar will review these federal programs and requirements and illustrate how INRIX products and services can greatly ease the cost and complexity of compliance.  Register now for the November 14, 1:30-3:00 pm EST webinar.


AVIATION

1) Australian Airports Return to Normal After Check-In Crash
Link to article in The Sydney Morning Herald:

2) San Antonio Airport Unveils Mobile Link for Travelers
Link to article in the San Antonio Express-News:

BICYCLES

3) Smartphone Gives Bikes an Automatic Gearbox
Link to article in New Scientist:

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Senior Citizens Find Their Voice with Nav Systems
Link to column in The Boston Globe:

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

5) California Highway Patrol Launches Campaign to Fight Driver Drowsiness
Link to article in the San Jose Mercury News:

ROADWAYS

6) UK Transport Secretary to Ban Pointless Road Signs
Link to article in The Telegraph:

TRANSIT

7) MBTA Launches Commuter Rail Ticket App
Link to story on WBUR Radio:

8) Remembrance Day Message Cut from Toronto Transit Commission Buses
Link to article in the Toronto Sun:

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) Warnings Staved Off Traffic Gridlock from George Washington Bridge
Link to article in The Record:

10) Beijing Traffic Control Wows Foreign Journalists
Link to article in China Daily:

11) China Mobile Opens Real-Time Traffic Updates and Mapping for 15 Cities
Link to article on ChinaTechNews:

12) WAMU, WTOP Vie Over DC Traffic Reporting Integrity
Link to blog from Strategy Analytics:

VEHICLES

13) Toyota Tests Cars That Communicate with Each Other
Link to AP article:
Link to news release: http://goo.gl/qsAah

14) Ford CEO: 'We're Not Going to Back Off' on Tech-Push
Link to video from Automotive News:

15) Here's Why Toyota Execs are Cautious About Working with Apple
Link to article in Business Insider:


News Releases


Upcoming Events
Young Drivers at Work: Risks and Solutions – December 6 – Nottingham, UK


Today in Transportation History    
1602 **405th anniversary** Sebastián Vizcaíno became the first known European to sail into San Diego Bay.

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