Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday,
December 12, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
17th IRF World Meeting & Exhibition Call for Papers
Opened
The Technical and
Scientific Committee of the 17th
IRF World Meeting & Exhibition invites surface transportation experts
and researchers from all over the world to submit paper abstracts for
evaluation. Abstracts should reflect original research or
innovation in technical, institutional, economic, business and policy issues
that are relevant, recent and significant. This global event, to be held
in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 9-13, 2013, will provide a unique forum for
sharing the latest industry technologies, solutions and best practices from all
over the world, and set new standards of excellence and hospitality.
To submit an abstract
visit, please visit http://precis2.preciscentral.com/Link.aspx?ID=D804C862077CBD95
and to learn more about the event visit www.irfnews.org.
AVIATION
1)
US Senator Wants Relaxed Device Rules on
Flights
Link
to AP article:
Link
to news release: http://goo.gl/3LoJ8
2)
UK Mulls Satellite Aviation Navigation
Mandate
Link
to article in Air Traffic Management:
3)
Aerial Drone Aided in October Chemical
Train Derailment Response
Link
to article in Government Technology:
4)
Technology Advances Coming to Fixed-Base
Operators
Link
to article on AvaitionPros:
CAMERAS
5)
Baltimore Sun Series Looks at Speed
Cameras in Maryland
-
Maryland Lawmaker Pitches $1,000
Penalty for 'Bogus' Speed Camera Tickets
-
Maryland Governor: Counties Should
Stop Paying Speed-Camera Contactors Per Citation
-
Maryland State Highway
Speed-Camera Tickets Spike Overnight
-
Maryland Counties Skirt Intent of
State Speed-Camera Law
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
6) E-ZPass Cameras Can't Read Some Virginia License Plates
Link to
story on WRC-TV:
GPS / NAVIGATION
7)
Analyst: Apple Could Make a TomTom
Takeover Bid
Link
to article on ZDNet:
8)
Faster GPS That Won't Kill Your Battery
via the Cloud, and a Crowd
Link
to article on Ars Technica:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
9)
ITS United Kingdom Celebrates 20th
Birthday
Link
to article from ERTICO:
MARITIME
10)
Cal Maritime's Simulation Center Honored
for Role in Docking Massive Container Ship
Link
to article in the Times-Herald:
Link
to news release: http://goo.gl/oZmjc
PARKING
11)
Xerox's Role in Smart Parking
Link
to story on Transportation Radio:
12)
Smart Parking and the Connected Consumer
Link
to report and presentation from ITS America:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
13)
Transport Canada Slammed for Lack of
Transparency Over Victoria Airport
Link
to article in Victoria News:
14)
Crowdsourcing and Commuting and
Chocolate
Link
to Talking Transportation blog:
RAILROADS
15)
Amtrak Okays LED Digital Signage at
Baltimore Penn Station
Link
to article on DigitalSignageToday:
SAFETY / SECURITY
16)
DC Robberies at Night Push Police to
Offer Safety-Tip Cards at Transit Stops
Link
to article in The Washington Post:
TRANSIT
17)
New York MTA Quits Countdown Clocks in
Favor of 'Bus Time'
Link
to story on WABC-TV:
18)
Where's My Bus? Smartphone Program Will
Give Real-Time Routes to NJ Transit Riders
Link
to article in The Star-Ledger:
19)
Network Rail Releases CCTV of
Embarrassing Railway Accidents to Encourage Caution
Link
to article in The Daily Telegraph:
Link
to news release: http://goo.gl/FVc39
20)
Smart Public Transport
Link
to article on ITProPortal:
21)
Roanoke, Virginia Transportation Systems
Integrate Google Transit Into Buses
Link
to story on WDBJ-TV:
22)
Abu Dhabi to Have High-Tech Bus Shelters
Link
to article in the Khaleej Times:
23)
Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus Still Behind
the Curve on Digital Tools
Link
to Streetsblog Los Angeles:
24)
San Francisco Muni Begins to Catch Up
with NextBus Delay Alerts for Riders
Link
to Streetsblog San Francisco:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
25)
Statewide 511 Travel Information System
Launched in West Virginia
Link
to story on West Virginia Public Broadcasting:
Link
to news release: http://goo.gl/z2Atm
26)
Google Maps Adds Live Traffic in UAE and
Kazakhstan, Expands Coverage in USA, Brazil and Nine Other Countries
Link
to article on The Next Web:
VEHICLES
27)
Audi, Texas Instruments Team Up on
Next-Gen Vehicle Infotainment System
Link
to article in PCMag:
Link
to news release: http://goo.gl/w5tpx
28)
Visteon e-Bee Shows How We Will Drive in
2020
Link
to article on CNET:
29)
Car of the Future is M2M-Ready
Link
to article in EE Times:
News Releases
Upcoming Events
Iowa Bicycle Summit – January 25-26 – Des Moines, Iowa
Today in Transportation
History
1937
**75th anniversary** Japanese forces attacked and sank the USS Panay while it was anchored in the
Yangtze River near Nanking, China.
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