Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday,
February 28, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1)
Teague's Cabin Vision: The Future of the
Passenger Experience
Link
to article on Future Travel Experience:
2)
Using Technology to Sooth the Achilles'
Heel of the Traveler Experience
Link
to commentary on Tnooz:
CAMERAS
3)
Utah Senators Move to Limit Big
Brother-Like Tracking
Link
to article in The Salt Lake Tribune:
4)
Cab Drivers Stage Protest at Fort
Lauderdale, Florida Airport Over Safety Cameras
Link
to article in The Miami Herald:
CARTOGRAPHY
5)
The Map London Has In Its Head
Link
to article in the Los Angeles Times:
FREIGHT
6)
Delta Air Lines Cargo Embracing
Technology
Link
to article in Air Cargo World:
GPS / NAVIGATION
7)
Traffic App Waze Introduces Real-Time
Map Changes
Link
to article in Forbes:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/parmyolson/2013/02/27/traffic-app-waze-introduces-real-time-map-changes/
8)
GPS
System Says Who Goes First to Emergencies in Fountain Valley, California
Link
to article in the Orange County Register:
OTHER
9)
Nevada DMV Adding 'Motor Vehicle
Network' TV to Offices
Link to story on KTVN-TV:
10)
The Tricky Business of Commercial
Advertising in Public Places
Link
to column in Governing:
SAFETY / SECURITY
11)
Ports of Long Beach, Los Angeles Using
USC Software to Beef Up Security
Link
to article in the Press-Telegram:
Link
to news release: http://goo.gl/VDI9d
12)
Electronic Logging, Sleep Apnea
Screening Requirements Still on US Lawmakers' Radar
Link
to article in Truck News:
News Releases
Job Postings
-
Sales Director, Middle
East-Roadway Sensors – Iteris – Middle East
-
Senior Transportation
Engineer/Associate Vice President – Iteris – Santa Ana, California
-
Regional Sales Director, Latin
America – Iteris – Mexico, Central or South America
Upcoming Events
ITS Massachusetts Annual Meeting – May 8 – Boston
Today in Transportation
History
1913
**100th anniversary** The Oregon Highway Commission, predecessor of
the Oregon Department of Transportation, was created.
1958
**55th anniversary** One of the worst school bus accidents in
history took place near Prestonburg, Kentucky. The bus plunged into a rain-swollen river killing 27
students and the bus driver.
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