Thursday, February 14, 2013

♥ Transportation Communications Newsletter ♥

Thursday, February 14, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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GPS / NAVIGATION

1) Virginia DOT Tries to Help GPS-Following Truck Drivers Avoid Rural Roads

Link to story on WDBJ-TV:

http://articles.wdbj7.com/2013-02-13/truck-drivers_37085230

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

2) UK Pilot Project Helps Drivers Adjust Speed to Catch Green Lights

Link to article in The Journal:

http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2013/02/14/newcastle-rush-hour-traffic-trials-get-the-go-ahead-61634-32806466/

PARKING

3) Continuing Parking App Could Cost Jacksonville, Florida Up to $300,000

Link to article in the Jacksonville Business Journal:

http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/blog/2013/02/continuing-parking-app-could-cost.html

RIDE-SHARING

4) European Ride-Sharing Services Struggle to Hitch Up with Public Transportation

Link to article on Triple Pundit:

http://www.triplepundit.com/2013/02/european-ride-sharing-services-struggle-hitch-public-transportation/

ROADWAYS

5) Estimating Winter Road Recovery Time with Traffic Data

Link to article in Catalyst:

http://www.cts.umn.edu/Publications/catalyst/2013/february/recovery/

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) Bill to Yank Cellphones from Maine Drivers' Hands Encounters Scant Opposition

Link to article in the Bangor Daily News:

http://bangordailynews.com/2013/02/13/politics/bill-to-yank-cellphones-from-drivers-hands-encounters-scant-opposition/

TELEMATICS

7) New Markets for Fleet Telematics, Part II

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/fleet-and-asset-management/new-markets-fleet-telematics-part-ii

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

8) California DOT Spending Millions on Fixing Traffic Sensors

Link to story on KTVY-TV:

http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/special-reports/caltrans-spending-millions-fixing-traffic-sensors/nWN8B/

9) Tallahassee, Florida Traffic Control Center: Behind the Scenes

Link to story on WTXL-TV:

http://www.wtxl.com/news/traffic-control-center-behind-the-scenes/article_40d6f874-763f-11e2-a732-0019bb30f31a.html

10) New Google Now Allows You to Specify Mode of Transportation for Trips

Link to blog on Droid Life:

http://www.droid-life.com/2013/02/13/new-google-now-allows-you-to-specify-mode-of-transportation-for-commutes-or-other-trips/

VEHICLES

11) 'Every New Car' Connected to Web by 2014

Link to BBC News story:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21411335

12) The Use of Cellular Wireless Communications in Support of Dedicated Short-Range Communications for the Connected Vehicle

Link to Terranautix:

http://terranautix.com/2013/02/13/the-use-of-cellular-wireless-communications-in-support-of-dedicated-short-range-communications-for-the-connected-vehicle/

News Releases

1) Nostalgia Meets High-Tech with Retro 'Flap Sign' in San Francisco's Historic Ferry Building

2) Virginia DOT Awards TransCore $34 Million Contract to Design and Build I-66 Active Traffic Management System

3) Chevrolet Sonic, Spark First to Offer iPhone Users Siri Eyes-Free Integration

4) Air Passengers Experience First Daily In-Flight Digital Newspapers

5) GPS Innovation Alliance Launches to Support the Ever-Increasing Importance of GPS

6) Thales Announces Exclusive Talks with Egis to Acquire Its Air Traffic Management IT Business

Upcoming Events

Rail Safety 2013 – April 8-10 – Orlando, Florida

http://railsafetyseminars.com/

Today in Transportation History    

1913 **100^th anniversary** Jimmy Hoffa, former head of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, was born in Brazil, Indiana.

http://www.teamster.org/content/james-r-hoffa-remembered

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