Thursday, March 28, 2013

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, March 28, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) US Airways Employs Real-Time Baggage Tracking Service

Link to article in The Philadelphia Inquirer:

http://www.philly.com/philly/business/homepage/20130328_US_Airways_employs_real-time_baggage_tracking_service.html

2) Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport's Five-Day Silence Screams

Link to commentary in The Birmingham News:

http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2013/03/birmingham-shuttlesworth_inter.html

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

3) ITS America Annual Meeting 2013 Pre 1 eNewsletter

Link to newsletter from ITS International:

http://campaign.route2email.com/view.aspx?id=433

OTHER

4) Singapore Government to Co-Fund New Technology Trials to Enhance Smart Living and Working

Link to article on Channel NewsAsia:

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1262850/1/.html

5) Technologies at SXSW Evolving How We Get Around

Link to Mobility Lab blog:

http://mobilitylab.org/2013/03/28/technologies-at-sxsw-evolving-how-we-get-around/

RAILROADS

6) European Rail Desperately Needs Smarter Online Booking Platforms

Link to blog on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2013/03/28/news/european-rail-desperately-needs-smarter-online-booking-platforms

ROADWAYS

7) Easy-to-Read Signs at Delaware Water Gap Park Help Motorists Find Their Way

Link to article in the Pocono Record:

http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130328/NEWS/303280322

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Texting in Traffic: Adults Worse than Teens

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/03/28/adults-worse-than-teens-about-texting-behind-wheel/2026331/

9) Federal Database Coming for Truck Drivers Who Fail Drug Tests

Link to article in The Hill:

http://thehill.com/blogs/regwatch/pending-regs/290643-federal-database-coming-for-truck-drivers-who-fail-drug-tests

10) California VIN ECON Next-of-Kin Notification Bill Has Global Implications

Link to Strategy Analytics blog:

http://blogs.strategyanalytics.com/AMCS/post/2013/03/28/California-is-poised-once-again-to-take-a-leadership-role-in-the-global-auto-industry-with-next-of-kin-notification-legislation.aspx

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Traffic Information in Toronto

Link to article on Autos.ca:

http://www.autos.ca/auto-tech/feature-traffic-information/?all=1

12) Japan Provides Funds to Install Electronic Traffic Signs on Highways in Sri Lanka

Link to article on ColomboPage:

http://www.colombopage.com/archive_13A/Mar28_1364455142CH.php

VEHICLES

13) BMW Brings iPhone Apps to Dashboards

Link to article in Information Week:

http://www.informationweek.com/personal-tech/mobile-applications/bmw-brings-iphone-apps-to-dashboards/240151831

14) Will Ford's Open-Source Car API Drive Us to Distraction?

Link to article on TechHive:

http://www.techhive.com/article/2032255/will-fords-open-source-car-api-drive-us-to-distraction-.html

News Releases

1) Transport for London Launches Competition to Design Accessible Travel App

2) Virginia Governor Announces Expansion of I-66 Travel Time Displays

3) Tennessee River Trail Scenic Byway Campaign Wins National Award

4) Vehicle Diagnostics by Delphi Now Available at Verizon Wireless

5) DC Metro Launches New Mobile Website to Help Customers on the Go

6) US DOT Fines Alitalia for Misleading Information on Compensation for Canceled Flights

7) Hyundai Launches Assurance Connected Care Powered by Blue Link

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Role of TMCs in Emergency Operations – April 3

https://docs.google.com/file/d/1t_rcS4SXaW5AkWQFcuGj0IWRiB4nDaqDS7kOkrwFH_zzbDd2zzX76sDCKZmJ/edit

Today in Transportation History    

1933 **80^th anniversary** An Imperial Airways flight crashed near Diksmuide, Belgium killing all 15 people aboard.  Some believe it was the first airliner lost to sabotage.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1933_Imperial_Airways_Dixmude_crash

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