Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, March 12, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) TravelNerd Promises to Do All Airport-Related Homework for You

Link to article on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/TravelNerd-promises-to-do-all-airport-related-homework-for-you

2) Social Media Blog: Q&A with Heathrow's Head of Passenger Communications (Part 1)

Link to interview in Airport World:

http://www.airport-world.com/home/general-news/item/2405-social-media-blog-q-a-with-heathrow-s-head-of-passenger-communications-part-1

MARITIME

3) US Navy's Ship-to-Ship Communications Goes 4G

Link to article in GCN:

http://gcn.com/articles/2013/03/11/navy-4gs-ship-to-ship-communications.aspx

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

4) Missouri Driver Data isn't Shared, State Says

Link to article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/missouri-driver-data-isn-t-shared-state-says/article_2b4b2b86-4dfb-5696-af3b-aef81be171ac.html

5) Theater of the Mind and Talking Transportation

Link to Talking Transportation blog:

http://talkingtransportation.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/theater-of-the-mind-and-talking-transportation/

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) Sandy Marked a Shift for Social Media Use in Disasters

Link to article in Emergency Management:

http://www.emergencymgmt.com/disaster/Sandy-Social-Media-Use-in-Disasters.html

7) Virginia Company Targets Distracted Driving with New Technology

Link to story on WDBJ-TV:

http://www.wdbj7.com/news/wdbj7-roanoke-county-company-targets-distracted-driving-with-new-technology-20130311,0,5758059.story?track=rss

8) Mississippi Man Invents Device to Improve Safety at Signalized Intersections

Link to article in The Bolivar Commercial:

http://www.bolivarcom.com/view/full_story/21945390/article-Traffic-safety-device-invented

TELEMATICS

9) Bluetooth's Smart Future in Telematics

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/bluetooths-smart-future-telematics

TRANSIT

10) Communication Problems Caused Confusion During Connecticut Rail Disruption

Link to AP article:

http://online.wsj.com/article/AP140256fd91e3477795d9a9a3a7ccb7ba.html

VEHICLES

11) Japan Unveils Single-Passenger Robot Cars That Drive Themselves

Link to article in the Daily Mail:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2292060/Japanese-step-tomorrow-new-autonomous-single-passenger-public-transport.html

12) Ford and GM Committed to Keeping Radios in Vehicles

Link to article in Radio Ink:

http://www.radioink.com/Article.asp?id=2627785&spid=30800

13) App Offers Car Data, Driving 'Assistant'

Link to article in the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/technology/article/App-offers-car-data-driving-assistant-4347581.php

News Releases

1) Transport for London Launches Competition to Create Accessibility Apps

2) Mack Trucks to Feature Unique QR Codes to Improve Uptime

3) Telogis and Volvo Trucks to Develop Future Location Intelligence Services

4) Kapsch TrafficCom North America to Provide 5.9 GHz DSRC-Based Trucking Parking Connected Vehicle System for I-94 Corridor in Michigan

Upcoming Events

Symposium: 'Transportation Safety: From Research to Practice – April 3 – Orlando, Florida

http://www.t2events.ce.ufl.edu/Document.asp?DocID=282

Today in Transportation History    

1938 **75^th anniversary** Race car driver Johnny Rutherford was born in Coffeyville, Kansas.

http://www.motorsportshalloffame.com/halloffame/1996/Johnny_Rutherford_main.htm

1993 **20^th anniversary** The Blizzard of 1993, described as one of the worst storms of the 20^th Century, began its assault on the Gulf and East coasts.

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/bmx/?n=winter_blizzardof1993

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