Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Tuesday, March 26, 2013



Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, March 26, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) London City Airport to Demonstrate the 'Internet of Things'
Link to article in Airport World:
Link to news release: http://goo.gl/dnmNo

2) Germany Feeds Network Dynamic Flight Info
Link to article in Air Traffic Management:

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Indiana Tollway Drivers Will Get Charged for Transponder Mounting Problems
Link to story on WBBM-TV:

4) Turning 4G Mobile Phones into Multiprotocol Transponders
Link to article on TOLLROADSnews:

OTHER

5) UK Launches New Online Travel Advice Pages

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) US Coast Guard Proposes Long-Awaited Rule for TWIC Readers
Link to article in Homeland Security Today:

7) US, Canada Hold Cross-Border Emergency Response Exercise
Link to article in Government Security News:

8) Taking NHTSA's App for a Test Drive
Link to article in The New York Times:

TELEMATICS

9) Q&A: Telematics and Embedded Infotainment in India
Link to article on Telematics Update:

10) Could Insurance Brokers Encourage Telematics Adoption?
Link to article in Insurance & Technology:

11) Telematics and the Rise of Smart Mobility
Link to article on Telematics Update:

TRANSIT

12) Edmonton LRT Stations to Feature Digital Advertising, News, Information Signs
Link to article in the Edmonton Journal:
Link to news release: http://goo.gl/YDpxO

VEHICLES

13) New BMW 6-Series Takes Dictation, Shows Virtual Gauges
Link to CNET article:


News Releases


Upcoming Events
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Today in Transportation History    
1958 **55th anniversary** Explorer 3 was launched.  Along with Explorer 1 it discovered the Van Allen radiation belt.

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