Friday, April 12, 2013

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, April 12, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) The Smartphone App that 'Can Hijack Planes'

Link to article in The Daily Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/9988835/The-smartphone-app-that-can-hijack-planes.html

OTHER

2) How Wireless Carriers Are Monetizing Your Movements

Link to article in the MIT Technology Review:

http://www.technologyreview.com/news/513016/how-wireless-carriers-are-monetizing-your-movements

3) Google's Lesser-Known Travel Apps

Link to article in The Standard:

http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/?articleID=2000081398&story_title=Kenya-Google%E2%80%99s-lesser-known-travel-apps

PARKING

4) Sam Friedman's ParkMe App Finds You a Parking Spot

Link to article in Bloomberg Businessweek:

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-04-11/innovator-sam-friedmans-parkme-app-finds-you-a-parking-spot

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

5) New Law Ups Safeguards for Arizona Infrastructure Information

Link to article in The Arizona Republic:

http://www.azcentral.com/news/politics/articles/20130409arizona-new-law-ups-safeguards-infrastructure-information.html

6) Missouri Highway Patrol Releases Traffic Safety Video for Teens

Link to article in The Maneater:

http://www.themaneater.com/stories/2013/4/12/highway-patrol-releases-traffic-safety-video-teens/

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Australian Roads Scholars to Launch New High-Tech Safety Study

Link to article in The Age:

http://www.theage.com.au/national/roads-scholars-to-launch-new-hightech-safety-study-20130412-2hr33.html

8) We're All in This Together: National Work Zone Awareness Week 2013

Link to article in Focus:

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/focus/13apr/13apr03.cfm

TELEMATICS

9) Setting Telematics Data Standards Proving to Be a Challenge for Insurance Working Group

Link to article in Property Casualty 360:

http://www.propertycasualty360.com/2013/04/12/setting-telematics-data-standards-proving-to-be-a

TRANSIT

10) Free Wi-Fi Available on California's Arcata and Mad River Transit Buses

Link to story on KIEM-TV:

http://kiem-tv.com/node/5242

11) Indian Transportation Tech Entrepreneur Provides Software for Transit Agencies

Link to article in the Lowell Sun:

http://www.lowellsun.com/todaysheadlines/ci_23010641/indian-transportation-tech-entrepreneur-every-morning-i-am

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Traffic Information Signs in Stevenage, UK Still Not Live

Link to article in The Comet:

http://www.thecomet.net/news/stevenage_traffic_information_signs_still_not_live_1_2016313

VEHICLES

13) FCC Seeking Comments on Opening Up 5 GHz Band

Link to article in the AASHTO Journal:

http://www.aashtojournal.org/Pages/0412135GHzspectrum.aspx

News Releases

1) US DOT Confident Digital Signs Enhance Public Safety in Los Angeles

2) Connecticut DMV Adds Wireless Internet Access for Customers

3) Thales Makes New Connections with Gogo

Friday Bonus

Ever see a fire-breathing dragon bridge?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZioBE9LTYs

Upcoming Events

National Electronic Tolling Committee Industry Forum – May 22-23 - Brisbane

https://www.its-australia.com.au/2013/03/netc-2013-registrations/

Today in Transportation History    

1963 **50^th anniversary** The Soviet submarine, K-33, collided with the Finnish merchant ship M/S Finnclipper.  Both vessels were damaged but there were no reported injuries or deaths.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_submarine_K-33

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