Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday,
May 15, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
INRIX Analytics is now
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AVIATION
1)
Turning Off iPhone Critical to Pilots
Citing Interference
Link
to Bloomberg article:
2)
FAA Holds Wind-Farm Radar Tests
Link
to article in Airport World:
3)
Airport Show: Technology Optimization to
Further Enhance Passengers' Airport Experience
Link
to article from Islamic Finance News:
4)
Making Airports Gorgeous
Photographer
shoots airports from low altitudes.
Link
to blog in Slate:
CARTOGRAPHY
5)
Google Revamps Maps with 3D, Cards,
Social Search
Link
to article on CNET:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
6)
European Commission to Promote Roll-Out
of Intelligent Information Services
Link
to article on HGV UK:
Link
to news release: http://goo.gl/gB81d
MARITIME
7)
Port of Montreal Wins International
Award for Wi-Fi Service to Seafarers
Link
to blog from The ITS Seafarers' Trust:
OTHER
8)
RelayRides Buys Wheelz for Peer-to-Peer
Car-Sharing Technology
Link
to article in Forbes:
ROADWAYS
9)
Our Love/Hate Relationship with Traffic
Cones
Link
to BBC News story:
10)
North Providence, Rhode Island Forced to
Order a Redo on Street Signs
Link
to article in The Valley Breeze:
SAFETY / SECURITY
11)
Kuwait Holds Conference on Role of
Information and Communications Technology in Improving Road Safety
Link
to article from the Kuwait News Agency:
TELEMATICS
12)
Insurance Back Boxes Could Become the
Norm, Says UK's Institute of Advanced Motoring
Link
to article in The Daily Telegraph:
TRANSIT
13) Long Island Rail Road Adds
Auto Queuing System at New York's Penn Station
Link to article in Metro:
Link
to news release: http://goo.gl/iXGdS
14) Cost Has Metra Leery of Wi-Fi
Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:
VEHICLES
15)
US Transportation Secretary: Cost to Be
Big Factor in 'Talking' Cars Acceptance
Link
to Reuters article:
16)
Toyota Petitions US Government to Allow
High-Tech Headlights
Link
to article in the San Antonio Business
Journal:
17)
University of Michigan Announces New
Transportation Research Center
Link
to article on AnnArbor.com:
News Releases
Upcoming Events
Port Security Seminar and
Exposition – July 17-19 – Baltimore
Today in Transportation
History
1963
**50th anniversary** Gordon Cooper was launched in Mercury 9, the
final mission of the Mercury program.
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