Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday,
June 14, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
The Internet of the
Automobile is connecting the driver, the car, devices, apps, and data all
through location-based, inter-connected networks. Explore the benefits of
Big Data in delivering intelligent driving services, creating personalized
apps and cloud services in the car, or enhancing it with mobile
crowdsourcing to deliver better navigation and driving experiences, and to
reduce the individual, economic and environmental toll of traffic congestion
across the U.S. and the globe.
AVIATION
1)
NTSB Questioned on Communication
Controls During Investigations
Link
to article on RotorNews:
2)
British Airways' In-Flight Hackathon
Spawns Solutions to the Engineering Crunch
Link
to article on TechCrunch:
3)
Airbus Unveils RFID 'Bag2Go' That Can Be
Tracked from an iPhone App
Link
to article on Future Travel Experience:
4)
KLM Readies Full-On Social Gamification
with New Aviation Empire Game
Link
to article on Brandchannel:
5)
How Volcanoes and Airplanes Offer
Lessons for Risk Taking
Link
to article on EurActiv:
GPS / NAVIGATION
6)
Solar Activity Nears Peak, Could Disrupt
GPS and Satellites
Link
to story on WXYZ-TV:
OTHER
7)
Obama Directs Agencies to Move Toward
Sharing Spectrum
Link
to IDG News Service article:
8)
Iowa DOT Plans to Introduce Online Renewal
Link to story on KTIV-TV:
9)
Arrested After His Vulgar Response to
Traffic Ticket, Man Files Suit
Link
to article in The New York Times:
RAILROADS
10)
Chemical Shippers Lose Court Bid to
Derail Train-Safety Technology
Link
to article in the Insurance Journal:
ROADWAYS
11)
Student Creates Holographic Road Signs
Link
to article from Nottingham Trent University:
SAFETY / SECURITY
12)
NHTSA: More Research Needed on Risks of
Driver Hands-Free Texting
Link
to article in The Detroit News:
TELEMATICS
13)
Telematics Helps Drive the Bottom Line
for Fleets
Link
to article in Beverage Industry:
14)
Telematics Detroit 2013: Geeking Out on
the Hardware and Software That Soon Will Connect All Cars
Link
to article in Motor Trend:
TRANSIT
15)
First of Its Kind Emergency Training
Center Opens in Boston
Link
to story on WBZ Radio:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
16)
Can 'Smart' Traffic Lights Ease
Toronto's Road Congestion?
Link
to article in the Toronto Sun:
VEHICLES
17)
Mercedes-Benz to Offer Car-to-Car
Communication This Year
Link
to article on Motor Authority:
18)
GM to Offer 4G Mobile Internet Access in
Most 2015 Vehicles
Link
to article in The Detroit News:
19)
Ohio May Allow Car Insurance Proof by
Smartphone
Link
to AP article:
News Releases
Bernie's Notes
Yesterday marked the 15th anniversary of the Transportation Communications Newsletter. It started as a discussion group and
has evolved into the newsletter format you know today. It's one of the oldest electronic
transportation newsletters. Thank
you to all who have been readers, contributors and supporters over the past
decade and a half!
Friday Bonus
This
should probably come as no surprise.
Upcoming Events
Webinar: Measuring the Impact of Advanced
Transportation Technologies on Traveler Behavior – June 19
Today in Transportation
History
1913
**100th anniversary** Eleven construction workers were killed in a
cave-in during construction of the Lexington Avenue subway line in New York
City.
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