Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday,
June 6, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1)
Split Over Airline Passenger
Data-Sharing in EU
Link
to article in European Voice:
2)
Articles from Future Travel Experience
-
The In-flight Passenger Experience
Technological Revolution – Part One
-
Interview with SITA on Partnership
with Changi Airport for State-of-the-Art Innovation
-
Facial Recognition System Deployed
at Edinburgh Airport
CARTOGRAPHY
3)
Comparing Driving to Transit in the Next
Version of Google Maps
Link
to blog from Mobility Lab:
PARKING
4) New York City to
Resume Booting Vehicles
This time though, drivers can pay fine by phone
and unlock the device themselves.
Link to article in The New York Times:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
5)
New Hampshire Councilor Pushes Back on
Rail Ad Campaign
Link
to article in the New Hampshire Union
Leader:
6)
Site Launched for Small Transportation Businesses
in Colorado
Link
to article in The Colorado Springs
Business Journal:
7)
Los Angeles Metro's Rail Safety
Ambassador Program
Link
to video:
ROADWAYS
8)
Icelandic Traffic Signs Translated Into
English and Japanese
Link
to article in Iceland Review:
9)
Ohio DOT Commended for New Freeway Signs
Link
to editorial in The Columbus Dispatch:
SAFETY / SECURITY
10)
App to Cut Distracted Driving Launched
in Qatar
Link
to article in the Gulf Times:
TAXIS
11) DC Taxicab Commission Rejects Claim It
Seeks to Inhibit Innovation
Link to story on WAMU Radio:
12)
Local Governments in China Move In on
Taxi Apps
Link
to article in The Economic Observer:
TELEMATICS
13)
Telematics Detroit 2013: Day One
Link
to article on Telematics Update:
TRANSIT
14)
BART 40th Anniversary Video
Nominated for Local Emmy
Link
to article in Metro:
http://www.metro-magazine.com/news/story/2013/06/bart-40th-anniversary-video-nominated-for-emmy.aspx
15)
How Tiny Commuting App Transit is
Beating Google Maps in Canada
Link
to article on VentureBeat:
16)
Dutch Public Transportation May Be
Hackable with an Android Smartphone
Link
to article on Ars Technica:
VEHICLES
17)
Why Ford is Keeping Its Eye on
'Information Addiction'
Link
to article and video on The Motley Fool:
**There was a problem with a link to story #8 in yesterday's
TCN. Here it is with a working
link.
18) BMW to Connect Future
Cars to ConnectDrive Internet Service
Link to article in Autocar:
News Releases
Upcoming Events
Trans4 Qatar Exhibition – September 29-October 1 – Doha, Qatar
Today in Transportation
History
1833
**180th anniversary** Andrew Jackson became the first sitting US
president to take a train ride.
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