Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Wednesday, July 24, 2013


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, July 24, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057


INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

1) TomTom Data Shows Benefits of Upgraded Gauteng Freeways
Link to article in Engineering News:

OTHER

2) Intersection of Transport Technology and Communication
Link to podcast interview withy Andy Palanisamy on Urbanism Speakeasy:

SAFETY / SECURITY

3) Oklahoma in Minority Without Texting-While-Driving Ban
Link to article from eCapitol:

TELEMATICS

4) No Kidding, 2G for E-Call in EU
Link to blog in EE Times:

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

5) High-Tech Features Aim to Keep Drivers Safe in H-3 Freeway Tunnel in Hawaii
Link to story on KHON-TV:

TRANSIT

6) Delhi Transit Bus Info App Launched
Link to article on Tech2:

7) Indian Buses Stay Ahead of the Technology Curve
Link to article in the Financial Times:

8) Transit Screen Wants to Keep DC Public Transportation Running on Time
Link to blog on InTheCapital:

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) UK Highway Agency Begins Testing on New Managed Motorway System
Link to article in the Telegraph & Argus:

10) Travel Time on Arterials and Rural Highways: State-of-the-Practice Synthesis on Rural Data Collection Technology
Link to report from FHWA:

11) Travel Time on Arterials and Rural Highways: State-of-the-Practice Synthesis on Arterial Data Collection Technology
Link to report from FHWA:

VEHICLES

12) Technology for Cars to Talk to Each Other Urged
Link to AP article:

13) Self-Driving Cars Could Create 1GB of Data a Second
Link to article in Computerworld:

14) Hackers Reveal Nasty New Car Attacks -- With Me Behind the Wheel
Link to story and video in Forbes:

15) Older Drivers and Emerging Vehicle Safety Technologies
Link to blog on The Legal Examiner:


News Releases


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Today in Transportation History    
1963 **50th anniversary** The Bluenose II, a replica of an iconic Canadian schooner, was launched in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia.

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