Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday,
July 31, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1)
Heathrow to Track Customers Through
Airport to Cut Cost of Delays
Link
to article in The Daily Telegraph:
2)
US Lawmaker Wants Landing Speed Warnings
on Airplanes After Asiana Crash
Link
to article in The Hill:
3)
Wi-Fi on International Flights is Just
Starting to Take Off
Link
to Bloomberg article:
4)
When Customer Service and Technology
Come to the Fore During Travel Disruption
Link
to blog on Tnooz:
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
5)
San Francisco Police Turn to Twitter to
Reunite Owners with Stolen Bikes
Link
to article on Transportation Nation:
OTHER
6)
Congress Watches as FCC Mulls Spectrum
Giveaway
Link
to article in Roll Call:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
7)
Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Kicks Off 'Share the Road, Texas' Campaign
Link
to article in The Eagle:
SAFETY / SECURITY
8)
25% of Car Crashes Involve Cellphones;
Despite Warnings, Experts Say Situation Getting Worse
Link
to article on MarketWatch:
9)
After Three Years, Georgia's No-Texting
Law Hard to Enforce
Link
to story on WMAZ-TV:
10)
Children Dying in Hot Cars: Safety Advocates
Take to Twitter, Facebook Today
Link
to article on Lower Moreland Patch:
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
11)
San Francisco Airport Officials Make
Citizen Arrests of Ride-Share Drivers
Link
to story on Fox News:
TELEMATICS
12)
Q&A: Meeting the Demands of a Global
Telematics Market
Link
to article on Telematics Update:
TRANSIT
13)
DC Metro Employees Could Face Discipline
for Disabling Train Intercoms
Link
to article in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/dr-gridlock/wp/2013/07/30/metro-employees-could-face-discipline/
14)
Cyberattack on Apple Developer Site
Delays Public Launch of TriMet Ticketing App
Link
to article in The Oregonian:
15)
The Transit App Launches on Android After
iOS Success
Link
to article in PC Magazine:
16)
Moscow Subway to Use Devices to Read
Data on Phones
Link
to story on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Link
to article in Izvestia: http://izvestia.ru/news/554378
(in Russian)
VEHICLES
17)
Volkswagen Stops University's Release of
Hacking Study
Link
to AP article:
18)
How Design Can Make Connected Cars a Reality
Link to article in Fortune:
19)
Streaming Apps Offer Alternative to Car
Radio
Link
to article in USA Today:
20)
General Motors AppShop Possibilities
Look Brighter Than Ever
Link
to blog from GM:
News Releases
Solicitation
-
Public Consultations – Access to
Multimodal Traffic and Travel Data in the European Union – European Commission
Upcoming Events
Last Mile Freight Delivery
Conference: Use of Cleaner Mobility Vehicles – October 4 – New York City
Today in Transportation
History
1588
**425th anniversary** The Spanish Armada is spotted off the coast of
England.
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