Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Wednesday, September 18, 2013


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, September 18, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) Aviation Reps Talk NextGen at Conference
Link to article in The Press of Atlantic City:

CAMERAS

2) 'More and More Cameras' Every Day in World's Airports and Stores
Link to article in The National:

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Cellphone-as-Tolltag Test Reported to be Going Well in Washington State
Link to article on TOLLROADSnews:

MARITIME

4) Unmapped Routes May Pose Dangers for Shipping Boom in Arctic Waters
Link to story on PBS NewsHour:

5) Myanmar Makes Efforts in Developing Maritime Education
Link to Xinhua article:

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

6) It's Personal: The Smartphone's Influence on Transportation Communications
Link to Talking Transportation blog:

RAILROADS

7) Here's How You Cram a Recording Studio Inside a Speeding Train
Link to article in Wired:

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) US DOT Dragging Its Feet on Rear-Camera Legislation
Link to story on WCBS-TV:

9) Domain Awareness Center Could Unite Port of Oakland, Public Safety Systems
Link to article in Government Technology:

10) Port Security Goes Geospatial
Link to article in The Maritime Executive:

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

11) Uber App Adds Live ETA Map
Link to article on TechCrunch:

TRANSIT

12) TriMet Smartphone Fares App Getting Not-so-Rave Reviews from Frustrated Riders
Link to article in The Oregonian:

13) Scranton, Pennsylvania-Area Transit System Adopts New Advertising Policy
Link to article in The Times-Tribune:

14) A History of London's Iconic Transport Logo
Link to blog in Slate:

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) Here's When Crowdsourcing Actually Works
Link to story on Fox News:

VEHICLES

16) Tesla Enters Race to Build Self-Driving Car
Link to Reuters article:

17) Q&A: Potential and Pitfalls of Open Source in Automotive
Link to interview on Telematics Update:

18) Reports on carIT Congress
Link to stories in automotiveIT:

19) It's an Increasingly Digital World for Truck Drivers
Link to blog in FleetOwner:


News Releases


Job Postings
 -  Transportation Specialist (Transportation Incident and Event Management) – Federal Highway Administration – Lakewood, Colorado; Atlanta, Georgia; Matteson, Illinois; Baltimore, Maryland


Solicitation
 -  Request for Proposals – Denver Regional Aerial Photography Project – Denver Regional Council of Governments


Upcoming Events
eCoMove-interactIVe Joint Final Event – November 20-21 – Aachen, Germany


Today in Transportation History    
1928 **85th anniversary** Juan de la Cierva made the first autogyro crossing of the English Channel.

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