Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday,
September 4, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
Telematics for Fleet Management USA 2013 (November 20-21, Atlanta, GA) will discuss how to engage
cross industry partners as consolidation and new technologies drastically
change the landscape of fleet telematics.
Expert speakers
confirmed include Donlen, Penske,
Ryder, Daimler, Volvo, Telogis, Garmin, PeopleNet and FMCSA to name a few. The event
will feature 200+ delegates, 30+ senior level speakers, 25+ business focused
sessions, and 20+ hours of networking.
Key topics include ELD regulation, standardized platforms and data sets, green
vehicles, autonomous freight, commercial insurance and key business model and
service options to stay relevant in the changing market.
AVIATION
1)
Judge Grants Access to Internal Review,
FAA Inspector in Advance of Trial in 2009 Plane Crash
Link
to AP article:
2)
JetBlue Scores FAA Approval for Fly-Fi,
May Launch Satellite Wi-Fi Next Month
Link
to article on Engadget:
3)
September/October Issue of Inflight
Looks at On-Board Communications and Entertainment
Link
to magazine:
CARTOGRAPHY
4)
How Lasers Will Give the US East Coast
Precise New Post-Sandy Maps
Link
to article on Nextgov:
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
5)
Transportation Corridor Agencies' New
App Could Provide $30 in Toll Credit
Link to article on Laguna Niguel-Dana Point Patch:
http://lagunaniguel-danapoint.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/toll-roads-new-app-could-provide-30-in-toll-credit_62930a8f
Link to article on Laguna Niguel-Dana Point Patch:
http://lagunaniguel-danapoint.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/toll-roads-new-app-could-provide-30-in-toll-credit_62930a8f
MARITIME
6)
Keeping the World's Busiest Maritime
Motorway Moving
Link
to story on CNN's The Gateway:
OTHER
7)
Text-Sender Protection Bill to Be
Introduced in New Jersey
Link
to story on WKXW Radio:
8)
California Abruptly Drops Plan to
Implant RFID Chips in Driver’s Licenses
Link to article in Wired:
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/09/drivers-license-rfid-chips/
Link to article in Wired:
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/09/drivers-license-rfid-chips/
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
9)
Massachusetts Bay Transportation
Authority Safety Video Urges Riders to 'Safely Bounce'
Link
to article in The Boston Globe:
10)
Charlotte Fights Its Anti-Transit Foes …
with Infographics
Link
to article on The Atlantic Cities:
11)
Talking Bridges: Two Bridges, Two
Wonderful Stories
Link
to Talking Transportation blog:
RAILROADS
12)
Signaling – The Next Five Years
Link
to article in The Rail Engineer:
SAFETY / SECURITY
13)
TSA Adds Forbidden Articles to App
Link
to article in FCW:
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
14)
Study: Market for Ridesharing, For-Hire
Vehicles 'Growing Rapidly' in Seattle
Link
to article on GeekWire:
TRANSIT
15)
Columbia (Missouri) Transit Utilizes
Real-Time GPS Tracking
Link
to article in Columbia Business Times:
16)
Google Maps Transit Available in Berlin
and Brandenburg
Link
to article on Telecompaper:
VEHICLES
17)
Subaru's Anti-Crash Feature Lures
Japanese Seeking Safety
Link
to Bloomberg article:
18)
Mazda Develops System to Halt
Car-Streetcar Collisions
Link
to Kyodo article:
19)
Google Tests Self-Driving Car at
Virginia Tech's Smart Road
Link
to article in The Roanoke Times:
20)
Google's Map Features Find Their Way
Into More Cars
Link
to article in Forbes:
21)
Now, Control Your Car with a Smartphone
Link
to article in The Times of India:
News Releases
Solicitations
-
Request for Proposals – I-77 Active
Traffic and Safety Management System – Virginia DOT
-
Request for Proposals – I-64
Active Traffic and Safety Management System – Virginia DOT
Upcoming Events
carIT Conference – September 18 – Frankfurt
Today in Transportation
History
1923
**90th anniversary** The USS Shenandoah,
the US Navy's first rigid airship, made its maiden flight.
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