Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday,
October 31, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1)
FAA Will Allow Use of Electronics Entire
Flights
Link
to IDG News Service article:
Link
to news release: http://goo.gl/1kMpRj
2)
Air Traffic Control Modernization Hits
Turbulence
Link
to AP article:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
3)
Successful Launch of New ITSMalta Board
and Website
Link
to article in the Times of Malta:
Link
to site: http://itsmalta.eu/
MARITIME
4)
US Coast Guard Confirms Google Link to
Mystery Barge
Link
to story on CNBC:
OTHER
5)
Ericsson Study: Smartphone Users Expect
Wireless Tech to Relieve Traffic Headaches
Link
to article on FierceWireless:
Link
to release: http://goo.gl/hQwEsY
ROADWAYS
6)
Utah DOT Showcases New Winter Weather Technology,
Announces Resident Reporter Program
Link
to article in the Deseret News:
SAFETY / SECURITY
7)
California's New Caldecott Tunnel Bore
Has Safety Features Inspired by Deadly Fire
Link
to article in the Contra Costa Times:
8)
The Next Big Traffic Safety Debate:
Google Glass
Link
to blog on The Atlantic Cities:
TELEMATICS
9)
Fleets Not Convinced of Benefits of
Sharing Telematics Data
Link
to article in Fleet News:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
10)
Dust Sensors Could Provide Better
Warning for Arizona Motorists
Link
to story on KPHO-TV:
11)
Here's How Philadelphia Will Transform
Traffic with Technology
Link
to article on Technical.ly Philly:
12)
Bhubaneswar, India's Integrated Approach
to Clear Traffic Congestion
Link
to article in The Times of India:
VEHICLES
13)
GM's Desire to Make Buying Cars Online
Easier May Anger Dealers
Link
to article on The Detroit Bureau:
14)
Driverless Cars Are Not Today's Answer
for Safer Roads
Link
to commentary on Telematics Update:
News Releases
Upcoming Events
2013 Airport Exchange –
November 11-13 – Doha, Qatar
Today in Transportation
History
1913
**100th anniversary** The Lincoln Highway, the first improved
automobile highway connecting New York and San Francisco, was dedicated.
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