Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday,
October 10, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1)
French Air Traffic Controllers' Strike
Leads to Dozens of Canceled Flights
Link
to Press Association article:
2)
FAA Furloughs Delay Decision on
Electronic Devices
Link
to NBC News story:
3)
Big Data? How Some Airlines Are Making a
Big Deal Out of Yours
Link
to article on Tnooz:
4)
App's Unconventional Path Includes
Refunds, 3D-Printed Maps
Link
to article on Tnooz:
5)
Location-Based Services; Navigating the
Future of Airport Improvements
Link
to commentary on AviationPros:
CAMERAS
6)
Some Upset ANPR Cameras to Only be Used
for Traffic
Link
to article in the Welwyn Hatfield Times:
CARTOGRAPHY
7)
New Google Maps Integrates Your Flights
and Upcoming Events
Link
to article on TechCrunch:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
8)
$40 Billion for UK Smart Cities
Link
to article on The Economic Voice:
ROADWAYS
9)
US Senator Asks Arizona DOT to Look at
Signage for Veterans Facilities
Link
to Cronkite News article:
SAFETY / SECURITY
10)
Innovative Rail Crossing Technology to
be Trialed in Queensland
Link
to article on Sourceable:
11)
Researchers Say There is No Way to
Safely Text While Driving
Link
to story on KUHF Radio:
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
12)
State Regulators Step in on Ridesharing
Controversies
Link
to article on Stateline:
13) Peer-to-Peer Rideshare
App Lyft Launching in Baltimore October 17
Link to article in The Baltimore Sun:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
14)
New TMC Will Keep Eye on Bengaluru,
India Traffic, Buses
Link
to article in the Deccan Chronicle:
VEHICLES
15)
Toyota Introduces System that Uses Radio
to Avoid Car Collisions
Link
to Bloomberg article:
16)
California to Pilot Electronic License
Plates
Link
to article in Government Technology:
17)
Self-Driving Cars? They Are (Sort of)
Here Already
Link
to article in USA Today:
18)
Self-Driving Cars: Why?
Link
to story on CNET TV:
19)
Autonomous Truck Convoys: The Question
is When, Not if
Link
to article on Telematics Update:
News Releases
Upcoming Events
Webinar: Using ITS to Increase the
Effectiveness of Your Traffic Incident Management (TIM) Program – October 30
Today in Transportation
History
1913
**100th anniversary** The Gamboa Dike was blown up, opening the
Panama Canal.
The
body of Rudolph Diesel, inventor of the diesel engine, was found floating in
the North Sea, 11 days after he disappeared from the steamer Dresden.
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