Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Tuesday, November 19, 2013


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, November 19, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057


CAMERAS

1) Cops Like What They See with License Plate Readers
Link to article in Governing:

OTHER

2) Utah a Model for New Federal Transportation Lobbying
Link to article in The Salt Lake Tribune:

ROADWAYS

3) London Cabbies Surveyed About Road Signs
Link to article in The Telegraph:

SAFETY / SECURITY

4) Pilot Program: Speed Sensors Trigger Red Light on Philadelphia Street
Link to article in The Philadelphia Inquirer:

5) How Do Audio Guys Sell Driver Safety?
Link to article on CEoutlook:

6) Motivated by Death of Paving Worker, Maine Man Aims to Save Lives with 'Ricky's Mandate'
Link to article in the Bangor Daily News:

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

7) Big European Players Embrace the Car-Sharing Trend
Link to article in The New York Times:

TELEMATICS

8) Daimler Trucks Sees Increasing Telematics Use in 2014
Link to article in Transport Topics:

TRANSIT

9) Mysore to Be First City in India to Use Bus Auto Scheduling Technology
Link to article in The Times of India:

10) Smart Ticketing on the Cards for Manchester, UK Tram Users
Link to article in the Manchester Evening News:

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Online Maps to Help Arkansas Drivers Avoid Congested Roads
Link to story on KUAR Radio:

VEHICLES

12) Lawmakers Question Safety of Driverless Cars
Link to article in The Hill:

13) Self-Driving Cars Not Ready for Years, GM Exec Tells Congress
Link to article in the Detroit Free Press:

14) Ford Exec: Auto, Tech Firms Must Work Together to Provide Internet, Apps
Link to Reuters article:

15) What's the Future of Radio in the Connected Car
Link to interview on Mark Ramsey Media:


News Releases


Solicitation
 -  Poster Session – Intelligent Transportation Society of New Jersey Annual Meeting


Upcoming Events
National Transportation Infrastructure Summit – November 21 – Washington, DC


Today in Transportation History    
1898 **115th anniversary** Arthur R. von Hippel, a physicist who contributed to the development of radar, was born in Rostock, Germany.

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