Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Tuesday, December 17, 2013


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, December 17, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) Eurocontrol: US Air Traffic Management System Outperforms Europe's
Link to article in AIN Air Transport Perspective:

2) JetBlue Will Enforce In-Flight VoIP Ban After All
Link to article in Computerworld:

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

3) Daimler and KIT Bertha Benz Route Autonomous Drive
Link to podcast from the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society:

4) COMeSafety2 Newsletter – December 2013
Link to newsletter:

OTHER

5) Report: Make Transportation Technology a Priority in Texas
Link to article on Texas Tribune:
Link to report: http://goo.gl/086gld

PARKING

6) Park Safe LA App Helps Los Angeles Drivers Avoid Tickets
Link to blog on Zócalo:

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

7) New York City Accident Victims' Families Featured in Ad Campaign Against Dangerous Driving
Link to article in the Daily News:

8) Noida, India Transport Department to Launch Helpline and Website Soon
Link to article in The Times of India:

RAILROADS

9) EU Pledges $620 Million for Railroad Technology
Link to AP article:

10) Amtrak CEO: Train Safety Takes Money, Cooperation
Link to commentary in USA Today:

ROADWAYS

11) Signage Changes After Confusion with Highway 17 Opening in British Columbia
Link to story on CKWX Radio:

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Software Turns Skid Marks to Video Clip in Accident Reconstruction
Link to story on WRDW-TV:

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

13) UK Highways Agency Opens Mock Motorway
Link to article in the Leicester Mercury:

TRANSIT

14) Conceptual Bus Uses LCD to Display Ads and Information
Link to blog in Wired:
Link to further information: http://www.williebus.com/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) Davao City, Philippines May Partner with Media on Real-Time Traffic Information System
Link to article in the Manila Standard Today:


News Releases


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Today in Transportation History    
1903 **110th anniversary** The Wright Brothers made their first successful flights in a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

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