Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday,
December 3, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057
ITS America Calling For Papers, Special Interest Session Proposals
for 2014 ITS World Congress
The 21st
World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems & ITS
America Annual Meeting, to be held Sept. 7-11,
2014 in Detroit, Michigan is a major forum for academic and scientific
excellence in the ITS industry. If you have undertaken research on an
advanced topic in Intelligent Transportation Systems, the World Congress
International Program Committee formally invites you to submit your findings in
the form of a paper or proposal for a special interest session to be presented
in Detroit.
The deadline for
submissions is January 15, 2014. Approved submissions will automatically
be considered for publication in one of three noted ITS journals, namely: The Journal of Intelligent Transportation
Systems, IET Intelligent Transport Systems, or
the International Journal of Intelligent
Transportation Systems. Learn more about World
Congress Program Submissions here, and by visiting www.itsworldcongress.org, or
contact ITS America’s Program Coordinator Morgan Ouellette mouellette@itsa.org.
AVIATION
1)
Los Angeles Airport Board Endorses
Once-Controversial LAX Advertising Deal
Link
to article in the Daily Breeze:
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
2)
E-Tolls Lead to South Africa Traffic Jams
Link to BBC News story:
OTHER
3)
'Future of Transportation' Hackathon
Planned in Cambridge, Massachusetts this Month
Link
to article in the Boston Business Journal:
4)
Brain Study: Men Better at Reading Maps,
Women Better at Multitasking
Link
to AFP article:
5)
Latest Issue of Intertraffic World
Link
to magazine:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
6)
Does Shaming Bad Drivers Reform Them?
Link
to blog from Insurance.com:
RAILROADS
7)
New York Crash Could Add Pressure on
Railroads to Adopt New Safety Technology
Link
to story on NBC News:
Link
to New York MTA statement on Positive Train Control: http://goo.gl/IiwlDd
SAFETY / SECURITY
8)
How Transportation Education Can Help
Ensure Student Safety When Commuting to University of Oregon Campus
Link
to article in the Daily Emerald:
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
9)
Canberra Taxi Drivers Strike Over
GPS-Guided Booking System
Link
to article in The Canberra Times:
TELEMATICS
10)
Honda Revamps Its Link Connected Car
System, Making It Very iPhone Friendly
Link
to article on GigaOM:
Link
to news release: http://goo.gl/CMJi4A
11)
Broadcaster Traffic Consortium Expands
Number of Broadcasters, Markets Covered
Link
to article in Radio:
TRANSIT
12)
Madison, Wisconsin Transit System in
Middle of Battle Over PETA Ads
Link
to story on WITI-TV:
13)
City of Phoenix Attorney Argues Against
Political Ads on Bus Shelters, Benches
Link
to article in the East Valley Tribune:
14)
Melbourne Tries Again for Real-Time Bus
Tracking
Link
to article on iTnews:
15)
Building a Better Minneapolis Bus Stop
Link
to blog in the Star Tribune:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
16)
North Dakota DOT's Smartphone App Proves
Popular
Link
to article in The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead:
Link
to additional information: http://www.dot.nd.gov/travelinfo/ndroads.htm
VEHICLES
17)
California DMV Drafts First Regulations
on Self-Driving Cars
Link
to story on KION-TV:
18)
US Senator Seeks Information on Carmaker
Efforts to Thwart Hackers
Link
to article on 4-traders:
Link
to news release: http://www.markey.senate.gov/record.cfm?id=348146
19)
Mercedes Aims for Young Buyers with New
Online Retail Outlet
Link
to article in automotiveIT:
Link
to site: https://www.connection-online.mercedes-benz.com/
(in German)
News Releases
Upcoming Events
T3 Webinar: Open Data Policy Guidelines for
Transit – Maximizing Real-Time and Schedule Data Use and Investments – December
5
Today in Transportation
History
1838
**175th anniversary** Cleveland Abbe, a meteorologist who developed
a system of telegraphic weather reports and the first head of the US Weather
Bureau, was born in New York City.
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