Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Tuesday, December 31, 2013


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, December 31, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

CARTOGRAPHY

1) The Quest to Create the Perfect Map
Link to article on The Atlantic Cities:

OTHER

2) Mumbai Sets Up Think Tank to Help Solve Traffic Woes
Link to article in The Times of India:

3) Could 2014 Be the Year of the Driverless Golf Carts?
Link to article in Golf Digest:

4) Top New Jersey Traffic and Transit Stories of 2013
Link to blog from WKXW Radio:

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

5) Website Will Track New York City Traffic Deaths
Link to article in the New York Post:

ROADWAYS

6) UK Department for Transport Invests £30,000 in Pothole Reporting App
Link to article in The Daily Telegraph:
Link to news release: http://goo.gl/ku5GHh

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) High-Tech Tactics to Fight Road Deaths in New Zealand
Link to article in The Dominion Post:

8) Q&A: What Robots Mean for Airport Security
Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:

TELEMATICS

9) Magic Bus: The Fight for the OBD2 Port
Link to article on Telematics Update:

10) Irish Tech Juggernaut, Fleetmatics, Has World Mapped Out
Link to article on Silicon Republic:
Link to additional information: http://www.fleetmatics.com/


News Releases


Upcoming Events
Inaugural Women in Parking Conference – March 19-20 – Rosemont, Illinois


Today in Transportation History    
1878 **135th anniversary** Karl Benz finished the design of his two-stroke engine for which he was granted a patent the next year.

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