Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Wednesday, July 31, 2013


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, July 31, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) Heathrow to Track Customers Through Airport to Cut Cost of Delays
Link to article in The Daily Telegraph:

2) US Lawmaker Wants Landing Speed Warnings on Airplanes After Asiana Crash
Link to article in The Hill:

3) Wi-Fi on International Flights is Just Starting to Take Off
Link to Bloomberg article:

4) When Customer Service and Technology Come to the Fore During Travel Disruption
Link to blog on Tnooz:

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

5) San Francisco Police Turn to Twitter to Reunite Owners with Stolen Bikes
Link to article on Transportation Nation:

OTHER

6) Congress Watches as FCC Mulls Spectrum Giveaway
Link to article in Roll Call:

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

7) Texas A&M Transportation Institute Kicks Off 'Share the Road, Texas' Campaign
Link to article in The Eagle:

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) 25% of Car Crashes Involve Cellphones; Despite Warnings, Experts Say Situation Getting Worse
Link to article on MarketWatch:

9) After Three Years, Georgia's No-Texting Law Hard to Enforce
Link to story on WMAZ-TV:

10) Children Dying in Hot Cars: Safety Advocates Take to Twitter, Facebook Today
Link to article on Lower Moreland Patch:

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

11) San Francisco Airport Officials Make Citizen Arrests of Ride-Share Drivers
Link to story on Fox News:

TELEMATICS

12) Q&A: Meeting the Demands of a Global Telematics Market
Link to article on Telematics Update:

TRANSIT

13) DC Metro Employees Could Face Discipline for Disabling Train Intercoms
Link to article in The Washington Post:

14) Cyberattack on Apple Developer Site Delays Public Launch of TriMet Ticketing App
Link to article in The Oregonian:

15) The Transit App Launches on Android After iOS Success
Link to article in PC Magazine:

16) Moscow Subway to Use Devices to Read Data on Phones
Link to story on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Link to article in Izvestia: http://izvestia.ru/news/554378 (in Russian)

VEHICLES

17) Volkswagen Stops University's Release of Hacking Study
Link to AP article:

18) How Design Can Make Connected Cars a Reality
Link to article in Fortune:

19) Streaming Apps Offer Alternative to Car Radio
Link to article in USA Today:

20) General Motors AppShop Possibilities Look Brighter Than Ever
Link to blog from GM:


News Releases


Solicitation
 -  Public Consultations – Access to Multimodal Traffic and Travel Data in the European Union – European Commission


Upcoming Events
Last Mile Freight Delivery Conference: Use of Cleaner Mobility Vehicles – October 4 – New York City


Today in Transportation History    
1588 **425th anniversary** The Spanish Armada is spotted off the coast of England.

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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Tuesday, July 30, 2013


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, July 30, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) Airports Are the Next Big Battleground in the Sharing Economy
Link to article in Forbes:

BUSES

2) Greyhound Rolls Out Streaming Movies and Music for Passengers
Link to article in The New York Times:

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) Europe Permits Free Access to Sentinel Earth Observation Data
Link to article on Space News:

MARITIME

4) New Irish Maritime Administration to Be Created
Link to article in Waypoint AirMed & Rescue Magazine:

5) BBC World News Launches on Commercial Maritime Vessels
Link to article in The Maritime Executive:

OTHER

6) Is @Transport the Way Forward?
Link to blog in the National Journal:

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

7) Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Takes Blame for I-75/71 Jam; Working to Improve Communications
Link to article in The Cincinnati Enquirer:

8) 'I'm Stuck' App Helps Delayed Commuters Stick It to Politicians
Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:

9) Crowdfunded Freedom of Information Act Machine Could Simplify Data Requests
Link to article in Government Technology:

RAILROADS

10) Articles from Latest Issue of Future Rail
 -  New Technologies Could Improve Crossing Safety
 -  Deutsche Bahn Testing Drone to Tackle Graffitists

11) Unequal Pay for New York Penn Station Dispatchers
Link to article in the New York Post:

12) Amtrak Video Ensures General Climate of Fear
Link to column in the Nelson Mail:

13) American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association Produces Video to Commemorate Centennial
Link to article in Progressive Railroading:

ROADWAYS

14) Police Want 'Soft' Traffic Opening of Bridge Connecting Maine and New Hampshire
Link to article in the Portsmouth Herald:

SAFETY / SECURITY

15) Roswell, Georgia Tries New Method of Catching Red-Light Runners
Link to article in the Revue & News:

16) Michigan DOT Must Revise Safety Campaign
Newspapers says displaying traffic fatalities on electronic signs is distracting.
Link to editorial in the Times Herald:

TELEMATICS

17) Gamification and Telematics
Link to article on Telematics Update:

TRANSIT

18) Report: Transit Ticketing via Smartphone Will Triple in Next Five Years
Link to article in Wired:

19) Interactive Totems Providing Access to Transit Schedules in Milan
Link to article on Digital Signage Connection:

20) Maryland Transit Administration Seeks Advertising Agencies
Link to article in the Baltimore Business Journal:

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

21) Cape Cod Traffic Plan in Place for Hurricane Season
Link to article in The Republican:

22) Study: No Exact Way to Measure Port of Entry Wait Times
Link to story on KOLD-TV:

23) Kern County, California 511 Lets You Plan Your Trips
Link to story on KERN Radio:

VEHICLES

24) Software Experts Attack Cars, to Release Code as Hackers Meet
Link to Reuters article:

25) Technology Will Make or Break Oregon's Mileage Tracking Program
Link to article in Government Technology:

26) iCar Dream Downsizes to Dashboards as Apple Takes on Foes
Link to Bloomberg article:

27) Calling All 'Codaholics': Automakers Vie for Tech Talent
Link to Reuters article:

28) How Mercedes-Benz R&D is Using Google Glass
Link to article in the Silicon Valley Business Journal:


News Releases


Upcoming Events
Webinar - Social Media: The Meeting of Online and Offline – August 1


Today in Transportation History    
1863 **150th anniversary** Henry Ford was born in Greenfield Township, Michigan.

1978 **35th anniversary** Okinawa switches from driving on the right to driving on the left.

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