Friday, April 4, 2014

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, April 4, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Huntsville International Becomes First Airport in Southeast to Earn StormReady Designation from National Weather Service

Link to article in The Huntsville Times:

http://blog.al.com/breaking/2014/04/huntsville_international_becom.html

CAMERAS

2) Xerox Develops Software to Help Enforce Carpool Lanes

Link to story on WXXI Radio:

http://wxxinews.org/post/xerox-develops-software-help-enforce-carpool-lanes

Link to news release

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

3) Michigan DOT Installing Traffic-Monitoring System on US 127

Link to story on WILX-TV:

http://www.wilx.com/news/headlines/MDOT-Installing-Traffic-Monitoring-System-on-US-127-253845751.html

Link to news release

MARITIME

4) California Maritime Academy Hosts E-Navigation Conference

Link to article in the Times-Herald:

http://www.timesheraldonline.com/news/ci_25491911/cal-maritime-hosts-e-navigation-conference

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) Texting-While-Driving Ban Rejected By Mississippi House

Link to AP article:

http://www.cdispatch.com/news/article.asp?aid=32353

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

6) The War Between Uber and Lyft Will Be Won with an Algorithm

Link to article on Quartz:

http://qz.com/195348/the-war-between-uber-and-lyft-will-be-won-with-an-algorithm/

TRANSIT

7) Cubic Hopes NextCity's Big Data Will Help Simplify Public Transportation

Link to article in U-T San Diego:

http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2014/apr/04/cubic-next-city/

VEHICLES

8) Internet of Things Pilot Stars University Electric Cars

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/education/Internet-of-Things-Pilot-Stars-University-Electric-Cars.html

9) Carmakers in a Race to Provide V2V Data Services, Says Sprint

Link to article in Electronics Weekly:

http://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/business/information-technology/car-makers-race-provide-v2v-data-services-says-sprint-2014-04/

10) Bumps on the Road to mHealth in the Connected Car

Link to article on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/v2x-safety/bumps-road-mhealth-connected-car

News Releases

1) International ITS Leaders Network in Melbourne

2) Enid (Oklahoma) Transit Initiates Text Service for Passengers

3) International Road Dynamics Awarded ITS and Toll Systems Contract in Mexico

4) New York Governor Announces Red License Plates for State and Local Government Emergency Response Vehicles

5) New Iowa DOT Construction Website Online Just in Time for National Work Zone Awareness Week

Friday Bonus

Who says airline travel is less civilized?

http://youtu.be/zocNCBXHVQo

Upcoming Events

Emergency Response to Traffic Crashes in Vermont – April 15 – Burlington, Vermont

http://www.uvm.edu/trc/event/emergency-response-to-traffic-crashes-in-vermont/

Today in Transportation History    

1949 **65^th anniversary** The treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO, was signed in Washington, DC.

http://www.nato.int/history/index.html

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