Friday, May 16, 2014

Friday, May 16, 2014


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, May 16, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) CIO of Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Sees Value of Social Media
Link to article on CITEworld:

CAMERAS

2) Utah Transit Authority is Watching You on Trains and Buses – Safety Boost or Big Brother?
Link to article in The Salt Lake Tribune:

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

3) ITS News & Updates – May 16
Link to update from US DOT's ITS Joint Program Office:

OTHER

4) Mileage-Based Car Fees Face Privacy Concerns
Link to article from the Detroit Free Press:
Link to report

5) Thinking Highways – March/April 2014
 -  North America Edition (check page 46 for an article written by the TCN editor)
 -  Europe and Rest of the World Edition

PARKING

6) API Offers Real-Time Parking Data for Cities, Universities
Link to article in GCN:

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) After Teen Stowaway's Flight, Silicon Valley Startups Offer Airport Security Solutions
Link to story on KPIX-TV:

TRANSIT

8) Tweets About Delays Put Pressure on New Jersey Transit
Link to article in The Record:

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) Technological Help for Traffic Management in Chennai
Link to article in the Deccan Chronicle:

10) How North Carolina Monitors Traffic on 80,000 Miles of Road
Link to article on CITEworld:

VEHICLES

11) Wireless Carrier Wars Come to Your Car
Link to article in Computerworld:


News Releases


Friday Bonus
I don't know about you, but it can get terribly frustrating getting my car, or other voice-recognition systems to understand me. Imagine what it would be like if buildings started to install elevators that responded to voice commands.


Upcoming Events
National Rural ITS Conference – August 24-27 – Branson, Missouri


Today in Transportation History    
1919 **95th anniversary** The first trans-Atlantic flight departed Rockaway, New York. The plane would reach Lisbon on May 27.

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