Monday, June 30, 2014

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, June 30, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Technology Helps West Virginia Airport in Virtually Every Way

Link to article in The Register-Herald:

http://www.register-herald.com/latestnews/x1736689353/Technology-helps-airport-in-virtually-every-way  

BICYCLES

2) An App Designed to Lead the Blind Safely

Link to article in the Star Tribune:

http://www.startribune.com/local/265137311.html#XzcjTlBb0QbBhTCS.97

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

3) South Africa’s Stellenbosch University Launches Smart Mobility Lab

Link to article on Ventureburn:

http://ventureburn.com/2014/06/stellenbosch-university-launches-smart-mobility-lab-to-develop-traffic-solutions/

MARITIME

4) Port of Houston Incidents Rarely Investigated Formally

Link to article in the Houston Chronicle:

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Port-of-Houston-incidents-rarely-investigated-5587319.php#/0

PARKING

5) San Francisco Parking App Refuses Shutdown Order

Link to AP article:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/06/30/parking-app-refuses-shut-down/11755845/

RAILROADS

6) New York State Reviewing Whether to Disclose Oil Train Movements

Link to article in the Poughkeepsie Journal:

http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/news/2014/06/26/csx-state-secrets/11434343/

7) Amtrak Passengers Said They Were Left in the Dark on Delayed Train

Link to article in The Buffalo News:

http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/downtown-waterfront/late-amtrak-train-strands-passengers-in-heat-at-downtown-station-20140629

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) New Maryland Facility Will Rehearse Foreigner Iris and Facial Recognition at Airport Exits

Link to article on NextGov:

http://www.nextgov.com/emerging-tech/2014/06/new-facility-will-rehearse-foreigner-iris-and-facial-recognition-airport-exits/87502/

TRANSIT

9) New York City Council Funds New Countdown Clocks for Buses

Link to AP article:

http://www.wnyc.org/story/city-council-praised-funding-countdown-clocks/

10) Free Wi-Fi to Be Installed at Bus Stops in Baku, Azerbaijan

Link to article from ABC. AZ:

http://abc.az/eng/news_30_06_2014_82180.html

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) New Variable Message Sign Network to Ease Delhi Traffic Chaos

Link to article in India Today:

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/new-system-to-ease-capitals-traffic-chaos/1/369171.html

VEHICLES

12) Google, Detroit Diverge on Roadmap for Self-Driving Cars

Link to Reuters article:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/rpt-google-detroit-diverge-road-110000304.html

13) Ford to Use Wearables to Improve Health and Safety in Cars

Link to article on ZDNet:

http://www.zdnet.com/ford-to-use-wearables-to-improve-health-and-safety-in-cars-7000030997/

News Releases

1) North Carolina DOT Signs Contract to Provide Reliable Travel Time Along Heavily Congested I-77

2) The Source - Information Radio News - June 2014

3) FHWA Recognizes National Fire Academy for Safety Training

4) Frost & Sullivan on In-Car Infotainment: Are US and European Customers ready to Embrace Telematics and HMI Features?

5) Geoinformation for the Mobility of the Future

Upcoming Events

T3 Webinar: Effectiveness of Disseminating Traffic Messages on Dynamic Message Signs - July 16

http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/t3/s140716_dms.asp

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Friday, June 27, 2014

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, June 27, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Aviation Industry to Track All Flights Over Oceans

Link to article in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/06/27/tracking-flights-icao-iata-malaysia-370-missing-flight-airlines/11413547/

GPS / NAVIGATION

2) Microsoft Explores Indoors GPS

Link to article in eWeek:

http://www.eweek.com/cloud/microsoft-explores-indoor-gps.html

PARKING

3) Mobile Apps Transforming the Future of Parking

Link to story on CNN:

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/06/25/tech/innovation/parking-apps/

VEHICLES

4) Looking to Cars, Trucks Step Up Safety

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/29/automobiles/looking-to-cars-trucks-step-up-safety.html?_r=0

News Releases

1) Pennsylvania DOT Pedestrian Safety Video Receives Two Telly Awards

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Thursday, June 26, 2014

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, June 26, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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Vacation Note

My wife and I are headed to Europe for vacation. The TCN will still be published while we're away but the newsletter may be sent earlier or later than usual. Also, some of the usual features, such as 'Today in Transportation History' and the 'Friday Bonus,' will be suspended while we're traveling.

AVIATION

1) FAA Tells Congress NextGen on Track

Link to article in Flying:

http://www.flyingmag.com/news/faa-tells-congress-nextgen-track

2) France Air Traffic Controller Strike Called Off

Link to story on France 24:

http://www.france24.com/en/20140626-france-strike-airport-air-traffic-orly/

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

3) Transport for London Agrees to Scrap 'Cyclists Stay Back' Stickers on Buses

Link to article on road.cc:

http://road.cc/content/news/121876-transport-london-agrees-scrap-stay-back-stickers

4) hitchBOT: At the Intersection of Hitchhiking and Technology

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/question-of-the-day/Question-of-the-Day-for-062514.html

Link to more information

5) Portland, Oregon TV Newscast Offers Biking Conditions with the Weather Report

Link to Streetsblog USA:

http://usa.streetsblog.org/2014/06/25/portland-newscast-offers-biking-conditions-with-the-weather-report/

CARTOGRAPHY

6) San Francisco Muni to Launch a New, More Legible Map

Link to San Francisco Streetsblog:

http://sf.streetsblog.org/2014/06/24/muni-to-launch-a-new-more-legible-map/

7) BlindMaps Makes Braille GPS Navigation a Reality

Link to article on West:

http://www.west-info.eu/blindmaps-makes-braille-gps-navigation-a-reality/

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

8) Manila-Cavite Expressway, First in Philippines with RFID Toll Collection

Link to article in ITS International:

http://www.itsinternational.com/categories/charging-tolling/news/manila-launches-first-rfid-toll-collection/

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

9) Tech Evangelists Hit Capitol Hill to Showcase Transportation Inventions

Link to article in Roll Call:

http://blogs.rollcall.com/the-container/tech-evangelists-showcase-travel-inventions

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

10) South Carolina Radio Reporter Receives National Award for Transportation Reporting

Link to article in The Connector:

http://www.scdot.org/inside/pdfs/connector_archives/ConnectorSpring2014.pdf (page 3)

11) Transportation Agencies Work to Effectively Share Their Environmental Stories

Link to Talking Transportation blog:

http://talkingtransportation.wordpress.com/2014/06/26/transportation-agencies-work-to-effectively-share-their-environmental-stories/

RAILROADS

12) California Seeks More Disclosure from Railroad on Plans for Oil Trains

Link to McClatchy News Service article:

http://www.sacbee.com/2014/06/25/6512502/state-seeks-more-disclosure-from.html

ROADWAYS

13) Tampa Needs Funding for Better Signal Monitoring

Link to story on WTSP-TV:

http://www.wtsp.com/story/traffic/2014/06/26/traffic-signal/11304037/

SAFETY / SECURITY

14) Traffic Police in Myanmar Push Remote Monitoring of Buses

Link to article in The Myanmar Times:

http://www.mmtimes.com/index.php/national-news/10826-traffic-police-push-remote-monitoring-of-buses.html

TELEMATICS

15) Detroit Telematics Show 2014: Cloud Platforms, Smartphone Connectivity and Big Data

Link to blog from Strategy Analytics:

https://www.strategyanalytics.com/default.aspx?mod=reportabstractviewer&a0=9796

TRANSIT

16) Georgia's Cobb County Transit Makes Maps Accessible to the Blind

Link to article in The Marietta Daily Journal:

http://www.mdjonline.com/view/full_story/25348055/article-A-voice-in-the-dark--Cobb-County-Transit-makes-maps-accessible-to-the-blind

17) 'm-Kaart' Replaces 'e-go' Card on Public Transport in Luxembourg

Link to article on Luxemburger Wort:

http://www.wort.lu/en/luxembourg/new-travel-card-m-kaart-replaces-e-go-card-on-public-transport-53ac1658b9b398870803d72e

18) Orlando Tech Firm Echo Develops SunRail App

Link to story on WOFL-TV:

http://www.myfoxorlando.com/story/25873580/orlando-tech-firm-echo-develops-sunrail-app

VEHICLES

19) Road Testing a Smart Car

Link to story on Al Jazeera America's TechKnow:

http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows/techknow/articles/2014/6/25/road-testing-a-smartcar.html

20) Congressman Bob Gibbs: Driverless Cars 'Next Generation of Cruise Control'

Link to article in The Hill:

http://thehill.com/policy/transportation/210567-lawmaker-labels-driverless-cars-next-generation-of-cruise-control

21) Will Car-Hacking Become the New Carjacking?

Link to article on MarketWatch:

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/will-car-hacking-become-the-new-carjacking-2014-06-03

22) The Internet of 3,500-Pound Things: Big Data Arrives in Your Car

Link to article on ExtremeTech:

http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/185350-the-internet-of-3500-pound-things-big-data-arrives-in-your-car

23) 4G in Cars is Coming Fast

Link to video on CNET's Next Big Thing:

http://www.cnet.com/videos/4g-in-cars-is-coming-fast-the-next-big-thing-episode-7/

News Releases

1) Idaho Driver's License Practice Test Mobile App Now Available

2) Virginia's Hampton Roads Transit Launches Website to Promote Transportation Options

3) Las Vegas RTC Launches Visitor Transit Site RideTheStrip.com

4) New Online Tool Helps Shipping Companies Analyze Economic, Environmental Freight Costs

5) Task Force Recommends Customer Service Improvements for Port of New York and New Jersey

6) New Website for Dubai's Maritime Industry Council

7) Rusada and SkyTrac Announce Linking of Flight Data and Fleet Management

8) Ford and Intel Research Demonstrate Future of In-Car Personalization and Mobile Interior Imaging Technology

9) Lincoln Puts Focus on Content Marketing and Social Media Influencers to Promote New MKC

10) Android and Open Automotive Alliance Shift Into the Next Gear

11) Chrysler Group and SiriusXM Announce Five-Year Subscription Plan for Some Car Buyers

12) Latest Rail Software Innovations Announced at GE Transportation's 25^th Annual Client Conference

Solicitation

 -  Grants Notice – Establishment of New Certification Environment Based on Wireless Communications – Federal Highway Administration

http://www.its.dot.gov/procurements/wireless_comm.htm

Upcoming Events

IFA Consumer Electronics Show – September 5-10 – Berlin

http://b2b.ifa-berlin.com/en/Home.html

Today in Transportation History    

1959 **55^th anniversary** The St. Lawrence Seaway was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II and President Eisenhower.

http://www.cbc.ca/archives/categories/society/the-monarchy/canadas-new-queen/queen-opens-st-lawrence-seaway.html

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