Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday,
August 4, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1)
World's First-of-Its-Kind Air Traffic
Control System Becomes Operational in Oman
Link
to article in the Times of Oman:
2)
How Flight Systems Could be Vulnerable
to Hackers
Link
to Reuters article:
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
3)
Unique Crossing System in New Zealand to
Help Slower Pedestrians
Link
to story on 3 News:
4)
Virginia Beach Officials Say Bicycles
Shouldn't Carry Advertising Signs
Link
to article from The Virginian-Pilot:
5)
Shoes Using Haptic Feedback Could Help
Steer Visually Impaired and Blind Pedestrians
Link
to story on MedCityNews:
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
6)
Computer Security Experts Tell Toll
Operators It Pays to be Paranoid
Link
to article on TollRoadsNews:
GPS / NAVIGATION
7)
How Apple Maps Could Eventually Route
You Around Stoplights
Link
to article on Tech Cheat Sheet:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
8)
Bids Sought for Traffic Management Center
for Noida-Greater Noida Expressway
Link
to article in The Times of India:
9)
Researchers Study Technology that Could
Display Traffic Signs Inside Vehicles
Link
to article from Virginia Tech:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
10)
GM Website Misleading Consumers on
Recalls, US DOT Says
Link
to Bloomberg article:
11)
Transit Police's 'MBTA Etiquette' Shares
the Bad, the Ugly
Link
to article on Boston.com:
RAILROADS
12)
Miscommunication Leads to Amtrak Train
Leaving New York Without Its Passengers
Link
to article in the Daily News:
13)
Wisconsin Congressman Proposes Communication
and Coordination for Railroad Accidents and Spills
Link
to story on WSAU Radio:
SAFETY / SECURITY
14)
Utah 'Roadkill App' Paints Clearer
Picture of Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions
Link
to article in the Deseret News:
TELEMATICS
15)
BMW to Install Usage-Based Insurance Telematics
Into Cars
Link
to article in Computerworld UK:
TRANSIT
16)
Singapore's SMRT Installs Devices for
Real-Time Monitoring of Bus Drivers
Link
to article in Today:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
17) Smart
Highway Aims to Cut I-80 Congestion in California's East Bay
Link to
article in the San Francisco Chronicle:
VEHICLES
18)
Mercedes-Benz's Autonomous Driving
Features Dominate the Industry – and Will for Years
Link
to article in Automotive News:
19)
The World's Most Hackable Cars
Link
to article on Dark Reading:
20)
Intelligent Assistants for Helping
People Interact with Autonomous Cars
Link
to article from UK Technology Strategy Board:
News Releases
Upcoming Events
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Today in Transportation
History
1914
**100th anniversary** Germany invaded Belgium in the early days of
World War I.
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