Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday,
August 14, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
Register now for CVTA’s 5th Annual Summit on
the Future of the Connected Vehicle!
Join the conversation
and take home brand-new insights on the toughest topics in the Connected
Vehicle space! Not only can you come find out what’s happening,
you’ll also be part of figuring out what’s next! Fellow thought leaders
will include: Automakers, Tier 1 and 2 Suppliers; Hardware, Software,
Telecommunications, and Service Providers; Insurers, and State and Federal
government officials.
This year’s event will
be held on September 11th, 2014 at Cobo Hall in Detroit, Michigan,
co-located with the 14th ITS World Congress. Summit attendees are
eligible for discounted World Congress Exhibition and Demonstrations passes and
hotel rates. Register today at www.connectedvehicle.org/events – summit attendance is
limited to 150!
AVIATION
1)
Why Major Airports Are Missing a Trick
with Their Lack of Free Wi-Fi Access
Link
to article in Information Age:
2)
Samsung Places Ads Around Airport Power
Outlets
Link
to article on CNET:
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
3)
Raytheon Wins $130 Million Contract to
Install AET on Massachusetts Turnpike
Link
to article in The Boston Globe:
Link
to news release
MARITIME
4)
Cobra King Maritime Radar System
Commissioned on US Navy Ship
Link
to article on naval-technology:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
5)
KSTP-TV Takes Metro Transit to Court in
Minnesota
Link
to story on KTSP-TV:
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
6)
Uber Announces New Rideshare App
Features
Link
to article on Tech Times:
7)
Berlin Bans Uber App, Citing Passenger
Safety
Link
to article in Fortune:
TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
8)
Traffic Incident Management Training is
Improving Safety, Transforming Incident Response Across Missouri
Link
to article in The Missouri Municipal
Review:
TRANSIT
9) New Jersey Governor
Taps Into Anger at NJ Transit; Exchanges Tweets with Testy Riders
Link to article in The Record:
10)
Start-Up TransitScreen Gets Lift from DC
Real Estate Deal
Link
to article in The Washington Post:
11)
Open Data and Driverless Buses: How
London Transport Heads to the Future
Link
to article in The Guardian:
News Releases
Solicitation
-
Nominations Sought – Mike Russell
Trucking Industry Image Award – American Trucking Associations
Upcoming Events
US DOT Connected Vehicles
Pilot Program Webinar Series Part 1: Concepts, Phases, Waves and Partnerships –
August 27
Today in Transportation
History
1919
**95th anniversary** The first airplane flight between Montreal and
Quebec took place.
1974
**40th anniversary** The East-West Tollway, now known as the Ronald
Reagan Memorial Tollway, opened in Illinois.
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