Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, August 20, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
Are you attending ITS World Congress?
Mitsubishi Electric Visual and Imaging Systems is scheduling customized demonstrations during the show. Visit booth 405; Mitsubishi will be displaying Modular LED Display Wall cubes, for 24/7 continuous operations and Super Narrow Bezel LCD Matrix Monitors for space-saving installations.
Register for a customized demonstration by clicking here: http://me-vis.com/display-wall-demo-request/
AVIATION
1) The Secret Ways Airports Tell Us Where to Go
Link to article on Gizmodo:
2) Drones, Tracking and Virtual Reality: At an Airport Near You
Link to story on CNN:
CAMERAS
3) Traffic Enforcement Cameras to Keep Eye on Hanoi Streets
Link to article on VietNamNet:
CARTOGRAPHY
4) CEO of Nokia’s Maps Business Leaves to Pursue Other ‘Entrepreneurial Interests’
Link to article on ZDNet:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
5) Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority Studying Tolling Options, ITS for New Crossing
Link to article in The Windsor Star:
OTHER
6) The Tech Behind Helsinki’s Ambitious Plan to Kill Off Private Vehicles
Link to article on ZDNet:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
7) NHTSA Unveils New Recall Search Tool
Link to Reuters article:
Link to news release
8) New York State DOT Hits Home with New Work Zone PSA
Link to Talking Transportation blog:
RAILROADS
9) Report Blames Lax Safety Practices for Lac-Mégantic, Quebec Tragedy
Link to article in The Globe and Mail:
10) A Look Inside Amtrak's Excellent Content Marketing Strategy
Link to article on Econsultancy:
ROADWAYS
11) Researchers Hack Into Michigan's Traffic Lights
Link to article in MIT Technology Review:
12) Ohio Turnpike Says Sponsorships, Ads OK, But Not Naming Rights to Tollway
Link to article in The Plain Dealer:
13) Sacramento Traffic ‘Calming’ Takes Many Forms
Link to story on Capital Public Radio:
SAFETY / SECURITY
14) Florida DOT Seeks Way to Alert Wrong-Way Drivers
Link to story on WTSP-TV:
TELEMATICS
15) Truck Driver of the Future Younger, More Tech Savvy and Paid Better, Predicts Transport Researcher
Link to article in The Trucker:
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
16) Vermont Awarded $1 Million Transportation Management Technology
Link to article in the Burlington Free Press:
17) IIT-M Comes Up with Real-Time Info System on South Chennai Traffic
Link to article in The New Indian Express:
VEHICLES
18) Google’s Self-Driving Cars Can ‘Exceed the Speed Limit to Aid Safety’
Link to article in ITS International:
19) The Connected Car
Link to articles on TechNewsWorld:
20) Toyota Shows New Nexus Tablet Plug-In Infotainment System in Taiwan
Link to article on autoevolution:
News Releases
Bernie’s Notes
Today’s TCN comes to you from Kansas City, Missouri. I’m attending the ATSSA Midyear Meeting. If you’re also attending, please let me know. It would be great to see you!
Upcoming Events
Enhanced WISETRIP Final Event – August 29 – Brussels
Today in Transportation History
1989 **25th anniversary** The Marchioness, a pleasure boat cruising on the River Thames, collided with a dredger and sank killing 51 people.
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