Friday, October 3, 2014

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, October 3, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Contact Lost with Planes One by One as FAA Fire Spread

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-10-02/contact-lost-with-planes-one-by-one-as-faa-center-fire-spread.html

2) United Airlines Trying to Contact Passengers from Ebola Victim's Flights

Link to article from The Wall Street Journal:

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/united-airlines-trying-to-contact-passengers-from-ebola-victims-flights-2014-10-02

3) For Crop-Dusters, Meteorological Evaluation Towers Pose a Hidden and Growing Danger

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/03/us/for-crop-dusters-a-hidden-danger-in-the-fields.html

OTHER

4) New New South Wales Transport Apps in the Works

Link to article in CIO:

http://www.cio.com.au/article/556597/new-nsw-transport-apps-works/  

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

5) Caltrain Launches Suicide-Prevention Webpage

Link to article in the Palo Alto Weekly:

http://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2014/10/02/caltrain-launches-suicide-prevention-web-page

Link to news release

ROADWAYS

6) 'Singing Road' Built in New Mexico for Social Experiment TV Show

Link to story on KOAT-TV:

http://www.koat.com/news/singing-road-built-for-social-experiment-tv-show/28363494

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Road Safety Engineer: High-Tech Road Studs Can Help Tackle Accident Trend

Link to article in ITS International:

http://www.itsinternational.com/sections/general/news/high-tech-road-studs-can-help-tackle-accident-trend/

VEHICLES

8) Mercedes-Benz to Test Self-Driving Cars at Former Concord Naval Weapons Station in California

Link to article from the Contra Costa Times:

http://www.mercurynews.com/my-town/ci_26644466/concord-mercedes-benz-test-self-driving-cars-at

9) New Car Technology May Not Lower Insurance Rates

Link to AP article:

http://hamptonroads.com/2014/10/new-car-technology-may-not-lower-insurance-rates

10) Debunking MOST vs. Ethernet Debate for Automotive Data Transport

Link to blog in EE Times:

http://www.eetimes.com/author.asp?section_id=36&doc_id=1324162&

News Releases

1) Innovations in Maritime Tracking Pinpoints the US's First Alaskan Crude Oil Shipment to South Korea Since 2004

2) F-16 Flies with an Empty Cockpit

3) Nvidia Powers New Honda Infotainment System

4) TomTom and Volkswagen Partner to Shape the Future of Highly Automated Driving

5) TomTom Signs Navigation Deal for Daimler's Smart Range

6) Editor Joins AASHTO's Washington Communications Team

7) Operation Lifesaver Unveils Redesigned Website Home Page

Friday Bonus

You probably have a pretty good idea what rush hour is like for you, but how about what it's like for others around the world?

http://news.yahoo.com/ap-photos-rush-hour-keeps-billions-move-123436639.html

Upcoming Events

NHI Web Conference: Active Demand Management – October 22

http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/viewconference.aspx?webconfid=27938

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