Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday,
October 16, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057
Rear Projection DLP™ Cubes with LED Light Source vs. Slim-Bezel LCD
in Control Rooms
The two most commonly
deployed control room technologies today are: Thin-bezel LCD display wall
systems and Rear-projection DLP display wall systems with long-life LED light
source. Check out Mitsubishi Electric’s latest white paper which
compares the technologies and highlights pros and cons of each to help
customers make an informed choice for their investment in display technology.
Click here to view the white paper: http://me-vis.com/white-paper-download/
AVIATION
1)
Who Actually Pays for Airport Wi-Fi?
Link
to article from the Reynolds Center:
2)
Enhancing the Customer Experience with
Location-Based Services
Link
to blog in Airport World:
BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS
3)
Local and Federal Agencies Team Up to
Make Philadelphia Safer for Pedestrians and Bicyclists
Link
to story on KYW Radio:
CAMERAS
4)
A Tiny Change Cost Chicago Drivers $7.7
Million; Adds to Debate Over Automated Tickets
Link
to AP article:
CARTOGRAPHY
5)
Alaska's Outdated Maps Make Flying a
Peril, But a High-Tech Fix is Slowly Gaining Ground
Link
to article in The Washington Post:
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
6)
I-PASS to Work with Alliance for Toll Interoperability
Link
to article in the Daily Herald:
GPS / NAVIGATION
7)
With IRNSS-1C, India a Step Closer to
Own Navigation Satellite System
Link
to Indo-Asian News Service article:
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION
8)
Scott Belcher Reflects on His Years at
ITS America and Takes a Look Ahead
Link
to interview on Transportation Radio:
9)
Intelligent Transportation System Comes
Online in Jacksonville, North Carolina
Link
to article in The Daily News:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
10)
New York City Launches
'25 Days to 25 MPH' Public Awareness Campaign
Link
to article in the Staten Island Advance:
RAILROADS
11)
Tide Shifting Toward More State/Local
First Responder Input in Rail Transport of Bakken Crude
Link
to article in Government Security News:
ROADWAYS
12)
Miscommunication Causes Delay for
Morning Commuters Headed to Anchorage
Link
to story on KTUU-TV:
SAFETY / SECURITY
13)
Groups Demand Changes to US Terror Watch
List
Link
to article in The Hill:
TAXIS / RIDESHARING
14)
Hailo Taxi App Folds in North America,
Looks to Europe and Asia
Link
to AFP article:
15)
State Regulator Says Uber Meets Florida
Insurance Requirement
Link
to article in the Tampa Bay Times:
TELEMATICS
16)
FMCSA Reaches Final Phase of Wireless
Inspection Project
Link
to article in Heavy Duty Trucking:
TRANSIT
17)
Chicago-Area Commuters Getting Mobile
Fare App
Link
to article in the Chicago Sun-Times:
18)
Commonwealth Bank Working to Combine
Tap-and-Go Cards, App with Opal Transport Ticket
Link
to article in The Sydney Morning Herald:
19)
Real-Time Pittsburgh-Area Bus-Tracking
System Not Always Real
Link
to article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
20)
LA Metro Scores Cool Points with this
New PSA
Link
to blog on CityLab:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
21)
Electronic Signs Will Alert St.
Augustine, Florida Drivers to Traffic Delays
Link
to story on WJAX / WFOX-TV:
22)
Writer Critical of South Carolina's 511
Traveler Information System
Link
to commentary on Fitsnews:
VEHICLES
23)
GM Warns FCC New Internet Rules Could
Hurt Auto Industry
Link
to article in The Hill:
24)
Honda Accused of Not Reporting All Air
Bag Incidents
Link
to Bloomberg article:
25)
With Autonomous Cars, a World Without
Red Lights?
Link
to blog in Roll Call:
News Releases
Upcoming Events
Symposium on Connected
& Autonomous Vehicles: Smart City Market Alignment for Roadway Technologies
– November 5 – Albany, New York
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Transportation Communications Newsletter
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comments about the TCN? Please
write the editor, Bernie Wagenblast at bernie@bwcommunications.net.
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