Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Wednesday, October 1, 2014


Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, October 1, 2014 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) FAA Orders Cockpit Display Replacements After Wi-Fi Concerns
Link to article in USA Today:

2) FAA to Focus on Contractors for Air Traffic System After Damage to Cables
Link to article in The New York Times:

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) LTA Calls Tender for Singapore's Next Generation ERP System
Link to article on AsiaOne:

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) So Long iBeacons: Why Philips' Genius Lights Could Win the Indoor GPS War
Link to commentary on Stuff:

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

5) 'Radical Collaboration' with Chuck Gulash from Toyota Collaborative Safety Research Center
Link to IEEE ITS podcast:

OTHER

6) Hyperconnected Travel and Transportation in Action
Link to article in Diplomatic Courier:

7) Disability Access Signs Get Active
Link to story on WNYC Radio:

PARKING

8) Three Ways Boston Plans to Fix Parking in the Wake of Haystack's Demise
Link to article in Government Technology:

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

9) New York City Taxi Metadata Highlights Privacy Concerns
Link to article in the International Business Times:

RAILROADS

10) After the Accident: Metra and Pedestrian Fatalities
Link to story on WBEZ Radio:

ROADWAYS

11) Minnesota-Made Traffic Sign Celebrates a Milestone
Link to story on WCCO-TV:

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Mom Takes on Truckers After Highway Wreck Kills Daughters
Link to Bloomberg article:

13) Thailand to Consider Electronic Tags for Tourists Following Double Murder
Link to article on TravelMole:

TRANSIT

14) TriMet Gets Ready to Wrap Up Pedestrian Warning Test
Link to article on The Transit Wire:

15) Fixing Transit with Data: Dag Gogue's Transit Labs
Link to article on Technical.ly:

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

16) Social Navigation App Waze Unlocks Commuter Data
Link to story on CBS This Morning:

17) South Carolina DOT Now Live-Streaming Video from Traffic Cameras
Link to column in The Post and Courier:

VEHICLES

18) News from carIT Congress from automotiveIT

19) Connected Car Takes Center Stage at CTIA
Link to blog on IOT World:


News Releases


Upcoming Events
International Conference on Connected Vehicles and Expo – November 3-7 – Vienna

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