Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday,
September 25, 2012 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1)
Safer Flights, But Risk Lurks on the
Runway
Link
to article in The New York Times:
2)
In-Flight Entertainment Arrives at a
Crossroad
Link
to article in The New York Times:
3)
Articles from Airport Improvement
-
Los Angeles International Beefs Up
Security with Upgraded CCTV, Access Control and Badging Systems
-
Leveraging Technology for Asset
Management at Spokane International
-
Houston Airport Tackles Parking
Problems
-
Las Vegas McCarran Completes
Tech-Rich Expansion
BICYCLES
4)
New York City Taxis Get Friendlier for
Bikes with Anti-Dooring Decals – and a Taxi TV Video
Link
to article on Transportation Nation:
OTHER
5)
Business Travelers Love Apps for Maps
and Social Media but Shun the Specialized Travel Stuff
Link
to article on Tnooz:
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
6)
TransComm Preview: Five Transportation
Stories That Will Shape the Year Ahead
Link
to Talking Transportation blog:
RAILROADS
7)
Siemens Debuts Positive Train Control
System
Link
to article in Railway Age:
ROADWAYS
8)
Carnegie Mellon University Develops
High-Tech Traffic Signal Timing System
Link
to article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Link
to news release: http://goo.gl/9G34r
9)
Signs Installed on I-81 in Virginia for
Rest Stop Sponsor
Link
to story on WSLS-TV:
SAFETY / SECURITY
10)
Some Text on Car Dashboards Distracts
More Than Others
Link
to article in USA Today:
Link
to news release: http://goo.gl/wGiBv
TELEMATICS
11)
Managing Driver Behavior with Fleet Telematics
Link to article on Telematics Update:
TRANSIT
12)
Smartcard to Pave Way for Ticketless Trains in UK
Link to article in The Daily Telegraph:
13)
'Tracking System Now Mandatory for
Public Transport Buses' in Lahore, Pakistan
Link
to article in The Express Tribune:
14)
Does 'See Something, Say Something' Do
Nothing?
Link
to article in New York:
TRAVELER INFORMATION /
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
15)
Japanese Experts Look at ITS to Solve
Metro Manila Traffic
Link
to article in the Philippine Daily
Inquirer:
VEHICLES
16)
California Governor Signs Driverless Cars
Bill
Link
to AP article:
17)
Cisco Wants to Drive Your Car … Onto the
Internet
Link
to article in Wired:
18)
Car Radio Makers Cite Problems with iOS6
Link
to article on CEoutlook:
News Releases
Upcoming Events
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Today in Transportation
History
1992
**20th anniversary** The Mars
Observer was launched.
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