Thursday, May 31, 2007
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, May 31, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
1) Second Louisiana Panel Clears Airport Secrecy Bill
Bill would allow records to remain secret in the bid to build a cargo airport.
Link to story in The Advocate:
http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/7757832.html
2) NOAA’s Chemical Info Makes Online CAMEO
Web site gives hazmat crews quick access to data on toxic substances.
Link to story in Government Computer News:
http://www.gcn.com/print/26_12/44346-1.html
3) Deal Will Place Magazine Columns on Airplane Seat-Back Trays
Link to story in the Boston Herald:
http://business.bostonherald.com/businessNews/view.bg?articleid=1003082
4) Wireless Prototype to Ease Sydney Road Congestion, Detect Bottlenecks
SCATS used in 130 cities worldwide.
Link to story in Computerworld:
http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1799928261
5) Encyclopaedia Britannica Sues GPS Firms
Says companies infringed on its patents for a computerized map system.
Link to Reuters story:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2139393,00.asp
6) South Africa Department of Transport Loses Bid to Gag Beeld Newspaper
Link to story in the Mail & Guardian:
http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=310039&area=/breaking_news/breaking_news__national/
7) Mapping That Puts You There
Link to column in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/30/AR2007053002392.html
8) Driverless Cars Getting Attention
Link to story in the Express-News:
http://www.mysanantonio.com/business/stories/MYSA053107.01E.hendricks.2f54214.html
9) REAL Nightmare
States are on the hook to turn driver’s licenses into secure ID cards. The size of the job is scaring them.
Link to article in Governing:
http://www.governing.com/articles/6real.htm
News Releases
1) Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Enhancing Traveler Information Services at Airports
http://www.panynj.gov/AboutthePortAuthority/PressCenter/PressReleases/PressRelease/index.php?id=951
2) CITE Offers Free Online ITS Course to New Students in July 2007
http://www.citeconsortium.org/PDF/CITE%20Release%20-%20FREE%20Courses%20in%20July%202007.pdf
Solicitation
- Invitation to Negotiate – License Plate Reader Deployment in the Tallahassee Area to Provide Travel Time on I-10 – Florida Department of Transportation
http://fcn.state.fl.us/owa_vbs/owa/vbs_www.ad.view_ad?advertisement_key_num=64351
Upcoming Events
NATPO 2007 (North Atlantic Transportation Planning Officials) – August 12-14 – Providence
http://www.dot.ri.gov/natpo/
Today in Transportation History
1889 – The Johnstown Flood takes place. The Pennsylvania Railroad’s Stone Bridge over the Conemaugh River held and 30 acres of debris piled behind the bridge.
http://catskillarchive.com/rrextra/jfpage.Html
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Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, May 30, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
Pre-Registration Ends Tomorrow for ITS America’s Annual Meeting & Exposition
From an exhibit hall packed with products and services ready to take on any transportation challenge to the outdoor VII Technology Showcase that is demonstrating nearly a dozen applications - and from Networking Events designed to help you meet industry experts to Forum Showcases offering specialized sessions on major industry topics - ITS America’s 2007 Annual Meeting & Exposition can help you achieve all your business and professional development goals in one place. Join us from June 4-6 in Palm Springs for those highlights plus a U.S. DOT executive session, nearly 60 educational sessions, the industry’s premier awards ceremony, an opening session featuring Caltrans Director Will Kempton and Cyren Call Chairman Morgan O’Brien, and much more!
It’s not too late to make your plans to attend! Pre-registration ends on May 31. For more information or to register online, visit http://www.itsa.org/annualmeeting.html.
1) Back-to-Back Disasters Show Cell Gaps
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/wireless/phones/2007-05-27-cellphone-gaps-disasters_N.htm
2) Cell Phones to Warn of Earthquakes in Japan
Link to IDG News Service story:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9021878&intsrc=news_ts_head
3) Google Gets Out on the Street with Its Mapping Software
Street View feature gives Google Maps users a road-level look at cities.
Link to IDG News story:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9021739
4) PASS Border Card Won’t Jeopardize Privacy: US National Institute of Standards and Technology
Link to story in Washington Technology:
http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/30766-1.html
5) Cars of the Future Talk Back
Link to story in Cosmos:
http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/node/1354
6) West Virginia Puts Brakes on Car Guide
President of West Virginia Auto and Truck Dealers Association complained and called it a "venomous attack."
Link to story in the Charleston Daily Mail:
http://www.dailymail.com/story/News/2007053056/State-puts-brakes-on-car-guide/
7) Newspaper Publisher Arrested for Refusing to Leave Airport Authority Meeting
Link to story in The Times-News:
http://www.thetimesnews.com/onset?id=2579&template=article.html
8) Mapping the Underworld: Testing GPS and GSM in Urban Canyons
Link to story in GPS World:
http://sc.gpsworld.com/gpssc/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=408366
9) Gas Stations Turn to LED Signs
Updating fuel prices faster, safer with electronic signs.
Link to story in The Daily Times:
http://www.delmarvanow.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070530/NEWS01/705300334/1002
10) Cameras Everywhere, Even in Online Maps
Link to CNET News story:
http://news.com.com/Cameras+everywhere%2C+even+in+online+maps/2100-1038_3-6187556.html?tag=nefd.top
11) Improving Public Safety Communications in the 800 MHz Band
Link to opinion and order from the Federal Communications Commission:
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-07-102A1.pdf
News Releases
1) Taking It to the Streets: UCLA Scientists Seek to Turn Cars Into a Mobile Communications Network
http://www.newsroom.ucla.edu/page.asp?RelNum=7926
Upcoming Events
Contactless Cards – June 25-26 – London
http://www.smi-online.co.uk/events/overview.asp?is=8&ref=2535
Today in Transportation History
1911 – The first Indianapolis 500 is held.
http://www2.indystar.com/library/factfiles/sports/autoracing/indy500.html
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Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, May 29, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
1) New Ticket to Ride: Smart Card
PATCO use starts soon. Not so for SEPTA, NJ Transit.
Link to story in The Philadelphia Inquirer:
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/homepage/7713077.html
2) Beijing Starts Installing Digital TVs in Subway Cars
Link to Xinhua story:
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/2008/2007-05/28/content_881833.htm
3) NJ Transit Newsletter is Costly
Link to Gannett New Jersey story:
http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070529/NEWS01/705270365/1004/living
4) Lights, Cameras and Active Alerts on Virginia’s I-64
The final stages of a $130 million project should make traffic information clear to Peninsula motorists.
Link to story in the Daily Press:
http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/dp-43715sy0may29,0,7084594.story?coll=dp-news-local-final
5) BlackBerrys to Tame Bangalore Traffic
Link to CNN-IBN story and video report:
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/bangalore-traffic-cops-go-hitech/41460-3.html
6) Welcome to Heathrow, Your Robocab Awaits
Link to story in The Sunday Times:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1845242.ece
7) Lack of Road Safety Devices Render Lahore Commuters Deaf, Dumb and Blind
Link to story in the Daily Times:
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C05%5C26%5Cstory_26-5-2007_pg7_27
8) High-Tech Parking Meters Could Keep Track of Change
Link to story in the Los Angeles Times:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-localgovtqa28may28,1,4800445.story?coll=la-headlines-california
9) Delaware DOT Takes It to Streets
Agency head makes case across state for fee hikes.
Link to story in the Delaware State News:
http://www.newszap.com/articles/2007/05/26/dm/central_delaware/dsn01.txt
10) From the 401 to Beijing
Delcan Corp. has signed on to help unsnarl traffic in the booming capital of Beijing.
Link to story in the Toronto Star:
http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/218221
11) Customers Can See TV at the Gas Pump
Link to story in the Daily Bulletin:
http://www.dailybulletin.com/news/ci_5998802
12) Azerbaijan Prepares Contest Paperwork for Baku Intelligent Traffic Control System
Link to story on Today.Az:
http://www.today.az/news/business/41446.html
13) Annual Operating Costs for the Greater Yellowstone Regional Traveler and Weather Information Systems (GYRTWIS) 511 System in Montana
Link to further information from US DOT:
http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/0/6213F6029E3498A385256FBD0063A89A
News Releases
1) New Wireless Internet Technology, Protocol for Location-Based Services, Developed
http://www.wirelessnetworksonline.com/content/news/article.asp?DocID=%7BBD5641BA-278A-45A4-887E-F2A0E8FA409D%7D&Bucket=Current+Headlines&VNETCOOKIE=NO
2) Latest Mobile Local Search Index Shows Tech Savvy Consumers Want Wireless Internet
http://www.webitpr.com/release_detail.asp?ReleaseID=5901
3) New York, New York, in 3-D — Seeing Is Believing - Live Search Maps launches photo-realistic 3-D imagery of New York City, several other cities
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2007/may07/05-28NYC3DMA.mspx
Upcoming Events
Seminar: Passenger Information in Rail – June 21 – Aalborg, Denmark
http://www.ertico.com/en/news_and_events/ertico_newsroom/rail_seminar_21_june_2007_aalborg_denmark.htm
Today in Transportation History
1914 – The Empress of Ireland and the Storstad collide on Canada’s St. Lawrence River. The crash killed 1,073 people.
http://www.greatoceanliners.net/empressofireland.html
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Monday, May 28, 2007
Monday, May 28, 2007
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, May 28, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
1) Cell Marks the Spot
Wireless phone navigation technology is latest guide for the road.
Link to Newhouse News Service story:
http://www.nj.com/business/times/index.ssf?/base/business-2/1179981030107250.xml&coll=5
2) NASA Opens World Wind Viewer as a Mapping ToolOutside developers can embed NASA images and functions in their own geomapping applications.
Link to story in Government Computer News:
http://www.gcn.com/print/26_11/44296-1.html
3) Rochester Institute of Technology Tests Monitoring System on Buses
Link to story in Metro:
http://www.metro-magazine.com/t_newspick.cfm?id=9066035
4) Sales of Portable Navigation Devices Rising
Link to story in the San Jose Mercury News:
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_5984124
5) Putting Batmobile to Shame
Link to Indiatimes News Network story:
http://auto.indiatimes.com/articleshow/2074302.cms
6) Lecturer Sheds Light on Traffic Safety Principles
Overuse of safety improvements can create danger.
Link to story in the Hillsboro Argus:
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/argus/index.ssf?/base/news/1180117286132800.xml&coll=6
7) Intelligent Roads in the Service of Road Safety
Link to article in Nordic:
http://www.vti.se/nordic/1-07/Nordic_Road_1_2007.pdf (page 28)
Upcoming Events
Possibilities of Using Electronic Systems to Improve Road Safety – June 5-6 – Berlin
http://www.bmvbs.de/en/EU-Council-Presidency/Events-,2655.987752/Possibilities-of-using-electro.htm
Today in Transportation History
1937 **70th anniversary** - The Golden Gate Bridge opens to vehicular traffic.
http://goldengatebridge.org/photos/history.php
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Friday, May 25, 2007
Friday, May 25, 2007
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, May 25, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
1) EU-US Airline Passenger Data Pact May Elude Deadline
US claiming that abiding by certain protections "isn't negotiable."
Link to IDG News Service story:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9021439&intsrc=news_ts_head
2) UK Traffic Wardens Test Cap-Mounted Cameras
Link to Reuters story:
http://uk.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUKMOL36746120070523
3) Airline Owners and Pilots Association: Many GPS Receivers Out of Compliance After FAA Rules Update
Link to story on The Aero-News Network:
http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=e1f4d621-25c1-44a9-ac5f-9ed5dd150f9a
4) Changes Being Made to Assist Drivers Navigating the Roads
Link to story in the Pantagraph:
http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2007/05/25/life/doc465707f844ab6915189756.txt
5) Emergence of New Tier One Telematics Suppliers Could Accelerate Telematics Growth
Link to story in the Telematics Journal:
http://www.telematicsjournal.com/content/topstories/1986.html
6) Billboards Aim to Get Seattle Drivers to Slow Down
Link to story in The Seattle Times:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003721513_billboards25m.html
7) University of Calgary Researcher Studies Ways to Avoid Traffic
Link to story in the Gauntlet:
http://gauntlet.ucalgary.ca/story/11375
8) 2-Way GPS: Psst! Here I Am, 2 Miles West of Your Position
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/24/technology/24gps.html?ex=1337659200&en=da8e9975bc6c909d&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss
9) Presentation/Q&A Discussion from “Technical Deployment Review of the ITS Cabinet Standard” T3 Webinar
Link to presentation and discussion from US DOT:
http://www.pcb.its.dot.gov/res_t3_archive.asp?Archive=True
10) New Additions to US DOT’s Electronic Documents Library
- 2007 ITS/Operations Resource Guide
http://www.itsdocs.fhwa.dot.gov//JPODOCS/REPT_MIS//14353.htm
- Five-Year ITS Program Plan
http://www.itsdocs.fhwa.dot.gov//JPODOCS/REPTS_TE//14289.htm
News Releases
1) State-of-the-Art Ambulance Design Unveiled During EMS Week Celebration
http://www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/health/cwp/view.asp?Q=247803&A=190
2) Made-in-New Brunswick Project Sets Sights on Global Market – TAMWORTH asset management project will help improve highways, bridges
http://www.gnb.ca/cnb/news/tran/2007e0636tr.htm
Upcoming Events
2nd Ibero-American ITS Congress in Conjunction with the 7th ITS Argentina Congress – June 12-14, Buenos Aires, Argentina
http://www.congresoits.com.ar/ingles.html
Friday Bonus
Getting a convertible the hard way.
http://www.micom.net/oops/LostMyJobToday4.jpg
Today in Transportation History
1961 – President John F. Kennedy calls for the US to land a man on the moon before the end of the decade.
http://www.hbci.com/~tgort/moon.htm
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Thursday, May 24, 2007
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, May 24, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
1) Cars are Getting Bossy When It Comes to High-Tech Safety
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2007-05-24-active-safety-features_N.htm
Drivers Split on Crash-Avoidance Tech
http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2007-05-24-drivers-saftey-features_N.htm
2) New Jersey Governor Releases Seat Belt Public Service Announcement
Link to AP story and PSA:
http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/497256.php?contentType=4&contentId=535762
3) Transbay Buses Get Free Internet Service
Link to story in the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/05/24/BABADIGEST5.DTL
Link to news release from AC Transit:
http://www.actransit.org/news/articledetail.wu?articleid=5c933dca&PHPSESSID=132495abe695c5a04002d0f6b4c7112f
4) New York MTA to Test Smart Card Technology on City Buses
Link to story and video report on NY1 News:
http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=1&aid=69990
5) Jacksonville, Florida ITS Master Plan Comes Together
Link to story in the Financial News & Daily Record:
http://www.jaxdailyrecord.com/showstory.php?Story_id=47623
6) Canada Steps Up Marine Security by Issuing New ID Cards to Port Workers
Link to CP story:
http://www.cjad.com/node/533091
7) Finnair to Provide Messaging on Flights
Link to AP story:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18825871/
8) Some Nissan Electronic Key Signals Erased by Cell Phones
Link to AP story:
http://www.latimes.com/business/investing/wire/sns-ap-nissan-key-problem,1,5871171.story?coll=sns-ap-investing-headlines
9) Mapping Traffic Flow
New trafficking software will enable drivers to find the quickest route to their final destination.
Link to story in Technology Review:
http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/18774/
10) Brittany Ferries Floats Online Self-Service Inquiry Service
Link to story in ComputerWeekly:
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/05/23/224026/brittany-ferries-floats-online-self-service-enquiry.htm
11) Wireless Internet on Amtrak?
Link to story on WCIA/WCFN-TV:
http://illinoishomepage.net/content/fulltext/?cid=6127
News Releases
1) Safety and Security is Coming to a LCD Monitor Near You on Washington State Ferrieshttp://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/commuter_updates/index.cfm?fuseaction=press_releases_content&press_release_id=506
2) Telematics Update Announces Winners of the 2007 International Telematics Awards
http://www.telematicsupdate.com/homepage2.asp?news=56081
Upcoming Events
OceanTech Expo – September 5-7 – Providence, Rhode Island
http://www.oceantechexpo.com/
Today in Transportation History
1899 – The first automobile parking garage in the US opens in Boston.
http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=7442
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Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, May 23, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
1) Prediction: Auto Safety Telematics Will be Standard by 2011
Link to story in Crain’s Detroit Business:
http://crainsdetroit.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070522/REG/70522011/1009/breaking
2) To Keep Crash Videos Off Net, New Jersey Turnpike Limits Access
Link to story in The Star-Ledger:
http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-11/1179895538213380.xml&coll=1
3) Federal Aviation Administration Expands System Giving Airlines More Flexibility to Minimize Summer Storm Delays
Link to AP story:
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/nation/20070523-1105-summertravel-flightdelays.html
Link to news release from the FAA:
http://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=8889
4) Virtual Highways – A Vision of the Future
Link to article in Public Roads:
http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/07may/05.htm
5) High-Tech Vans Map Out Europe
Link to CNET News story:
http://news.com.com/Photos+High-tech+vans+map+out+Europe/2300-1041_3-6186016.html?tag=nefd.lede
6) Highlights from the ITE 2007 Technical Conference and Exhibit
Link to story in the NTOC Newsletter:
http://www.ntoctalks.com/articles/tctyler.php
News Releases
1) WeatherBug and TrafficLand Bring Live Weather Information and Traffic Video Content to Millions of Users
http://www.aws.com/aws_2005/releases/2007/release_05232007.asp
2) Northwest Airlines Customers Can Now Make All Transactions Using Mobile Devices
http://www.nwa.com/corpinfo/newsc/2007/pr052320071771.html
Upcoming Events
The Low Cost Air Transport Summit – June 13-14 - London
http://www.marketforce.eu.com/lowcost/
Today in Transportation History
1870 – The Pullman Hotel Express, the first train to travel coast-to-coast in the US, departs Boston.
http://cprr.org/Museum/Trans-Continental/trans-continental_1of4.html
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Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
U.S. DOT Announces Line-Up for Executive Session at ITS America’s 2007 Annual Meeting & Exposition
Join us in Palm Springs on Tuesday, June 5 for a special plenary session where senior officials from the U.S. DOT will provide updates on the federal ITS program, how it supports the National Congestion Initiative, and address other specific areas of interest and opportunity. This session will be moderated by John Bobo, the Deputy Administrator of the Research & Innovative Technology Administration. He will be joined by ITS Joint Program Office Director Shelley Row, who will provide an update on the federal ITS program and the major initiatives launched at the 2004 ITS America Annual Meeting held in San Antonio. This session will also include perspectives and updates from Jeffrey Paniati, Associate Administrator, Operations, Federal Highway Administration; Joseph Kanianthra, Associate Administrator, Vehicle Safety Research, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; and Walt Kulyk, Director, Office of Mobility Innovation, Federal Transit Administration. For the latest information on ITS America’s 2007 Annual Meeting & Exposition, visit www.itsa.org/annualmeeting.html.
1) Digitizing Your Drive
Telematics Detroit conference highlights the latest in wireless communications for vehicles.
Link to column in the Detroit Free Press:
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070522/COL09/705220386/1001
2) Operations Center to Help Traffic Flow During I-10 Project
Link to story in the Arizona Daily Star:
http://www.azstarnet.com/metro/184164
Link to video report on KOLD-TV:
http://www.kold.com/Global/story.asp?S=6547545&nav=14RT
Arizona DOT’s I-10 Monitors have Anti-Hacker Firewalls
Link to story in the Tucson Citizen:
http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/daily/local/52292.php
3) Michigan Awards Contract to Create Explore Channel at Welcome Centers
Channel will provide viewers with entertainment, weather, traffic and travel information.
Link to story in the Detroit Free Press:
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070522/BUSINESS06/70522005
4) Helsinki City Transport Shows Off Telematics Solutions to Congress Visitors
Link to story in Helsingin Sanomat:
http://www.hs.fi/english/article/Helsinki+City+Transport+shows+off+telematics+solutions+to+congress+visitors+/1135227424557
5) American Airlines Changing Its Web Site
Link to AP story:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2007-05-22-aa-website-change_N.htm
Link to American Airlines site: http://www.aa.com
6) Google Proposes Innovation in Radio Spectrum Auction
Link to story from The New York Times:
http://news.com.com/Google+proposes+innovation+in+radio+spectrum+auction/2100-1039_3-6185577.html?tag=nefd.top
7) Taxi! Follow that Satellite
GPS helps taxi drivers in cities like San Francisco get jobs without knowing their way around, and some think GPS is the key to centralized dispatching.
Link to story in InfoWorld:
http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/05/22/Taxi-follow-that-satellite_1.html
8) Taxi Riders Get Choice: Paper or Plastic?
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/2007-05-21-taxicabs-credit_N.htm
9) US Navy Floats On-Board Wi-Fi
Link to story in Government Computer News:
http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/44286-1.html
News Releases
1) Cross Country and Telcordia to Jointly Deliver Next-Generation Telematics Service Network to Automakers
http://www.telecordia.com/news_events/pressreleases/2007/05222007crosscountry.html
2) Continental Automotive Systems Demonstrates Car-To-Car and Car-To-Roadside Communication Technology
http://www.pr-inside.com/rss/continental-automotive-systems-demonstrates-car-to-car-and-car-to-roadside-communication-technology-r131149.htm
3) SpeedInfo Sensors to Provide Traffic Flow Information on Major Nebraska Highways
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20070522005808&newsLang=en
4) Better Commutes, Reduced Pollution, Greater Safety: Traffic Operations Academy Produces Experts with New Solutions
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/530224/
5) Unique Driving Simulation Helps University of Rhode Island Researchers Test Effectiveness of Highway Signs
http://www.uri.edu/news/releases/?id=4030
6) New ARINC Direct Delay Notification Service Will Alert Operators to Departure Delays in US and Europe
http://www.arinc.com/news/2007/05-21-07.html
7) This Memorial Day Teens Can Turn to Web for Safe Driving Tips to Survive 'Deadliest Driving Season'
http://media.ford.com/newsroom/release_display.cfm?release=26054
Link to Driving Skills for Life: http://www.drivingskillsforlife.com/
8) Navteq’s Traffic.com Launches Jamcast Video Online
http://www.navteq.com/webapps/NewsUserServlet?action=NewsDetail&newsId=532
Job Posting
- Economist – Volpe Transportation Center – Cambridge, Massachusetts
http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/ftva.asp?seeker=1&JobID=56845056
Upcoming Events
Talking Freight Web Conference: The Effects of Construction Zones on Freight Movement – June 20
http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.aspx?webConfID=10706
Today in Transportation History
1977 - Janet Guthrie becomes the first woman to qualify for the Indianapolis 500.
http://www.janetguthrie.com/
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Monday, May 21, 2007
Monday, May 21, 2007
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, May 21, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
1) It’s Hard to Crash with This
Vehicle Infrastructure Integration demonstrated in Michigan.
Link to column in The Detroit Press:
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070521/COL12/705210345/1007/NEWS05
2) No Pictures Please?
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority struggles to wrap its head around a photo policy.
Link to story in Boston Now:
http://www.bostonnow.com/news/local/2007/05/15/mbta_photos/
3) Say Hi to Wi-Fi on BART
Link to story in The Oakland Tribune:http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_5947487
4) Avis to Offer Wireless Internet Gear for Cars, Hotel, Meetings
Link to AP story:
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_5949334
5) Crisis Map for New York City Subways
New York MTA still has no comprehensive electronic map for emergency responders.
Link to story in the New York Post:
http://www.nypost.com/seven/05212007/news/regionalnews/crisis_map__for_subways_regionalnews_jeremy_olshan.htm
6) Israel Transportation Ministry Gets Chief Scientist for First Time in Decade
Plans to implement intelligent transportation system.
Link to story in The Jerusalem Post:
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1178708655387&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
7) For Safe City Biking, a Wiki Comes this Way
Link to story in The Boston Globe:
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/05/20/for_safe_city_biking_a_wiki_this_way_comes/?rss_id=Boston+Globe+--+City%2FRegion+News (may require free registration)
Link to The Right Ride: http://therightride.org/
8) Information Gap Must be Plugged
New Jersey forest fire shows agencies must improve emergency communication, including traffic information, to the public.
Link to editorial in the Asbury Park Press:
http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070520/OPINION/705200360/1029
9) Newspaper Produces Online Video to Help Driver Navigate New Cape Cod Flyover
Link to story in the Cape Cod Times:
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070520/NEWS/705200306/-1/NEWS
10) Map Producer Points Miami Area Travelers in the Right Direction
Link to story in The Miami Herald:
http://www.miamiherald.com/103/story/111734.html
11) Clear Channel Launches Mobile Texting Program
Real-time traffic reports one of the offerings.
Link to Reuters story:
http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSN1818683820070521
12) What ‘Bike Friendly’ Looks Like
Link to story in Grist:
http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2007/5/18/12579/3294
13) Sydney Road Signs Warn of Bag Snatchers
Link to AAP story:
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=268186
News Releases
1) Missouri DOT Launches “Map My Trip” Web Travel Tool
http://www.modot.org/newsandinfo/District0News.shtml?action=displaySSI&newsId=10110
Link to Map My Trip: http://dist6.modot.mo.gov/mapmytrip/
2) A Successful Story of DYNASTY – Bringing TMC Into China – China adopts RDS-TMC as national standard.
http://www.ertico.com/en/news_and_events/ertico_newsroom/a_successful_story_of_dynasty__bringing_tmc_into_china.htm
3) Moovera and Vodafone Collaborate on Wi-Fi for Public Transit
http://www.moovera.com/pdf/moovera_vodafone_apr07.pdf
Job Posting
- VP/Principal Transit Communications Engineer, Triunity Engineering and Management, Denver
http://www.triunityeng.com/careers.html#CommunicationsSystemEngineer
Upcoming Events
Train Communications Systems 2007 – June 6-7 – London
http://www.traincomms2007.com/
Today in Transportation History
1901 – Connecticut enacts the United States’ first speed limit law.
http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=7436
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Friday, May 18, 2007
Friday, May 18, 2007
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, May 18, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
1) California Assembly OKs New Digital Billboards Near Highways
Link to story in the San Francisco Chronicle:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/05/18/BAG6TPTB841.DTL
2) News from ERTICO
- SISTER First Results Presented in Prague
http://www.ertico.com/en/news_and_events/ertico_newsroom/sister_first_results_presented_in_prague.htm
- “Choose ESC!” Campaign Launched
http://www.ertico.com/en/news_and_events/ertico_newsroom/chooseesc_campaign_launched.htm
3) New Jersey Seat Belt Enforcement Campaign Looms After Governor’s Crash
Link to AP story:
http://www.nj.com/newsflash/jersey/index.ssf?/base/news-25/1179511154290560.xml&storylist=jersey
4) Potholes are Her Business
A profile of Carbina "Carbi" Resendez who handles Seattle’s Pothole Hotline.
Link to column in The Seattle Times:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003712060_brodeur18m.html
5) The Next Big Thing: Carpooling by Web
Link to GateHouse News Service story:
http://www.townonline.com/cambridge/homepage/x1263110373
Link to GoLoco: http://www.goloco.org
6) Delivering Your Transit Message Cost Effectively
Link to story in Metro:
http://metro-magazine.epubxpress.com/link/metro/2007/jun/48
News Releases
1) IEEE Completes Fourth 'Wave' Radio Communication Standard - WAVE Radio to Allow Autos to Interact with Roadside Systems
http://www.safetyonline.com/content/news/article.asp?DocID=%7B92496AA6-8DE8-4119-B494-DC7D8BE9A62E%7D&Bucket=Current+Headlines&VNETCOOKIE=NO
Upcoming Events
The Future of Transportation Finance - Workshop on Lessons from Road Charging Experiments in US and Abroad - June 20 - Seattle
http://www.prrbiz.com/psrc/psrcworkshopemail1.jpg
Job Posting
- Senior Aircraft Surveillance Systems Engineer – Volpe National Transportation Systems Center – Cambridge, Massachusetts
http://jobsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/ftva.asp?seeker=1&JobID=57483631
Friday Bonus
Forget carpooling, telecommuting or transit. Here’s a great way to beat traffic and reduce your carbon footprint.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article1801044.ece
Today in Transportation History
1991 - Helen Sharman becomes the first Briton in space.
http://www.made-in-sheffield.com/People/helenSharman.htm
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Thursday, May 17, 2007
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, May 17, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
1) Galileo to Have Military Role
Link to story from the Financial Times:
http://gielda.onet.pl/14,1411203,,3255,ft.html
2) New Hampshire Drivers Complain of Errors with E-ZPass Warnings
Link to AP story:
http://www.seacoastonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070516/NEWS/70516002
3) 7 Southern Universities Form Automotive Research Alliance
Link to AP story:
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070517/BUSINESS/705170320/1003
4) Lack of Information During Disruption Angers Metro-North Rail Commuter Council
Link to story in the Greenwich Time:
http://www.greenwichtime.com/news/local/scn-gt-a1council.5.17bhmay17,0,5965123.story?coll=green-news-local-headlines
5) Red-Light Cameras Don’t Significantly Reduce Accidents in Cleveland
Link to story and video report on WEWS-TV:
http://www.newsnet5.com/news/13333662/detail.html
6) 3M Sells 2 Traffic Safety Businesses
Link to AP story:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/4813316.html
Link to news release from 3M:
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/3m/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&epi-process=generic_process.jsp&newsId=20070517005845&ndmHsc=v2*A1167656400000*B1179457930000*C4102491599000*DgroupByDate*J2*N1000940&newsPopup=true&newsLang=en&beanID=75290669&viewID=news_process_view
7) Amtrak Seeks a Tech Edge
Link to story in the Los Angeles Times:
http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-trw-amtrak17may17
8) Reflective Technology to Make End of Garden State Parkway Safer
Link to story in The Press of Atlantic City:
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/atlantic/story/7479565p-7374424c.html
9) Wi-Fi on a Train Conference
Link to story on Wi-Fi Networking News:
http://wifinetnews.com/archives/007632.html
10) Car Navigation Gear Using a File-Sharing Approach
Link to CNET News column:
http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/blog/mobileojisan/0,39050793,62013719,00.htm
11) Yahoo Upgrades Mapping Service to Include Driving Directions in Europe
Link to AP story:
http://www.canada.com/topics/technology/news/gizmos/story.html?id=d14fdd6b-9771-406a-902c-c33ae3867daa&k=31067
12) Driver Behavior, Older Drivers, Simulation, User Information Systems, and Visualization
Link to paper from the Transportation Research Board:
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7696
News Releases
1) Web Site Improves Public Access to Iowa DOT Crash Statistics
http://www.iowadot.gov/morgue/news2007/05170701.htm
Link to site: http://www.iowadot.gov/crashanalysis/
2) ATX Identifies Three Pillars of T3, Third Generation Telematics
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/05-17-2007/0004591010&EDATE
Job Posting
- Communications Associate – PRR – Olympia, Washington
http://www.prrbiz.com/thefirm/employment.html
Upcoming Events
T2007-International Conference on Forensic Toxicology Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety and Ignition Interlock Symposium – August 26-30 – Seattle
http://www.icadts2007.org/
Today in Transportation History
1895 – The Omonoia station opens on the Athens Metro.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/xipeteon/494714334/in/pool-230countries/
2007 – For the first time in 56 years, trains crossed the border between North and South Korea.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/05/17/news/korea.php
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Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Wednesday, May 16, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
1) US Border Inspectors Rarely Scan ‘Laser Visas’
Link to AP story:
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/techinnovations/2007-05-15-biometric-border_N.htm
2) US Customs Breaks Privacy Laws in Data Collection, GAO Says
Link to story in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/15/AR2007051502037.html?sub=AR (free registration required)
3) US Federal Emergency Management Agency Makes Communications a Priority
Link to story in Washington Technology:
http://www.washingtontechnology.com/online/1_1/30680-1.html
4) More Nations Want Independent GPS
Link to story from Space.com:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18701275/
5) Seeing Red?
Traffic light snafus can make commuting a misery.
Link to story and video report on WFOR-TV:
http://cbs4.com/topstories/local_story_135193015.html
6) Alaskan Bridge Authority Plans to Spend Big Promoting Project
Link to story on KTUU-TV:
http://www.ktuu.com/Global/story.asp?S=6521876
7) The Best in High-Tech Cars
By the end of the decade, a third of a car's value will lie in its electronics and advanced technologies, automakers say.
Link to story in PC Magazine:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1895,2123941,00.asp
News Releases
1) Federal Railroad Administration Launches Two New Automated Inspection Vehicles to Detect Track Flaws
http://www.dot.gov/affairs/fra1607.htm
2) Galileo at the Crossroads: Implementing the European Satellite Radio Navigation Programs
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/07/675&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=fr
Upcoming Events
3rd Urban Street Symposium – June 24-27 - Seattle
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=5922
Today in Transportation History
1969 – The Soviet Union’s Venera 5 lands on Venus.
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/database/MasterCatalog?sc=1969-001A
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Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, May 15, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
Caltrans Director Will Kempton and Cyren Call Communications Chairman Morgan O’Brien to Present at ITS America’s 2007 Annual Meeting & Exposition
California DOT Director Will Kempton will present the keynote address at ITS America’s 2007 Annual Meeting & Exposition on Monday, June 4, 2007 in Palm Springs. Co-founder of Nextel Communications and current CEO of Cyren Call Communications, Morgan O’Brien will be the special guest speaker during the opening session, which is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on June 4 in the California Ballroom of the Wyndham Palm Springs Hotel. If you want to do business in California, find out about the state’s lessons learned, or hear from a pioneer who helped shape the wireless industry, then don’t miss out on this opportunity. To register for ITS America’s 2007 Annual Meeting & Exposition, visit www.itsa.org/annualmeeting.html.
1) Subway Safety Dance
New York City Transit hemmed & hawed on deal for warning system for track workers.
Link to story in the Daily News:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/05/15/2007-05-15_subway_safety_dance.html
2) Port Authority of New York & New Jersey Wants to Study Cashless Tolls
Link to story and video report on NY1 News:
http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=1&aid=69699
Link to news release from the Port Authority:
http://www.panynj.gov/AboutthePortAuthority/PressCenter/PressReleases/PressRelease/index.php?id=944
3) Traffic Apps Accelerate
Navigation services that use location-based services (LBS) are more mainstream than ever.
Link to story in WirelessWeek:
http://www.wirelessweek.com/article.aspx?id=147814
4) New Internet Site Says It Can Forecast Air Fare Changes
Link to Reuters story:
http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=internetNews&storyID=2007-05-15T090519Z_01_N14329160_RTRUKOC_0_US-TRAVEL-INTERNET.xml
Link to Farecast: http://www.farecast.com
5) Nissan Builds $750 Million Research Center
Company will also develop an intelligent transportation system in which data received from traffic beacons is used to alert drivers and help reduce potential road accidents.
Link to AFP story:
http://business.iafrica.com/worldnews/865327.htm
Link to news release from Nissan:
http://www.nissan-global.com/EN/NEWS/2007/_STORY/070515-02-e.html
6) PPP Trials Transport Communications System in Reading, UK
System will provide up to the minute travel information and allow bus and car park tickets to be bought remotely.
Link to story in Transport Briefing:
http://www.transportbriefing.co.uk/story.php?id=4033
7) In-Flight Wireless Internet on the Way
Link to story in Business Travel News:
http://www.btnonline.com/businesstravelnews/headlines/frontpage_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003581088
8) Inaugural Issue of Signal, the Newsletter of the European Rail Traffic Management System
Link to newsletter:
http://ec.europa.eu/transport/rail/ertms/newsletter/doc/2007/001_signal_2007_04_en.pdf
News Releases
1) Tele Atlas Enriches Digital Map Content with Historical Traffic Speed Information
http://www.teleatlas.com/WhyTeleAtlas/Pressroom/PressReleases/TA_CT014559
2) EU Project Develops Pioneering Traffic Information Service
http://cordis.europa.eu/fetch?CALLER=EN_NEWS&ACTION=D&SESSION=&RCN=27680
Upcoming Events
Meaningful Transit Input into Transportation Planning and Land Use: Best Practices – August 26-28 – Denver
http://www.trb.org/news/blurb_detail.asp?id=7041
Today in Transportation History
1907 **100th anniversary** - Service begins over the Yosemite Valley Railroad.
http://www.yosemitevalleyrailroad.com/
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Monday, May 14, 2007
Monday, May 14, 2007
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Monday, May 14, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
1) Smarter Cars, Fewer Deaths
Link to column in The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117781748693586102.html
2) Port of Tacoma Safety Screeners Tackle Moving TargetsDevice to be tested will scan moving trains.
Link to story in The Seattle Times:http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=portsecurity12m&date=20070512
3) Smart Motoring Saves Driving Time
A study by motoring organizations showed that by using technology to avoid congested routes a daily commuter could save up to one hour per week.
Link to BBC News video report and story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/6654977.stm
4) BART Considers Color-Coded Routes
Link to column in The Oakland Tribune:
http://www.insidebayarea.com/oaklandtribune/localnews/ci_5889003
5) $1 Billion on Horizon for Crisis Communications in US
Link to story on Stateline:
http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=205298
6) Wireless Device Issues I-5 Warnings
Link to story in the Herald:
http://www.heraldnet.com/stories/07/05/14/100loc_b2streetsmarts001.cfm
7) Digital Mapping Captures Glasgow
Link to BBC News story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/6651775.stm
Link to online map: http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/urbanmodel
8) Harvard, BBN Use Streetlamps to Light Up Wireless Network
Link to story in CIO:
http://www.cio.com/article/108413/
News Releases
1) Fully Automated Mobile Phone Toll Payment: Successful Trial for the Bosporus Bridge
http://www.vitronic.de/en/vitronic/company/news/single/artikel/fully-automated-mobile-phone-toll-payment-brsuccessful-trial-for-the-bosphorus-bridge/
2) New Traffic Information Service Developed by ICT Turku Oy
http://www.kauppalehti.fi/4/i/eng/releases/press_release.jsp?selected=other&oid=20070501/11791406767080&lang=EN
3) Technology Can Mitigate the Growing Problem of Traffic Gridlock
http://www.govtech.net/digitalcommunities/story.php?id=105448
Upcoming Events
Mid-Continent Transportation Symposium – August 16-17 – Ames, Iowa
http://www.ctre.iastate.edu/events/midcon2007/
Today in Transportation History
1973 – Skylab is launched.
http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/history/skylab/skylab.htm
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Friday, May 11, 2007
Friday, May 11, 2007
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Friday, May 11, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
1st Annual Intelligent Vehicle Safety (IVS) Detroit 2007 Conference, May 22nd, The Rock Financial showplace, Novi, MI (co located with Telematics Detroit 2007 Exhibition) will teach you how to implement driver assist systems.
You will learn how to integrate safety applications in the vehicles and make them communicate with the road infrastructure to drive the explosion of advanced vehicle safety technology.
Top level industry speakers include: Ford, Daimler Chrysler, Mercedes Benz, VIIConsortium, DENSO, Bosch, Visteon, Johnson Controls, Sprint and many more.
Click here for more information:
www.telematicsupdate.com/info/307
Contact Precksha Saksena at Precksha@telematicsupdate.com or + 44 (0) 207 375 7198
1) Chicago’s OEMC: A Unified Approach to First Response
Link to story in EMS Magazine:
http://www.emsresponder.com/publication/article.jsp?pubId=1&id=5337
2) Should Illinois Regulate Roadside Memorials?
Link to story in the Daily Herald:
http://www.dailyherald.com/news/illinoisstory.asp?id=311873
3) Traffic Cameras Cost Mesa, Arizona $100,000 Monthly
Link to story in the East Valley Tribune:
http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/story/89464
4) Wrong Way
Do we really need a car that sends text messages with information you can get from the dashboard?
Link to column in Government Computer News:
http://www.gcn.com/print/26_10/44230-1.html
News Releases
1) Launch of the Campaign ChooseESC
http://www.esafetysupport.org/en/news/launch_of_the_campaign_chooseesc.htm
2) Rhode Island Governor Expresses Renewed Concerns about DOT Contracts
http://www.ri.gov/GOVERNOR/view.php?id=4116
3) Traffic.com Powers St. Louis 511 Traveler Information System – Service is Ad Supported
http://www.navteq.com/webapps/NewsUserServlet?action=NewsDetail&newsId=530
4) New Web Tool Provides Real-Time Local Traffic Conditions for Fort Collins, Colorado
http://fcgov.com/news/index.php?id=1996&home
Link to site: http://www.fcgov.com/fctrip
5) Shackprices.com Introduces Mass Transit Real Estate Search
http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=35599
Upcoming Events
Center for Automotive Research Management Briefing Seminars – August 6-10 – Traverse City, Michigan
http://www.cargroup.org/mbs2006/index.html
Friday Bonus
In case you had any doubt.
http://www.signslanguage.com/deadend.jpg
Today in Transportation History
1894 – The Pullman Strike begins.
http://www.chipublib.org/004chicago/disasters/pullman_strike.html
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Thursday, May 10, 2007
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, May 10, 2007 -- ISSN 1529-1057
The 2nd Annual Navigation Europe 2007 Conference & Exhibition (June, 6-7, The Amsterdam Marriott Hotel) is the only place where you will find out how to turn in-car and portable navigation systems into mass market products.
The conference will show you how to exploit new market opportunities to increase customer uptake and maximise your revenue potential.
Top level industry executives from companies such as Ford, BMW, Nissan, Panasonic, Jentro, Blaupunkt, T-Traffic, Vodafone, Orange, Nokia will be doing insightful presentations and participating in panel debates.
Click here for more information:
www.telematicsupdate.com/info/306
Contact Precksha Saksena at Precksha@telematicsupdate.com or + 44 (0) 207 375 7198
1) EU to Finance Galileo Satellite Program
Link to story in the International Herald Tribune:
http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/05/10/business/galileo.php
2) Port of Tacoma Picked to Test Cargo DetectionLink to story in The Seattle Times:http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2003700707_port10.html
3) Oregon Says No to $665 Million Radio
Plans for statewide public safety radio network shelved.
Link to story in The Oregonian:
http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1178686503247680.xml&coll=7
4) GM Sued Over OnStar Change
Link to story in The Detroit News:
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070510/AUTO01/705100380/1148/rss25
5) Signage Questions After Fatal Rail Crash
Link to story in The Record:
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070510/A_NEWS/705100337
6) $5 Million Center to Tackle Brisbane Traffic Woes
Link to story in the Brisbane Times:
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/queensland/5m-centre-to-tackle-traffic-woes/2007/05/10/1178390444783.html
7) Taxi Commission Approves Touch-Screen Monitors for All New York City Cabs
Link to AP story:
http://www.silive.com/newsflash/metro/index.ssf?/base/news-25/1178811922114290.xml&storylist=simetro
8) Ideas Conceived for Use in Space May Help Highway Safety, Air Travel
Link to story in the Houston Chronicle:
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/4790808.html
9) Visionaries Provide Sensation of Automotive Safety
Link to Scripps Howard News Service story:
http://www.shns.com/shns/g_index2.cfm?action=detail&pk=AUTOS-05-10-07
10) Central Ohio Transit Authority to Wipe Buses Clean of Exterior Advertisements
Link to story in The Columbus Dispatch:
http://www.columbusdispatch.com/dispatch/content/local_news/stories/2007/05/10/BUSADS.ART_ART_05-10-07_B4_2R6LFRP.html
11) National Weather Service Providing Crosswind Information for Airports on Web
Link to article in The Front:
http://www.weather.gov/os/aviation/pdfs/front-may07.pdf
12) ITS: Green Car, Green Driver, Green Route
Link to PowerPoint presentation by Neil Schuster, ITS America President & CEO:
http://www.discovery.org/scripts/viewDB/filesDB-download.php?command=download&id=1348
13) Weather Applications and Products Enabled Through Vehicle Infrastructure Integration (VII) - Feasibility and Concept Development Study
Link to further information from US DOT:
http://www.itsdocs.fhwa.dot.gov//JPODOCS/REPTS_TE//14350.htm
Upcoming Events
ETNITE Workshop – June 19 – Aalborg, Denmark
http://www.ertico.com/en/news_and_events/ertico_newsroom/etnite_announces_final_workshop_19_june_2007_aalborg_denmark.htm
Today in Transportation History
1869 – The Transcontinental railroad is completed across the United States.
http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist1/rail.html
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