Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, January 9, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

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AVIATION

1) Delta Wants Pilots to Test Turbulence on Boeing 737s with iPads

Link to article in the Puget Sound Business Journal:

http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/blog/techflash/2013/01/delta-wants-pilots-to-test-turbulence.html

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

2) Many Local Authorities in UK Unaware of Benefits of ITS

Link to article in The Guardian:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/public-leaders-network/2013/jan/09/centro-public-transport-travel-systems

PARKING

3) Pullman, Washington Considering Parking Warning System for First-Time Offenders

Link to article from the Moscow-Pullman Daily News:

http://apps.itd.idaho.gov/Apps/MediaManagerMVC/NewsClipping.aspx/Preview/67906

SAFETY / SECURITY

4) Texting Drivers Involved in Fatal Crashes Get 'Slap on the Wrist,' Say Victims' Families

Link to story on NBC's Rock Center:

http://rockcenter.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/08/16327254-texting-drivers-involved-in-fatal-crashes-get-slap-on-the-wrist-say-victims-families

TRANSIT

5) Tech Upgrades Spur Bus Ridership Spike in Concord, North Carolina

Link to article in Government Technology:

http://www.govtech.com/e-government/Tech-Upgrades-Spur-Bus-Ridership-Spike-in-North-Carolina.html

6) Michigan's MAX Transit Rolls Out Mobile Text-Alert Service

Link to article in the Grand Rapids Business Journal:

http://www.grbj.com/articles/75889-max-transit-rolls-out-mobile-text-alert-service

7) Texas' TAPS Public Transit Launches Online Store

Link to story on KTEN-TV:

http://www.kten.com/story/20537423/taps-public-transit-launches-online-store

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

8) Madurai, India Traffic Police Take the Plunge Into Social Networking

Link to article in The Times of India:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/Madurai-traffic-police-takes-the-plunge-into-social-networking/articleshow/17948027.cms

VEHICLES

9) Audi Unveils In-Car 4G LTE Wireless Broadband

Link to article in Microwave Engineering Europe:

http://www.microwave-eetimes.com/en/audi-unveils-in-car-4g-lte-wireless-broadband-at-2013.html?news_id=222903570&cmp_id=7

10) Continental Deploys Magic to Reduce Driver Distraction

Link to article in automotiveIT International:

http://www.automotiveit.com/ces-continental-deploys-magic-to-reduce-driver-distraction/news/id-007601

11) Visteon Displays Mid-Range Infotainment Platform and E-Bee Concept

Link to article in automotiveIT International:

http://www.automotiveit.com/ces-visteon-displays-mid-range-infotainment-platform-and-e-bee-concept/news/id-007620

Link to news release: http://goo.gl/xrBLa

News Releases

1) Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Releases New Mobile App for Travelers

2) FCC Announces Date and Locations for First Post-Superstorm Sandy Field Hearing

3) Traffic Management Systems in Jakarta to Be Combined

Upcoming Events

2013 National Bike Summit – March 4-6 – Washington, DC

http://www.bikeleague.org/conferences/summit13/

Today in Transportation History    

1793 **220^th anniversary** Jean-Pierre Blanchard made the first balloon flight in North America, traveling from Philadelphia to Deptford, New Jersey.

http://www.historynet.com/jean-pierre-blanchard-made-first-us-aerial-voyage-in-1793.htm

1863 **150^th anniversary** The original line of the London Underground opened between Paddington and Farringdon.

http://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/whats-on/tube150

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