Thursday, February 14, 2013

Thursday, February 14, 2013



Transportation Communications Newsletter


Thursday, February 14, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057


GPS / NAVIGATION

1) Virginia DOT Tries to Help GPS-Following Truck Drivers Avoid Rural Roads
Link to story on WDBJ-TV:

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

2) UK Pilot Project Helps Drivers Adjust Speed to Catch Green Lights
Link to article in The Journal:

PARKING

3) Continuing Parking App Could Cost Jacksonville, Florida Up to $300,000
Link to article in the Jacksonville Business Journal:

RIDE-SHARING

4) European Ride-Sharing Services Struggle to Hitch Up with Public Transportation
Link to article on Triple Pundit:

ROADWAYS

5) Estimating Winter Road Recovery Time with Traffic Data
Link to article in Catalyst:

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) Bill to Yank Cellphones from Maine Drivers' Hands Encounters Scant Opposition
Link to article in the Bangor Daily News:

TELEMATICS

7) New Markets for Fleet Telematics, Part II
Link to article on Telematics Update:

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

8) California DOT Spending Millions on Fixing Traffic Sensors
Link to story on KTVY-TV:

9) Tallahassee, Florida Traffic Control Center: Behind the Scenes
Link to story on WTXL-TV:

10) New Google Now Allows You to Specify Mode of Transportation for Trips
Link to blog on Droid Life:

VEHICLES

11) 'Every New Car' Connected to Web by 2014
Link to BBC News story:

12) The Use of Cellular Wireless Communications in Support of Dedicated Short-Range Communications for the Connected Vehicle
Link to Terranautix:


News Releases


Upcoming Events
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Today in Transportation History    
1913 **100th anniversary** Jimmy Hoffa, former head of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, was born in Brazil, Indiana.

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