Transportation Communications Newsletter: June 2013

Here's an optical illusion you can experience in your car in Moncton, New Brunswick. My family and I did this a number of years ago and it's very strange. Similar phenomena exist around the world.

http://youtu.be/JLgdZGbOclk

Solicitation

- Request for Proposal – Development of Web-Based Traffic Demand Management, Road Safety and Enforcement Project 2013-2015 for State of Kuwait – United Nations Development Programme

http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=11757

Upcoming Events

Telematics Japan – October 8-10 – Tokyo

http://www.telematicsupdate.com/japan/index.php

Today in Transportation History

1913 **100^thanniversary** The Lötschberg Tunnel in Switzerland formally opened.

http://www.bls.ch/100/unternehmen/100-jahre-loetschbergbahn.html (in German)

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Thursday, June 27, 2013

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, June 27, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) British Airways to Relax Rules on Electronic Devices

Link to BBC News story:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23063479

2) Flying Planes Closer Together Boosts Biggest FedEx Hub

Link to Bloomberg article:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-27/flying-planes-closer-together-boosts-biggest-fedex-hub.html

3) FAA Agrees to Drop Dated Material from Knowledge Tests

Link to article from AOPA:

http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/All-News/2013/June/26/obsolete-test-questions-removed.aspx

4) US DOT Demands That Delta Buy Tablets to Track Compliance with Passenger Bumping Rules

Link to article on Tnooz:

http://www.tnooz.com/2013/06/26/news/dot-demands-that-delta-buy-tablets-to-track-compliance-with-passenger-bumping-rules

5) Austin, Texas to Look at Ban on Aerial Advertising

Link to story on KTBC-TV:

http://www.myfoxaustin.com/story/22697772/austin-to-look-at-ban-on-aerial-advertising

CAMERAS

6) Ohio Judge: Confiscate Elmwood Place Traffic Cameras

Link to article in The Cincinnati Enquirer:

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20130627/NEWS0107/306270097/Judge-Confiscate-Elmwood-traffic-cameras

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

7) Alabama State Representative Says He'll Propose Bill Forcing Disclosure of Road Dollars

Link to article in The Huntsville Times:

http://blog.al.com/breaking/2013/06/phil_williams_proposes_alabama.html

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Los Angeles Metro Unveils Crime-Reporting App for Bus, Train Commuters

Link to article in the Los Angeles Times:

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-metro-crime-app-20130626,0,3801160.story

TELEMATICS

9) Winning the Telematics Race Through Diversity

Link to commentary on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/winning-telematics-race-through-diversity

TRANSIT

10) 'Patent Trolls' Targeted Metra, Officials Say

Agency paid $50,000 to settle lawsuit.

Link to article in the Chicago Tribune:

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-06-26/news/ct-met-transit-patent-trolls-20130627_1_patent-trolls-metra-spokeswoman-meg-reile-patent-infringement

11) Real Time Ireland App Integrates National Transport Services

Link to article on Silicon Republic:

http://www.siliconrepublic.com/digital-life/item/33234-real-time-ireland-app/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) $20 Million Traffic Control System Installed in Abu Dhabi

Link to article on Al Bawaba:

http://www.albawaba.com/business/traffic-control-uae-502602

VEHICLES

13) The Internet of Cars is Approaching a Crossroads

Link to article in the MIT Technology Review:

http://www.technologyreview.com/news/515966/the-internet-of-cars-is-approaching-a-crossroads/

14) Drivers Can Learn to Master High-Tech Devices

Link to column in The Detroit News:

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20130627/AUTO03/306270030/1320/AUTO04/Drivers-can-learn-to-master-high-tech-devices

News Releases

1) Boeing Gains FAA Approval to Fly Advanced Navigation Procedures on 787

2) JetBlue Gives Pilots New iPad Capabilities

3) Cubic, MasterCard and Money Network to Launch Nation's Largest Open Transit Fare Payment System

4) Cubic's Video Series Receives Coveted Business Awards

5) June 2013 Issue of 'The Source' from Information Station Specialists

6) Toronto Transit Commission Renews, Extends Crisis Link Suicide Prevention Program

7) Next Generation Integrated Digital Cockpit-Cabin Communications Tested Over Europe

8) Nokia Here Now Offering Indoor Maps for 49,000 Buildings

9) Nokia Here Rolling Out Updated Aerial Imagery

Solicitation

- Call for Presentations – Minnesota's Transportation Conference

http://www.mntransportationconference.org/presentations/

Upcoming Events

Complete Streets Symposium – July 25-26 – Chicago

http://www.itsa.org/smartstreets

Today in Transportation History

1923 **90^th anniversary** The first aerial refueling took place between two airplanes.

http://www.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/040309-F-9999G-003.jpg

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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, June 26, 2013 – ISSN 1529-1057

AVIATION

1) Air Canada to Unveil Wireless In-Flight Entertainment System with Rouge Launch

Link to article in the Financial Post:

http://business.financialpost.com/2013/06/25/air-canada-to-unveil-wireless-inflight-entertainment-system-with-rouge-launch/

2) Routehappy Unveils Report Card for In-Flight Wi-Fi

Link to column in USA Today:

http://www.usatoday.com/story/todayinthesky/2013/06/25/routehappy-unveils-report-card-for-in-flight-wi-fi/2454565/

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

3) San Francisco MTA Tests Bike/Ped Wayfinding Signs During America's Cup

Link to San Francisco Streetsblog:

http://sf.streetsblog.org/2013/06/25/sfmta-tests-bikeped-wayfinding-signs-during-americas-cup/

CARTOGRAPHY

4) MBTA Map Designer Says Playstation Video Game Used His Image Without Asking

Link to article in Boston:

http://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/blog/2013/06/25/mbta-map-last-of-us-transit-map/

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION

5) Smart Road Technologies Workshop Urges Development of Transportation Systems in Oman

Link to article in Muscat Daily:

http://www.muscatdaily.com/Archive/Oman/Smart-Road-Technologies-workshop-urges-development-of-transportation-systems-2d5i

6) Smart Technology 'Readdresses' Emirate of Abu Dhabi

Link to article on AMEinfo:

http://www.ameinfo.com/smart-technology-re-addresses-emirate-abu-dhabi-346543

7) Intelligent Transport Corridors

Traffic flows between Helsinki and St. Petersburg being developed with cross-border IT solutions.

Link to article in VTT Impulse:

http://issuu.com/mcipress/docs/impulse0113?e=2237972/3057565 (page 77)

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

8) Lawmaker Relents: Bay Bridge Task Force Won't Be Exempted from California Open-Government Laws

Link to Bay Area News Group article:

http://www.mercurynews.com/politics-government/ci_23538356/lawmaker-relents-bay-bridge-task-force-wont-be

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Everybody Press Record: Navigating the Influx of Media Evidence

Link to article in Law Enforcement Technology:

http://www.officer.com/article/10945985/everybody-press-record-navigating-the-influx-of-media-evidence

TELEMATICS

10) Designing In-Vehicle Infotainment for the Non-Premium Car Owner

Link to interview on Telematics Update:

http://analysis.telematicsupdate.com/infotainment/qa-designing-vehicle-infotainment-non-premium-car-owner

TRANSIT

11) FBI's Bus Ads in Seattle Area Taken Down Over Muslim/Terrorist Stereotyping

Link to article in The Seattle Times:

http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2021268829_fbiadsxml.html

12) US Army, West Point Vet Easing Transportation Headaches with App

Link to story on ABC News:

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/06/army-west-point-grad-easing-transportation-headaches/

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) New CCTV Control Center Opens in York, England

Link to BBC News story:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-23064085

14) Chesapeake, Virginia to Install Cameras and Road Sensors to Improve Traffic

Link to story on WVEC-TV:

http://www.wvec.com/my-city/chesapeake/Chesapeake-to-install-cameras-and-road-sensors-to-improve-traffic-213019091.html

VEHICLES

15) Pandora Hits 2.5 Million In-Car Activations, Quadruple Last Year's Mark

Link to article on CNET:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57590852-93/pandora-hits-2.5m-in-car-activations-quadruple-last-years-mark/

16) Car-Sharing Grows with Fewer Strings Attached

Link to article in The New York Times:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/business/global/one-way-car-sharing-gains-momentum.html

17) Livio Launches Two New In-Vehicle Products for Traffic, Deals

Link to article on MLive:

http://www.mlive.com/auto/index.ssf/2013/06/metro_detroit_startup_launches.html

News Releases

1) APTA Sues to Halt Frivolous Patent Claims

2) OnStar Services Now Available in Mexico

3) Canadian and Nova Scotian Governments Plan Inshore Weather Buoy at Herring Cove

Upcoming Events

Passenger Trains on Freight Railroads Conference – October 15-16 – Washington, DC

http://www.railwayage.com/index.php/conferences/ptfr2013.html

Today in Transportation History

1948 **65^th anniversary** The Berlin Airlift began.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/airlift/

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The Transportation Communications Newsletter is published electronically Monday through Friday.

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