Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – November 13, 2009
Friday, November 13, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1) Airlines Fight for Safety-Upgrade Funds
Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125807147909646329.html
Link to letter from US Airways CEO:
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=196799&p=irol-newsArticle_print&ID=1354832&highlight
2) FAA Chief Say Controllers Were Too Slow in Alerting Military
Link to article in The Wall Street Journal:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125812862524947187.html
Link to news release from the FAA:
http://www.faa.gov/news/press_releases/news_story.cfm?newsId=10923
BUSES
3) Pimp My Bus Ride
Link to article in Time:
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1938660,00.html
Link to BusJunction: http://busjunction.com/
GPS / NAVIGATION
4) Galileo ‘Pathfinders’ Take Shape
Link to BBC News story and video:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8351457.stm
Link to further information from the European Space Agency:
http://www.esa.int/esaNA/SEM1MURMD6E_galileo_0.html
5) Google Maps Navigation is Solid, but About that Voice
Link to column in the Chicago Sun-Times:
http://www.suntimes.com/technology/ihnatko/1882911,ihnatko-google-maps-navigation-111309.article
Link to video with voice recording: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7WzO6cUFOw
MARITIME
6) Wave of Social Media Precedes World’s Largest Cruise Ship
Link to article in The Miami Herald:
http://www.miamiherald.com/467/story/1330897.html
Link to further information on the Oasis of the Seas: http://oasisoftheseas.com/
7) Smarter than Average Buoy
Link to article in The Capital:
http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/top/2009/11/12-44/Smarter-than-average-buoy.html
Link to Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System: http://www.buoybay.org/
8) Any Data Port in a Storm
Technology takes the guesswork out of sailing into stormy weather.
Link to column in The Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/13/AR2009111301374.html
ROADWAYS
9) Pay-per-Mile for Drivers Could be in UK in 2020
Link to article in The News:
http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/newshome/Pay-per-mile-for-drivers.5821940.jp
10) BMW Pushing for Smart Traffic Lights to Aid Fuel Efficiency
Link to article on The Car Connection:
Link to presentation from BMW:
11) I-40 Barstow Sign Gone for Good
North Carolina sign gave mileage to western end of interstate.
Link to article in the Star-News:
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20091112/ARTICLES/911129963
Link to photo of sign:
TELEMATICS
12) Mercedes ‘mbraces’ Telematics
Link to article in Wired:
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/11/mercedes-mbrace-telematics/
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
13) Venezuelans Tweet Way Through Traffic in BlackBerry Revolution
Link to Bloomberg News article:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601082&sid=a5YA9bpzOrZQ
Link to Tráfico Twitter account: http://twitter.com/Trafico
News Releases
1) FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate Keynotes Random Hacks Of Kindness, Disaster Relief Codejam
2) AirIQ Announces Non-Binding Letter of Intent Relating to a Potential Sale of US Subsidiary, Boatracs
3) US and Europe Share Air Traffic Management Research
Upcoming Events
ITE 2010 Technical Conference and Exhibition – March 14-17 – Savannah, Georgia
http://www.ite.org/conference/
Friday Bonus
Thief steals truck…finds surpise in back.
http://www.thelocal.de/society/20091111-23203.html
Today in Transportation History
1959 **50th anniversary** – The Narrows Bridge opened in Perth, Australia.
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