Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – May 24, 2011

May 24, 2011 at 2:12 pm

Monday, May 23, 2011 – ISSN 1529-1057


AVIATION

1) GE: Navigation-Enabled Flight Paths Could Save $65.6 Million

Link to blog on SmartPlanet:

http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/business-brains/ge-navigation-enabled-flight-paths-could-save-656-million/15853

CARPOOLING

2) Internet Start-Up Hopes to Revolutionize Carpooling

Link to story and video on KOMO-TV:

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/122421574.html

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) LightSquared Cell Network Knocks Out First Responders’ GPS in Tests

Link to article on Nextgov:

http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20110520_9569.php

4) EU Announces Launch Date for First Galileo Satellites

Link to AFP article:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jWGrKp5BRtmMTNBEMswu5Y3wOXrw?docId=CNG.a1bf0c4f6861fa8bd4596b026903f37a.711

Link to news release:

http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/11/627&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

OTHER

5) Tomorrow’s Transport

The Wall Street Journal looks at the future of transportation with a series of articles.

–  The Next Step in Auto Safety: Cars That Talk to Each Other

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703778104576286631174569232.html

–  Freight Railroads are Being Transformed by the Digital Revolution

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703907004576279162458057604.html

–  Bus Rapid Transit, BRT, Catching On

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703864204576318941374651446.html

–  Airlines Promise the Flying Experience Will Get Better

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703937104576303453009663330.html

–  Air Traffic Control May be Transformed by FAA’s New System

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704904604576333021387654108.html

6) OK, so You’re on Facebook – Now What?

Advice on how auto dealers should be involved with social media.

Link to column in Automotive News:

http://www.autonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20110523/RETAIL03/305239956/1126

RAILROADS

7) Railroads are Building on Current Anti-terror Technology

Link to article in The Journal News:

http://www.lohud.com/article/20110522/NEWS01/105220366/Railroads-building-current-anti-terror-technology

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Momentum Builds for Devoting D-Block to Public Safety

Link to article in the National Journal:

http://www.nationaljournal.com/tech/momentum-builds-for-devoting-d-block-to-public-safety-20110520

TELEMATICS

9) Looking Down the Road

Latest communication technology could leave some drivers scrambling.

Link to article in The Boston Globe:

http://articles.boston.com/2011-05-21/business/29569344_1_onstar-telematics-consumers

TRANSIT

10) Sofia, Bulgaria Plans Major Public Transportation Overhaul

Plan includes 600 boards with transit information and data recorders for transit vehicles.

Link to article from Novinite:

http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=128526

11) Great Free Bus App from the University of Washington, but Creator Off to Google

Link to blog in The Seattle Times:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/technologybrierdudleysblog/2015126727_great_free_bus_app_from_uw_but.html

VEHICLES

12) Connect to Your Car Using Social Media

Link to audio on MarketWatch’s Take on Tech:

http://goo.gl/nATf0

Link to news release from Toyota:

http://www2.toyota.co.jp/en/news/11/05/0523.html

News Releases

1) P3ITS: Make Pre-Commercial Procurement Your Tool for ITS Deployment

2) HeERO: The Way to eCall Harmonization Passes Through Lyon and the ITS European Congress

3) New Jersey Teen Safe Driving Coalition Honors ‘GDL Champions’ on 10th Anniversary of Graduated Driver License Program

Upcoming Events

Webinar: New Frontiers for the Global Automotive Enterprise – May 24

http://www.rita.dot.gov/events/2011_05_24/

Today in Transportation History

1966 **45th anniversary** The British government declared a state of emergency one week after the country’s seamen went on strike.

http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1966/may/23/proclamation-of-state-of-emergency-1

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