Bernie’s Transportation Communications Newsletter (TCN) – August 12, 2009
Wednesday, August 12, 2009 – ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
) Pilots Debate Midair Warning System
Link to story in USA Today:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-08-11-air-collision_N.htm
) Hudson Presents Obstacles to New Crash-Avoidance Technology
Link to story in The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/12/nyregion/12screen.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&pagewanted=all
BICYLCES
) Bike of the Future Will Never be Stolen, has Puncture-Proof Tires and Will Play Music as You Ride
Link to story in the Daily Mail:
CARTOGRAPHY
) Mapping the World, One Street at a Time
Link to story on CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/12/digital.mapping/
ELECTRONIC TOLLING
) Fast Lane Buck Passed in Massachusetts
Audit finds incorrect electronic toll charges.
Link to story in the Boston Herald:
GPS / NAVIGATION
) A GPS Chip Made to Sip Power, Not Guzzle
Link to column in The New York Times:
http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/11/a-gps-chip-made-to-sip-power-not-guzzle/
OTHER
) Presolictation Information: Michigan IntelliDrive Test Bed and IntelliDrive Systems Engineering Update
Link to further information from US DOT:
http://www.its.dot.gov/press/2009/intellidrive_michigan.htm
) Beijing’s ‘Most Handsome Traffic Police Officer’ Sees Fame on Internet
Link to story in the People’s Daily:
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90782/90872/6725822.html
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION
) Jammu and Srinagar Police Release Traffic Journal, Launch Web Site
Link to Press Trust of India story:
http://www.ptinews.com/news/226206_J-K-police-release-traffic-journal–launch-website
TRANSIT
) Link’s Ticket System Confounds Light-Rail Riders
Link to story in The Seattle Times:
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009642729_stfares12m.html
) City of Nice to Pilot NFC Mobile Payments in 2010
Link to story in EE Times Europe:
http://www.eetimes.eu/semi/217701030
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
) Minnesota DOT Starts Tweeting
Link to story in the Star Tribune:
http://www.startribune.com/local/53049377.html
Link to review in City Pages:
http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2009/08/mndot_tweets_we.php
) IT Projects Take Back Seat in Gauteng, South Africa
Intelligent transportation projects, however, will proceed.
Link to story on ITWeb:
http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/business/2009/0908121153.asp?A=BUS&S=Business&T=News&O=SL
) WVEC Reporter Delivers Traffic News with a Smile
Link to story in The Virginian-Pilot:
http://hamptonroads.com/2009/08/wvec-reporter-delivers-traffic-news-smile
VEHICLES
) Driverless Airport Pods Unveiled
Link to BBC News story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8194698.stm
News Releases
) Gresham, Smith and Partners to Develop Guidebook for Developing Traveler Information at Airports
Upcoming Events
Talking Operations Webinar: It Pays to do the Right Thing: Using Incentive Payments to Affect Commuting Behavior – August 13
https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/webconference/web_conf_learner_reg.aspx?webC onfID=17864
Today in Transportation History
1909 **100th anniversary** – The Italian balloon Albatross ascended to a height of 38,715 feet, a new world record for a manned balloon flight.
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v90/n2260/abs/090673b0.html
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