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Transportation Communications Newsletter
Tuesday, January 8, 2008 -- ISSN 1529-1057
AVIATION
1)
Ending One Airport
Cell phone lots cut airport ground traffic.
Link to story in The New York Times:
GPS / NAVIGATION
2) Study: Navigation Systems Could Cause Accidents
Software errors in satellite navigation devices in the Netherlands
Link to IDG News Service story:
Link to report from Stichting Onderzoek Navigatiesystemen:
3) GPS Navigation Gets Smarter
Navigation devices at CES have acquired new features such as speech recognition, 3D maps, and information on fuel prices at nearby gas stations.
Link to story in PC World:
4) Free Cell Phone Service Lets Callers Simply Dial for Text Directions
Link to story and audio report in the Chattanooga Times Free Press:
MARITIME
5) Outdated Charts of Arctic Waters Could Threaten Ship Safety: Expert
Some maritime charts still being used date back to 1800s.
Link to CBC News story:
OTHER
6) Web Site a Direct Link to Seattle
Cabbies get a chance to use their reputation to get calls.
Link to story in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer:
Link to Taxi Drivers Direct: http://www.taxidriversdirect.com/
7) Bill Would Dump Vanity License Plates in South Dakota
Link to AP story:
PUBLIC RELATIONS / EDUCATION
8) Preparation Pays Off
Advance information helps St. Louis
Link to story in the St.
Louis Post-Dispatch:
RAIL
9) High Speed Rail: Surfing the Internet at 320 KPH
Link to story in the Transport Information Group:
SAFETY / SECURITY
10) Don’t Like My Driving? Please Don’t Dial the DMV
Anonymous complaints can lead to driver retesting in Oregon
Link to AP story:
11) Emergency Alert System Uses Cell Phones in Specific Areas
Link to story in The
Washington Post:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/06/AR2008010601742.html (free registration required)
TELEMATICS
12) Autos Becoming Vibrant Electronic Hubs
Link to AP story:
13) A Car to Drive While Your Mind Wanders
Link to AFP story:
14) ATX President and CEO Steve Millstein Predicts Bright Future for Telematics
Link to story in Aftermarket Business:
15) Electronic Car Technology
Link to interview with General Motors CEO, Rick Wagoner.
Link to video report on Fox Business News:
TRANSIT
16) Dutch Public Transport Card Hacked
Link to story from Radio Netherlands
17) Valley Metro Links Bus Riders with Cell-Friendly Web Site
Link to story in the Phoenix Business Journal:
TRAVELER
INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
18) Report on Tennessee DOT’s SmartWay System
Link to story and video report on WVLT-TV:
Link to TDOT SmartWay: http://www.tdot.state.tn.us/tdotsmartway/
News Releases
Upcoming Events
APTA
Transportation & University Communities Conference – April 5-8 – Reno , Nevada
Today in Transportation History
1962 – The Netherlands
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