Q&A After Speech at IRU — Yokohama, Japan
Q1. Can and will IT really contribute to solving a few major problems road transport will face in the 21st century, like congestion, pollution, etc.? A1. Yes, in fact there are Intelligent Transportation Initiatives in almost every major country which focus on how information technology can address growing problems of road congestion, pollution, road maintenance […]
Japan Update
This has been an extraordinary week for me. I have made many new friends and learned a great deal — I feel very fortunate. There is much to write about. Also, I have taken many pictures. Now I need to organize and caption them! For an interim view of some ot them, click here. I […]
Japan 2004 – Day 1 (Traveling to Japan and traditional dinner)
The Japan Airlines Flight #005 departed JFK exactly on time and landed at the Tokyo International Airport in Narita, Japan exactly on time. During each moment of the 13 hour and 25 minute flight you could sense the feeling emanating from the JAL crew that they truly enjoyed serving you. They could not do enough […]
What Have You Been Up To?
New York was the place of business for me on five occasions during the past four days (you can read that as my excuse for not writing many stories on patrickWeb this week). I ran into several people that I had not seen in a very long time and invariably, one of us asked "What […]
Give The Conductor A Doggie Bone
Thanks to readers for reminding that I have not posted a story for almost a week. My only excuse for not being more prolific during the last few days is that I have been very busy — board meetings, conference calls, some travel, a bit of motorcycle riding necessitated by occasional bursts of sunlight, and […]
