[TCN] Thursday, February 29, 2024

  Transportation Communications Newsletter

🐸 Thursday, February 29, 2024 - Cranford, New Jersey 🐸

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**Happy Leap Day**

FREIGHT

1) Fleets Use Podcasts To Communicate With Drivers

Commercial Carrier Journal

HEALTH

2) Colorado Bill Seeks To Reduce Impacts From Aviation

Quiet Communities blog

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

3) Cutting-Edge Technology Slashes Wait Times At Red Lights In Oakland County, Michigan

WDIV-TV

4) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - February 29, 2024

Carnegie Mellon University

MARITIME

5) Norway Orders World's First Battery-Power Autonomous Ferries

Maritime Executive

OTHER

6) Feds Give Rhode Island DOT More Time To Produce Washington Bridge Records

Providence Journal

7) Dallas DOT Misses Deadlines For Responding To Road Complaints Thousands Of Times

KXAS-TV

PARKING

8) New Taipei To Launch Smart Roadside Parking Inquiry System

Taiwan News

ROADWAYS

9) New Mexico DOT To Reassess I-25 Direction Signs Located In The Big I

KRQE-TV

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) Biden Administration Investigating Security Threats From Chinese Vehicles

The Verge

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Ohio DOT Gets Approval To Fly Oversized Drone Over Highway

Plain Dealer

News Releases

1) West Virginia Governor Unveils Upgraded Infrastructure Hub Website With New Investment Dashboard

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[TCN] Wednesday, February 28, 2024

  Transportation Communications Newsletter

 Wednesday, February 28, 2024 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) FAA Announces New Tool For Pilots To Avoid Wrong Runways

KTLA-TV

CARTOGRAPHY

2) Google Maps Adds 'Glanceable Directions While Navigating' Setting

9to5Google

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) New Toll Transponders Cut Costs For Agencies And Drivers

Route Fifty

EQUITY

4) Honda's 'Extended Reality' Is A Mash-Up Of VR And Motorized Wheelchairs

The Verge

PRIVACY

5) BNSF To Pay Truckers $75 Million For Collecting Their Fingerprints Without Consent

CDLLife

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

6) Port Of Galveston Needs Higher Level Of Transparency

Daily News commentary

TRANSIT

7) Nissan To Offer Driverless Public Transport In Japan

Just Auto

8) Ben Franklin Transit Wins Top Award For Mechanic Recruitment Video

KAPP/KVEW-TV

News Releases

1) Bosch, Microsoft Partner On Using AI To Improve Road Safety

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[TCN] Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 Tuesday, February 27, 2024 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Boeing Hit By Damning FAA Report Faulting Safety Culture

Bloomberg

CAMERAS

2) Four Bridges Connecting New Jersey, Pennsylvania To Have License Plate Scanners

WPVI-TV

3) License Plate Surveillance Startup Flock, Broke The Law While Trying To Reduce Crime

Jalopnik

4) Cameras Fining Out-Of-Town Drivers In Fulham, UK Cutting Through Streets Have Removed 7,000 Cars Off Roads A Day

MyLondon

HEALTH

5) Aircraft Noise Disturbs Arizona Residents

Quiet Communities blog

MARITIME

6) Replacing Port Cranes Just One Portion Of Maritime Commerce Vulnerabilities

Wilson Center

PARKING

7) Enhancing Urban Mobility: The Revolution Of Smart Parking In Cities

Cities Today contributed content

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

8) Manitoba Government Budgets $200,000 To Advertise Temporary Fuel Tax Cut

CKDM Radio

9) What Is Emergency Management Without Journalism?

Futurisk blog (scroll down)

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) At Growing List Of Airports, TSA PreCheck Travelers No Longer Have To Show Physical IDs

NBC News

11) Aviation Security: TSA Could Further Improve Officer Engagement

GAO

News Releases

1) Eutelsat OneWeb Launches 'Land Mobility' Connectivity Services

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

There are a variety of ways bridges open to let boats pass. Some lift vertically, others tilt open to create space, while still others rotate.. A pedestrian bridge in London rolls 180°.

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[TCN] Monday, February 26, 2024

  Transportation Communications Newsletter

 Monday, February 26, 2024 - Cranford, New Jersey

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ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) A Virtual Reality Experiment To Study Pedestrian Perception Of Future Street Scenarios

Scientific Reports

CARTOGRAPHY

2) Google Maps For Wear OS Adds Public Transit Directions

9to5Google

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

3) New AI Traffic Project Developed In Hungary, Turkey, Japan

ITS International

OTHER

4) Online Tool Tool Tracks How To Reach Food Pantries And Stores In Western Massachusetts Without A Car

Athol Daily News

5) US Supreme Court Rejects Case Of Woman Ticketed For Honking Her Horn

USA Today

PRIVACY

6) 'Creepy' YouTuber Preys On Young Women Getting DWIs, New Jersey Cops Say It's Legal, For Now

Star-Ledger

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

7) What Three Transit Agencies Are Doing To Build Awareness Of Human Trafficking

Mass Transit

8) Idaho Transportation Department's Tabitha Smith Energizes Teens, Parents About Safe Driving

ITD's Transporter

VEHICLES

9) Radio Across Europe Joining Forces To Fight For Rightful Place In The Car

European Broadcasting Union commentary

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[TCN] Friday, February 23, 2024

  Transportation Communications Newsletter

📐 Friday, February 23, 2024 - Cranford, New Jersey ⚙️

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**Engineers Week**

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) 'Optical Illusion' Cycle Lane In Bristol, UK, Which Has Injured 100 People, To Be Fixed

Yahoo News

CAMERAS

2) Backlash Growing Against School Zone Speed Cameras In Georgia

WAGA-TV

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Is Europe Ready For Distance-Based Tolling?

Traffic Technology International

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Israel's GPS Warfare Aims To Keep Its Own Drones Flying And Enemies Baffled

Times of Israel

HEALTH

5) Aviation Industry Opposes FAA Noise Rule

Quiet Communities blog

MOBILITY

6) European Project Developing Network Combining AI, 6G For Safe Interconnected Mobility

The Engineer

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

7) Port Of Corpus Christi Launches Portal To Speed Release Of Public Information

KRIS-TV

ROADWAYS

8) Portland, Oregon To Test Sensors To Slow Speeders

KPTV-TV

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Cellphone Use In Cars Went Up During The Pandemic And Never Went Back Down

Jalopnik

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

10) Cruise's Robotaxis Will Begin Test Runs Again, With Drivers

Inc.

TELEMATICS

11) Anti-Collision Tech Driving Up Cost Of Car Insurance In New Zealand

The Post

TRANSIT

12) Minnesota's Metro Transit Deploys New Agents To Address Safety Concerns On Light Rail

KMSP-TV

News Releases

1) RTX's Collins Aerospace Inaugurates India Digital Technology Center

2) TransLink Testing New Multi-Modal Smartphone App

3) Ten UK Police Forces To Join Trial Of Mobile Cameras Looking for Cell Use, Wearing Seatbelt

Friday Bonus

Even the buses in Hawaii are friendly.

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