[TCN] Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Wednesday, August 5, 2026 - New York, New York

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AVIATION

1) FAA Investigating Why Plane Was Allowed To Take Off As Trump’s Helicopter Approached

AP

CAMERAS

2) Are Rural Law Enforcement Agencies Using Flock Cameras?

Daily Yonder

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

3) Legal Framework To Promote Smart Border Gates In Vietnam

Vietnam.vn

OTHER

4) How Texas DOT Has Embraced AI

Route Fifty

5) Could Psychology Solve Transport Problems Engineering Can’t?

Highway Voices podcast

PARKING

6) New York City Says They’re Not ‘Shame Stickers,’ As It Slaps Them On Alternate-Side Violators’ Cars

Gothamist

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

7) Officials Tout Online Tool To Plan Around Animal-Collision Hotspots In Montana

KTVH-TV

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[TCN] Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 Tuesday, August 4, 2026 - New York, New York

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AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION

1) Self-Driving Cars Have An Aging Problem

Semiconductor Engineering

AVIATION

2) FAA Mulls Critical Infrastructure Designations, Sparking Civilian Rights Debate

Spectrum News

3)  How Probabilistic Weather Forecasting Is Changing Aviation Risk Management

The Weather Company

CAMERAS

4) Kenya’s National Transport And Safety Authority Blamed For Poor Signage

The Standard

FREIGHT

5) Study Shows Digital Curbside Management Reduces Driver Stress

Traffic Technology Today

GPS / NAVIGATION

6) US Approves World’s First Private Constellation To Strengthen Navigation

Interesting Engineering

INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

7) San Francisco’s July 4 Chaos: Bad Planning, Dead Waymos, 1,000 People Waiting For A Bus

San Francisco Standard

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

8) Developing An AI Framework For Long-Term Bridge Damage Monitoring

Seoul Tech

OTHER

9) How One Delaware DOT Engineer Is Using AI

At the Intersection podcast

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) Oklahoma DOT Unveils Vehicle-Mounted Boards To Grab Drivers’ Attention In Work Zones

KOCO-TV

SPACE

11) EchoStar’s Hughes Filed For Bankruptcy As Its Satellite Internet Subscribers Fled To Starlink

Quartz

TRANSIT

12) Connecticut's Bus System Is Divided Among 17 Transit Agencies. The State Is Trying To Connect Them

Register Citizen

13) CTtransit Overhauls Website, Adds ‘Where’s My Bus?’ Feature

Connecticut Post

VEHICLES

14) Honduras Introduces RFID-Based License Plates

ITS International

15) A Review Of In-Vehicle Touchscreen Safety And Usability

Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives

WEATHER

16) New Guide Helps Transport Sector Prepare For Severe Space Weather

UK Met Office

News Releases

1) Inrix, MetroLab Announce Finalists In Initiative For Universities To Tackle Transportation And Urban Mobility Challenges Using Real-World Data

2) University Of Arizona Employee Group Explores Using Data, Education To Reduce Bike Theft

 

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

As many know, in the early 1800s the grid system of Manhattan streets was laid out. This required some land surveying to determine where streets and avenues would intersect. The area covered included what is now Central Park. While the grid system was never imposed upon the land now covered by the park, one of the survey bolts can still be found there.

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[TCN] Monday, August 3, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Monday, August 3, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION

1) Indian Government Proposes Draft Notification Framework For V2V Communication

ANI

AVIATION

2) Feds Discuss $425 Million Committed To Improve Alaska Aviation Safety

KTUU-TV

3) FAA Installs New Tower Simulator At Paine Field, Aiming To Cut Controller Training By 30%

KOMO-TV

4) Building The Data Foundation For A Predictive Airport

International Airport Review

CAMERAS

5) How Did Iran’s Traffic Cameras Get Hacked?

Traffic Technology International

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

6) Illinois Tollway Glitch Leaves 100,000 With Unexpected Warnings About Unpaid Tolls

WBBM-TV

7) NHAI Plans Digital Command Center To Power Nationwide Barrier-Less Tolling Rollout

New Indian Express

GPS / NAVIGATION

8) BeiDou Software Upgrade Delivers Sub-Meter Civilian Precision With No New Launches

Tech Times

INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

9) What The World Cup Taught North Texas About Traffic

Dallas Morning News

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

10) How Is Ho Chi Minh City Operating Its Smart Cameras?

Vietnam.vn

OTHER

11) AI, Fresh Thinking At Heart Of New Highways Innovation Hackathon

Highways News

12) AI In Formula One: Competitive Advantage Is All About The Human In The Loop

ZDNet

RAILROADS

13) Trump Administration Pushes Tougher English Rules For Mexican Train Crews Crossing Into US

AP

SPACE

14) US Space Force Awards K2 Space $22.9 Million For Laser Communications Demonstration

SpaceNews

TRANSIT

15) Texas DOT Directive Mandating English For All Safety Training Exams Leaves Contractors Worried

KXAN-TV

16) New TARC System Brings Changes, Cuts And Confusion For Riders In Louisville Area

WHAS-TV

17) Megaworld Bets On AI Transit To Advance Sustainable Townships In Philippines

InsiderPH

18) Penn Transit Revamps Maps, Renames Bus Routes

Daily Pennsylvanian

VEHICLES

19) Connectivity, Trust, Intelligence: Mobility’s New Pillars

Automotive World (contributed content)

News Releases

1) Parkopedia, ParkMobile Bring In-Car Parking Payments To Over 80,000 US Locations

2) New York Thruway, Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee Launch PSA Campaign To Promote Move Over Law, Combat Distracted Driving

3) I-90 Text Messages Alerts To End August 31, App-Based Alerts Available

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[TCN] Friday, July 31, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Friday, July 31, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Gologin Ranks Airports Website Security

Hobbs Independent

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

2) Ghana Parliament Approves Reintroduction Of Electronic Road Tolls

Asaase Radio

FREIGHT

3) Inside Hirschbach Motor Lines’ Push Into AI Driver Communication

FreightWaves

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) Can Digital Twins Keep Cities Moving When Transport Systems Fail?

Devdiscourse

5) Kazakhstan Smart Cities Face The Test Of Turning AI Ambition Into Results

Times of Central Asia

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

6) State DOTs Aid National Bridge Strike Awareness Effort

AASHTO Journal

7) Arkansas DOT Launching Podcast About Upcoming Projects, Transportation Decisions

KTHV-TV

8) USDOT Unevenly Advances Deregulation As Transparency Declines

Reason Foundation (commentary)

ROADWAYS

9) When Traffic Cabinets Come Under Attack

ITS International

TELEMATICS

10) GM To Launch Proprietary In-Vehicle AI System Later This Year

CNBC

TRANSIT

11) New York MTA Boss Says Agency ‘Developing Capacity’ For OMNY To Show Balances, Transfers To Riders

amNY

12) ATRA Pulse - July 2026

Advanced Transit Association

News Releases

1) Mobility And Curb Data Guidebook Published By California’s Metropolitan Transportation Commission

Friday Bonus

What do Taylor Swift and the Golden Gate Bridge have in common? Well, for some Swifties, it’s this.

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[TCN] Thursday, July 30, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

🩵  Thursday, July 30, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey 🩵

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**World Day Against Trafficking in Persons**

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Book Sheds Light On Unique History Of Bicycling In Illinois

Illinois Public Media’s The 21st Show

AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION

2) China To Ban Blue Autonomous Driving Indicator Lamps

CarNewsChina

3) With Autonomous Vehicles, Cities Can Play Traffic Cop

Government Technology

4) Trust vs. Takeover: AV Attitudes Dictate Driver Control At J-Turn Intersections

Catalyst

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) Cash Tolls Ending On Florida’s Alligator Alley August 3

Gulfshore Business

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

6) How Data, Drones, ITS Can Create Smoother Border Crossings

Traffic Technology Today (column)

7) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - July 30, 2026

Carnegie Mellon University

MARITIME

8) Maine’s New Training Ship Brings High-Tech Tools To Age-Old Seafaring

UPI

OTHER

9) From Benjamin Franklin To Satellite: Celebrating 250 Years Of American Communication

Route Fifty

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

10) Tucson Transit Safety Series Invites Public To Learn, Provide Feedback

KVOA-TV

ROADWAYS

11) Critics Say Newly Installed Bus Lanes On Staten Island Are Too Narrow

Staten Island Advance

12) Malaysia Highways To Get 77 New Telecommunications Towers To Improve Coverage

Malay Mail

SAFETY / SECURITY

13) TSA Shares Passengers’ Personal Information With Immigration Enforcement, Documents Show

States Newsroom

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

14) Amazon’s Zoox To Begin Charging For Rides In Las Vegas After Clearing NHTSA Hurdle

CNBC

15) Waymo Robotaxis Starting To Return To Freeways

TechCrunch

16) The Safety Case For Robotaxis Doesn’t Really Hold Up In New York City, Report Finds

Next City

TELEMATICS

17) UK DfT Warns Drivers Not To Rely On Next-Generation eCall Before 2027 Infrastructure Upgrade

Highways News

TRANSIT

18) OMNY Complaints Mount As Some Riders Say They Fail To Get Fare Cap, Transfers

NY1

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

19) Learn More About The Pennsylvania Turnpike Traffic Operations Center

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (video)

News Releases

1) Vigilant Aerospace Announces Aircraft, Drone Alerting Service

2) Waymo To Feature Google Gemini In Ojai Robotaxis

3) Michigan DOT Commits Funding For Active Transportation Wayfinding Project

4) Maine DOT Releases Documentary Focused On The Stevens Bridge

5) New Jersey DOT Outdoor Advertising Permitting To Become Fully Electronic August 1

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