[TCN] Thursday, August 6, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Thursday, August 6, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) ‘Regional Equipment Outage’ Causes Ground Stop At Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport

WCCO-TV

2) Pensacola International Airport Launches Redesigned Website

WALA-TV

3) Are Non-Towered Airports Safe? The Data Says Yes.

General Aviation News

CAMERAS

4) Atlanta Added 5,000 Plate Readers, And FBI Data Shows Crime-Solving Barely Budged

The Cool Down

5) Slovakian Opposition Questions Security Of New Traffic Cameras Over Alleged Russian Links

Slovak Spectator

6) Delay In Payments Puts Thiruvananthapuram’s AI Traffic Camera Network Under Strain

Times of India

CARTOGRAPHY

7) Google’s New Ask Map Features May Be More Exciting Than The Upcoming Pixel Drop

ZDNet

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

8) AI Can Help Emergency Management Teams With Limited Funds

Government Technology

9) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - August 6, 2026

Carnegie Mellon University

MARITIME

10) Cyberattack Impacts Operations At North Carolina Ports In Charlotte, Wilmington, Morehead City

WCNC-TV

11) San Francisco Bay Ferry Launches Public Ridership Database

The Bay Link

OTHER

12) Texas DMV Replacing Its Title, Registration System

Government Technology

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

13) Utah DOT Takes Safety Message To New Teen Drivers As Schools Open

KSTU-TV

ROADWAYS

14) Oakland, Pennsylvania’s PRT Bus Lanes Are About To Change Color

Tribune-Review

SAFETY / SECURITY

15) Clark County, Nevada Unveils School Traffic Safety Plan After 432 Students Hit By Cars Last Year

KVVU-TV

TRANSIT

16) TCN Editor Talks Transit, Other Topics With New York City Mayor

New York City Mayor’s Office's Talk with the People (video)

17) How DART’s GoPass Is Redefining Regional Mobility

Metro

18) Ad Revenue Is Boon For New York MTA, But Some Subway Riders Lament ‘Ad Creep’

On The Way

19) How Data, Strategy, And Community Engagement Are Reshaping Transit

METROspectives podcast

20) MBTA Service Delivery Policy Annual Report

MBTA

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

21) NOCoE Newsletter - August 6, 2026

National Operations Center of Excellence

VEHICLES

22) Some BMW Owners Are Seeing Spider-Man Ads Every Time They Start Their Car

Film Stories

News Releases

1) University Of Texas At Arlington Research Turns Vehicle Data Into Traffic Solutions

2) Missouri DOT Highlights FIFA World Cup Success

3) RailPulse Sets Binding Standard For Data In Demurrange, Storage Charge Dispute Resolution

4) IANA Launches ‘An Intelligent Container Journey,’ Industry-Built Framework For Practical AI In Intermodal Operations

5) Viasat: Three-Quarters Of Drivers Willing To Pay For Satellite-Connected Car Services

6) Five Michigan State University Researchers Using Data, Gen AI, Policy Analysis To Shape Mobility Advancement

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[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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