[TCN] Friday, August 28, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Friday, August 28, 2026 - Sleepy Hollow, New York

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AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION

1) Siren-Sensing AI Technology Deployed For Japan’s Autonomous Bus Trials

Auto Connected Car News

AVIATION

2) Marine One Again Struggles To Communicate With Air Traffic Control Before Takeoff

CNN

3) How Reach TV Brings Streaming, Advertising To America’s Airports

AdExchange

CARTOGRAPHY

4) Lake Ontario To Lake America – Who Gets To Decide What Goes On Maps?

The Conversation

FREIGHT

5) Mexico To Invest US$21 Million In 20 Smart Arches Against Cargo Theft

BNamericas

OTHER

6) Research Suggests Almost A Third Of UK Drivers Reoffend After Attending Speed-Awareness Course

Highways News

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

7) Arkansas DOT Launches ‘Phase 2’ Of ‘Street Smart’ Program

AASHTO Journal

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Three UK Airports Hit By Cyberattack With Data Of 8.7 Million Customers Accessed

Guardian

9) Leveraging Technology And AI To Combat Distracted Driving

IBTTA Insights

10) Speed Management For Safer Roads With Dr. Shauna Hallmark, Iowa State University, And Ginny O’Connor, toXcel

ITE Talks Transportation podcast (includes link to podcast)

SPACE

11) NASA Building ‘Air Traffic Control’ For The Moon

SciTechDaily

Friday Bonus

Looking for that perfect gift for the transit lover in your life?

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[TCN] Thursday, August 27, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

🎶  Thursday, August 27, 2026 - Newark, New Jersey 🎹

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ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Traffic Gardens: Turning Empty Spaces Into Places Where Kids Learn To Ride

People For Bikes

2) Project Looks To Map Pedestrian Networks And Map Their Comfort, Safety

Catalyst

AVIATION

3) Michigan’s Ford Airport First In US To Combine Advanced RFID-Enabled Baggage Tracking With Self-Service Bag Check

MLive

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - August 27, 2026

Carnegie Mellon University

MARITIME

5) Red Sea Nations Step Up Maritime Cooperation As Regional Threats Grow

United Nations

6) French Sailors Ditch GPS To Rediscover Celestial Art Of Navigation

RFI

OTHER

7) Judge Temporarily Restores Transgender Woman’s License In Kansas Saying Appeal Process Was Unclear

Kansas Reflector

8) Deleted Israeli Defense Force Video Instructed Haredi Draft Evaders How To Avoid Ben-Gurion Checks

Jerusalem Post

PARKING

9) Incheon City Expands ‘Real-Time Parking Information Service’ To Private Lots

Asia Business Daily

PRIVACY

10) Lawmakers Call For Watchdog Review Of USDOT’s Passenger Privacy Practices

Nextgov/FCW

ROADWAYS

11) Valley Metro Seeks New Signs After 42 Train Crashes

KTVK-TV

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Speed Management For Safer Roads With Dr. Shauna Hallmark, Iowa State University, And Ginny O’Connor, toXcel

ITE Talks Transportation podcast

13) IBTTA’s New CEO Mark Chung’s Safety Vision

Traffic Technology Today

14) KU Transportation Center Keeps Kansans Connected

University of Kansas

TRANSIT

15) Transit Agencies Across North America Make Rider Experience Upgrades

Mass Transit

News Releases

1) Nayax To Acquire Smart Parking Provider, IPS Group

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[TCN] Wednesday, August 26, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Wednesday, August 26, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) New Maryland Plant Begins Producing Equipment For FAA’s Next-Generation Air Traffic System

Homeland Security Today

2) FAA Says Antenna Relocated After Marine One Safety Incident

Reuters

3) How The World Cup Became A ‘Forcing Function’ For Drone Security

Route Fifty

CAMERAS

4) New York State DOT Expands Work Zone Speed Camera Program

WKTV-TV

5) Project Ranks States On Policies Governing Automated License Plate Readers

Government Technology

FREIGHT

6) New Highway Tech Weighs Semitrucks While They Roll

Government Technology

INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

7) Rapid Incident Response And Secondary Crash Reduction

IBTTA Insights

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

8) Interactive Traffic Safety Park Opens In Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Taipei Times

RAILROADS

9) STB Orders Unfiltered Workpapers In UP-NS Review

Railway Supply

News Releases

1) New Intelligent Safety Features Coming To Volvo EX60, EX90

2) NYSDOT Offering Immersive Exhibits At New York State Fair

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[TCN] Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Tuesday, August 25, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

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ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Distracted Italian Pedestrians Who Cross Road While On Phone Could Be Fined Under New Code

Guardian

AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION

2) China Enhances Legal Framework For Autonomous Vehicles In Draft Road Safety Law Revisions

Xinhua

AVIATION

3) White House Space Transportation Policy Calls For Integration With Air Traffic Control Modernization

Nextgov/FCW

4) Tactile Maps Installed At Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport Ease Travel For More Than Just Blind Passengers

Minnesota Public Radio

5) Beyond The Persona: Listening To Passengers And Building A More Human Airport

International Airport Review

CAMERAS

6) Arkansas DOT Using AI Cameras To Target Speeding, Cellphone Use

KTHV-TV

CARTOGRAPHY

7) Apple Maps Launches Ads On iPhone

9to5Mac

FREIGHT

8) Kazakhstan Introduces AI Analytics In Transport Sector

Astana Times

MARITIME

9) Iran, Oman Unveil Framework For Future Management Of Strait Of Hormuz

gCaptain

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

10) Austria Ministry Using Branded E-Taxis To Educate About Electric Vehicles

Austrian Federal Ministry Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure

SPACE

11) NASA Satellites Ace World’s First ‘Lost-In-Space’ GPS-Free Navigation Experiment

Space

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

12) Uber Now Letting Parents Check In On Their Teens Through Drivers’ Selfie Cameras

The Verge

TRANSIT

13) St. Louis MetroLink Completes $62 Million In Security Upgrades, New Fare Collection At All Platforms

KWMU Radio

14) APTA’s Business Voice Behind Public Transportation

Metro

News Releases

1) Arkansas DOT Expands Street Smart Children's Road Safety Education Program

2) Cofiroute Selects TomTom Traffic To Enhance Real-Time Motorway Operations, Driver Information

 

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

Want to catch a round of golf before you leave but not sure you’ll be able to make it to the airport on time? Now worries at Thailand’s Don Mueang International Airport where an 18 hole course is located between two active runways.

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[TCN] Monday, August 24, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 Monday, August 24, 2026 - South Bound Brook, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Bucharest Airports National Company Plans Anti-Drone Systems For Airports

Romania-Insider

2) Air Traffic Control Is Becoming More Automated. Is Regulation Keeping Up?

The Conversation

3) The Four Design Flaws That Make Airports Way More Stressful

Sunset

4) Adobe Says While Travelers Are Relying On AI For Planning, Not All The Content Is Ready

The AI Economy

5) What Airports Can Teach Us About The Power Of Invisible Business AI

TechRadar (contributed content)

CAMERAS

6) Flock CEO Calls For ‘National Compromise’ Amid Camera Sabotage, Public Revolt

Fox News

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

7) Kazakhstan To Speed Up AI Rollout Across Transport Sector

Kazinform 

MARITIME

8) Iran Says It Uses Undetectable Methods To Monitor Maritime Movements

WANA News Agency

9) Why Maritime Operations Centers Need Fusion, Not Another Data Feed

Windward

10) The Psychological Pathways To Maritime English Motivation: Need Satisfaction, Frustration, Learning

Frontiers in Psychology

OTHER

11) The Connected Construction Data Alliance Webinar Recording

The Ray (video)

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

12) Your Airport’s Most Important Audience

State Aviation Journal

13) How Breaking Traffic News Shapes Public Road Safety Awareness

BNO News (contributed content)

ROADWAYS

14) Circular Road Markings Trialed In Australia To Reduce Crashes On Bends

WhichCar

SAFETY / SECURITY

15) Japan Outlines Measures To Protect Infrastructure From Cyberattacks

Japan Times

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

16) Uber Hit With Nearly $1 Billion Fine For Automatically Deactivating Drivers In Europe

Engadget

17) Hampton Roads, Virginia Driver Launches Rideshare, Food Delivery App

Virginian-Pilot

18) Robotaxis Are Real Now — So Is The Pushback

The Verge

TELEMATICS

19) Kenyan Government Outlines Policy Path For Nation’s Growing Telematics Sector

Sunday Standard & KTN News

TRANSIT

20) New York MTA Plans To Pilot Virtual OMNY Cards After Years Of Delays

Gothamist

21) Errors Plagued Clipper 2.0 Long Before Botched Launch, Records Reveal

KQED Radio

22) Meet The Man Who Designed Muni’s ‘Worm’ Logo, And The Cranks Who Wanted To Kill It

San Francisco Chronicle

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

23) New App Brings Information On Isle Of Man Buses, Flights, Ferries

Manx Radio

24) Winnipeg Launches App To Warn Drivers Of Train Delays

CHVN Radio

25) Manila Eyes Smart App To Help Address Traffic Situation

Zigwheels

News Releases

1) Indiana Governor Unveils Highway Signs To Mark Nation’s 250th Birthday, Centennial Of Lincoln Highway, 70th Anniversary Of Interstate System

2) Kongsberg Expands Maritime Surveillance Capability With Additional N3X Satellites

3) Virginia Tech-Developed Tools Help Make State’s Roads Safer Through Smarter Crash Data

  

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