[TCN] Wednesday, October 14, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Wednesday, October 14, 2026 - Short Hills, New Jersey

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AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION

1) 4G Can Support Connected Transport Now: Austroads

Australasian Transport News

AVIATION

2) Inside San Diego International Airport’s Approach To Managing Aircraft Noise, Community Trust

International Airport Review

3) US Navy Flies Drones Without GPS, Lands Autonomously On Moving Ships

US Navy

CAMERAS

4) Houston Police Searched UNC Charlotte Camera Network Over 183,000 Times In Three Months

WBTV-TV

MARITIME

5) Iran Accuses US Forces Of Misusing Maritime Distress Channel In Persian Gulf

Safety4Sea

OTHER

6) Transportation Agencies Use AI To Manage Data, Documents

Government Technology

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

7) North Carolina Attorney General Launches Website To Report Gas Stations Not Passing Along Tax Savings

WNCN-TV

RAILROADS

8) Metrolink’s First-In-The-Nation Earthquake Safety Technology Takes Center Stage During Great ShakeOut Drill

Metrolink

ROADWAYS

9) What It Takes To Put AI To Work On The Roadway

Roads & Bridges

News Releases

1) Esri: Shared Maps Help Hoboken Reduce Traffic Crashes, Flooding

2) Georgia DOT Earns Four National Awards For Communications Excellence

3) Egis: Drone Patrolling In The Sonoran Desert: A New Way To Monitor The Highway

Upcoming Events

 -  A Conversation with Bernie Wagenblast: Celebrating Trans Awareness Week (virtual) - American Planning Association - November 18

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[TCN] Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Tuesday, October 13, 2026 - New York, New York

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CAMERAS

1) Do Speed Cameras Make Drivers Slow Down?

WCCO-TV

2) Nova Scotia Still Won’t Allow Municipalities To Install Traffic Radar Cameras

CBC News

FREIGHT

3) FMCSA’s Proposed Trucker Language Rule Draws Praise, Pushback

Commercial Carrier Journal

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) A New Solution To The Smart Transportation Problem In Vietnam

Vietnam.vn

MARITIME

5) Connecting Maritime Digitalization To Process

gCaptain

OTHER

6) No Sirens, No Alerts: Deadly Riyadh Airport Strike Exposes Saudi’s Warning Gap

Times Now

RAILROADS

7) FRA Administrator Says Funding For Shunt Enhancers Ready, But Delivery Timelines Uncertain

Trains

ROADWAYS

8) Texas Cities Work To Make Road Signs More Visible At Night

Spectrum News

SPACE

9) GPS Jamming Over Europe Is Disrupting Satellites In Space

Tech Xplore

TRANSIT

10) BART’s BEEP Shows How Young Innovators Can Advance Transit Accessibility

Passenger Transport

News Releases

1) Arkansas DOT Launches Public Interactive Quest: Explore AR Highways

2) Wisconsin State Patrol Boosts Enforcement, Education Of Move Over Law

3) MTC-ABAG Plan Bay Area Website Scores A Pair Of Awards

 

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

There are many ways to commute. A Colorado air traffic controller's vehicle of choice may be unique.

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[TCN] Monday, October 12, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 🪶 Monday, October 12, 2026 - Short Hills, New Jersey 🇮🇹 🇨🇦

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**Indigenous Peoples’ Day/Columbus Day/Canadian Thanksgiving Day**

AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION

1) AV Truck Fleets In US Win Five-Year Exemption On Warning Beacons 

FreightWaves

AVIATION

2) The Brilliant Way United Airlines Used Starlink To Outsmart Delta And Steal Market Share

Inc.

CARTOGRAPHY

3) Google Maps Showing Accident Alerts Everywhere, So What's Going On?

autoevolution

 

EQUITY

4) Providing Passenger Information To People Who Are Blind Or Have Low Vision: A Guide

National Academies

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

5) A Digital Twin For Malta’s Roads

Times of Malta

6) AI Learns To Read Traffic Signs Through Rain, Fog, Glare Without Retraining

Bioengineer.com 

OTHER

7) American, KLM, RAM Ink New Starlink Deals; Amtrak Begins Trial

Runway Girl Network

PARKING

8) Hanoi Wants Parking Lots To Transmit Data To The City, And Customers To Not Pay With Cash

VietNamNet

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

9) Who Knew About Amtrak’s Bridgeport Plans, And When Did They Know?

Chicago Tribune

10) Washington State Ferries Messaging Didn’t Put Passengers First

KIRO Radio (commentary)

11) The US Public Is Losing Its Say On Environmental Policy

Yale Environment 360

12) APTA Presents AdWheel Winners

Mass Transit

RAILROADS

13) FRA Investigating Chicago-Area Incidents Involving Dispatching Software

Trains

ROADWAYS

14) London Council ‘Uses Misleading Traffic Signs To Gather Fines’

The Times

SAFETY / SECURITY

15) Eight-Fold Increase In Road Safety Data Messages In Europe, Says Data For Road Safety

ITS International

TRANSIT

16) New Public Art Project Partners With Pittsburgh Regional Transit To Make ‘PittsBirds’

WPXI-TV

17) Ho Chi Minh City Accelerates Green, Digital Transition In Public Transit

Viet Nam News

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

18) Inside Connecticut’s Highway Command Center Where Crashes And Issues Become Alerts In Minutes

CT Insider

19) Beyond The Video Wall: Rethinking The Traffic Management Center

Roads & Bridges

News Releases

1) US Coast Guard Orders Four Long-Range Unmanned Aircraft

2) Denver Airport Launches Blog To Help Travelers Plan Ahead

3) Humorous ‘Driving Is For Dodgers Fans’ Campaign Snags Award For Caltrain

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[TCN] Friday, October 9, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Friday, October 9, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) New Policy Aims To Give DCA Extra Warning When Marine One Takes Off

Washington Post

2) US Army Report Cites Systemic Failures In Fatal DCA Crash

NewsNation

3) New Brand Identity For Edinburgh Airport

Airport World

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) ITS Helps Traffic Management In Vietnam Shift From ‘Reacting To Situations’ To ‘Proactively Managing’ Traffic

Vietnam.vn

MARITIME

5) US Ports Warn of Red Tape As Cyber Rule Nears Finish Line

Seatrade Maritime News

OTHER

6) New Tech Could Reveal How Animals Actually Feel About World’s Largest Wildlife Crossing

KTLA-TV

7) Deep Robotics Tests DR02 Humanoids In Hangzhou Traffic, Tourist Areas

AI Insider

PRIVACY

8) Lawmakers Concerned Over Google’s Plan To Acquire AI Models From Spirit Airlines Data 

The Hill

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

9) State DOTs Win Awards For Communications Work

AASHTO Journal

RAILROADS

10) In Old Lyme, Connecticut, Amtrak Pitches ‘Fresh Look’ At Rail Planning

LymeLine

TRANSIT

11) BART Explores Use Of AI While Weighing Potential Risks

KNTV-TV

News Releases

1) California DOT Makes Urgent Call For Increased Driver Safety Awareness After Recent Highway Worker Fatalities

Friday Bonus

There are a variety of ways problematic roadway infrastructure is brought to light. In Brooklyn, one troublesome highway exit is getting its moment through a viral song.

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[TCN] Thursday, October 8, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Thursday, October 8, 2026 - New York, New York

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AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION

1) Why Automotive Connectivity Must Evolve With Mobile Network Technology

Electronic Design (contributed content)

AVIATION

2) Laredo Police Vow To Take Down Drones At Hotel Fire. FAA Lists No TFR.

DroneXL

3) Meet The Outgoing Voice Of Logan Airport, Joe LoGiudice

WCVB-TV

CAMERAS

4) Phoenix Traffic Camera Outage Tied To Citywide Network Upgrade

KTVK-TV

5) Attempted Copper Wire Theft Knocks Out Washington State DOT Cameras, Travel Data For Several Days

KIRO Radio

CARTOGRAPHY

6) UK Motorists Can Now See Live Fuel Prices On Google Maps

The Guardian

ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY

7) How Missouri DOT Slashed Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions

The Stream by AASHTO podcast

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

8) DfT Outlines £30 Million Digital Twin Trials, Plans To Help Councils Make Better Use Of AI

Highways News

9) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - October 8, 2026

Carnegie Mellon University

OTHER

10) FCC To Vote On Advancing New Spectrum Auction To Boost Direct To Device Services

Reuters

11) Roadworker Abuse Victims In UK Urged To Report Incidents, Gather Evidence To Support Prosecutions

Highways News

12) 800,000 Colorado Voters Received A Passenger Rail Ballot They Cannot Vote On

Colorado Sun

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

13) Kansas City, Missouri Launches Pedestrian Safety Campaign Featuring Mr. Walker, Little Ms. Walker

Spectrum News

TRANSIT

14) New Website Unveiled For Danville, Illinois Transit

WCIA-TV

15) Honolulu City Council Considers Exterior Ads On Skyline, TheBus

KGMB-TV

16) Transit Windsor Officially Launches Umo Mobility App

CKLW Radio

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

17) South Carolina DOT Terminates Traffic-Control Contractor After I-26 Gridlock

WCIV-TV

18) Hawaii DOT To Expand Public Digital Hazard Alert System Statewide

Maui Now

News Releases

1) Adobe, Heathrow Airport Team To Transform Digital Experience For Passengers In AI Era

2) BART Launches Pilot Of Aira Video Interpreter Service For Blind, Low Vision Riders

3) Riverside Transit Agency Launches Convo ASL Interpretation Service

4) American Airlines Will Bring Starlink To Every Mainline Jet

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