[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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[TCN] Wednesday, October 7, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Wednesday, October 7, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION

1) EU Browbeating EU To Approve Its ‘Full Self-Driving’ Tech. The Pressure Is Working.

Reuters

AVIATION

2) FAA Wants Pilots To Flag Bad AWOS Data

AVweb

3) UK Aviation Regulator Invites Industry To Help Shape Air Traffic Management Operations

Airside

4) Why Airports Must Rethink Customer Experience In The Era Of Capital Programs

CustomerThink

OTHER

5) ACLU Loses Challenge Against Clark County, Nevada’s ‘Selfie Ban’ On Pedestrian Bridges

Nevada Independent

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

6) South Carolina DOT Offers No New Details A Week After I-26 Backup

WCIV-TV

TRANSIT

7) ‘Next Stop, Gas Chambers’: Transport For London Removes Vegan Bus Adverts 

Jewish News

News Releases

1) Lyft Riders Can Now Use Same App In Europe

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[TCN] Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Tuesday, October 6, 2026 - New York, New York

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ELECTRONIC TOLLING

1) Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Lithuania Moving To Digital Road Charging In 2027

Travel and Tour World

GPS / NAVIGATION

2) Iraq Accelerates Move To Ban Israeli-Developed GPS App Waze

The New Region

MARITIME

3) US Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge To Lobster Boat GPS Monitoring Case

SeafoodSource

4) Japan To Research Use Of Automatic Navigation, AI For Self-Defense Force Transport Ships

Jiji

MOBILITY

5) Road Pricing, AI And The Future Of Transportation

Infrastructure Technology Podcast

OTHER

6) FCC Eases Environmental Policy For Communications Towers

Radio World

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

7) North Richland Hills, Texas Charges $2 Million For Flock Records As Agencies Make It Harder To See How Cameras Are Used

Texas Tribune

8) Mobile GR Engages With Public On Grand Rapids Transit Access Funding Proposals

The Rapidian

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Railways And Military Mobility: Mitigating The Impact Of Potential Cyberattacks On Civil-Military Infrastructure

PubAffairs Bruxelles (contributed content)

TRANSIT

10) Japan Marks 20 Years Of Tackling Human Error In Public Transportation

Jiji

VEHICLES

11) NHTSA To Rewrite Rules To Address Vehicle Headlight Glare

Reuters

News Releases

1) Maryland DOT Updating New Driver Curriculum

2) GM Launches OnStar Fleet Intelligence Platform

 

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

You might think of OnStar as the beginning of telematics for passenger cars, but in the 1960s, GM had another system which provided information to drivers.

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[TCN] Monday, October 5, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

👩🏻‍⚕️  Monday, October 5, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey 🩺

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**Breast Cancer Awareness Month**

AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION

1) Kodiak Ready To ‘Pull The Driver’ And Launch Unsupervised Autonomous Trucks By End Of Year

Fox Business

2) How Should Automated Vehicles Interact With Pedestrians?

Tech Xplore

AVIATION

3) FAA Says Boeing 737 Max Software Glitch Poses No Safety Issue

Reuters

4) USDOT Works To Ease Fears About New AI Air Traffic Control Tool

Nextgov/FCW

5) FlyDubai Incident Renews Debate Over Cockpit Video Recorders

AviationPros

6) Ohio DOT Deploys The Latest Drone Technology On Transformational Construction Project

State Aviation Journal

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

7) New Hampshire Updates Its Process For Fielding Public Opinion On Transportation Projects

Concord Monitor

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) TSA Moves To Tighten IT Access Controls Following DHS OIG Audit

ExecutiveGov

9) TSA Generates Thousands Of Airport Dollars Selling Advertising To Captive Passengers

TheTravel

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

10) Robotaxi Operators In California Will Face Fines For Blocking First Responders

TechCrunch

TRANSIT

11) Ads Critical Of Boston Public Schools Removed From MBTA Vehicles

WCVB-TV

12) How Valley Metro Is Balancing Transit Growth With The Rider Experience

Metro

13) Ghana Moves To Enforce Ban On Preaching In Buses As Nigeria Revisits Similar Law

Christian Daily International

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) Planning For The Unpredictable: How Texas A&M Researchers Help Coastal Communities Face Hurricane Season

Texas A&M University - College of Architecture

News Releases

1) Canyon Bicycles Showcases AI-Based Concept Bike And Helmet Safety System

2) Cardiff Met Research Shows How Smart Vehicles Could Power The Smart Cities Of The Future

3) Arlington, Texas Celebrates Opening Of New Traffic Management Center

4) FAA Funds Drone Research To Support Safe Integration

5) Nebraska DOT To Hold Transportation Safety Workshop

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[TCN] Friday, October 2, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

🎤  Friday, October 2, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey 📻

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**World College Radio Day**

AVIATION

1) Honeywell Aerospace, Phoenix Aviation Department To Test Runway Safety Tech

KTVK-TV

2) FAA Explores New Interference Detection System

AVweb

CAMERAS

3) New York MTA Deploys Panoramic Cameras, Drones Across LIRR System

Mass Transit

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) Smart Car Researcher Wants To Eliminate Stoplights

IEEE Spectrum

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

5) New Dashboard Will Track Progress Of Maryland’s Key Bridge Rebuild

WJZ-TV

6) AASHTO Safety Summit: Engaging The Public In Safety

AASHTO Journal

ROADWAYS

7) Two Engineers Suspended After Hindi Lettering On Tamil Nadu Highway Sign Sparks Debate

The News Mill

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

8) Austin Transportation Agencies Launch Real-Time Construction App

Community Impact

9) Tongyeong, South Korea Launches One App For Buses, Taxis, Ferries

Seoul Economic Daily

News Releases

1) Inform Launches Aviation Software For Airport Passenger Assistance Operations

2) Ulysses Systems Turns Maritime Inboxes Into Operational Intelligence

3) Turning Undersea Cables Into Sensors

4) New American Airlines App Feature Monitors Seat Availability Based On Customers’ Preferences

5) Arizona DOT Wins Two National Awards For Public Outreach

6) Halifax Transit, Masabi Launch Account-Based Ticketing Across Bus, Ferry

7) IBTTA Announces 2026 Toll Excellence And Outreach, Opportunity And Engagement Award Winners

8) Europe’s Public Transport Ticket Is Becoming Multimedia

Friday Bonus

Sometimes humorous messages directed to drivers come not from overhead electronic signs, but on the side of the road from churches.

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