[TCN] Friday, February 6, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Friday, February 6, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

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**Opening of Milano Cortina Winter Olympics** 

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Las Vegas To Test AI Technology To Improve Pedestrian Safety At Fremont Street Experience

KNTV-TV

AVIATION

2) Minneapolis Now Has Daily Deportation Flights. One Man Has Been Documenting Them.

NPR News' All Things Considered

CAMERAS

3) Michigan License Plate Cameras Face Backlash: Big Help, Or Big Brother?

Bridge Michigan

4) Massachusetts Lawmakers See Role For Cameras In Road Safety Enforcement

State House News Service

CARTOGRAPHY

5) Apple Gets Win From EU Over Apple Maps And Ads Services

9to5Mac

MARITIME

6) New AI System Predicts Iceberg Movements To Aid Maritime Safety

Digital Watch

OTHER

7) Trump Wanted Dulles Airport, Penn Station Named After Him As Condition Of Releasing Rail Tunnel Funds

Politico

8) Ukrainian Drone Pilot Training Program Turned Into Video Game So Anyone Can 'Feel The Rush' Of Modern Warfare

CBS News

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) New Programs Improve Traffic Stop Safety For Drivers With Disabilities

National Conference of State Legislatures

10) Cybercriminals Exploit Fake Traffic Ticket Portals To Harvest Sensitive Information

Cyber Press

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

11) Waymo Exec Admits Remote Operators In Philippines Help Guide US Robotaxis

EV

12) Self-Driving Taxis Coming To London – Should We Be Worried?

The Guardian (commentary)

 

TRANSIT

13) Just In Time For Super Bowl LX, BART Rolls Out Tech Upgrades

Government Technology

VEHICLES

14) New Working Group To Push Autonomous Vehicle Technology In Hong Kong

South China Morning Post

15) Tesla Adds Horses To FSD Visualization

Not a Tesla App

News Releases

1) Warren County, New Jersey Launches ArcGIS Hub Website

2) Nota's AI-Based Automatic Collision Detection System Will Be Applied To Gyeonggi Province's Autonomous Cooperative Driving Service

3) AASHTO Issues Warning About Unauthorized Websites

Friday Bonus  

Here's a great idea to combine the thrill of an amusement park and the need for mass transit.

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[TCN] Thursday, February 5, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

🫀 Thursday, February 5, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey ♥️

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**American Heart Month**

AVIATION

1) How The FAA Built The First Zero Trust Network — Long Before Cybersecurity Existed

Federal News Network (contributed content)

CAMERAS

2) AI Traffic Cameras Change Driver Behavior

Digital Watch

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) US Space Force May Be Done With R-GPS, But Congress Isn't

SatNews

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - February 5, 2025

Carnegie Mellon University

OTHER

5) Will Florida's New English-Only Policy For Driver's License Exams Make Roads Safer?

WLRN Radio

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

6) Some California High-Speed Rail Records Could Remain Secret Under Proposed Law

CalMatters

7) New Hampshire Launches Safety Campaign Targeting Wrong-Way Driving

MyKeeneNow

RAILROADS

8) CSX Replaces Poles With Microprocessor-Based Signal Systems

Progressive Railroading

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

9) Why Waymo Is Having A Hard Time Stopping For School Buses

The Verge

TRANSIT

10) Gran Canaria Transport Opens Traffic Management Center

Traffic Technology Today

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) NOCoE Newsletter - February 5, 2026

National Operations Center of Excellence

VEHICLES

12) How Cities Safety Deploy Autonomous Vehicles With Digital Curb Data

Innovation & Tech Today

13) Amazon Turns To Content Creators, Including Viral Trainspotter Francis Bourgeois, For Next Trio Of 'Grand Tour' Presenters

Deadline

News Releases

1) Metropolitan Transportation Commission's Complete Streets Checklist Portal Now Live

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[TCN] Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

👩🏾‍🦱 Wednesday, February 4, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey 🧑🏾‍🦲

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**Black History Month**

AVIATION

1) FAA Cautions Pilots On Runway Length Data Sources

AIN

2) Jacksonville Airport Removes 'Hologram' Of Mayor

WTLV-TV

3) FAA Planning Efforts Should Address How Drones Will Communicate With And Avoid Other Aircraft

GAO

CAMERAS

4) Traffic Cameras Surge Across Tasmania But Public Access Lags Behind

Pulse Tasmania

CARTOGRAPHY

5) Women Have Been Mapping The World For Centuries – And Now They're Speaking Up For The People Left Out Of Those Maps

The Conversation

FREIGHT

6) FMCSA Designates English Proficiency 'Safe Zones'

FreightWaves

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

7) ERTICO Newsletter - February 4, 2026

ERTICO-ITS Europe

OTHER

8) New USDOT Advisory Council Charged With Creating Infrastructure Design Guidebook

Fast Company

9) Louisville Documentary Explores Link Between Transportation And Food Access

Louisville Public Media

10) Wyoming DOT Discontinues Speciality Tribal License Plates Due To Slow Sales

KUWR Radio

11) Gainesville, Florida Metro Transportation Board Settles On New Name With Ampersand

Mainstreet Daily News

PRIVACY

12) Inside The AI Surveillance State

WBUR Radio's On Point

RAILROADS

13) Norfolk Southern To Expand Use Of Wheel Defect Detection System

Progressive Railroading

SAFETY / SECURITY

14) New Brunswick Catching Up On Road Collision Data, Officials Say

CBC News

15) Salt Lake City Voices Concerns On Bill Calling For New Utah DOT Partnership, Other Changes

KSL

16) Allegations Of Passport, TSA Privileges Canceled After Exercising Constitutional Rights

The Travel

SPACE

17) New Univity Satellite Constellation Targets 5G For V2X In Europe

Traffic Technology Today

TRANSIT

18) SEPTA To Cease Using Social Media For Trip Cancellation Alerts

WCAU-TV

19) Modern New York City Subway Gates Tested By MTA Use AI Tech To Track Fare Evaders

Gothamist

20) Community Transit Upgrades Desktop Version Of 'Plan My Trip' Tool

Mass Transit

VEHICLES

21) Automakers Phased Out The CD Player From New Cars (And It's Not Hard To Guess Why) 

Jalopnik

News Releases

1) How Planning, Tech Shape Raleigh's Winter Response

2) Inrix Expands Longstanding Partnership With TexasDOT To Deliver Next-Generation Traffic And Safety Insights

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[TCN] Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

🚍 Tuesday, February 3, 2026 - The College of New Jersey, New Jersey 🚆

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**Transit Equity Day**

AVIATION

1) Angelo State University Launches Simulator Lab For Air Traffic Control Training

KLST-TV

CAMERAS

2) Traffic Cameras Aren't Going Away, But Virginia Legislators May Add Some New Restrictions

WVTF Radio

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

3) Toronto Explores ITS To Improve Jams And Transit

Digital Watch

OTHER

4) 'Abolish ICE,' Tributes To Athletes Among Snowplow Contest Finalists In Chicago

WMAQ-TV

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

5) Atlanta Airport Fuel Spill Draws Criticism Over Lack Of Information

Georgia Recorder

TELEMATICS

6) Report Looks At Control Of Vehicle Data

U.S. PIRG

TRANSIT

7) BART Launches Free High-Speed Wi-Fi At Five Major Stations

Richmond Standard

VEHICLES

8) Dubai To Launch Glydways Network Of Self-Driving Pods

Gulf News

News Releases

1) George Brennan Named Publisher Of Trucking And Transportation For Bobit

2) CapMetro Introduces Tap-To-Pay On All Buses

3) STM Rolls Out Text Message Reporting On Its Bus Network

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

Signs can convey important information but if you can't easily read them they aren't much help. A man in Hull, UK does his part to make them legible. 

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