[TCN] Monday, June 22, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Monday, June 22, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey 🏒

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**Carolina Hurricanes - Stanley Cup Champions**

AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION

1) Taipei To Start Trials Of Self-Driving Buses Next Year

Taipei Times

2) Tesla Owners In China Using Doll Heads To Fool Full Self-Driving

InsideEVs

AVIATION

3) Aviation Officials Turn To AI For Combating Runway Issues

Politico

4) FAA Selects Air Space Intelligence To Deploy State-Of-The-Art Air Traffic Control Software

FAA

CAMERAS

5) Mobile Camera Units Using AI Coming To Mississippi Roadways

Magnolia Tribune

EQUITY

6) Blind Passenger’s Ordeal After Canceled Flights Reveals How Airport Disruptions Can Magnify Accessibility Barriers

USA Today

FREIGHT

7) Bill Aims To Crack Down On Foreign ELD Tapering

Land Line Media

8) Redesign Planned For Transport Topics

Transport Topics

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

9) Ho Chi Minh City Is Stepping Up Infrastructure Modernization And Smart Traffic Management

Vietnam.vn

MARITIME

10) China Blacklists Maritime Technology Firms In Latest US Retaliation

TradeWinds

11) GPS Spoofing Raises New Questions For Maritime Digitalization

Digital Ship

OTHER

12) Swedish Insurance Company Tries Calming Drivers Through Dedicated Radio Station

Highways News

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

13) Maryland DOT, State Police To Publish Fatal Crash Updates During Summer Travel Season

Southern Maryland News Net

ROADWAYS

14) UK Traffic Commissioners Set Out Welsh Language Principles In New Scheme

Highways News

15) InstaVolt Urges UK Government To Improve EV Charging Signage

FCW

SAFETY / SECURITY

16) University Of Seoul-Supported Startup To Develop AI-Based Road Safety Management Model

Korea Times

TELEMATICS

17) Car Manufacturers Are Ditching Android Auto In 2026: Here’s Why

Engadget

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

18) Why Was Kansas City World Cup Traffic Worse Than Chiefs’ Games? Local Official Blame FIFA

Kansas City Star

TRANSIT

19) New Agreement Will Upgrade Indiana’s ColumBUS Transit App, Inform Future Route Changes

The Republic

20) MTC Hosts Paratransit Eligibility Training For Bay Area Transit Agencies

The Bay Link

21) Solving The Driver Shortage: What Transit Agencies Can Learn From The Trucking Industry

Metro (contributed content)

22) The Role Of AI in Public Safety For Smart Transit Systems

Metro (contributed content)

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

23) Traffic Cops In Goa, India Act On 4,592 Congestion Cases Using Google Maps In 21 Months

Navhind Times

News Releases

1) IBTTA Launches Third Annual Global Road Safety Campaign, Investing $25,000 To Combat Distracted Driving

2) ITS America Conference & Expo 2026 Delivers Record Innovation, Landmark Celebration In Detroit

3) Washington State DOT’s Holiday Travel Charts Highlight Best, Worst Times To Travel July Fourth

4) Samsara Unveils Online Hub For Customers To Foster Community

5) Saab’s Aerobahn Runway And Surface Safety Now Operational At Syracuse Hancock Airport

6) Old Dominion University Researchers Define AI’s Role In Transportation Nationwide

7) Agilysis: How ITS Supports Road Safety Through Data

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[TCN] Friday, June 19, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Friday, June 19, 2026 - New York, New York

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**Juneteenth**

AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION

1) Abu Dhabi Mobility, Lumo To Trial First Autonomous Public Transport Bus In MEMA Region

Middle East Economy

2) Driverless Vehicles Could Affect Planning ‘Unlike Anything The System Has Handled Before,’ Say UK Institutes

Highways News

AVIATION

3) FAA, EASA Pledge Cooperation For New Era Of Aviation

FAA

4) FAA SMART Airspace Tool Could Demo In September

AVweb

CAMERAS

5) License Plate Cameras Will Soon Track Phones, Wearables, Infotainment, And Even Your Pets

The Drive

INFRASTRUCTURE 

6) Quantum Sensors Could Spot Hidden Damage In Thousands Of US Bridges Rated ‘Structurally Deficient’

The Conversation

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

7) ITS America 2026 Represented ‘Innovation Championed For Decades’

ITS International

8) New AI System Monitors Texas SH 130 Traffic In Real Time

KEYE-TV

ROADWAYS

9) TfL Testing Smarter Way To Manage Street Works Disruption

Highways News

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

10) Waymo Recalls Nearly 4,000 Robotaxis To Stop Them From Driving Into Highway Construction Zones

TechCrunch

News Releases

1) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, ReBokeh Partner To Provide Free Assistive Technology For Travelers

Friday Bonus

I don’t think this will fix America’s trade deficit but World Cup fans visiting the US have found a new favorite condiment and it’s led to a warning from the TSA.

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[TCN] Thursday, June 18, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Thursday, June 18, 2026 - Westfield, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) FAA Administrator On Role Of AI: ‘Assist Controllers, Not Replace Controllers’

Fox Business in Depth video

2) Albuquerque Air Traffic Control System To Receive $26 Million For Upgrades

KRQE-TV

3) Flight Crews Should Be Trained On Smoke-In-Cockpit Emergencies, NTSB Tells FAA

Safety+Health

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) New Android Auto App Announces Upcoming Tolls And How Much You Need To Pay

autoevolution

5) Locals Around 20-Kilometer Radius Of Toll Plazas To Get Annual Pass: Indian Road Ministry

Indian Express

GPS / NAVIGATION

6) US Military Jamming Disrupted A Medical Plane’s GPS Before It Crashed

AP

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

7) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - June 18, 2026

Carnegie Mellon University

8) IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society Newsletter - June 2026

IEEE

OTHER

9) Gluckstadt, Mississippi Stickers Help Officers Recognize Autism, Hearing Disabilities During Traffic Stops

Mississippi Public Broadcasting

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

10) World Cup-Related Road Safety Campaign Launched

Highways News

11) Gateway Development Commission Opens New Jersey Community Engagement Center

Progressive Railroading

12) New Mexico DOT Seeking Names For I-25 Advanced U-Turns

AASHTO Journal

TRANSIT

13) Kansas City’s Push For Facial Recognition On Public Buses Ignites Debate Over Security And Privacy

AP

News Releases

1) Yunex Traffic Acquires Ireland’s Traffic Solutions Limited

2) PATCO Soccer Stop Brings Free Interactive Fan Experience To Center City Philadelphia

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[TCN] Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Wednesday, June 17, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey 🏃🏾‍♀️

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**Georgia Bulldogs - NCAA D1 Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Champions**

AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION

1) Dutch Transportation Minister Defends Tesla FSD Approval

Reuters

AVIATION

2) Air Carriers Lobby To Reopen FAA Flight Service Stations In Nome, Kotzebue

Nome Nugget

3) FAA Expands On New ATC Software Deployment Details

Aviation Week

4) Why Agentic AI Could Become Aviation’s Most Important Technology

Fast Company

EQUITY

5) Digital Dashboard Employed To Make It Easier For Rural Residents To Get To Medical Appointments

Government Technology

FREIGHT

6) European Road Transport Groups Push Digital Freight Standard

DC Velocity

GPS / NAVIGATION

7) Russia Mandates Basic Drone Operation Training In Transport Universities

Caliber

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

8) ITS America Conference Draws Record Crowds In Detroit

Traffic Technology Today

9) UK Minister For Local Transport Highlights Role Of ITS In Delivering Safer, More Efficient Journeys

Highway News

PARKING

10) Dublin, Ohio Ends Pilot Program Which Used ‘Robo Cop’ To Patrol Parking Garage

WCMH-TV

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

11) London Transport Audio Tour Created For Pride

BBC News

RAILROADS

12) UP CEO Says Railroads Will Deliver Merger Information To STB In Two Parts

Trains

ROADWAYS

13) New Wrong-Way Driver Prevention And Detection System Rolling Out In Massachusetts

MassLive

SAFETY / SECURITY

14) State Audit Sheds Light On Cyberattack, Vulnerabilities At Salt Lake City Airport

KSL-TV

15) Speaker At ITS UK Event Notes Dangers Of Roadside Technology Connected To Public Internet

Highways News

 

SPACE

16) EU Space Operations Agree On Unified Civilian And Military Space Traffic Management

Open Access Government

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

17) Self-Driving Tech Supplier Mobileye Targets US Robotaxi Launch In 2027

CNBC

TRANSIT

18) Los Angeles Metro Adds Accessibility Features For World Cup Riders

KNBC-TV

News Releases

1) Magnite, Viasat Aviation Partner To Bring Programmatic Advertising To In-Flight Screens

2) Utah DOT, Utah Highway Patrol Launch Express Lane Education, Enforcement Campaign

3) Santa Clarita Transit Introduces Contactless Payments

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