[TCN] Friday, January 31, 2025

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Friday, January 31, 2025 -  Cranford, New Jersey

---

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Braintree, UK District Council To Launch 'Beat The Street' Game To Encourage Walking, Cycling

Highways News

AVIATION

2) NASA Flight Tests Autonomous Wildland Fire Tech Ahead Of Demo

NASA

CARTOGRAPHY

3) Google Maps And Contentious Geography

Al Jazeera

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) Indian Government Plans Barrier-Free Tolling On National Highways Of Four Lanes Or More 

Times of India

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

5) 5GAA, ITS India Sign MOU To Drive Innovation In Connected And Autonomous Mobility

ITS International

MARITIME

6) US Navy Looking To Fuse Data, Sensors To Fight Better From Maritime Operations Center

DefenseScoop

OTHER

7) UK's Transport Technology Forum Looking For Examples Of How Data Has Been Used To Improve Transport 

Highways News

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

8) Idaho DOT Employee Creates Public Issue Tracker To Log And Resolve Public Concerns

ITD Transporter

ROADWAYS

9) New New York MTA Dashboard Tracks Vehicles Entering Congestion Zone

NY1

TRANSIT

10) MARTA Unveils 'State-Of-The-Art' Train Cars 

WABE

11) Could Hundreds More Buses Cram Into The Lincoln Tunnel At Rush Hour? AI Might Help.

NJ.com

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Cyberbad Traffic Pulse Launched To Provide Real-Time Traffic Updates

Deccan Chronicle

VEHICLES

13) British Firm ClearWatt Launches Phone App To Check EV Battery Health

Autocar

News Releases

1) 5GAA Members, USDOT Partner For Live C-V2X Demonstrations

2) Kentucky's TARC Installing Completely Digital Communication System On All Buses

Friday Bonus

TSA agents never know what they'll find as they inspect passengers and luggage. Here are some of the more unusual finds from 2024.

========================================================================

The Transportation Communications Newsletter (ISSN 1529-1057) is published electronically Monday through Friday.   For a free subscription or to unsubscribe, or for comments or questions, please contact me at bernie@transportationradio.com.  

© 2025 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Transportation Communications Newsletter" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tcnl+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tcnl/CANQTQxXjmYoi%2B%3DV4kzFiM%3DnV%2BBCmY3t4ogAJtzLCF15AM-EGKQ%40mail.gmail.com.

[TCN] Thursday, January 30, 2025

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Thursday, January 30, 2025 -  Cranford, New Jersey

---

AVIATION

1) Trump Says Air Traffic Control Systems Have Not Been Built Properly

Reuters

2) US Court Blocks Airline Service Fee Disclosure Rule

The Hill

3) United Adds 'Control Tower' Mode To Flight Map Showing Aircraft Position While On Ground

Future Travel Experience

CAMERAS

4) Should Washington State Speed Cameras Add Microphones To Nab Street Racers?

KIRO Radio

FREIGHT

5) Kale Logistics To Develop Africa's First Airport Cargo Community System

Air Cargo News

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

6) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - January 30, 2025

Carnegie Mellon University

7) ERTICO Newsletter - January 30, 2025

ERTICO-ITS Europe

PRIVACY

8) Florida DMV Still Selling Private Information To Data Brokers With No Opt-Out

Florida News Network

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

9) Drones Over New Jersey: Why Didn't FAA Admit They Authorized The Flights?

Asbury Park Press

RAILROADS

10) Railroads, Internet Company Interests Cross Wires At Fourth Circuit

Courthouse News Service

11) The Next Frontier In Predictive, Proactive Railroading

Railway Age contributed content

ROADWAYS

12) New App Warns Drivers Of Lane Departures

Catalyst

TRANSIT

13) DC Metro Reports Red Line Trains Using Automatic Operations Missed Designated Platform Stop 133 Times

WUSA-TV

VEHICLES

14) Waymo To Test In 10 New Cities In 2025, Starting With Las Vegas, San Diego

The Verge

News Releases

1) Sound Transit Beta Testing RideGuide Trip Planner

2) Lufthansa To Introduce Free Messaging On All Long-Haul Flights

3) BP Uses Digital Twin Tech In Variety Of Ways In Its Gulf Of Mexico Operations

4) EUSPA, SESAR JU Sign Agreement To Enhance Satellite-Based Solutions For Air Traffic Management

========================================================================

The Transportation Communications Newsletter (ISSN 1529-1057) is published electronically Monday through Friday.   For a free subscription or to unsubscribe, or for comments or questions, please contact me at bernie@transportationradio.com.  

© 2025 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Transportation Communications Newsletter" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tcnl+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tcnl/CANQTQxUJkXjGB5U8-Rf1QiUTy_Jui489q%2B3J3cms62G6BwqRAg%40mail.gmail.com.

[TCN] Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Transportation Communications Newsletter

🐍  Wednesday, January 29, 2025 -  Cranford, New Jersey 🌑

---

**Happy Lunar New Year**

AVIATION

1) JetBlue Becomes First Airline To Accept Venmo For Payment

ZDNET

CAMERAS

2) New Tennessee Legislation Would Let Police Use Interstate Cameras To Investigate Some Crimes

Axios

3) Mounting Issues With Traffic Fines In Cyprus As Database Chaos Leaves 100,000 Undelivered

Philenews

MARITIME

4) US Navy To Deploy Unmanned Vehicles On Maritime Domain Awareness, Counter-Drug Operations

Baird Maritime

5) Digital Twin Helps Texas Port Track Operations, Plan Ahead

Route Fifty

OTHER

6) An Interview With Karen Aspelin, The New ITE International President

ITE Talks Transportation

7) US Coast Guard Suspends Its Anti-Harassment Policy

Federal News Network

8) A Number Of Transportation Facilities Proposed To Be Named After President Trump

Politico commentary

PARKING

9) Arizona DOT Launches I-10 Truck Parking Availability System Near Rest Areas

Arizona DOT

PRIVACY

10) Navigating Emerging Privacy Laws: A Call To Action For Service Providers In Mass Transit

Metro blog

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

11) Winners Named In TRB's Communicating Concepts With The Public Competition

TRB Committee on Public Engagement and Communications

SPACE

12) Sen Streams 4K Live Views From International Space Station

Electronics Weekly

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

13) Uber's CEO Says Drivers Have About 10 Years Left Before They Will Be Replaced

Entrepreneur

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

14) Los Angeles Residents Say They Were In The Dark As Fire Spread With No Evacuation Order

AP

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) Bengaluru Traffic Police Develop App Which Includes Real-Time Traffic Updates, Reporting of Incidents And Payment Of Traffic Fines

Times of India

16) Kansas DOT's KanDrive App Now Live On CarPlay, Android Auto

autoevolution

17) Globacom, Oyo State Partner To Unveil Digital Traffic Initiative In Nigeria

Punch

VEHICLES

18) Waymo Coming To Los Angeles Freeways, Company Announces

KTTV-TV

News Releases

1) TSA Expands Acceptance Of Digital IDs To Virginia

2) Louis Armstrong New Orleans Airport Unveils New Brand Ahead Of Super Bowl

3) MBTA Successfully Completes Installation Of Positive Train Control/Automatic Train Control On All Commuter Rail Lines

4) Moovit, Distribusion Technologies Partner To Streamline Intercity Transport Planning, Ticketing Across Europe

 

========================================================================

The Transportation Communications Newsletter (ISSN 1529-1057) is published electronically Monday through Friday.   For a free subscription or to unsubscribe, or for comments or questions, please contact me at bernie@transportationradio.com.  

© 2025 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Transportation Communications Newsletter" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tcnl+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tcnl/CANQTQxVieytgYnwX81sraihHaAL7%3DYegerbjy9fOryfEzHnZ%2Bw%40mail.gmail.com.

[TCN] Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Tuesday, January 28, 2025 -  Cranford, New Jersey

---

CAMERAS

1) Dashcam Technology Is Cutting Down on Scottsdale, Arizona's Legal Fees

Government Technology

CARTOGRAPHY

2) Google Says It Will Change Gulf Of Mexico To 'Gulf Of America' In Maps App After US Government Updates

CNBC

HEALTH

3) Olathe, Kansas Creating Quieter Railroad Crossings

Quiet Communities blog

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) Eurasian Economic Commission Launches Program To Develop 'Smart' Roads In Eurasian Economic Union Countries

24.kg News Agency

5) Emergent Technologies: Shaping The Future Of Mobility

ERTICO - ITS Europe

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) UK Begins World-First Data Project To Reduce Road Crash Deaths

Traffic Technology Today

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

7) Disaster Evacuations Can Take Much Longer Than People Expect − Computer Simulations Could Help Save Lives And Avoid Chaos

The Conversation

TRANSIT

8) Boston, MBTA Plan To Take Traffic Signal System Change Citywide

WCVB-TV

9) Success At The Ballot Box And More With Nashville WeGo Transit's Stephen Bland

METROspectives video

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) New Technology, Better Coordination Needed To Tackle Toronto's Congestion Crisis

CBC News

News Releases

1) Verisk Releases Tool To Show Cargo Theft Risk Along Any Route In US, Canada

2) Greater Richmond Transit Company Launches Public Safety Officer And Public Safety Ambassador Program

3) Confederation Of Passenger Transport Calls For Exemption Of Closed-Door School Services From UK Bus Open Data Requirements

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

Even if you're following the limit, speed bumps can be an aggravation. In Sweden, they're trying out a version that only affects certain drivers.

========================================================================

The Transportation Communications Newsletter (ISSN 1529-1057) is published electronically Monday through Friday.   For a free subscription or to unsubscribe, or for comments or questions, please contact me at bernie@transportationradio.com.  

© 2025 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016

--
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Transportation Communications Newsletter" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tcnl+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tcnl/CANQTQxVyxTC4s6PPoyTLuvu21f9JjbM0fa907UAwuHqTcRehUA%40mail.gmail.com.