[TCN] Tuesday, September 30, 2025

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Tuesday, September 30, 2025 - Baltimore, Maryland

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AVIATION

1) USDOT Will Not Enforce Wheelchair Passenger Protection Rule, Including Written Notification Of Rights

Reuters

2) EEOC Sues American Airlines For Not Providing Reasonable Accommodation To Blind Reservation Agent

US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

3) Ohio Rolls Out New App To Help Teens Learn Safe Driving Habits

Statehouse News Bureau

TOURISM

4) The Perils Of Letting AI Plan Your Next Trip

BBC News

TRANSIT

5) ATRA Pulse - September 2025

Advanced Transit Association

VEHICLES

6) Some Carmakers Turning To Physical Controls For Vehicles

Fierce Electronics

News Releases

1) Houston Airports First In Texas To Offer Free On-Demand ASL Support

2) FCC To End Funding For School Bus Wi-Fi

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

The world has a new highest bridge. The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge is 2,050 feet (625 meters) above a river in China's Guizhou province. Nearly half of the world's highest bridges are located in the province, according to Xinhua.

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[TCN] Monday, September 29, 2025



Transportation Communications Newsletter

⛳  Monday, September 29, 2025 - Washington, District of Columbia 🇪🇺

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**Europe: Ryder Cup Champions**

AVIATION

1) Avoiding Airplane Collisions At Airports Could Come Down To Cockpit Alerts

CNBC

2) Air Traffic Controllers Still Struggling To Communicate With Pilots: Report

Gizmodo

3) Lufthansa To Cut 4,000 Jobs As Airline Turns To AI To Boost Efficiency

CNBC

4) Passport Kiosk Outage Affects Some Major Canadian Airports For Several Hours 

CBC News

5) Alaska Air CEO: Why Now Is The Time To Innovate For Smarter Air Traffic Control

Fortune (contributed content)

CARTOGRAPHY

6) How Maps And Traffic Data Deliver Actionable Insights For Smarter Cities

Geospatial World (contributed content)

MARITIME

7) China Oil Port Of Huangdao Set To Introduce Measures To Ban Shadow Fleet

Reuters

MOBILITY

8) Space42 To Create UAE's First Sovereign Mobility Cloud

SatellitePro ME

OTHER

9) Applegreen Spent Tens Of Thousands On Lobbyists Amid Controversial Massachusetts Turnpike Travel Plaza Deal

Boston Herald

10) How Airline Lobbyists Have Succeeded In Rolling Back Regulations Under Trump

Washington Examiner

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

11) Pennsylvania Turnpike Launches 'Miles,' AI-Powered Chatbot To Assist Drivers, Answer Questions

WTAJ-TV

12) Australian Insurer AAMI Turns Road Safety Into A National Sport Via Ad Campaign

AdNews

13) New York Thruway Offering Customer Help As Audit Reveals Issues With Tolls, Billing

WKBW-TV

SAFETY / SECURITY

14) DC Study Identifies High-Risk Drivers And Sends Letters To Them, But Fails To Prevent Crashes From Happening

WUSA-TV

15) Ohio Traffic Safety Office Introduces New Program To Recruit, Train Driving School Instructors

WHIO-TV

16) Europe's Frontex Develops New Digital Image Standards To Improve Travel Document Security

Passenger Terminal Today

SPACE

17) Is Space The Next Frontier For Digital Infrastructure?

Jerusalem Post

TELEMATICS

18) Ford CEO Talks CarPlay Ultra, Offers New Update On Support

9to5Mac

TRANSIT

19) School Systems Remaking The Old Yellow Bus Into A High-Tech Machine

Stateline

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

20) Manitoba Adds New Digital Signs And Cameras To Boost Highway Safety

ChrisD

21) New Digital Highway Message Boards Coming To Huntsville

Hville Blast

VEHICLES

22) How Singapore Tests Autonomous Vehicles Before They Go On Public Roads

CNA

23) Vay, The Germany Remote-Driving Firm That Hopes To Make Private Car Ownership Redundant 

Guardian

News Releases

1) Sensory Maps, Videos, Other Accessibility Resources Introduced At Chicago Airports

2) Las Vegas Airport Debuts New Rideshare Pickup Area With Neon Signs, Photo Op Spot

3) Malaysia Aviation Group Announces Digital Collaboration With Adobe, Google, Skyscanner, Visa

4) City Of Santa Clarita, California Launches Santa Clarita Connect Transit App

5) United Receives FAA Certification For First Starlink-Equipped Mainline Aircraft

6) The Technology Champion Who Advocates For Truck Drivers

7) New Texas DOT Series Teaches Drivers To 'Drive Like A Texan'

8) California's Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District Launches Parent App For Real-Time School Bus Tracking

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[TCN] Friday, September 26, 2025

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Friday, September 26, 2025 - Kean University, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Miami Focuses Sensors, Data On Airport Restroom Cleanliness

Government Technology

2) Costa Rica Halts All Flights After Radar Failure At Main Airport

AP

CAMERAS

3) CDOT Launches Advanced Traffic Camera Project In Northern Colorado

KUAD Radio

FREIGHT

4) Idaho Transportation Department Uses New Tool To Identify, Evaluate Truck Parking Projects

Idaho Transportation Department

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

5) Waco, Texas, Works To Become Futuristic Mobility Corridor

Waco Tribune-Herald

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

6) New Animated Series Seeks To Draw Girls To Aviation Technical Careers

Aviation Week

RAILROADS

7) Don Phillips, Railroad Journalist, Dies At 83

Railfan & Railroad Magazine

ROADWAYS

8) Tesla Releases First Supercharging Station Highway Sign

EV Charging Stations

News Releases

1) Qatar Airways Cargo Launches Enhanced Mobile App For Booking And Shipment Management

2) West Virginia DOT Public Relations Team Brings Home Three Wins In AASHTO's Transportation Communications Competition

3) TomTom Launches Road Alert Assistant And App

4) Delta Adds Selection Of YouTube Videos, Podcasts, Music To In-Flight Entertainment

Friday Bonus  

Imagine this is you in the airport.

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[TCN] Thursday, September 25, 2025

Transportation Communications Newsletter

⚓  Thursday, September 25, 2025 - Cranford, New Jersey 🚢

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**World Maritime Day**

AVIATION

1) UK Authorities Arrest Man In Connection With Cyberattack Against Aviation Vendor

Cybersecurity Dive

2) Boeing Improves 777-9 Flight-Test Execution With New Pilot Display

Aviation Week & Space Technology

CAMERAS

3) Speed Cameras Across Portland, Oregon Have Been Shut Off For Months. Here's Why.

The Oregonian

4) One In Four Scottish Speed Cameras Axed Despite Rise In Road Deaths

Daily Record

5) Hanoi Pilots AI-Integrated Traffic Cameras

Tuoi Tre News

GPS / NAVIGATION

6) China Vows To Speed Up Global Roll-Out Of BeiDou

South China Morning Post

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

7) The Future Will Have Seamlessly Connected Data For The Greater Good

Traffic Technology International column

8) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - September 25, 2025

Carnegie Mellon University

OTHER

9) FCC Plans To End School Bus Internet, Library Hotspot Lending

USA Today

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

10) San Francisco Bay Area Transit Agencies To Hold Ride-Along With CEOs

The Bay Link

RAILROADS

11) Norfolk Southern Rolls Out Automated System To Measure Track Conditions

Progressive Railroading

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Hackers Auction Maryland Transit Data For $3.4 Million In Bitcoin

Cryptopolitan

TRANSIT

13) Sacramento Regional Transit Launches New App To Pay For Transit Tickets After Repeat Vandalism At Machines

KOVR-TV

14) Las Vegas Seniors Learn How To Use Public Transportation In Hands-On RTC Training

KVVU-TV

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) Alabama DOT To Use Message Signs More After Recent Traffic Slowdown

Decatur Daily

News Releases

1) Cass Area Transit Launches New Website

2) Teleste, PunaMusta Modernize Digital Advertising In Helsinki Region's Public Transport

3) New National Centre For Accessible Transport Funding Targets Transport Information, Travel Assistance

4) Norfolk Southern Creates DRIVE Team To Improve Terminal Operations, Partner Driver Community

5) Port Of Oakland Expands Digital Footprint With New App Dashboards

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