[TCN] Friday, October 31, 2025

Transportation Communications Newsletter

🧟  Friday, October 31, 2025 - Cranford, New Jersey 😈

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**Happy Halloween**

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Signage Causes Confusion, Risk On Queensboro Bridge's New Pedestrian Walkway

NYCity News Service

AVIATION

2) Airports: Test Beds For IT Innovation

Airport World (contributed content)

CAMERAS

3) New York City To Expand Red-Light Camera Program, Target 'Ghost Cars'

Planetizen

ENVIRONMENT

4) Podcast: Mountain Lion Preservation In California

The Stream by AASHTO podcast

OTHER

5) The Conflicts Caused By AI In Transportation

Traffic Technology International commentary

ROADWAYS

6) New Technology Hits Kansas City Streets, Highlighting The Future Of Tackling Infrastructure

KCTV-TV

News Releases

1) Raleigh, North Carolina Highlights Advanced Technology Use In Transportation

2) Nvidia, Hyundai Motor Group Team On AI Factory To Power AI-Driven Mobility Solutions

3) Tschudi Shipping, NAS Research, SGM Technology Introduce PntGuard To Guard Against GNSS Spoofing, Jamming At Sea

4) Mitsubishi Heavy Industries To Conduct Testing Of Vehicle Transport Robots At Nakagusuku Port In Okinawa

5) Rand McNally Introduces Truck-Safe Connected Navigation

Friday Bonus  

Of all the words used to describe airports, "restful" is not one you'll hear often. Musician Jordan Rakei did manage to evoke that feeling with "Music for Heathrow" which uses sounds recorded around the airport.

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[TCN] Thursday, October 30, 2025

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Thursday, October 30, 2025 - Brooklyn, New York

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AVIATION

1) Toronto Pearson Airport Expands Tech Initiatives Through DMZ, CDL Pilots

Airport Technology

2) Salina Airport In Kansas Launches New Website

KSAL Radio

FREIGHT

3) AI In Trucking Is No Longer A Fad

Commercial Carrier Journal

HEALTH

4) TfL Launches Long-Term Road Victim Support Service To Improve Care For Londoners Affected By Traffic Collisions

Highways News

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

5) This Hyderabad-Nagpur Highway Is India's Smart Swerve From Road Deaths

India Today

6) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - October 30, 2025

Safety21

OTHER

7) Camouflaging Cars, Swapping License Plates: How Agents Make Immigration Arrests

NPR

8) Mithos Project Aims To Develop AI Solutions For Multimodal Transport

ITS International

PRIVACY

9) Passengers At Manila Port Terminal Required To Wear Orange Tag With QR Code Before Boarding Vessels

Daily Tribune

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

10) New PBS Documentary Follows Fight To Convert Abandoned Railroads To Pathways

Outside

RESEARCH

11) Study Aims To Streamline Reporting Of School Bus Stop-Arm Violations In Minnesota

Catalyst

ROADWAYS

12) Massachusetts Drivers Baffled By New Traffic Signals — Here's How They Work

Boston.com

SAFETY / SECURITY

13) Roadway Safety As A Public Health Crisis With Lorraine Martin, CEO – National Safety Council

ITE Talks Transportation podcast

TRANSIT

14) RTD Bans Ads Covering Windows Of Metro Denver Buses, Trains

KMGH-TV

15) Beware Of Fake HOLO Card Mobile App, Honolulu Transportation Department Warns

KGMB-TV

16) MARTA Unveils Better Breeze Tap Payment System, Says It Will Improve Ridership Data

WXIA-TV

17) Durham, North Carolina Looks To AI To Boost Transit Performance

Government Technology

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

18) North Carolina DOT Opens Eastern Regional Transportation Management Center In Johnston County

Johnston County Report

19) A Look At Radio Traffic Reporting From the 1960s To Today

Road Guy Rob (video)

News Releases

1) Arkansas DOT Develops Interactive Floodplain Map For Future I-57 Study

2) Wasabi, Volvo Demonstrate Future Of Autonomous Trucking

3) Econolite  Sets New Industry Benchmark For Cloud Security With SOC 2, SOC 3 Attestation For Centracs Mobility

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[TCN] Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Wednesday, October 29, 2025 - Cranford, New Jersey

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ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Cartoonish Crosswalk Signs Spark Backlash After Recent Nashville Pedestrian Deaths

Nashville Banner

AVIATION

2) FCC Clears Path To Retroactively Ban DJI Drones In US

DroneDJ

CAMERAS

3) Johannesburg Community Launches Live Traffic Cameras 

Fourways Review

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) How Accurate Is The New York State Thruway's Billing For Cashless Tolls?

WSYR-TV

OTHER

5) Vail, Colorado Taps Agentic AI For Housing, Emergency Services, Transportation

StateScoop

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

6) Sean Duffy Turns Airports Into His Bully Pulpit As Shutdown Ensnares Travel

Washington Examiner

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Crunching Numbers To Curb Crashes: Using Federal Data To Make Our Roads Safer

Streetsblog USA

SPACE

8) FCC Proposes 'Licensing Assembly Line' To Accelerate Satellite Approvals

SpaceNews

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

9) Labor, Disability Issues Complicate Future Of Driverless Cars In Boston

MassLive

10) Uber To Deploy 100,000 Nvidia-Powered Robotaxis

Transport Topics

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Punjab Government Sets Up Center To Control Traffic On Lahore Ring Road

Daily Times

News Releases

1) Lucid Intends To Deliver First Level 4 Autonomous EVs For Consumers With Nvidia

2) Mazda Rolls Out New Version Of Brand Symbol

3) Q-Free Makes Dynamic Signals Secure API Documentation Available For Integration

4) SATS Launches Program To Transform Mega Airports

Upcoming Events

 -  Preventing Crime in Hyperspace - November 20 - Stockholm and online

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[TCN] Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Tuesday, October 28, 2025 - Montclair State University, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Johnston Regional Airport In North Carolina Hopes To Pioneer FAA's Next-Gen Digital Air Traffic Control

WRAL-TV

2) Hong Kong Provides Dedicated Spectrum For UAS Operations

Unmanned Airspace

3) Caribbean, Southeast US Airports Host Emergency Preparedness And Management Workshop

Mirage

CAMERAS

4) More Maine Communities Using AI-Powered Traffic Cameras To Help Catch Criminals

WMTW-TV

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) New York City Congestion Relief Zone Recognized In Two Tolling Awards

ITS International

FREIGHT

6) Apathy In Trucking Technologies

Commercial Carrier Journal (contributed content)

OTHER

7) Data, AI, And The Future Of Transportation With Jean-Paul Brissett, CEO, Quality Counts

ITE Talks Transportation podcast

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Customs And Border Protection Expands Facial Recognition For Non-Citizens At US Borders

Nextgov/FCW

9) How Local Governments Are Tackling Traffic Deaths With Technology

Smart Cities Dive

TELEMATICS

10) GM Isn't Ready To Rip Off The CarPlay/Android Auto Band-Aid Quite Yet

The Verge

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Traffic Operations In Gauteng, South Africa Under Scrutiny: DA Says Revenue Collection Comes Before Safety

IOL

12) T-map Mobility To Provide 'APEC-Only Traffic Information' To Support Gyeongju APEC Summit

Maeil Business Newspaper

News Releases

1) Four-In-Five UK Drivers Concerned About Dazzling Headlights As Darker Evenings Arrive

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

If you someday find yourself in Reutlingen, Germany be sure to visit Spreuerhofstraße. Try to do it, however, before you eat dinner. It's the narrowest street in the world and is only 12.2 inches (31 cm) wide at its most narrow point. 

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[TCN] Monday, October 27, 2025

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Monday, October 27, 2025 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Chicago Offers Maps, Guides To Prepare Neurodivergent Travelers For Sensory Overload At Airports

Daily Herald

2) Documentary On Florida's Albert Whitted Airport Explores Its Impact On The Community

WUSF Radio

CAMERAS

3) Alleging 'Secrecy,' ACLU And Eugene, Oregon Resident Sue City For Flock Camera Records

Oregon Capital Chronicle

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) Punjab To Get 38 Digital Toll Plazas Across 34 Districts

ProPakistani

FREIGHT

5) Mexico Custom Regulations To Require Electronic Declaration Effective December 9

FreightWaves

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

6) Smart Traffic System Changing How Boda Boda Riders Navigate Kampala Roads

The Independent

MARITIME

7) Irish Ports Unite Around Safety Week

WorldCargo News

OTHER

8) Alienware, Twitch Create Sci-Fi-Themed Hybrid Activation At Grand Central Terminal

Chief Marketer

PARKING

9) Toll4Europe Integrating Germany's New Truck Parking Information Service Into Its App

CiTTi

PRIVACY

10) Millions Of Passengers Could Be Affected By Cyber Breach At Dublin, Cork Airport Supplier

Irish Times

ROADWAYS

11) Baltimore County's Traffic Unit Wasted $125,513 Due To Misplaced Crosswalks: OIG Report

WJZ-TV

12) Way Off The Beaten Path Are State's Most Unspectacular 'Entering Wyoming' Signs

Cowboy State Daily

13) Why Are Highway Signs Green?

Reader's Digest

SAFETY / SECURITY

14) US To Photograph Canadian Travelers When They Enter And Exit At All Land Borders, Airports

CBC News

15) How Smartphones, AI Are Helping Make Roads Safer

WXIA-TV

TRANSIT

16) ATRA Pulse - October 2025

Advanced Transit Association

VEHICLES

17) NHTSA Looking Into Tesla's Max Mad Mode Which Reportedly Defies Speed Limits

Engadget

News Releases

1) Iridium Unveils Revolutionary Global GPS Device Protection On A Chip

2) Daimler Truck Financial Services, GEICO Launch Connected Insurance Program For Trucking Customers

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