[TCN] Thursday, August 20, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 📻 Thursday, August 20, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey 📻

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**National Radio Day**

AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION

1) Stellantis Has A Creepy Idea To Make You Trust Driverless Cars

CarBuzz

AVIATION

2) FAA Frustrated With Contractor Leading Air Traffic Control Overhaul

Politico

CAMERAS

3) Montgomery County, Maryland Testing Cameras That Catch Speeding On Green Lights

WJLA-TV

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - August 20, 2026

Carnegie Mellon University

OTHER

5) Ohio BMV Changes Rules To Change Sex Marker On Driver’s Licenses, ID

Buckeye Flame

6) Mississippi DOT Spotlights Three Staff Photographers On World Photography Day

Tippah News

PARKING

7) AI Finds Its Place In Parking

Parking Today

PRIVACY

8) Google Wins Bankruptcy Auction For Spirit Airlines’ Emails, Chats, Documents

Axios

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

9) Duffy’s Road Trip Video Series Released On YouTube

Politico

ROADWAYS

10) China Puts Robocops On Traffic Duty, Minus The Arrest Powers

Reuters

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) DHS Tries To Lessen Constraints Of Biometric Identity Verification

FedScoop

12) Applying Behavioral Science To Understand And Combat Distracted Driving

IBTTA Insights

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

13) Pony.ai, Uber To Expand Robotaxi Service In Europe

ITS International

TRANSIT

14) Industry Experts Tell NJ Transit About Solutions To Modernize Customer Communications Technology

ROI-NJ

15) King County Metro Makes ADA Paratransit Easier To Navigate

Metro

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

16) Inrix Unveils AI Traffic Reporter For US Radio

Radio World

17) NOCoE Newsletter - August 20, 2026

National Operations Center of Excellence

News Releases

1) Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport Refreshes Logo

2) Go NYC App Adds NJ Transit, PATH

3) New Book Looks At The Geometry And Politics Of Transportation

4) US Consumers Embracing Large Language Models To Make Travel Plans, But Many Brands Have AI Visibility Gaps

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