[TCN] Thursday, October 22, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Thursday, October 22, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION

1) Kazakhstan, China Plan Pilot Autonomous Trucking Route Between Countries 

Astana Times

CAMERAS

2) Colorado Highway Cameras Go Dark Statewide 

Hoodline

FREIGHT

3) Turkic States Reinforce Support For Digital TIR

International Road Transport Union

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Malaysia Bans Civil Servants From Using Waze, Citing Risks Over Israeli Links

AP

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

5) Inaugural ITS Africa Congress Set For 2027

Global Highways

6) ITS Korea, AASHTO Sign MOU to Share Information

Financial News

7) IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society Newsletter - October 2026

IEEE

8) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - October 22, 2026

Carnegie Mellon University

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

9) Instagram, Comic Books, Public Engagement: One Watchdog’s Plan To Protect Inspector General Independence

Government Executive

ROADWAYS

10) Palm Beach, Florida Roads Won’t Have ‘Share-The-Road’ Markings After Pushback

Palm Beach Daily News

11) Lifford Bridge On Ireland/Northern Ireland Border Provides Real-Time Corrosion Monitoring

Geomechanics

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Bellevue, Washington Tests Smartphone Technology To Warn Drivers About Pedestrians At Crosswalks

KING-TV

SPACE

13) Florida Drone Company Gets FAA Grant To Test Satellite Communications

Spectrum News

TELEMATICS

14) GM Going All-In On AI To Power OnStar And Fast-Track Next-Gen Vehicles 

CarScoops

TRANSIT

15) While Minnesota Metro Transit Says Crime Is Down, Data Doesn’t Provide Information On Where Crimes Are Occurring

MinnPost

16) NJ Transit Expanding Project To Present Art Exhibitions At Bus, Train Stations

WHYY Radio

17) Transit Agencies Testing AI’s Potential, Report Finds, With Broader Adoption Likely

Civil Engineering Source

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

18) Texas Partnership Releases Traffic Disruption App

Daily Texan

VEHICLES

19) Volkswagen Emergency Assist System Safely Stops Cars When Drivers Become Unresponsive At The Wheel

Design News

News Releases

1) Graz University Of Technology Develops Autonomous Mobility Service

2) USDOT Hosts Freight Leaders At FLOW Annual Meeting To Unleash Innovation Across America’s Supply Chains

3) IEEE Offers More Services To Cities That Want To Be Smarter

4) University Of Michigan To Improve Pedestrian, Vehicle Safety At Intersections With $5.66 Million From USDOT

5) TfL, Santander To Make Bike Hire Quicker, Easier With New Cycles App

Upcoming Events

 -  TRB Webinar: Communicating with Public-Facing Geospatial Tools in Transportation - October 30

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