[TCN] Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Transportation Communications Newsletter

🏇🏽  Tuesday, May 6, 2025 - Cranford, New Jersey 🌹🌹

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**Sovereignty - Winner of Kentucky Derby**

AVIATION

1) Newark Air Traffic Controllers Briefly Lost Contact With Planes

BBC News

2) How Antiquated Tech Is Adding To FAA's Problems

The Hill

CAMERAS

3) Denver Will Stop Using License Plate Reader Cameras Amid Privacy Worries

KUSA-TV

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) Central Nippon Expressway Won't Collect Tolls After ETC Glitch

Japan Times

FREIGHT

5) China Shaping Future Of Shipping With New Army Of Ghost Trucks

Fast Company

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

6) Des Moines Invests $1.3 Million In Traffic Signal Modernization

KCCI-TV

PRIVACY

7) From Driver's License To Digital Dossier? Why Some Are Worried About Real ID

USA Today

RAILROADS

8) Hong Kong PolyU Drives Digital Twin Innovation In Rail Sector

OpenGov Asia

ROADWAYS

9) Noida Expressway To Improve Road Markings, Signs, Reflectors

Native Planet

10) Lightweight Deep Learning For Real-Time Road Distress Detection On Mobile Devices

Nature Communications

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

11) Chinese Robotaxis Now Coming To Uber App In Middle East This Year

Gulf News

TRANSIT

12) New York MTA Inspector General Audit Finds Subway Passengers Self-Evacuating Can Be Improved With Better Communication

MTA Office of the Inspector General

News Releases

1) Platform Details Now Included On BART Trip Planner Results

2) I-10 Truck Parking Availability Now On az511.gov

3) Roadzen To Launch Connected Vehicle Protection In UK

4) CGI Federal Selected To Modernize FAA's NOTAM System

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

Every airport has its quirks but this airfield at Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands may be the only one with these limitations.

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[TCN] Monday, May 5, 2025

Transportation Communications Newsletter

🇲🇽  Monday, May 5, 2025 - Cranford, New Jersey 🇲🇽

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**Cinco de Mayo**

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) AASHTO Bike Guide Featured on ITE Podcast

AASHTO Journal

AVIATION

2) Airports Enter The Age Of Automation

International Airport Review

3) Houston's Bush Airport Officials 'Intrigued' By Elaborate IAH Replica's Role In HBO Series

Houston Chronicle

4) Why Airport AI Is A Strategic Advantage

Cities Today

5) Latest Issue Of FAA Safety Briefing Looks At Weather Tech And Automation

FAA

CAMERAS

6) New Queensland Roadside Camera Trial To Target Tailgating Drivers In 'Real Time'

Yahoo News

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

7) Atlantic City Expressway All-Electronic Tolls Moved To 4th Quarter 2025.  First Gantry Installed 

42 Expressway

FREIGHT

8) World's First Autonomous Road-To-Rail Truck To Launch On California's Skunk Train Route

Interesting Engineering

GPS / NAVIGATION

9) GPS Jammers Put In Place Along India-Pakistan Border, Harrowing Time For Pilots

New Indian Express

10) Securing The Skies: Tackling The Growing Threat Of GPS Interference

SpaceNews

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

11) Rolling Smarter: The Rise Of Smart Tires

Meer

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

12) Media Stories On Improved Cell Service On Metro-North Don't Tell Whole Story

Connecticut Mirror

13) Azerbaijani Government, Media Agency Join Forces To Promote Sustainable Transport

News.Az

ROADWAYS

14) Arrernte Street Signs Keeping Language Strong For Traditional Owners Of Alice Springs, Australia

ABC News Alice Springs

15) Tunnel Radio: How Signals Reach Drivers Underground

Radio World

SAFETY / SECURITY

16) TSA System Struggles To Verify New Hampshire's New Real ID Design, Causing Travel Delays

WGME-TV

17) Police In Aurora, Colorado Launch GPS Tracking Kit Program To Prevent Car Theft

KCNC-TV

TRANSIT

18) Knox County Transit Launches New Website

Knox Pages

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

19) An Inside Look At The City Of Greenville, South Carolina's New Traffic Center

WHNS-TV video

News Releases

1) 'Power Trip' Documentary Examines Rise In US Road Crash Deaths, Media Culture Around High-Risk Driving

2) STEP Transportation Launches 'Find My Ride Schedule' Permitting Online Access 

3) Gridline Acquires Shell's Telematics Business

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[TCN] Friday, May 2, 2025

Transportation Communications Newsletter

🌏 Friday, May 2, 2025 - Cranford, New Jersey 🌍

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**Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month**

AVIATION

1) ForeFlight Integrates FAA Weather Cameras

AOPA

CAMERAS

2) Utah Company Installing Traffic Cameras At Crash-Prone Intersections And Providing Free Video To Crash Victims

KSTU-TV

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) How Tracking Apps Have Changed The Way People Ski

SnowBrains

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) Self-Driving Cars Can Tap Into 'AI-Powered Social Network' To Talk To Each Other While On The Road

Live Science

5) Kirk Steudle On The New US Administration And The Future Of ITS

The Transportation Podcast

MARITIME

6) Marine Insurer Gard Says Limits On Phone Usage Needed For Seafarers' Safety

Maritime Executive

MOBILITY

7) Mobility Innovation Could Start With Rethinking RFPs

Government Technology

OTHER

8) Practice Traffic Stop Program In Delaware Hopes To Limit Anxiety For Autism Community

WDEL Radio

RAILROADS

9) Updated NSW TrainLink Booking System Frustrates Disabled Passengers

ABC Radio Sydney

ROADWAYS

10) Minnesota State Senator Targets Snarky Electronic Sign Messages

Axios

11) How A New System Prevents Trucks From Hitting Overpasses On Dulles Toll Road

WRC-TV (video)

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) DC Turns To Tech To Bring Down Distracted Driving

WUSA-TV

13) Married Women Face Real ID Documentation Hurdles

Fox News

14) Nine In 10 UK Drivers Unable To Complete A Car Journey Without Touching Their Phones

This is Money

15) AAA Research Examines Effectiveness Of Smartphone 'Do Not Disturb' Feature On Driving Safety

AAA

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

16) Uber Ramps Up Robotaxi Competition, Partners With May Mobility For 2025 Launch

Reuters

17) Uber Making It Easier For Seniors To Book Rides

CNET

VEHICLES

18) Ford Kills Project To Develop Tesla-Like Electronic Brain

Reuters

Friday Bonus  

You expect to hear announcements when you're in a transit station, but it can get pretty annoying when your pet parrot decides to starts telling you keep left after spending a day in a Tube station.

Upcoming Events

 -  TRB Webinar: Developing Statewide Comprehensive Transit Information Systems - May 15

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[TCN] Thursday, May 1, 2025

Transportation Communications Newsletter

🧑🏼‍🏭 Thursday, May 1, 2025 - Cranford, New Jersey 👨‍🔧

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**May Day/Labour Day**

AVIATION

1) New 'Marine One' Becomes First Helo With SpaceX Starshield

Aviation Week

FREIGHT

2) Aurora Launches Commercial Self-Driving Truck Service In Texas

TechCrunch

3) How Fleets Use Custom Apps To Take Control And Drive Innovation

Commercial Carrier Journal (contributed content)

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) FCC Flooded With Opposition To NextNav's GPS Backup Proposal

Broadband Breakfast

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

5) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - May 1, 2025

Carnegie Mellon University

MARITIME

6) US Navy Unites Data In 'Nerve Centers' To Accelerate Decisions

WFED Radio's Federal Drive

ROADWAYS

7) Squiggly Road Lines In Montgomery Township, Pennsylvania Will Be Removed, Officials Say

KYW-TV

TRANSIT

8) Los Angeles Metro Launches Weapon Detection System

KCAL-TV

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) Australia Tests Freight Signal Priority To Improve Traffic Flow

Trans.info

VEHICLES

10) Toyota Starts Collaboration On Autonomous Cars With Waymo

Transport Topics

News Releases

1) JCT Launches New Traffic Signal Design Course

2) ITS Upgrades Help Edmond, Oklahoma Move Safely, Efficiently In The Future

3) Study: Waymo Reducing Serious Crashes, Making Streets Safer For Those Most At Risk

4) New Jersey DOT Issues New Micromobility Guide

 

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