[TCN] Thursday, September 4, 2025

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Thursday, September 4, 2025 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Amazon's Project Kuiper Strikes First Satellite Internet Deal With An Airline

The Verge

2) How Social Media Is Changing Flight Training

Aviation Week column

CAMERAS

3) Victorian Government Trialing 'Smart Enforcement Traffic Cameras'

CarExpert

CARTOGRAPHY

4) New Maps Show Where Alaska's Migrating Seabirds Overlap With High Vessel Traffic

KTOO Radio

EQUITY

5) Why Engineers Have A Key Role To Play In Making Transport More Inclusive

Professional Engineering

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

6) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - September 4, 2025

Carnegie Mellon University

7) ERTICO Newsletter - September 4, 2026

ERTICO-ITS Europe

MARITIME

8) High-Tech Maritime Center Boosts Marion, Massachusetts' Harbor Operations

Standard-Times

OTHER

9) Guiding Millions With Her Voice: Bernie Wagenblast On Transit, Media, And Identity

Inside Marketing with MarketSurge (video)

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

10) Florida DOT Hides Crosswalk Crackdown Records

Tampa Bay Times column

11) Mississippi Family Uses AI To Preserve Late Son's Voice In Highway Safety Push

WAPT-TV

12) USDOT's Working Capital Fund Is Not Fully Transparent Regarding Costs And Types Of Services Provided To Customers

USDOT Inspector General

ROADWAYS

13) Nashville Resident Discovers Error In City's Traffic Calming Project Tracking System

WTVF-TV

SPACE

14) US Space Development Agency Demos Key Space-To-Air Communications Link

Defense News

15) Cellphone Calls Coming To The Moon

Politico

TRANSIT

16) Capitol Corridor's TrainManager: A Digital Revolution In Rolling Stock Management

Metro

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

17) Indian Institute Of Technology Bombay Researchers Develop Framework To Test Decentralized Traffic Systems

Press Trust of India

VEHICLES

18) IIHS Very Concerned About Forward Blind Spots

The Auto Wire

News Releases

1) Zelim Urges Use Of Situational Awareness Technology To Prevent Maritime Collisions

2) IBTTA Announces 2025 Toll Excellence And Outreach, Opportunity, And Engagement Award Winners

3) Swarco To Split RMS, ITS Business Units

4) Southwest Airlines To Offer Free Inflight Wi-Fi For Rapid Rewards Members

5) RIPTA Launches RIde Mobile App For Paratransit Riders

Upcoming Events

 -  TRB Webinar: Displaying Good Traffic Safety Messages on Variable Message Signs - September 9

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[TCN] Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Wednesday, September 3, 2025 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Airships Collect Geospatial Data In Helsinki 

State Aviation Journal

CAMERAS

2) Tempe, Arizona Police, College Students Address Traffic Camera Installations

The State Press

3) City Of New Orleans Extends Ticket Amnesty Program Through September

WVUE-TV

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) ITS World Congress Wraps Up 2025 Event With Almost 6,000 Attendees

Traffic Technology Today

5) AI, Data And Smarter Signals: Rewriting The Future Of Highways At The ITS World Congress

Highway Voices podcast

MARITIME

6) Cybersecurity Education For The Maritime Transportation System

The Maritime Executive

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

7) Three Ways AI Kiosks Are Rewriting The Civic Engagement Playbook

Route Fifty (contributed content)

RAILROADS

8) NTSB Recommends Collision Avoidance Technology On Rail Maintenance Vehicles

NTSB

TRANSIT

9) Audio Artwork Debuts In Several New York City Subway Stations

Gothamist

10) RTD-Denver Adopts Virtual Reality Technology For Police

Progressive Railroading

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Artificial Intelligence Is Conquering American Roads

We Build Value

VEHICLES

12) Matching Voices Boost Trust In Self-Driving Cars

University of Michigan

13) $12.7 Million Project To Bring More Advanced Transportation To Ann Arbor, Michigan

MLive

News Releases

1) How AECOM Partners With Airports, Airlines, And More To Create Human-Centric, Innovative Infrastructure

2) C-V2X Technology Reaches US Milestone With First 'Day One Deployment District' At ITS World Congress 2025

3) Econolite Expands US Production And Manufacturing Capacity

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[TCN] Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Tuesday, September 2, 2025 - Cranford, New Jersey

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ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Cities Test AI Vision Sensors For Traffic, Pedestrian Safety

Smart Cities Dive

AVIATION

2) FAA's Controller Recruitment Drive Hampered By Shortage Of Instructors

Airside

3) Staff In United's 'Never Center' At Denver International Airport Work Around The Clock During Busy Summer Season

KCNC-TV

CAMERAS

4) How A Traffic Camera Company Got Around North Carolina Law On Political Donations

WFAE Radio

CARTOGRAPHY

5) Google Maps May Soon Keep Your Navigation Updates Where You Can't Lose Them

Android Authority

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

6) India' First Barrier-Free Tolling System Set To Launch On Delhi-Chandigarh Highway

Times of India

ENVIRONMENT

7) Greengage Launches Portal To Measure Carbon Impact Of Small Meetings

Conference News

GPS / NAVIGATION

8) NATO Says It's Working To Counter Russia's GPS Jamming

AP

9) Italy Considers Hiding State Flight Paths After Jamming Of EU Leader's Plane

The Guardian

MARITIME

10) AI Is Steering The Future Of Maritime Trade

Logistics Middle East

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

11) An In-Depth Discussion On The 'Keep Georgia Safe' Student Education Campaign

GDOT Ahead of the Curve Podcast

RAILROADS

12) New Train Info Displays At Amtrak's Ashland, Richmond Stations Improve Public Safety, Ridership

Virginia Mercury

RESEARCH

13) AI-Powered Road Hazard Forecasting Brings Personalized Safety To Intelligent Mobility

Technology.org

TELEMATICS

14) Can Telematics Reduce Motor Vehicle Crashes In The Construction Industry?

Safety+Health

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) Uganda Moves To Modernize Traffic Control, Road Safety

NilePost

VEHICLES

16) Pennsylvania Data Reveals Partisan Car Preferences

Philadelphia Inquirer

News Releases

1) what3words Unveils Voice-Driven AI To Streamline Location Tasks

2) Transoft Solutions Launches Veralytix, AI-Powered Safety-Management Platform

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

Usually manhole covers serve one purpose, to prevent you from falling into a sewer. In Oklahoma City, they have another very practical role.

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[TCN] Monday, September 1, 2025

Transportation Communications Newsletter

🧑🏼‍🏭  Monday, September 1, 2025 - Cranford, New Jersey ⛏️

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**Happy Labor Day**

AVIATION

1) Embry‑Riddle Researchers Develop AI System To Decode Aviation Speak

Embry-Riddle University

2) Why It's Important To Demonstrate Aviation Safety Accomplishments

National Business Aviation Association

CAMERAS

3) Colorado DOT Expanding Use Of Cameras To Issue Automated Speeding Tickets

Colorado Public Radio

4) New Orleans Traffic Camera Revenue Expected To Nosedive After New Laws Take Effect

WVUE-TV

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) Russia Denies GPS Jamming Accusations After EU Chief's Plane Targeted

Newsweek

6) EU To Boost Satellite Defenses Against GPS Jamming, Defense Commissioner Says

Reuters

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

7) Communicating With Two Vehicles Immediately Ahead Boosts Traffic Capacity Sixfold In Connected Autonomous Vehicle Platoons

Communications Engineering

OTHER

8) Are Vanity License Plates Protected Speech? One Woman Is Appealing Hers To Supreme Court

USA Today

9) Finland Will Remove Swastikas From Its Air Force Flags 

Euronews

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

10) Nevada DOT Directs Public To Temporary State Website Following Cyberattack

KOLO-TV

11) Colorado DOT Launches Outreach Campaign, Aims To Encourage Drivers To Slow Down

KOAA-TV

RAILROADS

12) Merced Officials Say They Felt 'Blindsided' By California High-Speed Rail Authority Report

The Merced Focus

13) Digital Rail Trials Launched On East Midlands, Northern Trains

UK Department for Transport

ROADWAYS

14) The Street-Corner Sensors That Track Flooding In Real Time

New York Times (gift article)

SAFETY / SECURITY

15) South Carolina's Hands-Free Driving Law Goes Into Effect

WCNC-TV

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

16) New Game Shows Challenges Of Making Money As A Rideshare Driver

Business Insider

TRANSIT

17) Société de Transport de l'Outaouais To Use AI To Keep Buses On The Road

CBC News

18) How Two Transit Agencies Are Using Tech To Put Riders First

Metro

19) ATRA Pulse - August 2025

Advanced Transit Association

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

20) Hawaii Officials Discuss Lessons Learned From Tsunami Scare

Honolulu Civil Beat

VEHICLES

21) Researchers At Coventry University Say One Person Can Monitor up To Five Self-Driving Vehicles At Once

Coventry University

News Releases

1) Southwest Research Institute Developing Traffic Data Platform To Support Dallas-Fort Worth Area

2) European Commission Welcomes Code Of Conduct For Reliable Online Reviews For Tourism Accommodation

3) WorldDAB Releases Updated Guidelines To Enhance In-Car Digital Radio User Experience

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