[TCN] Thursday, July 25, 2024

Transportation Communications Newsletter

👩🏽‍🎓  Thursday, July 25, 2024 - Cranford, New Jersey 👨🏻‍🎓

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**National Intern Day**

AVIATION

1) US Air Force To Miss Its Data-Linking Goal For Cargo Aircraft, Commander Says

Defense One

CARTOGRAPHY

2) Apple Maps Is Now On The Web

ZDNET

3) Google Maps Adds Transit Alerts For Broken Elevators, Accessibility Issues

CNET

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) Pennsylvania Turnpike To Make Transition To Open Road Tolling

WFMZ-TV

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) Pentagon Warns Of Potential Russian Action In Arctic — Including Jamming GPS Satellites

CBC News

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

6) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - July 25, 2024

Carnegie Mellon University

MARITIME

7) Washington State Ferry-Served Communities Band Together To Ask For More Crew, Boat Funding, More Transparency

Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

8) Denver RTD CEO Says Reasons Agency Police Chief Is On Investigative Leave Is 'None Of Your Concern'

KCNC-TV

9) Visualization For Public Involvement

National Academies

10) Amtrak Holds In-Person Forum With Baltimore Residents On Tunnel Building Project

WJZ-TV

ROADWAYS

11) Bombay High Court Urges Better Coordination Of Road Work

The Live Nagpur

TRANSIT

12) A Boston T Live Tracking App Is In The Works

Boston.com

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) Technology Boosts Traffic Management In China

China Daily

VEHICLES

14) Google Going All-In On Self-Driving Vehicles

Quartz

15) ADAS & Autonomous Vehicle International - September 2024

UKI Media & Events

WEATHER

16) United Airlines To Measure Atmosphere For NOAA

Airport Technology

News Releases

1) Express Mode On iPhone, Apple Watch Coming To SEPTA Bus, Metro

2) GMV To Supply Central Management Systems For Intercity Public Transportation In Spain

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© 2024 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016

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[TCN] Wednesday, July 24, 2024

  

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Wednesday, July 24, 2024 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Delta Expects Normal Operations By Thursday As Flight Disruptions Ease

Reuters

2) Alaska Airlines Passengers Will Now Be Greeted With Chill Sub Pop Tunes

KUOW Radio

3) FAA, National Air Traffic Controllers Association Finalize New Air Traffic Controller Fatigue Rules

The Air Current

4) FAA Hypoxia Chamber Exhibit Focuses On Pilot Safety, Education

WBAY-TV

5) Boom Supersonic Announces 'Reinvented' Cockpit

High Point Enterprise

6) Why Tech Keeps Holding Airlines Back When Something Goes Wrong

USA Today column

CAMERAS

7) Tuskegee, Alabama's Camera Speeding Ticket Program Halted; Drivers To Receive Refunds

WRBL-TV

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

8) RD Vial Advances Toll Station Digital Transformation In Dominican Republic

Dominican Today

9) Squashing Smishing In Tolling Has Proven To Be Difficult

IBTTA's Tolling Points blog

ENVIRONMENT

10) White House Says Better Tech Could Help Environmental Permitting Process

Nextgov/FCW

FREIGHT

11) Real-Time Transportation Visibility Platforms Become Popular

Berg Insight

GPS / NAVIGATION

12) How Rescue Services In Israel Will Overcome Navigation Disruptions

Jerusalem Post

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

13) Balancing Cybersecurity Threats In Smart Cities: Is The Potential Convenience Of 'Smart' Intersections Worth The Risk?

Pillsbury's Gravel2Gavel blog

MARITIME

14) How NOAA Is Digitizing Charts Of The Erie Canal

GPS World

OTHER

15) Digital License Plates Being Pulled From Market In Michigan

MLive

16) License Plate Redesign Pits Philadelphia Vs. Rest Of Pennsylvania

PA Local

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

17) A Crash Course For Educators About Jobs In Port Of Baltimore

Marketplace

SAFETY / SECURITY

18) High Five Rural Traffic Safety Belt Program Working To Find Solutions To Fatalities In Rural Areas Of Kentucky

WCPO-TV

TELEMATICS

19) The Tech Behind Car Subscriptions

Fleet Europe

TRANSIT

20) Gun Scanners To Be Piloted At Handful Of New York City Subway Stations

WABC-TV

21) MTA Contractor Scrambles To Refund Fake Charges After OMNY 'Upgrade' Goes Awry

Streetsblog New York City

22) Minnesota Metro Transit's General Manager Rode All 60 Routes Over Past Year. Passengers Gave Her A Piece Of Their Mind

Star Tribune

23) New York City Transit Inspires Board Game

WPIX-TV

News Releases

1) Northern Virginia Transportation Authority Adopts $700 Million Funding Program To Reduce Traffic Congestion

2) Embraer Signs Contract With DECEA For Modernization Of Brazilian Air Traffic Control System

3) Honeywell, Frequentis Demonstrate Advanced Ground Control Station For EVTOL Aircraft

4) Successful Flight Trials Demonstrate 5G Telecommunications From The Sky

5) Overture Maps Foundation Releases General Availability Of Its Open Maps Datasets

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The Transportation Communications Newsletter (ISSN 1529-1057) is published electronically Monday through Friday.   For a free subscription or to unsubscribe, or for comments or questions, please contact me at bernie@transportationradio.com.  

© 2024 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016

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[TCN] Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Tuesday, July 23, 2024 - Cranford, New Jersey

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ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Accessible 'Tactile Walking Surface Indicators' Pilot Project Underway To Help People With Disabilities Navigate Seattle

Seattle DOT blog

AVIATION

2) USDOT Investigating Delta's Flight Cancellations And Faltering Response To Global Tech Outage

AP

3) American Airlines Introduces New Baggage Tags For Mobility Devices

USA Today

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) Oakland, California Police Drop GPS Vehicle Trackers That Promised To Eliminate Dangerous Chases

Oaklandside

5) Test Flight Demonstrates Navigation By Cellphone Signals

IEEE Spectrum

OTHER

6) Apple And Nashville Seek Out Future Of 911 Tech

Government Technology

PRIVACY

7) Future Florida Driver's Licenses Will Require Randomized Numbers To Help Protect Identities 

WTLV-TV

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

8) New 'Mobility Mural' In South Burlington, Vermont Blends Art, Advocacy

WPTZ-TV

9) Campaign Helps UK Drivers To Have A Safe TRIP This Summer

Highways News

ROADWAYS

10) New Data Reveals Record Number Of Drivers Ignore 'Red X' On Smart Motorways In UK

RAC

TRANSIT

11) Casper-Area Bus Transit Phases Out Tokens, Opting For QR Code Passes Instead

KTWO Radio

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) California DOT To Use Electronic Signs On I-80 For Traffic Help

KCBS Radio audio

13) City Of Yellowknife Will Use Radar Speed Signs To Gather Traffic Data

Cabin Radio

News Releases

1) Zafire Aviation, Innovative Software SARL Partner On Aviation Communications

2) California Invests $27 Million in Innovative, First-In-The-Nation Port Data System Development

3) American Short Line And Regional Railroad Association Adds Virtual Reality Training Modules To Training Center

4) Flow Labs Announces New Data Partnership With Geotab ITS To Deliver In-Depth Freight And Commercial Traffic Insights For Agencies

5) Tennessee Tech Partners With Tennessee Highway Safety Office To Engage High School Students To Improve Road Safety

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

In the 26 years I've done the TCN I don't believe I've ever included a story about a conveyor belt. Afterall, how much of a transportation item is a conveyor belt? Well, this plan from Japan has me thinking a little differently.

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[TCN] Monday, July 22, 2024

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Monday, July 22, 2024 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Why The Global CrowdStrike Outage Hit Airports So Hard

Wired

2) Airlines Rely On Complex Systems: Why The CloudStrike Hiccup Could Cause Days Of Chaos

USA Today

3) Appleton International Airport Lending A Hand To EAA For Air Traffic Control

WBAY-TV

4) Successful Flight Operations Conducted Between Uncrewed Traffic Management System And Blue UAS Platforms At FAA Test Site

sUAS News

5) FAA Has Begun To Deploy Terminal Data Flight Manager, But Cost Growth Has Resulted In Significant Program Changes And Delayed Benefits

USDOT Inspector General

CAMERAS

6) Nevada Lawmakers Stress Need To Look Beyond Red-Light Cameras, Other 'Back End' Traffic Safety Measures

Nevada Current

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

7) Colorado Toll Lane Violations Plunging After State's Automated Ticketing Blitz

Colorado Public Radio

FREIGHT

8) Real-Time Transportation Visibility Platforms Become Popular

IoT Business News

GPS / NAVIGATION

9) GPS Jamming In Ukraine, Middle East Can Be Beaten, New Trials Show

Newsweek

MARITIME

10) US Government Giving Away A Wisconsin Lighthouse, But With Strings Attached

Green Bay Press Gazette

OTHER

11) Residents Say California DMV Kiosks Can Be Hard To Use

LAist

RAILROADS

12) Global Tech Outage Largely Bypasses Freight, Passenger Railroads

FreightWaves

ROADWAYS

13) How Multiple Meetings With Multiple Officials, Agencies Finally Led To A Plan To Reopen Pennsylvania Route 611 In Delaware Water Gap

WFMZ-TV

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

14) In Wuhan, Driverless Taxis Offer Peek Into The Future Of Driverless Intracity Transport In China

South China Morning Post

VEHICLES

15) Automotive Big Data Can Drive Other Industries Forward

Fast Company

News Releases

1) Missouri DOT's Traveler Information Map Now Accessible On Mobile Browsers 

2) Aerospace Media Awards Presented

3) Denver RTD Adds Live Look-In System To All Buses

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The Transportation Communications Newsletter (ISSN 1529-1057) is published electronically Monday through Friday.   For a free subscription or to unsubscribe, or for comments or questions, please contact me at bernie@transportationradio.com.  

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