Friday, December 5, 2025

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Friday, December 5, 2025 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Peraton Wins FAA Air Traffic Control System Overhaul Contract

Nextgov/FCW

2) IT Issue Affects Flights At Edinburgh Airport

Sky News

CAMERAS

3) Liberal Towns Backtrack On License Plate Trackers Amid Concerns About Privacy — And Trump

Politico

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) Uganda, UN World Food Programme Sign Agreement On Intelligent Transport Monitoring System

The Independent

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

5) NJ Transit Awarded $50,000 Funding Boost By USDOT For Human Trafficking Awareness Campaign

NJ.com

6) San Antonio Launches Dashboard To Tackle Traffic Safety Concerns

WOAI-TV

RAILROADS

7) How FRA Rules Hinder Automated Track Inspection

Competitive Enterprise Institute (commentary)

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

8) NHTSA Expands Investigation Into Waymo Over Robotaxis Driving Around Stopped School Buses

CBS News

TRANSIT

9) PATH Rolls Out New Payment System, Ending MetroCard, SmartLink Era

NJ.com

10) New York MTA Going High-Tech In Battle Against Fare Evasion

WCBS-TV

VEHICLES

11) 72,000 Ram Trucks Recalled For Software Glitch That Causes Instrument Panel To Go Blank

WWJ Radio

News Releases

1) Korean Air, Hanjin Group Airlines To Introduce In-Flight Wi-Fi Fleetwide Powered By Starlink

2) How AI-Native Technology Is Reshaping Freight Transportation Management

3) LG Accelerates Software Defined Vehicle Ecosystem Expansion By Hosting SDV Community Meetup

4) Ondas Wins Government Tender To Develop, Deploy Autonomous Border-Protection System With Thousands Of Drones

5) Arkansas DOT To Install Anti-Litter Display Along Highways

 

Friday Bonus  

White Castle Sliders, you either love them or hate them. Now, at Logan Airport, you can get them from a vending machine, although I don’t know I would want to eat them before getting on an airplane.

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Thursday, December 4, 2025

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Thursday, December 4, 2025 - New York, New York

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CAMERAS

1) How San Francisco’s New Investigation Center Is ‘Catching Criminals Faster’ Using 400 Cameras, Drones

KGO-TV

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

2) Nationwide Shift To Barrier-Free Electronic Tolls With A Year: India Union Road Transport And Highways Minister

Press Trust of India

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

3) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - December 4, 2025

Carnegie Mellon University

OTHER

4) Illinois Officials Warn Rental Car Companies That It’s Illegal For Immigration Agents To Swap License Plates

NBC News

5) New York City Launches Emergency Communications Vehicle To Improve Public Safety Responses

Route Fifty

6) EU Approves Digital Travel App To Speed Border Control

ETIAS

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

7) Addison, Texas Decides Not To Hold Election On DART Withdrawal

KXAS-TV

RESEARCH

8) Electrified Roadway Testing In Indiana

The Stream by AASHTO podcast

ROADWAYS

9) Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Removes Illegal Signs On State Highways

Kentucky Today

TRANSIT

10) Clipper Cards Are Getting A Major Upgrade, With Big Perks For Riders

KQED Radio

11) Martin Scorsese, Tilda Swinton, A$AP Rocky, And More Sat On A Subway Platform For Latest Chanel Show

Vanity Fair

12) ‘Subway Builder’ Turns Metro Enthusiasts Into Transit Designers

Greater Greater Washington

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) Uzbekistan To Launch Smart Traffic Management Center In Tashkent

Daryo

14) Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation Rolls Out Smart Traffic Management System

Newsband

VEHICLES

15) UK Launches Automated Vehicle Consultation On Regulatory Framework

Traffic Technology Today

News Releases

1) CTA, Chance The Rapper Team To Launch ‘Enjoy The Ride’ Campaign

2) New York MTA Unveils Collaboration With American Museum Of Natural History

3) New York City DOT Relaunches Truck Smart Ad Campaign To Reduce Bridge Strikes

4) Saab To Enhance Air Traffic Management In Australia’s Major Airports

5) Ho-Chunk Nation Dual-Language Highway Signs Unveiled In Wisconsin

6) From The Heartland To The Arctic, Starlink And OneWeb Are Redefining Navigation

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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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Wednesday, December 3, 2025

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Wednesday, December 3, 2025 - New York, New York

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**International Day of Persons with Disabilities**

AVIATION

1) Check-In Systems Of Indian Airlines Fails 

Times of India

2) Chattanooga Airport Social Media Specialist Anna Hobbs Boosts Online Engagement

Chattanooga Times Free Press

3) Air Traffic Management And Extreme Weather

Airports International

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) Richmond-San Rafael Bridge Toll Booths Slated For Removal

Marin Independent Journal

5) SANRAL Introduces Tap-And-Go Payment System Across South Africa’s Toll Plazas

Novus Media

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

6) New Defense System For Transport Smart-Tech Could Save Lives

University of Reading

MARITIME

7) China Trains Industry AI Tool Using ‘World’s Largest’ Port Operation Data Set

South China Morning Post

PARKING

8) Business Concerns Stall Plan To Let Chicagoans Flag Crosswalk, Bus, Bike Lane Parking Scofflaws

Chicago Sun-Times

9) Modern Parking System Helps Boston Corral Its Curb Space

Government Technology

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

10) Helping Proof Beat Perception: Winning Trust With Data

Highways Voices podcast

SPACE

11) Google’s Proposed Data Center In Orbit Will Face Issues With Space Debris In An Already Crowded Orbit

The Conversation

TRANSIT

12) Budget-Strapped Cleveland RTA Will End Free Wi-Fi On Trains, Buses, Trolleys

Plain Dealer

WEATHER

13) Numerous Local Governments In Texas Turned Down Money For Flood Warning System

Texas Tribune/ProPublica

News Releases

1) ADB Safegate Wins Marketing, R&D, Social Impact Airport Technology Awards

2) The Future Of Airports: Seamless, Automated, Personalized

3) Grant Will Fund Education Effort For California High School Students On Risks Of Alcohol-Impaired Driving

4) OmniRide Partnering With Transit App To Improve Rider Experience

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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.  

© 2025 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016