Friday, December 20, 2019

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, December 20, 2019 - Gillette, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Salt Lake City International Airport Has New Apps For Travelers In Time For Christmas

Salt Lake Tribune

2) American Airlines Adding Non-Binary Gender Booking Options

Frequent Business Traveler

3) How Airports Use Audiovisual Technology To Enhance The Passenger Experience

Airport Technology advertorial

4) NextGen Equipage: ADS-B Out Equipage Rates Are Increasing, But FAA Must Address Airspace Access Issues

USDOT Inspector General

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) Judge Rules FasTrak Court Case Must Be Open To Public, But Toll Policies Can Remain Secret

KGO-TV

6) CTS, Kapsch Claim Half Billion Euro From Germany Over Failed Toll Road

Reuters

FREIGHT

7) The International Air Cargo Association Looks To Attract Small-Size Freight Forwarders, Technology Startups

American Shipper

MARITIME

8) Patterns Of GPS Spoofing At Chinese Ports

Maritime Executive

OTHER

9) USDOT Harnesses Machine Learning For Regulations

FCW

10) Some Indian Motorists Can Now Swipe Cards To Pay Fines On-The-Spot

Times of India

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

11) Louisiana State Troopers Release PSA About Holiday Driving Safety

KLFY-TV

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Utah DOT Testing New Way To Make Snowplows Glow

KSTU-TV

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

13) Lyft’s Algorithm Trying To Block People With Names Like ‘Dick,’ ‘Finger,’ ‘Cummings’

The Verge

TRANSIT

14) SEPTA Aims To Make Passenger Information At Regional Rail Stations More Consistent

Philadelphia Inquirer

15) How To Transform Riders’ Hectic Holiday Travels Into A MaaS-terful Experience

Metro

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

16) Buzz! Cellphones Now Warn Of Traffic-Snarling Snow Squalls

AP

17) Transportation Management Center Information Technology Security

FHWA report

VEHICLES

18) Ericsson To Build Its Connected Vehicle Cloud On Top Of Microsoft’s Connected Vehicle Platform

ZDNet

News Releases

1) FlyersRights Sues FAA For Refusal To Release Boeing 737 Max Records

2) British Airways Trials Robots To Guide Customers Through The Airport 

3) Canada Provides Grant For Rail Safety Education In Chilliwack, British Columbia

4) Telstra Labs Testing V2I Communications Via 4G Network In South Australia 

5) New Jersey DOT Announces Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant Features For 511NJ Traveler Information Program

Friday Bonus

Imagine you’re in your teens or 20s and you’re coming home for the holidays. Now imagine this is your dad.

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