Monday, August 31, 2020

 Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, August 31, 2020 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Flint, Michigan Airport To Use Smart Helmets To Measure Temperatures, Facial Recognition

WDIV-TV

BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS

2) Israeli Scientists Develop Mapping System For Blind Pedestrians

Jewish Press

CAMERAS

3) Nevada Company Records Traffic Cameras, Catches More Than Just Traffic

KTNV-TV

CARTOGRAPHY

4) Google Maps Now Shows Traffic Lights For US Intersections

Ars Technica

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) More Countries Joining European Toll System

Warsaw Business Journal

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

6) Gilbert, Arizona Addressing Traffic With Investments In Technology

Community Impact Newspaper

7) Baidu Signs Agreements With City Of Guangzhou To Jointly Develop Intelligent Transport Network

China Daily

MARITIME

8) US Coast Guard Increases Maritime Cybersecurity Criteria For Commercial Vessels

ISBuzz

PARKING

9) New Parking Technology Aims To Manage Curb Space Virtually

Washington Post

ROADWAYS

10) UK Transport Department Launches Data-Driven Audit Into Pothole Mapping

Government Computing

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) Hawaii Unveils Online Travel App For All Passengers Arriving In State

KITV-TV

12) NHTSA Delays Date For Hybrids, EVs To Meet Noise Rule To Alert Pedestrians

Repairer Driven News

TELEMATICS

13) Telematics, Vehicle Build Data - The Next Frontier For Auto Claims

Insurance Business

TRANSIT

14) Transport For New South Wales To Test Technology To Improve Safety For Women On Transit

ZDNet

15) Winston-Salem Uses Art To Highlight Public Transportation

Spectrum 1 News

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

16) University Of Missouri To Develop Real-Time Traffic Management System To Allow Agencies To Share Data

ITS International

VEHICLES

17) Tesla’s Software Update Will Let Cars’ Cameras See Speed Limit Signs, Alert Drivers To Green Lights

The Verge

News Releases

1) Real-Time Info Helps Riders With OC Bus Capacity

2) Idaho State Police Now Using Twitter For More Immediate Access To In-Progress Traffic Information

Upcoming Events

Rail Broadcast Week - September 21-25

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Friday, August 28, 2020

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, August 28, 2020 - Burlington, Vermont

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ELECTRONIC TOLLING

1) Final Steel Gantry In Place As Conversion To Cashless Tolling Nearly Complete On New York Thruway

WGRZ-TV

FREIGHT

2) Study: Technology Promotes Transparency In Transportation, Shipping

DC Velocity

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) Technology Company Uses GPS To Help Keep School Buses Safe During The Pandemic

WHP-TV

PARKING

4) Detroit Parking Garage Will Feature Automated Parking System By Ford, Bosch In Self-Driving Car Demonstration

Detroit Free Press

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

5) TransComm Skills Award Winners Announced At Virtual Meeting

AASHTO Journal

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

6) Inside Uber And Lyft’s Fight Over Gig Worker Status

CNET

7) Baidu Expected To Offer Robotaxi, Robobus Services In Guangzhou

Gasgoo

TRANSIT

8) Interview With Dick Alexander, CEO Of TransDev

Transit Unplugged podcast

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) AI-Powered Traffic Management Is Slashing Asia’s Congestion Problem

Tech Wire Asia

10) AI And IoT: Transportation Management In Smart Cities

Unite.AI

VEHICLES

11) Uber Expands Self-Driving Safety Report After NTSB Slams Culture 

Bloomberg

News Releases

1) FCC Report Supports Use Of 5030-5091 MHz Band For UAS Operations

2) Drive Idaho Podcast Wins National Transportation Communications Award

3) Union Pacific Names Clarissa Beyah Chief Communications Officer

 

Friday Bonus

Valentine’s Day in August? Traffic signals showin’ some love in Changsha, China.

Upcoming Events

Webinar: The Road to Becoming a Smart City-Sharing Best Practices - September 10

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Thursday, August 27, 2020

 Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, August 27, 2020 - Burlington, Vermont

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AVIATION

1) Intelsat Emerges As Leading Contender For Gogo’s Commercial Aviation Business

PaxEx.Aero

2) Ringling College Partners With Sarasota Bradenton Airport For Video Project

SRQ

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

3) Green Lights To Save Lives: Smart Emergency Vehicle System

MedicalExpo

4) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - August 27, 2020

Carnegie Mellon University

OTHER

5) UK Government Publishes New Insights On Transport Tech Attitudes

Computer Weekly

PRIVACY

6) Spaceport Plans In Camden County, Georgia Include Drone Surveillance Of Private Property

Savannah Morning News

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

7) New York MTA Launches Campaign To Underscore Financial Crisis

Progressive Railroading

8) New Mexico DOT Safety Campaign Encourages Drivers To Share Road With Oil Field Trucks

KRQE-TV

9) Los Angeles, Long Beach Ports Could Learn From Mister Rogers

American Shipper commentary

ROADWAYS

10) Behind The Signs With Oklahoma DOT

KWTV-TV

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) NHTSA Introduces App That Sends Recall Alerts

Car and Driver

12) Revel’s Electric Mopeds Return To New York City With New In-App Safety Test, Mandatory Helmet Selfies

The Verge

VEHICLES

13) Connected Vehicles And Spectrum Sharing – An Interview With Shailen Bhatt

Traffic Technology International podcast

News Releases

1) CITE Accepting Registrations For Two Instructor-Led (Blended Online) Courses: Transportation Cyber Security And Network Design & Deployment

2) Indiana DOT To Install Conflict Warning Systems Across State

3) Cubic Launches Trip Planning Services For Illinois’ Regional Transportation Authority

4) Ohio DOT Grants Will Update Technology And Enhance Customer Experience On Cincinnati Buses

5) Trinity Railway Express To Upgrade Onboard Message System

Upcoming Events

NACTO Webinar: Avoiding Gridlock: Strategies to Keep Cities Moving in a Pandemic & Beyond - September 3

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Wednesday, August 26, 2020

 Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, August 26, 2020 - Burlington, Vermont

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AVIATION

1) Free Traveler Safety Kits Available At Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport

KVII-TV

2) Autonomous Plane Takes Off With Passengers And Cargo

ZDNet

MARITIME

3) Smart Management Needed As Wave of Digitalization Transforms Maritime

MarineLink

MOBILITY

4) Transport Accessibility App To Be Piloted In Scottish Highlands And Islands

Intelligent Transport

5) Roundtrip Removing Transportation Barriers From Healthcare

Philadelphia

RAILROADS

6) Proposed Regulation Could Disrupt Deployment Of Automated Systems On US’s Rail Network

The Hill commentary

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) California Wildfire Alert Systems, Once Again, Don’t Work

Los Angeles Times

TRANSIT

8) SEPTA Malware Attack Has Stifled Operations And Exasperated Frustrated Employees

Philadelphia Inquirer

9) Boston University Introduces Comprehensive Transportation App

Daily Free Press

10) Saskatoon Transit To Combine Mobile Ticketing With Mobility-As-A-Service

Transit Ticketing Today

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Mississippi DOT Develops App To Help Keep Drivers Informed Of Traffic Updates

WDAM-TV

12) Truck Technology That Could Help Manage Traffic Gets Funding Boost

CNBC

VEHICLES

13) Autonomous Bus Projects To Get Boost, Taiwan Minister Says

Taipei Times

News Releases

1) FAA Selects Leidos For Enterprise-Information Display System

2) North Dakota DOT Expands Call Center

3) Econolite Centracs Mobility Supports Crowdsourced Traffic Data Analytics

4) Kenco Launches DaVinci AI, An Innovative Advanced Analytics Product For The Supply Chain

5) Researchers At Valencia’s Polytechnic University Create System To Prevent Traffic Jams

Upcoming Events

Transport Innovation Online Summit - September 21-25

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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. Follow me on Twitter @TransportComm.  

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Tuesday, August 25, 2020

 Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, August 25, 2020 - Burlington, Vermont

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AVIATION

1) Two Shanghai Airports To Get 5G Coverage By November

RCR Wireless News

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

2) Phillipine DOTr To Require Cashless Transactions In Toll Expressways

Page One

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) FCC Grants AT&T Permission To Use Galileo For Emergency Location Purposes

GPS World

4) Waze Gets Google Assistant In English-Speaking Countries

Tech Advisor

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

5) Georgia Tech’s Smart Communities Challenge Inspires City Innovation

Government Technology

6) Qualcomm Lays Out Its Smart Transport Vision, Including Vehicle Prediction AI

Fierce Electronics

MARITIME

7) British Ports Eying Up Autonomous Shipping Possibilities

Hellenic Shipping News

8) Orbcomm, AAC Clyde, Saab To Build Maritime Communications Cubesat, Mull Constellation

SpaceNews

OTHER

9) IBTTA Mourns Passing Of Neil Gray, Government Affairs Director

International Bridge, Tunnel & Turnpike Association 

10) Taco Bell Store Of Tomorrow Prioritizes Cars, GPS Tracks Your Arrival

CNET’s Roadshow

RAILROADS

11) Federal Railroad Administration RD&T: Using AI To Improve Safety

Railway Age

TRANSIT

12) Tulsa Transit Launches 'Go Pass' App

KOTV-TV

13) Dallas Public Transit Agency Upgrades Kiosks To Become Touchless

SmartCitiesWorld

VEHICLES

) Autonomous Vehicles Could Improve Policing, Public Safety, And Much More

Brookings

News Releases

1) Effects Of COVID-19 On Traffic Conditions In Southern Nevada

2) Georgetown University Partners With WMATA For Fellowship Program Related To Cybersecurity Issues

3) Miami International Airport Now Providing Real-Time Updates On Security Checkpoint Wait Times

4) Teletrac Navman Launches AI-Based Telematics Platform 

5) New Traffic Cameras, Digital Message Signs Operating On Minnesota Highway 52

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Connected Vehicle Technology Without the Costs-How to Leverage Third-Party Provider Infrastructure - September 1

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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. Follow me on Twitter @TransportComm.  

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