Transportation Communications Newsletter: February 2021

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Thursday, February 25, 2021

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, February 25, 2021 - Cranford, New Jersey

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) E-Scooters Embrace AI To Cut Down On Pedestrian Collisions

CNN Business

AVIATION

2) Automated Baggage Dolly Launched To Market After Heathrow Trial

Airport World

3) Maximizing Airport Revenues In The Era Of Smart Data Technology And Experience Personalization

Hospitality Net advertorial

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) No More Paying Highway Tolls With Cash In Illinois

WBBM Radio

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) The Future Of Car Navigation Has Arrived

New York Times

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

6) Toyota Begins Work On Japanese Smart City: Cars Are Banned

Metro

7) Adaptive Recognition To Broadcast Live Webinar From Budapest Roads March 9-10

ITS International

8) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - February 25, 2021

Carnegie Mellon University

MOBILITY

9) Digital Transformation Creates Platform to Deliver Sustainable Mobility

TU Automotive

RAILROADS

10) CN Creates Indigenous Advisory Council, Updates Environmental, Social, Governance Policies

Progressive Railroading

ROADWAYS

11) US 95 In Nevada To Get New Traffic-Reducing Technology Thanks To USDOT Grant

KSNV-TV

12) Data Project May Drive Policy For Hyperlocal Flooding In New York City

Government Technology

13) First Jefferson Davis Highway Sign Taken Down In Richmond

WRIC-TV

SAFETY / SECURITY

14) Leveraging Digital Signage For Public Safety

Metro advertorial

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

15) Lyft Now Offering Rides Via A Phone Call

The Verge

TELEMATICS

16) Telematics Can Aid In Transition To EVs

Fleet Europe

TRANSIT

17) Federal Judge Denies Allegheny Port Authority Request For Stay Pending Appeal On Black Lives Matter Masks

TribLive

18) Small Cities Better Suited For Smart Public Transit

GCN

19) Bengaluru: Passengers May Find It Easier To Track BMTC Buses From June

Times of India

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

20) Organizing For TSMO — 2020 Peer Exchange Report

FHWA

VEHICLES

21) Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority To Extend Autonomous Vehicle Pilot

Florida Politics

22) Inside Waymo’s Autonomous Vehicles: What It’s Like To Ride In A Car With No Driver

KGO-TV

23) Autonomous Vehicles Must Be Safe For Pedestrians Before They Become Mainstream

Press & Guide

24) What Might Sheep and Driverless Cars Have in Common? Following the Herd.

USC Viterbi School of Engineering

News Releases

1) Carnegie Mellon University Launches Executive Education Program: Managing AI In Transportation

2) CDTA Riders To Get Unlimited Access To Times Union On BusPlus

3) KVH Partners With Smart Ship Hub For KVH Watch Maritime IoT Solution

4) Wärtsilä, Ocean Technologies Group Partner To Deliver Learning Solutions At Sea

5) Applied Information Introduces New Compact Low-Cost, Low-Power Monitor For Solar-Powered Traffic Control Devices

6) Chicago DOT Announces Vision Zero Community-Engagement Efforts To Help Reduce Speeding, Crashes

7) New KanDrive Options Assist Motorists In Travel Planning

Upcoming Events

Future of Mobility - March 9

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Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, February 24, 2021 - Cranford, New Jersey

AVIATION

1) Philadelphia International Airport Unleashes Food-Delivering Robot

WCAU-TV

2) Pandemic Changed Airport IT Spending Priorities In 2020

Airport World

3) FAA, NASA Teaming On Air Mobility Projects

Press of Atlantic City

FREIGHT

4) Consumer Goods Group Lobbies For Federal ‘Air Traffic Control’ For Trucks

FreightWaves

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

5) Inrix President, CEO Bryan Mistele Talks Transforming Transportation With Big Data

ITE Talks Transportation podcast

6) Study: Smart Traffic Management Could Save Cities $277 Billion By 2025

Cities Today

7) Urban Intelligence Rising: Why Smart Cities Are Better Cities

Forbes advertorial

8) ERTICO Newsletter - February 24, 2021

ERTICO-ITS Europe

MARITIME

9) Port Of Antwerp Deploys Autonomous Drones For Safety Enforcement

Dry Cargo International

10) Partnership Planning Remote-Controlled Tugboat For Port Of Copenhagen

gCaptain

MOBILITY

11) Want to Improve Urban Mobility? Improve Coordination First.

Government Technology

OTHER

12) EU Projects Look At Reducing Emissions And Noise From Transport

Open Access Government

RAILROADS

13) Russia Puts First Autonomous Trains In Regular Service This Year

RailTech.com

14) Delay In Roll-Out Of European Train Control System ‘No Disaster’

RailTech.com

SAFETY / SECURITY

15) SolarWinds Hackers Targeted NASA, FAA Networks

TechCrunch

16) Bombardier Data Posted On Ransomware Leak Site Following FTA Hack

ZDNet

17) Emergency Satellite Phone Service To Be Installed On Kootenay National Park Highway

Rocky Mountain Outlook

18) How Buttigieg Could Make Transportation Safer, According To LGBTQ+ Advocacy Groups

Condé Nast Traveler

19) How Tech Is Saving Lives On The Road

Entrepreneur

20) MITRE, NHTSA Expanding Partnership With More Transportation Data Sets

WFED Radio’s Federal Drive

TRANSIT

21) Moscow Metro Using Face Recognition For Fare Payments. Will Alert Police If Person Is Wanted.

ITS International

VEHICLES

22) Driverless Cars Successfully Tested In Las Vegas

The Hill

News Releases

1) As Distracted Driving Deaths Increase, New Research Highlights Resources To Strengthen Laws and Enforcement

2) Thinking Transportation: TTI’s New Podcast Explores Future Of Transportation

3) Oklahoma Tourism, Transportation Departments Partner On Fishing Trail Signage

4) Lufthansa Group Launches Integration Of COVID-19 Test Certificates Into Digital Travel Chain

5) Spin, London Vision Partner To Educate E-Scooter Riders On Disabled Pedestrian Safety, Etiquette

6) Chatham Area Transit To Introduce Mobile Ticketing In March

7) Canadian Government Launches International Program To Track Illegal Fishing Using Satellite Technology

Upcoming Events

TRB Webinar: Visualizing Effects of COVID-19 on Transportation: A One-Year Retrospective - March 8

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Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, February 23, 2021 - Cranford, New Jersey

AVIATION

1) Canadian Airport Leaders Rally To Save Control Towers

Canadian Press

CAMERAS

2) Lakeland, Florida Red-Light Cameras Can Predict Light Runner, Extend Green To Prevent Crashes

WTVT-TV

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Touchless Gas Payment System Being Tested In North Carolina

WNCN-TV

4) Interview With Chris Tomlinson, Executive Director Of Georgia's State Road & Tollway Authority

Toll Insight

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) Finding Your Way Around Prague Is About To Become Easier

TheMayor.eu

MARITIME

6) ITS Researcher Aims To Bring iStow To Maritime Industry

QS Wow News

ROADWAYS

7) UK Driver Slapped With Fine After Vandal Turns Sign The Wrong Way

Ilford Recorder

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Transport For New South Wales Confirms Data Taken In Accellion Breach

ZDNet

VEHICLES

9) Humans Drive Too Fast In The Rain And Are Making Life Darned Hard For Self-Driving Cars

Forbes

News Releases

1) Ericsson: Connecting Future Ports With Private Cellular Networks

2) Siemens Mobility To Develop MaaS Platform For The Netherlands

Solicitation

- Call for Session Presentation Topics - National Association of State Aviation Officials Annual Convention

Upcoming Events

Online UITP Course: Travel Information Design, Signage and Wayfinding - March 9-24

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