Thursday, May 6, 2021

Thursday, May 6, 2021

Transportation Communications Newsletter


  Thursday, May 6, 2021 - Cranford, New Jersey



ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION


1) Chicago Mayor Pledged To Add Audio Signals At Street Crossings For Blind Pedestrians. Two Years Later, Changes Have Come To Only Seven Sites.

Chicago Tribune


AVIATION


2) FAA Adds More Space Launch Activity Areas To Pilot Navigation Charts

FAA


CARTOGRAPHY


3) Apple Maps Will Now Let You Report Traffic Accidents Using Siri

Travel + Leisure


MARITIME


4) China’s Maritime Intelligence, Surveillance And Reconnaissance Capability In South China Sea

Foreign Policy Research Institute analysis


OTHER


5) New York City’s Traffic Court To Remain Virtual Despite Other Courts Resuming In-Person Hearings

WCBS-TV


PARKING


6) Dutch Transport App Gaiyo Launches First Free Parking App In The Netherlands

Silicon Canals


PRIVACY


7) Your Car Is Spying On You, And A CBP Contract Shows The Risks

The Intercept


PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT


8) Statewide Campaign Highlights Need For Investment In Missouri’s Transportation Infrastructure
Ozark Radio News


9) AAA, Illinois Broadcasters Association Team Up For Effort To Prevent Tragedy During Roadside Assistance

WLS-TV


10) San Angelo, Texas Launches Webpage Dedicated To All Things Street

KIDY-TV


RAILROADS


11) Union Pacific Says Autonomous Trains Are Answer To Driverless Trucks

Trains


ROADWAYS


12) North Bay, Ontario Says Paint Shortage May Delay Or Cancel Road Line Painting

North Bay Nugget


SAFETY / SECURITY


13) Scientists Want To Make You A Safer Driver By Beaming Lasers At Your Eyeballs

Inverse


SPACE


14) Biden Administration Likely Retaining Trump Doctrine On Cybersecurity In Space

Nextgov


TRANSIT


15) Interview With Leslie Richards, General Manager, SEPTA

Transit Unplugged podcast


TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT


16) A Supercomputer Is Helping To Reduce Traffic Jams, Saving Time And Money. Here’s How.

World Economic Forum


VEHICLES


17) VW: ‘We’ll Sell You Level 4 Autonomous Driving For €7 An Hour’

Top Gear


18) Polestar Develops Its Own Video Streaming App For Polestar 2 EV

FutureCar



News Releases

1) Cubic, Omaha Metro Transit Launch Contactless Fare Payment Option

2) Société de transport de Laval Appoints Tam-Tam\TBWA As Marketing And Communications Agency



Upcoming Events

Webinar: Maritime Communications: Hybrid Connectivity for Digital Transformation at Sea - May 19


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