Wednesday, June 30, 2021

Wednesday, June 30, 2021

 Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, June 30, 2021 - Clifton Park, New York



AVIATION


1) Airports Test Virtual Queuing For Security Checkpoints

Travel Weekly


2) FAA Moves to Further America’s Cellular-Connected Drone Operations

Nextgov


3) New Florida Law Allows Police To Use Drones For Traffic Management, Crash Investigations

Florida Politics


4) How UAVs Are Increasingly Being Used By Police For Traffic And Other Applications

AirMed&Rescue


5) United’s Latest Jets Will Offer Bluetooth For In-Flight Entertainment

The Verge


ELECTRONIC TOLLING


6) Toll Collections End On Hilton Head Island

WCSC-TV


EQUITY


7) UK Government Partners With Disability Charity To Set Standards For Electric Vehicle Chargepoints

Highways News


OTHER


8) EU Digital COVID Certificate Rollout Could Lead To Long Airport Wait Times, Trade Groups Warn

USA Today


PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT


9) Public Comments Steered Idaho Transportation Department Away From ‘Wrong Side Of The Road’ Intersection

BoiseDev


ROADWAYS


10) Deployment Of 5G On European Roads Discussed At MCW Barcelona 2021

Traffic Technology Today


SAFETY / SECURITY


11) Safer School Zones, Bus Stops Coming Thanks To New Connected Vehicle Technology

Newsweek


12) Is Your Internet-Enabled Vehicle Safe From Hackers?

IOL


TELEMATICS


13) Telematics ‘A Total Game Changer’ For Auto Insurers

Insurance Business


14) OEMs Accelerate Use Of Existing Digital Tools To Manage Vehicle Logistics

Automotive Logistics video (registration required)


TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT


15) Traffic Plan For Indy Pass When I-70 Closes Topic For Local Law Enforcement, Transportation Officials

Aspen Times


TRANSIT


16) Metrorail Oversight Board Criticizes Transit Agency For Response To Safety Incidents

Washington Post


17) Philadelphia’s Augmented Reality Challenge Targets Transit Navigation

StateScoop


18) Beijing Rail Transit Accepting Digital Renminbi Payments In Pilot Program

Yahoo Finance


VEHICLES


19) Thermal Cameras Can Help Cars Avoid Pedestrians In Assisted And Self-Driving Modes

Axios


20) GM Trucks Ship Without Radio Feature 

CEoutlook


21) Tesla Model 3 Regains Consumer Reports, IIHS Awards With Camera-Based Safety

CNET’s Roadshow


22) Amazon Goes All-In On Truck Safety With Autonomous Driving Company Plus

Forbes



News Releases

1) Rowan University Students Win FAA’s Smart Airport Competition

2) Washington State DOT’s Multimodal Mobility Analysis Reporting Moves To Interactive, Online Dashboard

3) Lithuanian Airports Now Offer Customers A Seamless Travel Search With An AI Assistant

4) Volvo Cars To Harness Real-Time Data From Customer Cars To Set New Safety Standard

5) Future Volvo Cars To Run On Volvo Operating System As Company Takes Software Development In-House

6) European Commission, FAA Reaffirm Commitment To Build Safer, More Sustainable Aviation System



Upcoming Events

TRB Workshop: How We Move Matters: Exploring the Connections between New Transportation and Mobility Options and Environmental Health - July 13


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Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Tuesday, June 29, 2021

 Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, June 29, 2021 - Cranford, New Jersey



ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION


1) Smart Bike Predicts Cars' Trajectories, Honks To Warn of Impending Crash

IEEE Spectrum


AVIATION


2) EU Airlines, Airports Warn Digital COVID-19 Certificate Roll-Out Risks Chaos

Reuters


CAMERAS


3) New Zealand Spy Agency May Have Been Using Traffic Cameras To Surveil People

Radio New Zealand


4) Dash Cam Data Solves A Big Infrastructure Problem

ZDNet


CARTOGRAPHY


5) Can AV Mapping Rely On Crowds?

ITS International


FREIGHT


6) Georgia Prepares For Connected Freight Operations Along The Ray Highway

Roads & Bridges


7) FMCSA Launches Tech-Celerate Now To Reduce Crashes Through Expanded Use Of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems

FleetOwner


GPS / NAVIGATION


8) Illinois Legislator Files Bill To Block State From Using License Plates With GPS Tracking

WIFR-TV


MARITIME


9) Maritime Cyber Attacks Are Among the Greatest Unknown Threats to the Global Economy

CPO Magazine commentary


PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT


10) Silicon Valley Transit Agency Publicizes Dispute Over Alleged Debt

San José Spotlight


11) Charlotte, North Carolina Officials Confirm Mobility Network Will Cost More, Withhold Financial Information From Public

WBTV-TV


12) Meet The Team Behind The Viral Ludacris Virginia DOT Sign

WTVR-TV


RAILROADS


13) Railway Work Made Safer As Human Lookouts To No Long Be Used In Wales

Rail Technology Magazine


SAFETY / SECURITY


14) White House Under Increasing Pressure On Vaccine Passports, But It’s Complicated

The Points Guy


TELEMATICS


15) How Digitizing Driver Communication Can Improve Maintenance

FleetOwner


TRANSIT


16) Fare Card Still Has Problems, But SEPTA Is Already Working On Key 2.0

Philadelphia Inquirer


17) SMRT-Backed Startup And Transport App Cease Operations Less Than Two Years After Launch

CNA


18) Barcelona Transport Integrates 5G Technology During Mobile World Congress

TheMayor.eu


19) Interview With Stewart Mader Of VaxTransit

Comfort's Corner podcast



News Releases

1) NHTSA Orders Crash Reporting For Vehicles Equipped With Advanced Driver Assistance Systems And Automated Driving Systems

2) Here, Vodafone, Porsche Partner On Real-Time Warning System

3) Alphabet’s Wing Launches OpenSky Drone Authorization App In US

4) IRD Introduces AI-Enabled CVSA Decal Reader For Commercial Vehicle Operations

5) BAI Communications Agrees To Acquire US Telecommunications Infrastructure Firm Mobilitie

6) Lyft, RTC Of Southern Nevada, Mesabi Introduce Mobile Ticketing



Upcoming Events

Right-of-Way Asset Mapping VCX - July 13


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Monday, June 28, 2021

Monday, June 28, 2021

Transportation Communications Newsletter


Monday, June 28, 2021 - Cranford, New Jersey



ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION


1) Victoria, British Columbia To Use App To Register Bikes

Times Colonist


AVIATION


2) New Visible Digital Seal Delivers Important Benefits For Secure And Efficient COVID-19 Testing And Vaccination Validation

ICAO’s Uniting Aviation


3) Qatar’s Hamad International Airport Partners With Hamad Bin Khalifa University On Big Data Research

Passenger Terminal Today


CARTOGRAPHY


4) Zero Traffic Deaths? An Interactive Global Map Shows Where

Forbes


ELECTRONIC TOLLING


5) Oklahoma Turnpike Authority Officially Starts Transition To Cash-Free Tolling

KWGS Radio


INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS


6) South Korea’s Holiday Isle Emerges As High-Tech Testbed

Asia Times


MARITIME


7) China Improves Container Terminal Automation To Build Smart Ports

Xinhua


OTHER


8) Startup’s Plan To Smarten The School Ride

Axios


RAILROADS


9) Technology Has Changed Life On The Railroad

Union Pacific blog


ROADWAYS


10) Kansas City Scout To Activate New Colored-Icon Message Boards

KSHB-TV


11) Ludacris Responds To Virginia’s ‘Fast And Furious’ Highway Sign

WUSA-TV


SAFETY / SECURITY


12) Greater Focus On Defense Of Critical Infrastructure Against Cyber Attacks Needed, Says US Cyber Agency Chief

CNN


13) HaaS Applies C-V2X To School Bus Safety

ITS International


TRANSIT


14) These Creative Mainers Are Transforming Humble City Bus Shelters Into Works Of Art

Bangor Daily News


TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT


15) Colorado Looks To Australia To Solve I-25 Traffic Congestion

Denver Post


VEHICLES


16) Tech Giants Make Push Into Autonomous Driving

Bloomberg


17) Qualcomm Unveils 5G Vehicle-To-Everything Systems And Energy Efficiency

ZDNet


18) Radar Chip Targeted At Next-Level ADAS

EET Asia


19) MIT Researchers Develop Single Deep Neural Network For Autonomous Vehicles

Analytics India Magazine



News Releases

1) Making The Most Of The EU Digital COVID Certificates In Aviation

2) Indiana DOT To Hold Virtual Town Hall On Work Zone Safety

3) Successful Test Drives With Automated Trucks In Port Of Hamburg

4) Drones Secure Port Of Hamburg With Telekom Network



Upcoming Events

Webinar: Securing Operational Technology - June 29


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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.  

© 2021 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016