Friday, August 27, 2021

 Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, August 27, 2021 - Burlington, Vermont

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AVIATION

1) NASA Working To Bring Air Mobility Vision To Stratospheric Heights

sUAS News

CARTOGRAPHY

2) Moscow Smart Driving Lab Launches Automated Mapping Update Tool

SmartCitiesWorld

FREIGHT

3) How 5G And Smart Devices Will Impact Supply Chains

SupplyChainBrain

MARITIME

4) Japan Coast Guard Plans Drones For Monitoring And SAR Efforts

Maritime Executive

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

5) Massachusetts DOT Launches Campaign To Raise Awareness On Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon

Framingham Source

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) Albuquerque Curbs Speeding Drivers By Using ‘Rest in Red’ Solution

Highways News

7) Ransomware: It’s Only A Matter Of Time Before A Smart City Falls Victim, And We Need To Take Action Now

ZDNet commentary

VEHICLES

8) Toyota Pauses Self-Driving ‘e-Palette’ Service After One Crashed Into Olympic Athlete

The Verge

9) Waymo To No Longer Sell Its ‘Laser Bear Honeycomb’ Lidar Sensors To Other Companies

The Verge

News Releases

1) UK’s National Highways Launches Online Feedback Tool

2) Q-Free Bicycle Warning Signs Being Deployed In Partnership Agreement With Glasgow City Council

Friday Bonus

Someone has put together a compilation of videos featuring the people behind the voices you hear on transit systems around the world. Check out who’s the voice of transit in your city.

Job Postings

 -  511 and Express Lanes Project Manager - Metropolitan Transportation Commission - San Francisco, California

Upcoming Events

TRB Conference on Advancing Transportation Equity - September 9-14

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