Friday, December 31, 2021

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, December 31, 2021 - Burlington, Vermont

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**Happy New Year**

AVIATION

1) US Airline Group Seeks 5G Wireless Deployment Delay Near Airports

Reuters

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

2) Rhode Island Turnpike & Bridge Authority To Close In-Person Help Centers Next Week Due To Staffing Issues

WLNE-TV

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) Snow Closed The Highways. GPS Mapped A Harrowing Detour In The Sierra Nevada.

New York Times

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) How Does Intelligent Transportation Change Our Lives?

Shine

OTHER

5) Odisha Transport Department To Only Offer Services Online In 2022

Kalinga TV

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

6) Suspended Transport For London Road Safety Ad Continues To Be Controversial

Forbes

RAILROADS

7) ‘Safety Integration Plan’ Proposed For Canadian Pacific Kansas City

Railway Age

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Trucking’s Cybersecurity Threat Grows As More Tech Added To Trucks

Commercial Carrier Journal

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) Improved Traffic Management, Including Command Center, Planned For Chamba, India

The Tribune

VEHICLES

10) Your Next Car Will Have Three Audio Tiers: Good, Better Or Ka-Ching

Forbes

11) Improving Safety And Mobility Through Connected Vehicle Technology: Panel Discussion

Economic Times video

News Releases

1) AI Technology To Contribute Up To 70% Of Carbon Emissions Reductions By 2060: IDC And Baidu White Paper

Friday Bonus

Calling all cars. Calling all cars. Be on the lookout for a 58-foot bridge.

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Thursday, December 30, 2021

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, December 30, 2021 - Shelburne, Vermont

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AVIATION

1) EU-Backed Consortium Testing Drone Flights In Poland

CORDIS

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

2) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - December 30, 2021

Carnegie Mellon University

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

3) Arkansas DOT To Launch Instagram, Facebook Accounts In 2022

KARD/KTVE-TV

4) Communication With The Public Essential During Transit Planning, Says Iowa City, Iowa Official

Richland Source

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

5) Grab Becomes First Online Transportation Service Integrated Into JakLingko App

Jakarta Post

TRANSIT

6) Screens Installed By TransLink At UBC Exchange Include Text-To-Speech Feature

ITS International

VEHICLES

7) Semitruck Completes 80 Miles Driverless

AP

8) New Cars Will Nickel-And-Dime You – It’s Automotive As A Service

Hackaday

9) Connected Cars To Strut Their Stuff At CES

PYMNTS.com

News Releases

1) Mobile Tickets Now An Option For Clarksville, Tennessee Transit Riders

2) EHang Launches 5G Intelligent Air Mobility Experience Center As AAV Operation Spot In Guangzhou

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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

Wednesday, December 29, 2021

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, December 29, 2021 - Burlington, Vermont

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AVIATION

1) DC Circuit May Blow Up Remote Identification Rule For Drones

Lawfare blog

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

2) Efkon: SmartTAG More Advanced, 10,000 Times Faster Than RFID

paultan.org

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) Hundreds Of Drivers Trying To Bypass Closed Highways Getting Stuck In The Sierra Nevada

Reno Gazette Journal

MARITIME

4) How To Check If Your Cruise Ship Is Being Monitored By The CDC

USA Today

MOBILITY

5) Understanding Mobility: Why Transit Operators Must Lead The Way

Metro commentary

OTHER

6) FCC Prevails In 6 GHz Court Challenge Led By AT&T

Fierce Wireless

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) City Of Los Angeles, Metro Team Up To Launch Cyber Security Mobile Phone App

KCBS-TV

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

8) Waymo Plans Fleet Of Self-Driving, All-Electric Robotaxis With Chinese Automaker Geely

The Verge

TELEMATICS

9) How Telematics Can Give Truck Drivers Better Work-Life Balance

Fleet Equipment

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) Wyoming DOT Enables Hands-Free Traffic Updates Via Alexa

Big Horn Radio Network

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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.  

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Tuesday, December 28, 2021

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, December 28, 2021 - Burlington, Vermont

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ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) New York City Ordered To Install Signals To Aid Blind Pedestrians

AP

2) Scooter Companies Bird, u-blox Develop Smart Sidewalk Protection System For Pedestrians

GPS World

AVIATION

3) Why Improving Aviation Efficiency Relies On Blockchain Technology

Simple Flying

4) Built-In Systems And The Human Factor: Preventing Aviation Safety Cyberattacks

Israel Defense

CAMERAS

5) Russian Hackers Release Speed UK Camera Photos In Ransom Demand

CPO Magazine

FREIGHT

6) Artificial Intelligence Applications For Commercial Vehicle Operations

ITS International

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

7) Creating Smart Cities: Technology In The Face Of Urban Crises

Entrepreneur

8) Zhongtong Bus To Boost Pakistan’s Green And Intelligent Transportation

Gwadar Pro

MARITIME

9) Inmarsat Launches ‘World’s Most Sophisticated Communications Satellite’

gCaptain

MOBILITY

10) Taiwan Aims To Develop One-Stop MaaS App

Digitimes

OTHER

11) Racial Reckoning Turns Focus To Roadside Historical Markers

AP

 

RAILROADS

12) Trains & Tech

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

SAFETY / SECURITY

13) Albuquerque Traffic Signals Unable To Be Used Due To Computer Chip Shortage

KRQE-TV

TELEMATICS

14) Despite Slow Going, Property/Casualty Insurers Still Love Advanced Analytics. Except Maybe Telematics.

Insurance Journal

15) Why IoT And Telematics Are The Final Frontier For Vehicle Insurance

Financial Express

TRANSIT

16) Halifax Planning Training Programs For Newcomers, Those With Disabilities Use Public Transit

CBC News

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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