Tuesday, January 10, 2023

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 Tuesday, January 10, 2023 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) FAA Giving Airlines Another Year To Fix Altimeters That Can’t Handle 5G Signals

Ars Technica

FREIGHT

2) Canadian Minister Of Transport Announces Requirement To Provide More Freight Rail Data To Help Strengthen Nation’s Supply Chain

Transport Canada

3) How Increased Weigh Station, Toll Data Visibility Can Improve Trucking Bottom Lines

Fleet Equipment

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) ITS America Announces 2023-26 Strategic Plan, Mission And Vision

ITS America

MARITIME

5) Saildrone USVs, US Destroyer Test How Drones Could ID Objects For Warship Crews

US Naval Institute

PARKING

6) Research Aims to Alert Truck Drivers to Available Parking Spots

Transport Topics

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

7) New Challenge Encourages Missouri Businesses To Curb Phone Use On Roads

Fulton Sun

8) Pasadena, California City Council Approves Traffic Outreach Campaign

Pasadena Now

9) Why Do Traffic Reduction Schemes Attract So Many Conspiracy Theories?

The Guardian blog

10) New Video Series Provides Fun, Informative Look At Illinois DOT Projects

IDOT Telegram (scroll down)

ROADWAYS

11) The Style Guide For America’s Highways: The Manual On Uniform Traffic Control Devices

Beautiful Public Data

12) Guerrilla Crosswalks And Homemade Signage: The Promise And Perils Of DIY Urbanism

KUOW Radio’s Soundside

SAFETY / SECURITY

13) USDOT Leaders Provide Update on Safety System

Transport Topics

14) Wrong-Way Crashes, Deaths Plummet On Rhode Island Highways With New Detection Systems

WPRI-TV

15) Montana DOT Proposes Fences, Gates, Warning Signs To Curb Wildlife Deaths Caused By Vehicle Crashes

Nature World News

SPACE

16) Trio Of European NewSpace Companies Demo Orbital Demonstration Collision Avoidance System

Military & Aerospace Electronics

TRANSIT

17) Victoria Premier Backs Smartphone And Card Payments Over Myki

The Age

18) Report: How Better Payment Systems Can Improve Public Transportation

Brookings

19) TransLink’s New Technology Pilot To Help Customers With Sight Loss Better Navigate Transit System

Intelligent Transport

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

20) Amazon’s Alexa Will Soon Help EV Drivers Find A Charger

CNBC

VEHICLES

21) ‘Extensive’ Tesla Autopilot Probe Proceeding Quickly, NHTSA Official Says

Reuters

News Releases

1) Rail Vision Demos AI-Based Obstacle Detection Technology For A Class 1 North American Railroad Operator

2) Gamification For Safer, More Sustainable Mobility

3) New Indigenous Language Signage And Art At SeaBus Terminals In British Columbia

4) Delaware DMV Adds New Online Self-Certification Option For CDL Drivers

5) LYT Announces Plans For Groundbreaking New Transit Signal Prioritization Insights Module

6) airBaltic To Equip Entire Fleet With SpaceX’s Starlink

7) Nevada DOT Releases Videos Ahead Of ‘Dropicana’

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

If you have lots of folks riding bikes it follows you’re going to need a lot of space to park those bicycles. In Utrecht, The Netherlands, you’ll find the world’s largest bicycle parking lot.

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