Transportation Communications Newsletter: May 2023

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.

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Transportation Communications Newsletter

**25th Anniversary Year**

Tuesday, May 30, 2023 - Cranford, New Jersey

AVIATION

1) University Of Limerick, AirNav Ireland Launch Aviation Academy

Irish Post

2) How Boeing's Research Is Ensuring The Safety Of Flight In 5G Environments

Simple Flying

3) The Concept Of A Digital Apron At Airports

Airport Business

EQUITY

4) How AI Can Advance, Harm Transportation Equity

Smart Cities Dive

FREIGHT

5) Trucking Technology Q&A: Melton Truck Lines’ Randy Rhines

iTech

ROADWAYS

6) How Useful Is Artificial Intelligence In Traffic Surveys?

Japan Forward

TOURISM

7) Booking Transportation Will Be Made Easier For Foreigners, Korean Tourism Organization Says

Korea JoongAng Daily

TRANSIT

8) MBTA Plan Addressing Worker Safety Concerns Rejected By FTA

WBTS-TV

9) New York MTA’s $654 Million OMNY Fare System Hit With Software Bugs, Missed Deadlines, High Turnover: Docs

New York Post

10) Rethinking Twitter Transit Alerts

LinkedIn blog post

VEHICLES

11) Tesla Off The Hook For Allowing Gaming While Driving

The Verge

12) The Advantages Of Open AI Ecosystems For Autonomous Transportation And Mobility

Red Skins 101

News Releases

1) The Routing Company Launches Transit Protect

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

I recently told you about the last poled ferry in the United States. In England, you’ll find a rowboat ferry that’s been in operation for some 800 years.

Solicitation

- Entries Sought - 17th Annual Communicating Concepts with the Public Competition - TRB

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Monday, May 29, 2023

Transportation Communications Newsletter

**25th Anniversary Year**

Monday, May 29, 2023 - Cranford, New Jersey

**USA Memorial Day**

AVIATION

1) IT Issues Shut Down E-Gates At UK Airports

BBC News

2) How This App Helps UK Airports Organize Assistance For Disabled Passengers

Simple Flying

CARTOGRAPHY

3) No GPS Required As Demand Continues For Folded, Paper Wisconsin Maps

Wisconsin State Journal

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) Electronic Tolls Implemented At Hong Kong’s Lion Rock Tunnel

Radio Television Hong Kong

5) Electronic Toll System On Major Bangladesh Bridges, Roads Likely From November

New Age

FREIGHT

6) Three Ways Fleets Can Improve Driver Communications

Heavy Duty Trucking contributed content

GPS / NAVIGATION

7) Indian Space Research Organisation Launches India’s Version Of GPS

Indian Narrative

MARITIME

8) Norwegian Ship Completes 160-Mile Autonomous Navigation Demonstration

The Maritime Executive

9) New Bedford, Massachusetts Port Authority Launches Text Notification System For Offshore Wind Vessel Transits

New Bedford Light

OTHER

10) FAA Notified Of ‘Potentially Noncompliant Activity’ Tied To Little Rock PR Firm

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

11) Last Newsstand At Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station Stops Selling Newspapers

Philadelphia Inquirer

ROADWAYS

12) Arlington, Texas Installs Signs To Discourage Giving To Panhandlers

Dallas Metro

SAFETY / SECURITY

13) Investigation Launched After London City Airport Website Hacked

Simple Flying

14) Oklahoma To Be First State To Require Teen Drivers To Complete Online Course On Road Worker Safety

Route Fifty

TRANSIT

15) New York City To Use Cell Data To Study Impact Hybrid Work Has On Mass Transit

New York Post

News Releases

1) Mohave County, Arizona Wins $1 Million Federal Grant To Improve Safety On Rural Roads

2) BMW Selects TiVo Video Media Platform For Vehicles

3) MediaTek, Nvidia Partner To Transform Automobiles With Ai, Accelerated Computing

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Friday, May 26, 2023

Transportation Communications Newsletter

**25th Anniversary Year**

Friday, May 26, 2023 - Matawan, New Jersey

**Bermuda Day/Georgia Independence Day**

AVIATION

1) Frontier Airlines Confirms Gate Agent ‘Incentive’ For Baggage Fees After Viral TikTok

KRON-TV

2) Presley’s Place, A Sensory-Sensitive Space At Pittsburgh Airport, Is A Model To Be Copied

Forbes

3) Boeing, Civil Aviation Authority Of Malaysia, To Collaborate On Better Air Traffic Management

FlightGlobal

CAMERAS

4) NAACP Opposes Connecticut Red-Light And Speed Camera Legislation

WTIC-TV

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

5) Guiyang, China Accelerate Smart Transportation, Making Drivers Happy

China Daily

MARITIME

6) US To Give Away Free Lighthouses As GPS Makes Them Unnecessary

The Guardian

7) How GPS Sharks, Satellites And Machine Learning Can Help Protect The High Seas

China Dialogue Ocean

OTHER

8) Embark To Be Acquired By Applied Intuition

Transport Topics

PLANNING

9) The Role of AI In Public Transportation Planning

Tian Shan Net

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

10) Coalition For Independent Truckers Looks Recruit, Train 'Ambassadors’

Transport Topics

ROADWAYS

11) Bilingual Traffic Signs Contentious Issue In New Zealand

Stuff

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Chinese State-Sponsored Hackers Infiltrated US Naval Infrastructure, Secretary Of The Navy Says

CNBC

13) Love’s Travel Stops Warns Truckers Of Potential Electronic Funds Source Code Scam

Land Line

SPACE

14) US Space Force Will Look At How To Hack Targets From Space

Nextgov

TRANSIT

15) Transport For Wales To Use AI Technology To Improve Passenger Experience For Bus Riders

Intelligent Transport

16) BART Introduces Four Anime Mascots

Jalopnik

17) Women Encouraging Each Other To Wear ‘Subway Shirts’ On Public Transport To Shield Their Summer Looks From Eyes Of ‘Strange Men’

Insider

News Releases

1) Fuels Institute Rebrands As Transportation Energy Institute

2) Vietmap’s 17-Year Journey Toward Digital Transformation

3) 2023-2024 Iowa Transportation Map Now Available

Friday Bonus

Cowboy lassos loose cow on interstate. No, not Texas … Michigan!

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