Thursday, October 26, 2023

   

Transportation Communications Newsletter

**25th Anniversary Year**

 Thursday, October 26, 2023 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) FedEx Says US Express Service Disrupted, Blames FAA IT Outage Overnight

Reuters

2) Fury Over Higher UK Air Traffic Charges After IT Meltdown

BBC News

3) More Airports Test RF As Countermeasure For UAS In Restricted Airspace

Aerospace & Defense Technology

4) Southwest Airlines To Introduce Bag Tracker Tool For App, Website

USA Today

5) Former Pilot, NTSB Investigator Calls For Technology To End ‘Stepped On’ Radio Transmissions

Aviation Week commentary

6) Aerial ‘Stalker’ Banned From Flying

Quiet Communities blog

CAMERAS

7) Dott Puts Cameras On Escooters In London

Highways News

CARTOGRAPHY

8) Google Maps Becoming More Like Search — Thanks To AI

The Verge

GPS / NAVIGATION

9) Suspected Russian GPS Jamming Risks Fresh Dangers In Black Sea Region

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

10) Interview: Eric Sampson CBE On His Retirement From ERTICO

Traffic Technology Today

11) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - October 26, 2023

Carnegie Mellon University

12) User-Centered Smart Traffic Sign Development Study

Minnesota DOT

MARITIME

13) Ports Of Los Angeles, Guangzhou Partner For Digital Supply Chain

Port Technology International

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

14) Engaging Communities For The Highway System Plan

Washington State DOT Blog

ROADWAYS

15) GOP Lawmakers Ask DC Mayor To Rename Black Lives Matter Plaza, Citing ‘Antisemitic’ Social Posts

WRC-TV

SAFETY / SECURITY

16) Oakland County, Michigan Hopes To Use Communication Technology To Share Data Between Vehicles, Pedestrians, Traffic Infrastructure To Improve Safety

Detroit News

17) Police Urge Car Owners To Remove Stickers From Vehicles 

WRKI Radio

18) Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety In Work Zones Targeted Action Plan

FHWA Office of Operations

TRANSIT

19) The Rise Of The Public Transit It Girl

i-D

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

20) Smart Transport App Launches In Shanghai For International Import Expo Visitors

Shanghai Daily

21) Dissecting Lagos Traffic Radio Evolution, Live Camera Update Initiative

Leadership

News Releases

1) FHWA Opens $40 Million Grant Opportunity For Connected Vehicle Technologies

2) one.network To Create Lane Closure Notification System Pilot For Central Florida Expressway Authority

3) International Road Federation Releases 60th Edition Of IRF World Road Statistics

4) MBTA Announces Update To Customer Privacy Policy

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