Friday, May 17, 2024

   

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, May 17, 2024 - Cranford, New Jersey

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**Bike to Work Day**

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Kansas DOT Online Tool Shows Places Pedestrians, Cyclists May Be On The Road

KSAT-TV

FREIGHT

2) University Of Connecticut Working With Federal, State Transportation Agencies To Develop App To Find Safe Parking Places For Truckers

UConn Today

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) Leveraging Vehicle Global Navigation Satellite System Raw Data

TechXplore

HEALTH

4) President Signs Historic FAA Legislation Which Includes Provision On Air Tour Noise In Hawaii

Quiet Communities blog

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

5) Philippines Project To Ease Congestion And Improve Road Safety

SmartCitiesWorld

MARITIME

6) Norwegian Ferry Operator Looks To Self-Driving Tech To Help Solve Staff Shortage

Maritime Executive

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) US Customs And Border Protection Testing Facial Biometric Technology At Mariposa Port Of Entry

KOLD-TV

TELEMATICS

8) GM’s New Car Software Is Good Even Without Apple’s CarPlay

Bloomberg

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) Smart City Tech Companies Combine To Use AI For Traffic Management

SmartCitiesWorld

VEHICLES

10) A ‘Connected Car’ Can Generate Up To 25 Gigabytes Of Data An Hour, But Where Is It Going?

The Autopian

11) Europe Eyes Car Chips As Next Battleground With China

Politico

News Releases

1) Students Launch Educational Campaign On Pedestrian Safety At Elon University

2) Parkopedia, Irdeto Announce Plug And Charge Partnership To Streamline Global EV Charging 

3) Teletrac Navman Launches Podcast Series, ‘Mobilizing The Future Of Fleets’

Friday Bonus

Usually, fare evaders are looked down upon. In Istanbul, however, there’s one passenger that never pays his own way and is welcomed by transit agencies and passengers alike.

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Thursday, May 16, 2024

   

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, May 16, 2024 - Cranford, New Jersey

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**National Transportation Week**

AVIATION

1) Airlines, Airports Converge In Pittsburgh For Robotics Summit

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

2) European Airports Trialing A New Passport-Free Boarding Process

Time Out

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

3) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - May 16, 2024

Carnegie Mellon University

MARITIME

4) Chinese Spy Malware Found In European Shipping Companies' Systems

Maritime Executive

OTHER

5) Federal Judge Says Delaware Vanity Plate Rules Allow Viewpoint Discrimination And Are Unconstitutional

AP

SAFETY / SECURITY

6) Thorold, Ontario Putting GPS Trackers On Road Signs To Discourage Theft

ThoroldToday

TELEMATICS

7) The Rising Role Of Software In Electric Vehicles

Economic Times

TRANSIT

8) New York MTA Will End Promotional MetroCards As Retirement And Replacement By OMNY Beckons

amNew York

9) Metropolitan Transport Corporation Begins Testing Passenger Information Display Boards At Two Chennai Bus Stops

DT Next

News Releases

1) University Of Arkansas Students Develop App To Aid J.B. Hunt Employees

2) ADS-B Mandate Comes Into Effect In Canadian Domestic Class B Airspace

3) ITS International Launches Promotional Campaign, ‘Traffic Nerds Assemble’

4) Nav Canada Launches Aviation Meteorology Reference

Upcoming Events

 -  TRB Webinar: Enhancing the Airport Experience with Wayfinding - May 23

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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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Wednesday, May 15, 2024

   

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 - Cranford, New Jersey

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**National Peace Officers Memorial Day**

AVIATION

1) Aviation Advocacy Group Launches Online Safety Reporting System

KOIN-TV

2) How To Improve Situational Awareness By Design

AviationPros contributed content

CAMERAS

3) Webcams Give Travelers A Peek At Conditions On BC Ferries Minor Routes

Black Press Media

4) Red-Light Camera Revenue In Illinois Tops $1 Billion

The Center Square

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) North Carolina DOT Seeks 50% Increase In Late Toll Fees, Access To Drivers’ Phone Numbers

WRAL-TV

GPS / NAVIGATION

6) China Puts Final Satellite Into Orbit To Try To Rival GPS Network

Reuters

7) Denver Paramedics Take Navigation Class To Learn How To Get Around City

Denverite

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

8) ERTICO News - May 15, 2024

ERTICO-ITS Europe

MARITIME

9) International Combined Forces Support Joint Maritime Information Center In Bahrain

Defense Visual Information Distribution Service

10) BC Ferries To Provide More Accessible Signage

CIQC Radio

OTHER

11) Florida DOT Nixes Pride, Juneteenth Bridge Displays

Axios

12) World’s First AI Auto Race Demonstrates The Technology Is Not Ready

Boing Boing

PRIVACY

13) FTC Fires ‘Shot Across The Bow’ At Automakers Over Connected Car Data Privacy

The Record

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

14) UK’s National Highways Launches ‘Little Changes, Change Everything’ Campaign To Tackle Middle Lane Hogging’

Highways News

SAFETY / SECURITY

15) First Kentucky Safety Summit Brings Transportation Workers Together To Discuss Research, Raise Awareness

WEKU Radio

16) Study Finds Cellphone Distractions Are Top Cause Of Car Crashes In South Africa

ITWeb

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

17) Uber Adding Scheduled Carpool Rides, Shuttle Services For Airports, Concerts

The Verge

TRANSIT

18) Cyberattack Took Down DC Metro’s Website For Two Hours

WRC-TV

19) San Francisco Bay Area Transit Providers Turn To Discord To Keep Riders Informed

Mass Transit

VEHICLES

20) Car Screens Are Getting Bigger — And Weirder — And Google Wants To Help

The Verge

21) Google Adds Max, Peacock, Angry Birds To Cars With Native Android Software

The Verge

22) A Two-Edged Sword: In-Vehicle Technologies Can Either Help Us Or Hurt Us

Thinking Transportation podcast

News Releases

1) Art At Amtrak Unveils New Digital Video Installation At New York’s Moynihan Train Hall

2) State Farm Website Highlights Patent Inventions For Sale

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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.  

© 2024 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016