Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Tuesday, August 13, 2024

   

Transportation Communications Newsletter


 Tuesday, August 13, 2024 - Cranford, New Jersey



AVIATION


1) United's Mobile App Now Automatically Reassigns Preferred Seats When Available

Simple Flying


FREIGHT


2) Pennsylvania Makes Way For Driverless Trucking

WESA Radio


3) Pirelli’s Digital Transformation Journey

Logistics Viewpoints


HEALTH


4) Urban Soundscapes

Quiet Communities blog


RAILROADS


5) Drones Shaping Future Of Railroading

Trains


ROADWAYS


6) Ohio DOT Replacing ‘Prepare To Stop When Flashing’ Signs With New Tech

Ohio DOT


SAFETY / SECURITY


7) New Report Cites Distracted Driving As A Factor In Over Half The Traffic Crashes In Georgia

Coosa Valley News


TAXIS / RIDESHARING


8) Waymo To Begin Testing Driverless Robotaxis On San Francisco Freeways

TechCrunch


TRANSIT


9) You Can Now Track Your Blue Water Area Transit Bus On This Mobile App

Times Herald


10) Intelligent, Connected Trains Are Only A Decade Away – Digi

Railway Technology


TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT


11) Bengaluru Upgrades To AI-powered Signals For Smarter Traffic Management

News18


VEHICLES


12) Carnegie Mellon University Researching Impact Of Autonomous Technology On Transportation Workers’ Jobs

Mass Transit


13) Rivian Bringing Apple Music With Spatial Audio To Its CarPlay-less EVs

The Verge



News Releases

1) FHWA Awards $19.2 Million In Advanced Vehicle Technology Grants To Texas

2) SEPTA To Reinstate Parking Fees Beginning September 23, Fees Payable Via App

3) Virginia DMV Unveils New Ad Campaign To Boost Motorcycle Safety Training



Tuesday Transportation Oddities

When you think of the classic 1960s Volkswagen Bus, your thoughts might go back to hippies or cross-country adventures. In Germany, the buses played an additional role. They served as railroad inspection vehicles.


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