Transportation Communications Newsletter: October 2024

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Wednesday, October 30, 2024

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, October 30, 2024 - Cranford, New Jersey

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) New Mobility Hub, Wayfinding Signage In Salina, Kansas

KSAL Radio

AVIATION

2) IATA Survey: Passengers Want Convenience And Technology To Improve Processes, Regional Preferences Diverging

IATA

3) Drones Take Flight At World Series: MLB’s Camera Revolution Requires FAA Coordination

DroneXL

4) Fully Digital Travel Experience Closer To Reality

IATA

FREIGHT

5) White House Adviser Addresses Fleets’ Need For Cybersecurity

Transport Topics

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

6) Iran, Japan Stress Boosting Cooperation In Transport, Technology Development, Including ITS

Tehran Times

MARITIME

7) Jamestown Settlement’s Godspeed To Embark On Outreach Education Voyage To Urbanna, Yorktown

Williamsburg Yorktown Daily

OTHER

8) Transportation Resilience With Aimee Flannery, Global Principal – Transportation Risk & Resiliency, Jacobs

ITE Talks Transportation podcast

9) VTA Union Says Political Ad From Super PAC Referencing 2021 Mass Shooting Is ‘Insensitive And Wrong’

Bay Area News Group

PARKING

10) Metropolis Technologies Bringing AI-Enabled Computer Vision To Urban Mobility

Built In

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

11) Transit Safety Campaign In Prince George’s County, Maryland Implements New Immersive Way To Gauge Drivers’ Attention

WRC-TV

12) DC-Area Leaders Launch Campaign To Boost Pedestrians Safety During Winter Months

WTOP Radio

ROADWAYS

13) Could More Creative Road Signs Help Protect Grizzly Bears

Wyoming Public Radio

14) Roads & Bridges (Technology Issue) - October 2024

Endeavor Business Media

SAFETY / SECURITY

15) Cybersecurity Team Works Constantly To Protect Pennsylvania Turnpike From Hackers

WGAL-TV

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

16) Waymo Wants To Use Google’s Gemini To Train Its Robotaxis

The Verge

TRANSIT

17) SEPTA Makes It Easier For Riders To See Bus Detours With New Format

WCAU-TV

VEHICLES

18) AI Helps Driverless Cars Predict How Unseen Pedestrians May Move

New Scientist

News Releases

1) University Of Cincinnati Lands Federal Grant To Use Digital Tools To Improve Transit

2) Long Island Rail Road To Expand Customer Restroom Reporting Tools To Entire Fleet

3) Rail Safety Public Awareness Grants Awarded Across Nation Amplifying Rail Safety Education

4) Michigan DOT Receives Federal Grant For Transit Agencies To Improve Safety With Innovative Thermal Camera System To Detect Vulnerable Road Users

5) Dubai Enhances Public Transport With New Real-Time Tracking And Rewards Program

6) Idaho DMV Launches Over-The-Phone Registration Renewals

7) RFID Increases Security Of Bicycles In South Korea

8) Capital Area Transportation Authority Introduces Mobile Ticketing

9) Captur Brings AI-Powered Parking To 50+ US Markets With Veo

10) Transit Systems In Kenya Demonstrate Some Potential Upsides Of Worker Monitoring Technologies

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Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, October 29, 2024 - Cranford, New Jersey

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) ‘Education Over Enforcement’: Keeping Walkers, Cyclists Safer In Fort Myers, Florida

WFTX-TV

AVIATION

2) FAA To Replace Meteorologists At Key Traffic Centers

USA Today

3) Raising Airport Experience To New Levels

International Airport Review

CAMERAS

4) Enhancing Small Target Traffic Sign Detection With ML_SAP In YOLOv5s

Scientific Reports

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) Swiss Study Finds GPS Systems Often Mislead Drivers

Tech Xplore

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

6) Building A Digital Future For Road Transport

CIO Africa contributed content

MARITIME

7) US Navy Eyeing New Navigation Tech For Autonomous Maritime Drones In Case Satnav Is Lost

DefenseScoop

TRANSIT

8) Los Angeles Metro Launches New Version Of Transit Watch App

KCAL-TV

9) GPS And AI Technology Help Buses Power Through Traffic

Government Technology

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

10) Tajikistan Opens Center For Digitalization Of Transport Industry

Asia-Plus

11) Texas State University Must Improve Parking Communication For Midweek Games

University Star editorial

VEHICLES

12) Learning Car Speed Using Smartphone Sensors

Medium

News Releases

1) San Francisco Seniors Embrace The Future Of Transportation With Waymo

2) Cenex, Flexible Power Systems Sign MOU With Korean Partners To Advance Safety And Efficiency In Electric Fleet Applications

3) AirNav Ireland, Airservices Australia To Share Expertise In Air Navigation Services

4) New Motorists’ Handbook Delivers Accessible, Update Instructions And Information To Wisconsin Drivers

5) Inside TomTom’s Traffic Products: Route Monitoring

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

Sanderson, Texas is where you’ll find Amtrak’s least used station. Just 247 passengers used the station last year.

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