Monday, December 23, 2024

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Monday, December 23, 2024 -  Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Mystery Drones Could Be Identified Faster Using New Detection Tool, But FAA Lacks Resources

Fox News

2) Airport Authority Hong Kong Introduces New Safety Measures For Automated People Mover Operations

Travel and Tour World

CAMERAS

3) AI Traffic Cameras Could Be Watching You On The Road

NBC News

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) Denmark Switching To Kilometer-Based Toll System January 1

ITS International

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) Earth’s Magnetic North Pole Is Heading To Russia, What Will It Do To Your GPS?

Interesting Engineering

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

6) V2X Interoperability Test Plan — Wyoming Archer Test Track

USDOT

MARITIME

7) Indian Company Set To Launch Maritime Surveillance Satellite

Times of India

MOBILITY

8) Collaboration And Reinvention: How Vilnius, Lithuania Became A Mobility Innovation Hub

Emerging Europe

OTHER

9) Saudi Arabia Sets New Benchmark In Transport With Bold Digital Revolution

Travel and Tour World

PRIVACY

10) As ‘Smart Cities’ Tools Grow Nationwide, So Do Privacy And Ethical Concerns

Michigan Advance

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

11) Curaçao Police Record 11,000 Traffic Accidents Annually, Launch ‘Kita Tur’ Campaign To Enhance Road Safety

Curaçao Chronicle

12) Taiwan Boosts Traffic Safety Budget By NT$36 Million

TVBS

RAILROADS

13) Bureaucracy Keeps Rail Safety Tech Sidelined

Delaware Valley Journal

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

14) Uber Investors Are Calling For More Transparency Into Driver Pay

Bloomberg

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

15) Lagos State Traffic Management Authority Unveils Mobile App For Lagosians To Report Traffic Incidents

The Guardian

TRANSIT

16) Behind The Scenes Of ‘Stop Requested’, A 14-Day Journey By Public Transit Around Oregon

Oregon Public Broadcasting

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

17) Bengaluru Traffic Police Launch New Website For Enhanced User Experience

News Karnataka

18) Traffic Surveillance Decentralization Begins In January In Vietnam

VietNamnet

News Releases

1) Nashville International Airport Launches High-Speed Wi-Fi Upgrade To Enhance Terminal Connectivity

2) National Air Transportation Association Enhances Aviation Business Online Experience With Website Evolution

3) New Poll Shows Over Half Of Virginia Drivers Are Driving Distracted

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

Friday, December 20, 2024

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Friday, December 20, 2024 -  Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) For Airports, Background Music No Longer Is An Afterthought

AP

CAMERAS

2) New Cyprus Website Lets You Search For Pending Traffic Camera Fines

KNews

3) What Does A Seatbelt-Detection Camera Capture?

Drive

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) New Services And Capabilities For Galileo

GPS World

HEALTH

5) AASHTO Comments On Proposed FHWA Noise Rule Revisions

AASHTO Journal

OTHER

6) Transportation Research Update - December 20, 2024

Minnesota DOT

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

7) Maine DOT Offers New Online Safety Resource

AASHTO Journal

8) Why Personalized Outreach Still Matters In A Digital-First World

PC Tech

ROADWAYS

9) Hong Kong Transport Department Launches Smart Motorway Pilot Scheme At Ting Kau Bridge

Dimsum Daily

SPACE

10) FCC Chairwoman Proposes New Spectrum Allocation For Space Launches

FCC

TRANSIT

11) Internet Outage At Pittsburgh Regional Transit Causes Delays

WESA Radio

VEHICLES

12) NHTSA Proposes Voluntary Guidelines For Self-Driving Vehicles

AP

13) Tesla Recalling Almost 700,000 Vehicles Due To Tire Pressure Monitoring System Issue

AP

14) US Senators Rip Into Automakers For Selling Customer Data, Blocking Right To Repair

The Verge

15) How Your Car Might Be Making Roads Safer

New York Times

News Releases

1) Overture Maps Foundation Releases General Availability Of Transportation Dataset

2) Alaska DOT&PF Awarded $12.4 Million SMART Grant For Use Of Drones In Rural And Remote Alaska

Friday Bonus

It’s not too unusual to see people create amazing images using GPS. However, a Toronto man has created animations with his runs.

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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

Thursday, December 19, 2024

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Thursday, December 19, 2024 -  Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) EU Introduces Flight Emissions Label

European Commission

2) Airports In Saudi Arabia Introduce World’s Largest Passenger Flow Technology Rollout

Airline Routes & Ground Services

CAMERAS

3) Las Vegas Traffic Cameras Aid In Recovery Of Stolen Vehicles, Raise Privacy Concerns

KSNV-TV

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) Holiday Travel Surge Prompts Illinois Tollway, State Leaders To Push I-PASS Stickers

WIFR-TV

FREIGHT

5) Truck Handling In Port Of Hamburg Now Entirely Digital

Hamburg News

HEALTH

6) ‘Neurologic Hazard’: Group Sues Over Bay Bridge Lights

KRON-TV

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

7) USDOT Awards $139 Million In High-Tech Transportation Grants

Transport Topics

8) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - December 19, 2024

Carnegie Mellon University

OTHER

9) Catalyst - December 19, 2024

University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies

PLANNING

10) Alabama DOT Installing Devices On Bayway For Detailed Traffic Research

WPMI-TV

ROADWAYS

11) Kansas City, Missouri Turns To Tech To Improve Snow Removal

Route Fifty

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Scammers Creating Fake TSA PreCheck Websites

WTVD-TV

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

13) Ride Hailing Service Empower Challenging Uber — And Testing The Law

Inc.

TRANSIT

14) New SEPTA App Aims To Deliver Arrival Times Fast

Billy Penn at WHYY

15) ATRA Pulse - December 2024

Advanced Transit Association

VEHICLES

16) Waymo Still Doing Better Than Humans At Preventing Injuries, Property Damage

The Verge

17) Software-Defined Vehicles Need A Common Terminology

Automotive World

Upcoming Events

 -  TRB's Conference on Data and AI for Transportation Advancement - May 27-29 - Seattle

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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