Friday, December 13, 2024

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Friday, December 13, 2024 -  Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Air Traffic Control: Urgent FAA Actions Are Needed To Modernize Aging Systems

GAO

2) LAX, Van Nuys Airport Websites Knocked Down By Computer ‘Anomalies,’ Flights Not Affected

Los Angeles Daily News

3) Port Of Oakland Files Appeal In Attempt To Keep ‘San Francisco’ In Oakland Airport’s Name

KRON-TV

4) Over 15 Airlines Sign Up For Apple’s Find My Bag Tracking Feature On iOS 18.2

Simple Flying

CAMERAS

5) MARTA Asking Georgia Lawmakers To Approve Cameras To Enforce New Bus-Only Lanes

WAGA-TV

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

6) Georgia Halts Peach Pass Update Until After Holidays

WSB Radio

GPS / NAVIGATION

7) Switzerland, US Foster GPS Data Collaboration

Devdiscourse

HEALTH

8) Circadian Chaos: How Transportation Noise Harms Heart Health

News-Medical.net

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

9) China Bolsters Efforts To Integrate Technologies With Transport Sector

China Daily

10) IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society Newsletter Digest - December 2024

IEEE

RAILROADS

11) Railroads Ramp Up Use Of Artificial Intelligence

Trains

ROADWAYS

12) Nevada DOT Putting Up 12 New Wrong-Way Warning Systems After Latest Deadly Crash

KVVU-TV

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

13) Waymo’s Robotaxis Pass The First Responder Test

The Verge

TRANSIT

14) Chattanooga Public Transit’s New Mobile Pay System Set To Launch Monday

Chattanooga Times Free Press

15) New York MTA Nabs Federal Money To Study The New Psychology Of Fare Beating

The City

VEHICLES

16) Switzerland Greenlights Use Of Self-Driving Cars On Motorways From March 2025

Swiss Broadcasting Corporation

News Releases

1) MTC, Transit Agencies Debut Bay Area’s New Transit Maps, Signs

2) Operation Lifesaver Expands Rail Safety Education Outreach With New PSAs Focused On Accessible And Inclusive Messaging

3) New Texas DOT Safety Initiative Taps Into The Lone Star Spirit

Friday Bonus

You line up with other railfans to take pictures of an old-time steam engine and then this happens.

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