Transportation Communications Newsletter: November 2025

US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy made news recently when he suggested travelers step up how they dress for flights. Who do Americans often turn to for fashion tips? Celebrities! As a public service here are some ideas for your next trip.

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Thursday, November 27, 2025

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, November 27, 2025 - Short Hills, New Jersey

**Happy Thanksgiving**

CAMERAS

1) FLIR: What Impact With AI Regulations Have On Traffic Cameras?

Process and Control Today (contributed content)

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

2) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - November 27, 2025

Carnegie Mellon University

MARITIME

3) US Coast Guard Wants ‘Maritime Domain Dominance’

Maritime Executive

OTHER

4) US Interior Department Announces Digital Park Passes Alongside New, ‘America-First’ Fee Structure

Nextgov/FCW

5) Texas Adds New ID Restrictions On Vehicle Registrations, Renewals

Texas Tribune

PRIVACY

6) US Homeland Security Wants State Driver’s License Data For Sweeping Citizenship Program

Stateline

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

7) Alerts To Public Were Sent Hours After Fire Started In Port Of Los Angeles

KABC-TV

8) Nationwide Road-Safety Campaign Launched In Ireland

HGV Ireland

RAILROADS

9) Better Data, Warning Systems Considered To Reduce Train/Wildlife Collisions In British Columbia

CBC News

RESEARCH

10) University Of Indonesia, Russia Collaborate On Future Urban Transport Research

Radio Republik Indonesia

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) Car Crash Death Toll Climbs As Sacramento Pivots To A Quicker Safety Strategy

Sacramento Bee

SPACE

12) China Unveils Next-Generation Space Situational Awareness Constellation

CGTN

TELEMATICS

13) Centre For Development Of Telematics Signs MOU With Indian Institute Of Technology Roorkee

For High-End Research

Lokmat Times

TRANSIT

14) Denver RTD Launches New Customer Service Action Plan To Improve Passenger Services

Mass Transit

News Releases

1) ACI World, Amadeus Announce 2025 Airport Technology Innovation Awards

2) Siemens Mobility Secures Landmark Contract For Digitizing Rail In Chile, Latin America

**Bernie’s Notes**

A story I ran in yesterday’s TCN was fake news. The article about red-light cameras in Australia more strictly enforcing violations was not true. I apologize for including it.

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Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 - New York, New York

**World Sustainable Transport Day**

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) How Los Angeles Metro’s Nina Kin Is Building Better Data For Transit Riders On Bikes

CalBike

AVIATION

2) UK, France First To Provide New Volcanic Ash Aviation Forecasts

Air Transport

CAMERAS

3) New AI Cameras In Australia Will More Strictly Define ‘Red-Light Violations’

Port Macquarie Art Society

CARTOGRAPHY

4) Google Maps Starts Rolling Out Gemini For All Navigation Modes

9to5Google

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) UK Electric Vehicle Owners To Face Pay-Per-Mile Tax

BBC News

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

6) Big Country, Bigger Ideas: ITS From East To West In Australia

Highway Voices podcast

7) ERTICO Newsletter - November 26, 2025

ERTICO-ITS Europe

MARITIME

8) Indian Institute Of Technology Develop Nation’s First Indigenous Vessel Traffic Management System For Ports

Press Trust of India

9) Maritime Data Standards Step Up A Gear

Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International

10) Navigating Ethical Waters: Maritime AI And Algorithmic Accountability

Maritime Fairtrade

MOBILITY

11) New York City Launches Fresh Smart City Technology Pilot Program

Government Technology

12) Shanghai Launches China’s First Reliable Transport And Mobility Data Space

Yicai

13) AI In Mobility: Lithuania’s Growing Hub Shows Both Potential, Pitfalls In Smart Transport

IOT Insider

OTHER

14) This EV Charging Cable Punishes Thieves By Turning Them Blue

The Autopian

15) Lukoil’s US Gas Stations Experience Card Payment Disruptions

Transport Topics

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

16) Does The Los Angeles Metro Board Need To Debate The Dodger Stadium Gondola? No, Says Metro

Los Angeles Times

17) Communicating Geotechnical Technologies With Non-Geotechs

Geosythetics

SAFETY / SECURITY

18) Emergency Notification System Used By Government Agencies In US Hit By Cyberattack

Government Technology

SPACE

19) How LEO Satellites Could Begin A New Era In ITS

Traffic Technology Today

TRANSIT

20) FTA Asks Transit Agencies To Step Up Suicide Prevention Efforts

Progressive Railroading

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

21) Electronic Road Pricing On-Board Units In Singapore Begin Providing Real-Time Traffic Updates

Straits Times

VEHICLES

22) Smart Cars For Nepal’s Not-So-Smart Streets

Nepali Times

23) Tesla Fans Told By Dutch Safety Regulator To Stop Pressuring Agency On ‘FSD Supervised’

CNBC

News Releases

1) Iowa DOT Launches Roadside Chat Podcast

2) Texas DOT Planning Map Marks 20th Anniversary With New Data Layers, Including Top 50 BBQ Joints

3) Inbound Release Platform To Go Live At Port Of Antwerp-Bruges December 1

4) Audi Brings Disney+ Into The Vehicle

5) Winners Of CiTTI Awards 2025 Announced

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