Transportation Communications Newsletter: June 2026

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Tuesday, June 9, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, June 9, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey 👷‍♂️

**National Forklift Safety Day**

AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION

1) Connected Equipment Is Protecting Louisiana's Drivers

The Ray

2) Waymo Buys Apple’s Abandoned Self-Driving Car Proving Ground For $220 Million

Electrek

CAMERAS

3) A Flock License Plate Reader Linked A San Diego Man To A Violent Crime. He Was Five Miles Away.

Downtown News

4) The Motorcycle Traffic Violations AI Struggles To See, And How To Fix It

Traffic Technology Today (contributed content)

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) Broadcasters Launch Company To Advance Broadcast Positioning System

GPS World

RAILROADS

6) Union Pacific’s Donald Trump Locomotive Makes Debut

Trains

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Nevada Unveils New Highway Safety Plan To Reduce Traffic Deaths, Serious Injuries

KVVU-TV

8) Travelers Report Missing Flights Under Europe’s New Entry System

USA Today

TRANSIT

9) FTA Announces New Dashboard To Measure Metrics On America’s Transit Systems

Federal Transit Administration

10) Another Clipper Glitch Let Some BART Riders Travel Free On Monday — Weeks After Last Outage

San Francisco Chronicle

11) In A Multilingual World Cup Welcome, Toronto Transit Posters Offer Kurdish Diaspora A Sense Of Belonging

Kurdistan24

12) Atomic City Transit, Axon Vibe Launch New Multimodal Trip Planning Apps

Mass Transit

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) Bozeman, Montana Using New AI Technology To Improve Traffic Safety

KBZK-TV

14) Can Enhancing Color On Dynamic Message Signs Improve Clarity And Safety?

Crossroads

News Releases

1) America’s Maritime Economy Powered By Critical Data From NOAA’s Uncrewed Systems

2) TTC Introduces New Safety Initiatives Ahead Of FIFA World Cup

3) PrePass Safety Alliance, HAAS Alert Join Forces To Bring Work Zone And Emergency Vehicle Warnings To Truck Drivers Nationwide

4) MARTA, Reflexions Launch Next-Generation Mobile App And Digital Rider Tools

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

Traffic cameras can serve many purposes from detecting incidents to enforcement. A Canadian man has found a new way to benefit from the cameras.

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Monday, June 8, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, June 8, 2026 - New York, New York

**University of Texas at Austin Longhorns - NCAA Softball Champions**

AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION

1) EU Ministers Back Cross-Border Initiative For Autonomous Vehicle Testbeds

European Commission

AVIATION

2) Documentary Revisits Stalled Plan For Third Major Chicago-Area Airport

The Times

CAMERAS

3) Tesla Launches Web-Based Dashcam Viewer That Can Decrypt Dashcam Videos

autoevolution

CARTOGRAPHY

4) Albuquerque Releases New Bike Map Showing All Bicycle Routes Across City

KRQE-TV

HEALTH

5) Sensors Measure Air Quality Inside And Outside Homes Near Massachusetts Turnpike In Allston-Brighton

MassLive

MARITIME

6) Whales Are Showing Up In San Francisco Bay. New Ship Alerts Could Help Protect Them.

NPR News

7) What Beirut’s Port Scanners Miss About Militant Supply Chains

War on the Rocks

OTHER

8) AI Startup Fighting Traffic Fines Faces Shutdown By Israel’s Bar Association

CTech

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

9) ‘I Identify As A Trolleybus’ Campaign Upsets Prague’s LGBT Community

TVP World

10) Rutherford County, Tennessee Launches ‘Crosswalk Talk’ Initiative To Improve Pedestrian Safety

WZTV-TV

11) Mazda Leans In On Safety In Its Car Advertising. Here’s Why.

USA Today

RAILROADS

12) The Invisible Infrastructure Of Passenger Flow

Metro

SAFETY / SECURITY

13) FCC Warns Communications Infrastructure Attacks Are Rising

Inside Towers

14) Beijing Enlists 10,000 Delivery Riders As Public Safety Volunteers

China Daily

TRANSIT

15) In San Francisco, Students Become Transit Advocates To Fix ‘The City’s School Bus’

KQED

16) Salinas, California Changes Name Of Transit Center To Increase Marketability

Monterey County Now

17) San Joaquin RTD, LANTA Launch Contactless Payment Methods

Mass Transit

18) Over A Thousand People Attend BART’s Prom Night

Mercury News

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

19) Minnesota DOT Looks to Revamp 511 Tool

Minnesota Star Tribune

20) Pennsylvania DOT Launches Specialized 511 Site for World Cup, Baseball All Star Game, America250

Pennsylvania DOT

VEHICLES

21) Louisiana To Replace Vehicle Inspection Stickers With QR Code Stickers

KLFY-TV

WEATHER

22) National Hurricane Center Uses New Techniques To Help People Understand Risks Involved With Storms

WBRZ-TV

News Releases

1) New Dashboard Shows Status Of Maritime Projects Across Europe

2) SMART Launches New Mobile App

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