Transportation Communications Newsletter
Thursday, October 1, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey 
**National Pedestrian Safety Month**
AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION
1) Daimler Truck’s Bet On Owning The Entire Autonomous Truck System
AVIATION
2) Do AI And Air Traffic Control Mix? CEO Addresses Anxiety About New FAA Tool.
3) Massport Turns Casting Call For Boston Logan Airport’s Next Voice Into Cultural Conversation
4) Russia Requiring Connection To ERA-GLONASS Tracking System For Larger Drones
5) FAA’s Processes And Procedures For Design Assurance Level Assignment For Ground-Based Navigation Aids Are Insufficient
6) Shreveport Airport Unveils Color-Changing Entrance Display And Highway Signs
CAMERAS
7) New Cameras Reveal Thousands Of ‘Ghost’ Plates In BBC Panorama Episode
INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
8) ITS Deployment: Why Institutional Coordination Matters More Than Technology
ITS International (contributed content)
9) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - October 1, 2026
PLANNING
10) Abu Dhabi Launches Dune AI Platform For Transport Planning
PRIVACY
11) Amazon Plans 20,000+ Smart Glasses For Delivery Drivers In 2027
PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT
12) Residents, Government Clash Over New Paltz, New York Construction Transparency
RAILROADS
13) UK Train Operators Using Drones To Monitor Rails
14) New Study Finds Fragmentation Raises Costs Of ERTMS Trackside Deployment
SAFETY / SECURITY
15) Oklahoma Drivers Can Now Take 30-Minute Safety Course To Dismiss Work Zone Tickets
16) For Transportation Cybersecurity, AI Isn’t Helping Fight…So Far
TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
17) NOCoE Newsletter - October 1, 2026
National Operations Center of Excellence
News Releases
1) MIT Transit Lab To Develop AI Platform For Public Transit Agencies
2) Arizona Highways Magazine Earns 23 Awards For Excellence
3) TfL Launches Road Safety Education Program For Teens
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