Thursday, August 13, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Thursday, August 13, 2026 - East Brunswick, New Jersey

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AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION

1) Connected Vehicle Data Could Help Councils Identify Road Safety Risks Before Collisions Occur

Road Safety GB

AVIATION

2) FAA Plans Antennas, Communication Fixes After Incident With Trump Helicopter

Wall Street Journal

3) Singapore Eyes AI As Air Traffic Management Tool

Aviation Week

4) How GPS Jamming And Drones Are Creating New Threats For Civilian Aviation

WBUR Radio’s Here & Now

CAMERAS

5) Flock Moves To Increase Oversight After Police Misuse

NBC News

6) Aurora, Colorado Won’t Take Pictures Of Drivers In Photo Radar Tickets

KUSA-TV

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

7) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - August 13, 2026

Carnegie Mellon University

PRIVACY

8) Man Finds Covering People, Cars In Special Pattern Prevents Flock Camera Recognition 

autoevolution

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

9) SFMTA Looks To Promote Fare Payment Through Public Awareness Campaign

KGO-TV

10) First Amendment Group Rebukes San Joaquin RTD Director Over Threat To Sue Public Critics

Stocktonia

RAILROADS

11) US Appeals Court Sides With Fiber Provider In Railroad Crossing Dispute

Broadband Breakfast

ROADWAYS

12) Lack Of Highway Signs For Chargers Seen Adding To EV Range Anxiety In US

Digital Today

SAFETY / SECURITY

13) Some Tennessee Driver Licenses Experiencing Issues At TSA Checkpoints

WDEF-TV

TRANSIT

14) Maryland Transit Administration Launches Interactive Public Safety Dashboard, Ambassador Team

WBAL-TV

15) ‘Eyes On Board’ Project Seeks To Document Harassment On San Francisco Transit

Streetsblog San Francisco

16) Los Angeles Metro, West Hollywood, Partners Advance Smarter Bus Lane Enforcement

Metro

News Releases

1) New Safety Coach App Helps Volvo Drivers Build Safer Habits, Lower Insurance Rates

2) Denver RTD Launches Community Ambassador Program To Help Shape Future Of Transit

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Wednesday, August 12, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Wednesday, August 12, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Duffy Working On Telecom Issues Fix After Close Call Involving Trump Helicopter

Reuters

2) France’s Supreme Audit Agency Urges Overhaul Of Air Traffic Control After Delays

Riviera Radio

3) Delta Air Lines Investigating Hoax Wi-Fi Network On Las Vegas Flight After Hacking Conference

Simple Flying

4) Safety Analysis Shows Weather Radar Latency May Have Contributed To Crash

Afterburner

5) The Look Company Expands Visual Branding Expertise Into Airports

Moodie Davitt Report

CAMERAS

6) Navajo Nation And McKinley County, New Mexico Won’t Be Able To Share Information From Camera Systems

Navajo Times

7) Immigration Searches Were Conducted On Twin Falls, Idaho Flock Network. A Month Later, Agreements Changed

Idaho Capital Sun

GPS / NAVIGATION

8) US Air Force Establishes Branch To Develop GPS Alternatives

National Defense

OTHER

9) What To Know As Your Driver's License Gets A Digital Upgrade

PBS News Hour video

10) Los Angeles Police Have A New Siren You Can Feel

Los Angeles Times

RAILROADS

11) Mexico Seeks Bids For 5G Telecom System On Two New Passenger Train Lines

Mexico News Daily

ROADWAYS

12) Minnesota DOT, Partners Install Over 300 New Vehicle Speed Feedback Signs

WJON Radio

13) How AI Can Help Solve The UK’s Pothole Crisis

Highways News

TRANSIT

14) Da’Von Griffin Is The Self-Appointed Voice Of Bay Area Mass Transit

Mission Local

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) Northern Ireland Infrastructure Minister Visits Revamped Belfast Traffic Information And Control Centre

Insider Media

News Releases

1) Lockheed Martin, Verizon, Keysight, ODC, Astris AI Demonstrate Technology For Public Airspace Protection With Nvidia Technology

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Tuesday, August 11, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, August 11, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

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**Tadej Pogačar - Winner of Tour de France 2026**

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) England’s First ‘Cycle Street’ Closes After A Few Months Due To Road Markings Issue

BBC News

AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION

2) An Expert In Traffic Jams Has A Scary Idea: What If The Cars Turn On Us?

New York Times

AVIATION

3) FAA Runway Mitigation Program Shows Measurable Gains

AIN

4) Memphis International Airport Prepares For Name Change Honoring FedEx Founder Fred W. Smith

WATN-TV (video)

5) Airports: Online Information Is Widely Available For General Aviation Fuel Prices But Not For Required Fees

GAO

6) FlightAware Suing Kalshi Over Flight Cancellation Bets

Gizmodo

7) Mobile’s New International Airport Is Still Under Construction, But You Can Visit It Virtually On Microsoft Flight Simulator

AviationPros

GPS / NAVIGATION

8) Feds Ignored A Decade Of Warnings That GPS Jamming Could Cause A Crash

KOB-TV

INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

9) Is Iceland About To Experience A Total Eclipse—And Its Biggest Traffic Jam?

Iceland Review

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

10) Kenya Urban Roads Authority Expands Nairobi's Smart Traffic Project Into Phase II

Kenyans

11) How Universities Are Turning Their Connected Campuses Into Smart Cities

EdTech

MARITIME

12) Seaports Dabbling In AI, But Complex Supply Chain Operations Make Adoption A Challenge

Business Insider

OTHER

13) Virginia To Take ‘F--k The Police’ License Plate Flight To US Supreme Court

Axios Richmond

14) As Michigan Rolls Out Automated Traffic Tickets, New Law Blocks Driver Points

Bridge Michigan

PRIVACY

15) New Tech Adds Phone Tracking To License Plate Readers, Associating Devices With Identifiable Cars

The Conversation

ROADWAYS

16) Audit: Change To Privatization In North Carolina DOT Highway Sign Program A Struggling Journey

The Center Square

TRANSIT

17) DC Metro Bus Driver Push Back Against Requirement To Announce Fare

Transit Talent

VEHICLES

18) Tesla Unveils First Cybercab With Starlink Antenna Integrated

Electrek

News Releases

1) Kapsch TrafficCom Expands Satellite Tolling To Netherlands

2) Michigan Office Of Highway Safety Planning Releases New TV Commercials

3) Texas DOT Introduces New DriveTexas App

4) FAA Unveils Brand-New Radar As Latest Improvement To Newark Liberty International Airport

 

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

It looks like a railroad crossing. It sounds like a railroad crossing. However, there are no tracks and this is used for heavy trucks to cross the roadway in Granite City, Illinois.

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