Friday, December 20, 2024

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Friday, December 20, 2024 -  Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) For Airports, Background Music No Longer Is An Afterthought

AP

CAMERAS

2) New Cyprus Website Lets You Search For Pending Traffic Camera Fines

KNews

3) What Does A Seatbelt-Detection Camera Capture?

Drive

GPS / NAVIGATION

4) New Services And Capabilities For Galileo

GPS World

HEALTH

5) AASHTO Comments On Proposed FHWA Noise Rule Revisions

AASHTO Journal

OTHER

6) Transportation Research Update - December 20, 2024

Minnesota DOT

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

7) Maine DOT Offers New Online Safety Resource

AASHTO Journal

8) Why Personalized Outreach Still Matters In A Digital-First World

PC Tech

ROADWAYS

9) Hong Kong Transport Department Launches Smart Motorway Pilot Scheme At Ting Kau Bridge

Dimsum Daily

SPACE

10) FCC Chairwoman Proposes New Spectrum Allocation For Space Launches

FCC

TRANSIT

11) Internet Outage At Pittsburgh Regional Transit Causes Delays

WESA Radio

VEHICLES

12) NHTSA Proposes Voluntary Guidelines For Self-Driving Vehicles

AP

13) Tesla Recalling Almost 700,000 Vehicles Due To Tire Pressure Monitoring System Issue

AP

14) US Senators Rip Into Automakers For Selling Customer Data, Blocking Right To Repair

The Verge

15) How Your Car Might Be Making Roads Safer

New York Times

News Releases

1) Overture Maps Foundation Releases General Availability Of Transportation Dataset

2) Alaska DOT&PF Awarded $12.4 Million SMART Grant For Use Of Drones In Rural And Remote Alaska

Friday Bonus

It’s not too unusual to see people create amazing images using GPS. However, a Toronto man has created animations with his runs.

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Thursday, December 19, 2024

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Thursday, December 19, 2024 -  Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) EU Introduces Flight Emissions Label

European Commission

2) Airports In Saudi Arabia Introduce World’s Largest Passenger Flow Technology Rollout

Airline Routes & Ground Services

CAMERAS

3) Las Vegas Traffic Cameras Aid In Recovery Of Stolen Vehicles, Raise Privacy Concerns

KSNV-TV

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) Holiday Travel Surge Prompts Illinois Tollway, State Leaders To Push I-PASS Stickers

WIFR-TV

FREIGHT

5) Truck Handling In Port Of Hamburg Now Entirely Digital

Hamburg News

HEALTH

6) ‘Neurologic Hazard’: Group Sues Over Bay Bridge Lights

KRON-TV

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

7) USDOT Awards $139 Million In High-Tech Transportation Grants

Transport Topics

8) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - December 19, 2024

Carnegie Mellon University

OTHER

9) Catalyst - December 19, 2024

University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies

PLANNING

10) Alabama DOT Installing Devices On Bayway For Detailed Traffic Research

WPMI-TV

ROADWAYS

11) Kansas City, Missouri Turns To Tech To Improve Snow Removal

Route Fifty

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Scammers Creating Fake TSA PreCheck Websites

WTVD-TV

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

13) Ride Hailing Service Empower Challenging Uber — And Testing The Law

Inc.

TRANSIT

14) New SEPTA App Aims To Deliver Arrival Times Fast

Billy Penn at WHYY

15) ATRA Pulse - December 2024

Advanced Transit Association

VEHICLES

16) Waymo Still Doing Better Than Humans At Preventing Injuries, Property Damage

The Verge

17) Software-Defined Vehicles Need A Common Terminology

Automotive World

Upcoming Events

 -  TRB's Conference on Data and AI for Transportation Advancement - May 27-29 - Seattle

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The Transportation Communications Newsletter (ISSN 1529-1057) is published electronically Monday through Friday.   For a free subscription or to unsubscribe, or for comments or questions, please contact me at bernie@transportationradio.com.  

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Wednesday, December 18, 2024

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Wednesday, December 18, 2024 -  Cranford, New Jersey

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**Niger Republic Day**

AVIATION

1) EU Warns Greece Over Air Traffic Management Non-Compliance

Greek Travel Pages

2) Listening For The Right Radio Signals Could Be An Effective Way To Track Small Drones

The Conversation

CAMERAS

3) Edmonton Traffic Safety Official Calls Photo Radar A 'Critical' Tool, Citing Decrease In Collisions

Edmonton Journal

FREIGHT

4) Text Messaging, AI To Revolutionize Roadside Assistance For Aim Transportation

Commercial Carrier Journal

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) Enhancing Navigation: Freestanding Digital Wayfinding Kiosks

Digital Signage

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

6) Srinagar Smart City Launches Intelligent Traffic Management System

Kashmir News Service

MARITIME

7) North Carolina DOT’s Ferry Division To Implement Phone-Only Reservations Temporarily

WAVY-TV

8) Steamship Authority Restores Ferry Advertisements

Martha’s Vineyard Times

OTHER

9) NHTSA Finalizes Whistleblower Program Rules

Wall Street Journal

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

10) Drone Sighting Epidemic Spurs Dems In Congress To Urge More Transparency From Feds

Route Fifty

SPACE

11) US Space Force To Test Laser Communications On A GPS Satellite

SpaceNews

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Illinois State Police Expand Move Over Alerts To Some Vehicle Infotainment Systems

KFVS-TV

News Releases

1) Texas DOT Launches AI Strategic Plan

2) Embry-Riddle Researchers Receive Nearly $4 Million From FAA To Track And Integrate Nationwide Drone Activity

3) New Winter Road Condition Categories Unveiled On 511 Wisconsin

4) SmartSky Reaffirms Merits Of Patent Infringement Case Against Gogo Business Aviation

5) BART, Alliance For Girls Release First-Of-Its-Kind Youth-Informed Framework To Improve Safety

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The Transportation Communications Newsletter (ISSN 1529-1057) is published electronically Monday through Friday.   For a free subscription or to unsubscribe, or for comments or questions, please contact me at bernie@transportationradio.com.  

© 2024 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016