Monday, February 22, 2021

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, February 22, 2021 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) South Korea To Introduce Contact-Free Boarding At Airports

Korea Herald

2) Orlando Airport Tests Colored Columns Which Warn Of Overcrowding

Jerusalem Post

3) American Airlines CEO Talks Inflight Infotainment

ZDNet column

CAMERAS

4) UK Man Gets Ticket For Sticking Middle Fingers At Speed Camera While Driving Under Limit

Lancashire Telegraph

5) Sydney Traffic Camera So Successful Authorities Stopped Issuing Fines

Sydney Morning Herald

6) ‘Overkill’? 13 Traffic Cameras Added To One Auckland Road

New Zealand Autocar

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

7) How FASTag Has Become The Easier, Faster And Environment-Friendly Way To Collect Tolls

ThePrint

8) The State Of The Peach Pass Lanes 10 Years Later

Atlanta Journal-Constitution column

FREIGHT

9) The ‘Original Social Media,’ CB Still Meets Needs Even If Its Glory Days Have Passed

Overdrive

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

10) Transport Bodies Lay Out Ground Rules For Modernization Across Europe

Intelligent Transport

OTHER

11) Delhi Government Plans To Make All Motor Vehicle Services Digital By April

Hindustan Times

PRIVACY

12) United Airlines Investigating Leak Of Cruz’s Cancun Flight Information

Politico

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

13) Pennsylvania DOT Begins Task Of Selling Importance Of Bridge Tolls

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

RAILROADS

14) UK’s Network Rail Implements Online Safe Spaces Portal To Support Victims Of Domestic Abuse

Rail Technology Magazine

15) North Carolina Rail Trespassing Project Identifies Hotspots, Will Inform Outreach Efforts

Progressive Railroading

 

ROADWAYS

16) How Traffic Sensors, Cameras Are Transforming City Streets

CNBC

TRANSIT

17) New York City Transit Chief Blames Media For Low Subway Ridership Amid COVID-19

New York Post

18) Miami Deploys Informational Signs To Enhance Public Transportation Experience

SmartCitiesWorld

19) Pennsylvania Transit Agencies Embrace New App To Streamline Travel

Government Technology

20) ATRA Pulse - February 2021

Advanced Transit Association

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

21) Traffic Alert App Launched In Kenya

The Star

VEHICLES

22) Autonomous Buses To Become ‘Fully Operational’ This Year In Scotland

FutureScot

23) Will Intelligent Roads Finally Move Self-Driving Cars Into Fast Lane?

Autocar analysis

News Releases

1) Georgia Department Of Driver Services Gets Grant To Accelerate Conviction, Dismissals, Updates In State’s Electronic Conviction Processing System

2) University Of Toronto Driver Attention Study Could Help Cities Turn The Corner On Road Safety

Upcoming Events

Webinar: Rolling Out Safety Advances with C-ITS or V2X - March 8

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Friday, February 19, 2021

 Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, February 19, 2021 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) FAA Using Satellite Technology To Monitor Every Boeing 737 Max In Flight

Seattle Times

2) Q&A: Inside SITA’s New Health Data Sharing Platform For Air Travel

Airport Technology

CAMERAS

3) Justice Project South Africa Warns Of Speed Camera Errors That Can Get You Arrested

The South African

CARTOGRAPHY

4) Inside The ‘Wikipedia Of Maps,’ Tensions Grow Over Corporate Influence

Bloomberg CityLab

FREIGHT

5) Shipper, Trucker Groups Applaud Federal Maritime Commission On ‘Strongest Step’ To Demand Container Information From Carriers

Supply Chain Dive

6) Trucking’s Shifting Technology Landscape

Transport Topics

GPS / NAVIGATION

7) Waze’s Ex-CEO Says App Could Have ‘Grown Faster’ Without Google

Reuters

MARITIME

8) DNV GL Advises ‘Mind The (Safety) Gap’ As Maritime Transforms

Maritime Professional

MOBILITY

9) How Digitization Is Transforming City Mobility

Microsoft

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

10) Those Scary Driver’s Ed Videos Are So Passé. Here’s What Safety Experts Say Works Today.

Bellingham Herald

11) Carmel, Indiana Police Department Unveils Traffic-Stop Dashboard Aimed At Ensuring Transparency

WISH-TV

 

TELEMATICS

12) Hyundai Motor Group Develops AI-Based Voice-Recognition In-Car Solution

Pulse

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) Arizona DOT Adds Truck-Specific Navigation To 511 Website

AASHTO Journal

14) Advanced Traffic Management System To Keep Overspeeding On India’s East Coast Roadway Under Check

DT Next

VEHICLES

15) Málaga, Spain To Trial Spain’s First Self-Driving Bus

The Local Spain

16) Bill Paves Way For Driverless Cars, Trucks In New Mexico

Southern New Mexico Journalism Collaborative

17) Tesla Vs. Lidar And The Battle Of Self-Driving Cars

InsideEVs

News Releases

1) Inrix Expands Signal Analytics With Systemwide Dashboards And Reporting To Measure Intersection Performance Without Hardware

2) Vodafone Tests New Tech That Can Track Vehicles, Drones Remotely Within Centimeters

3) Arity, Ford Team To Enable More Efficient Usage-Based Insurance Offerings

4) Surrounding Traffic Visualization For Airborne Collision Avoidance System By UAV Navigation

Friday Bonus

And now the TCN fashion report. If you want to be stylish but legal in Saxony, Germany never mix a face mask with sunglasses or a hat.

Upcoming Events

TRB Webinar: Developing Airport Emergency Plans - March 2

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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. Follow me on Twitter @TransportComm.  

© 2021 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016

Thursday, February 18, 2021

 Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, February 18, 2021 - Cranford, New Jersey

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ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Infrared Technology Considered At Crosswalks Of 17 Busy Denver Intersections

KCNC-TV

2) How Imaging Is Helping Keep Cyclists, Pedestrians Safe

Imaging & Machine Vision Europe

AVIATION

3) Seattle-Tacoma Airport Uses Scents To Mask Odors In High-Traffic Areas

Airport World

 

4) VFR Charts To Go On 56-Day Cycle Starting February 25

AOPA

CAMERAS

5) After Lengthy Delays, Project To Install Surveillance Cameras On Chicago Expressways Finally Showing Progress

WBBM-TV

6) Christchurch Council Spends $150,000 On 22 Cameras To Count Pedestrians In CBD

Stuff

CARTOGRAPHY

7) GPS-Enabled Musical Map Guides Walkers In Los Angeles’ Griffith Park

Los Angeles Times

FREIGHT

8) Technology Brings Visibility To Supply Chains, Experts Say

Transport Topics

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

9) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - February 18, 2021

Carnegie Mellon University

MARITIME

10) Moscow Launches System For Monitoring River Transport

New Europe

11) Maritime Consortium Launches Crewcare App To Improve Seafarer Well-Being

Hellenic Shipping News

MOBILITY

12) Outdated GPS, Scheduling System May Be Making Some Trips Harder For DC MetroAccess Vehicles 

WRC-TV

OTHER

13) Traffic Lights Changed Near Amazon Warehouse. Union Says Change Made To Stop Employees From Talking With Organizers

AL.com

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

14) Meet The Woman Behind Virginia DOT NoVa’s Hilarious, Endearing And Critical Twitter

WTOP Radio

SAFETY / SECURITY

15) California DMV Halts Data Transfers With Third-Party Company After Security Breach

KCRA-TV

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

16) $2 Million Traffic Tech Boost Coming To Major Augusta, Georgia Roadways

WFXG-TV

TRANSIT

17) Clipper Card To Support Apple Pay Express Transit

AppleInsider

VEHICLES

18) Congress Makes Renewed Push On Self-Driving Cars Bill

The Hill

News Releases

1) Google, J.B. Hunt Announce Strategic Alliance To Accelerate Innovation In Transportation, Logistics

2) OCCK Transportation Implements Text System For Passenger Notifications

3) ICAO E-Library Offers Select Civil Aviation Publications For Free

4) 2021 TSMO Award Winners With Case Studies And Case Study Videos

5) BlackBerry Announces Enhancements Of BlackBerry Radar To Help Transportation Businesses Improve Asset Utilization And Visibility

Solicitation

 -  Request for Proposal - Technical Writing Services - OmniAir Consortium

Upcoming Events

Webinar: FAA UAS Regulations - February 25

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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. Follow me on Twitter @TransportComm.  

© 2021 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, February 17, 2021 - Cranford, New Jersey

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ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Why You Will Never Hear The Beeping Sound At Some London Pedestrian Crossings

MyLondon

CAMERAS

2) More Automated Traffic Enforcement Could Come To Arlington County, Virginia In Name Of Social Justice

WTTG-TV

3) Neighbors Question DC Stop Sign Camera That Raised Nearly $1 Million In Two Months 

WRC-TV

4) Fines From Buffalo’s School Zone Cameras To Help Fund ‘Safe Streets’

Buffalo News

5) Enforcement Authorities Must Earn Compliance

Highway Voices podcast

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

6) ERTICO Newsletter - February 17, 2021

ERTICO-ITS Europe

PRIVACY

7) The Fine Line Between Global COVID-19 Protocols And Privacy

TechRepublic

RAILROADS

8) ERTMS Tests With Vectron On Øresund Bridge Were Successful

RailTech.com

TRANSIT

9) Google Maps Will Now Let You Pay For Public Transportation And Parking Through Its App

The Verge

10) DC Metro To Test Adding Color To Escalator Handrails To Match Color Of Line They Lead To

WTTG-TV

11) Some New York MTA Board Members Say Condensed Meetings Restrict Oversight, Transparency

The City

12) Moovit Releases Real-Time Crowding, Wheelchair Accessible Feature For Its App

Mass Transit

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) Look Inside Illinois DOT’s New Communication Center

WEEK-TV

VEHICLES

14) Porsche Engineering Highlights ADAS, AV, EV Advances At Its Nardo Technical Centre

Automotive Testing Technology International

News Releases

1) Introducing US Vessel Traffic Application From Living Atlas

2) Passport Expands Parking Payments Within Google Maps Nationwide

3) AOPA Launches Aircraft Guide To Ease Buying

4) Launching The Aurora Driver On Ridehailing Networks With Toyota And Denso

Solicitation

 -  Request for Information - Truck Parking Pilot - Virginia DOT

Upcoming Events

FAA Webinar: Aviation Noise Effects and Mitigation Research Portfolio - February 22

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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. Follow me on Twitter @TransportComm.  

© 2021 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016