Transportation Communications Newsletter

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.

Friday, December 24, 2021

Friday, December 24, 2021 - Cranford, New Jersey

**Merry Christmas**

Bernie’s Notes

Since I didn’t know your size, I’m giving you a one-size-fits-all gift this year. Check this week’s Friday Bonus below to unwrap your present.

AVIATION

1) FAA Issues New Radar Altimeter 5G C-Band Risk Assessment Request To Aviation Industry

Aviation Today

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

2) Mitsubishi Electric Punishes 12 Executives Over Improper Quality Control

Yomiuri Shimbun

MARITIME

3) Inmarsat Plans To Compete On Speed As Satcom Competition Heats Up

Maritime Executive

OTHER

4) Schools Turn To ‘Dismissal Apps’ Amid Bus Driver Shortage

Government Technology

ROADWAYS

5) Radar System Used To Help Detect Dust Storms, Warn Arizona Drivers

KSAZ-TV

SPACE

6) How Spacetech Startup Digantara Is Developing Space Traffic Management

Your Story advertorial

VEHICLES

7) You Can Now Use Your Tesla As A Megaphone To Alert Pedestrians In Real Time

Notebookcheck

8) Tesla Will Stop Letting People Play Games In Cars That Are Moving

The Verge

Friday Bonus

On this night before Christmas, what’s more appropriate than this little recording?

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Thursday, December 23, 2021

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, December 23, 2021 - Cranford, New Jersey

AVIATION

1) Aviation, Telecom Groups Agree To Share Data To Help Resolve 5G Safety

CNBC

FREIGHT

2) Illinois DOT Deploys Oversize/Overweight Route App

AASHTO Journal

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) China Says It’s Developed A Complete BeiDou Navigation Satellite System Industrial Chain

China.org.cn

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) Indian Road And Transport Minister Launches ITS On Delhi Expressway

Press Trust of India

5) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - December 23, 2021

Carnegie Mellon University

6) The Role Of Video And Sensor Tech In Smart Cities

SecurityInformed.com advertorial

MARITIME

7) Digital Download Christmas Service Available For Seafarers

Seatrade Maritime News

MOBILITY

8) Japan Mulls Full Automated Mobility Service In Limited Areas

Kyodo

ROADWAYS

9) Are British Roads Capable Of Catering To Autonomous Vehicles?

UniverseNews Network

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) TSA Prepares To Accept Digital ID At Airports In 2022

AP/Fox News

11) Volvo Deploys Anti-Theft Car Tracker

IoT World Today

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Radar Sensor Being Developed For Intersection Management

AASHTO Journal

VEHICLES

13) Florida Connected Vehicle Technology Project Seeks Volunteer Commuters

Osprey Observer

News Releases

1) South Dakota State Agencies Launch Updated Truck Info Website

2) Pennsylvania Governor Announces 22 Municipalities To Improve Traffic Safety With Red-Light Enforcement Funds

3) Placer County, California Unveils Interactive Dashboard Showing Current Road Conditions

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Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, December 22, 2021 - Cranford, New Jersey

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Amazon Outage Took Citi Bike Offline At Height Of Rush Hour

Gothamist

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

2) Pennsylvania Turnpike Defends Toll-By-Plate Collection Method That Lost Over $100 Million

WNEP-TV

3) Far Eastern Electronic Toll Collection Company To Sign Thai Freeway Deal

Taipei Times

MOBILITY

4) Moovit App Features Link E-Scooters

ITS International

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) TSA Checkpoints Will Start Supporting Apple Wallet IDs In February

The Verge

TRANSIT

6) London Tube Network To Get Full Mobile Coverage In 2022

Intelligent Transport

VEHICLES

7) Tesla Under Investigation By NHTSA Over Video Games Drivers Can Play

CNET

8) Is Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta Making Driving Safer? Or Is It A Safety Hazard?

Washington Post

9) Tesla’s Camera-Based Driver Monitoring Fails To Keep Driver Attention On The Road, CR Tests Show

Consumer Reports

News Releases

1) Tahoe Transportation District Launches #TakeTahoeTransit Winter Campaign

2) Hamburg Port Authority, Here Improve Truck Traffic Management In Port

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Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, December 21, 2021 - Rahway, New Jersey

**Happy First Day of Summer/Winter**

AVIATION

1) Boeing, Airbus Warn US Over 5G Safety Concerns

BBC News

2) FAA To Modernize The Alaska Supplement

AOPA

3) Frankfurt Airport Abandons Mobile App For Shopping

Skift

CAMERAS

4) Connecticut Work Zone Cameras Seem Necessary But Draw Criticism

Connecticut Post

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) Bill Aims To Fix Pennsylvania Turnpike Toll Troubles

WNEP-TV

ENVIRONMENT

6) EU Looks To Data And Technology To Reduce Transport Emissions

Pinsent Masons

7) Data Will Drive The Transition To Zero-Emission Buses

Mass Transit advertorial

MARITIME

8) Cyber Breaches Of Maritime Transportation System Caused By Stovepipe Software Designs, Expert Says

USNI News

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

9) UK National Highways Launches Red X Awareness Campaign

Traffic Technology Today

10) TranBC Creates Holiday-Themed Songs To Promote Highway Safety

KamloopsNow

RAILROADS

11) Digital Transformation And Rail

Railway Age

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Think Mass Transit Is Ready For Cybersecurity Breaches? Time To Think Again.

Mass Transit

TRANSIT

13) Maryland Transit Administration Announces New Real-Time Location And Arrival Information For Metro SubwayLink

WJZ-TV

14) TheBus Website Back Online; Email Servers Still Down

Honolulu Star-Advertiser

15) Giving Passengers A Ticket To The Best Experience With The New UITP Urban Mobility Open Payments Forum

Intelligent Transport

16) APTA Expo 2021 Recap

Mass Transit

VEHICLES

17) Toyota Opens Arizona Mobility Test Center To Automotive Developers

Automotive Testing Technology International

News Releases

1) RIPTA Announces End Of Paper Products As It Continues Transition To Latest Smart Fare Technology

2) Cariad, TomTom Co-Develop Volkswagen Group’s Next-Gen Navigation

3) Ireland Entrusts Indra With The Interoperability Platform For All Its Toll Roads

Solicitation

- Call for Abstracts - ITS Canada 2022

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Monday, December 27, 2021

Monday, December 27, 2021

Friday, December 24, 2021

Friday, December 24, 2021

Thursday, December 23, 2021

Thursday, December 23, 2021

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

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