Thursday, December 25, 2025

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Thursday, December 25, 2025 - Cranford, New Jersey

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**Merry Christmas**

AVIATION

1) Charleston International Airport Taps AI Technology To Speed Up Baggage Claim

WCSC-TV

CAMERAS

2) Road Traffic Safety Service Denies Data Leak From Traffic Cameras In Uzbekistan

Gazeta

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

3) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - December 25, 2025

Carnegie Mellon University

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

4) Florida DOT Deleted Social Media Posts Touting Pulse Crosswalk Amid Street Art Crackdown, Records Show

Orlando Sentinel

5) How Climate Campaigns Can Cut Through Ad Fatigue

The Conversation

ROADWAYS

6) Adjustable Speed Limit Signs Popping Up On Texas Highways

KDFW-TV

7) This 18-Mile Stretch Of Road In Georgia Could Be The Future For Highways

CNN (video)

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Carmakers, Safety Groups Tout Seat Belt Tech Amid Holiday Travel Season

Detroit News

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

9) Waymo Working On A Gemini AI Assistant

Jane Manchun Wong blog

TELEMATICS

10) Telematics Can Reduce Collisions In South African Fleets, Report Shows

Bizcommunity.com

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) Real-Time Dynamic Message Sign Alerts Make Dubai Roads Safer, Faster

Gulf News

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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.  

© 2025 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016

Wednesday, December 24, 2025

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

🤱🏽  Wednesday, December 24, 2025 - Cranford, New Jersey 🎅

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**Merry Christmas**

FREIGHT

1) FMCSA Offers Details On New Warning-Device Study Plans

Commercial Carrier Journal

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

2) Connected Commercial Vehicle Protocol: Building The Digital Backbone For India's Smart And Electric Highways

Telematics Wire

MOBILITY

3) How Over-The-Air Firmware Updates Are Making Mobility Scooters Smarter Over Time

Techloy (contributed content)

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

4) Tesla Launches Revamped Safety Page Explaining Why Its Vehicles Are Safer

Not a Tesla App

SAFETY / SECURITY

5) Canada To End Remote US Border Crossing Program, Switching To Telephone Reporting

CTV News

VEHICLES

6) GM Inviting Some Owners To Test Digital Key Feature

Electrek

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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.  

© 2025 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016

Tuesday, December 23, 2025

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Tuesday, December 23, 2025 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Report: SpaceX Waited To Alert FAA About Starship Explosion

Flying

2) FCC Adds Foreign-Made Drones, Components To Covered List, Citing National Security Risks

DroneLife

3) FAA Seeks Industry Input On Effort To Modernize Applications, Databases

Military & Aerospace Electronics

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) 10 Ways AI Is Changing The Transportation Industry

AI Journal

5) IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society Newsletter Digest - December 2025

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

MARITIME

6) BC Ferries Website Crashes As Thousands Of Passengers Rebook Reservations

Vancouver is Awesome

7) Strengthened Port Security With Video Surveillance

Security Journal Americas

OTHER

8) US Department Of Justice Investigating Central Pennsylvania Bus Driver’s Firing For ‘English-Only’ Sign

WHP-TV

PRIVACY

9) TSA Facial Recognition Raises Traveler Rights Concerns

Regulatory Review

10) How I Investigated Uganda’s Digital Number Plates As Surveillance Tools

Pulitzer Center

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

11) Port KC Virtual Hearing Hacked

KSHB-TV

12) O’Hare Moments Campaign Commemorating 70 Years Of Flights At Chicago Airport

WLS-TV

ROADWAYS

13) Ghana To Roll Out Dedicated Traffic Signs For Motor Riders

Joy News

SAFETY / SECURITY

14) Americans Warm Up To Tech That Scans Faces At Airport Security, Poll Says

WTOP Radio

15) New Technology Put To Test During Holiday Rush As Millions Pass Through US Airports

CBS Mornings (video)

TRANSIT

16) Some Seniors Troubled By Switch To OMNY As New York MTA Kills The MetroCard

Gothamist

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

17) As Raleigh Grows, City Uses AI To Rethink Traffic Management

WRAL

News Releases

1) Dubai RTA Launches Transport Data Analysis Laboratory To Deliver Proactive Traffic Flow Solutions

2) Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport Introduces New Parking Guidance System

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

When you hear talk of multimodal transportation, images of cars, rail and maritime may come to mind. These unique forms of transportation add a whole new meaning to the term.

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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.  

© 2025 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016