Tuesday, November 19, 2024

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Tuesday, November 19, 2024 -  Little Falls, New Jersey

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**Crash Responder Safety Week**

AVIATION

1) British Airways Loses Communication With Aircraft Following Major IT Outage

Simple Flying

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

2) New York MTA Approves Congestion Pricing Plan, With Vehicle Detection Technology

StateScoop

FREIGHT

3) After Hurricane Helene Detours, Signs Aim To Keep Trucks Off Tennessee Highway

Truckers News

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) MiTAC Unveils AIoT Innovations To Drive Smart Cities And Mobility

DigiTimes Asia

5) Smart Tech Making Sydney’s Roads Safer

Infrastructure

MARITIME

6) US Department Of Defense Launches Industry-Government Maritime Security Consortium In Southeast Asia

US Indo-Pacific Command

OTHER

7) Germany Suspects Sabotage Behind Severed Undersea Cables

BBC News

PARKING

8) San Antonio International Airport Unveils First-In-The-Nation Parking Technology

Texas Public Radio

PRIVACY

9) Privacy Guarantees For Personal Mobility Data In Humanitarian Response

Scientific Reports

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

10) Driving Change Through Authentic Community Engagement

The Future in Context podcast

ROADWAYS

11) Utah DOT Working To Improve Line Visibility Along Wasatch Front

KSL-TV

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Surface Transportation: TSA Is Taking Steps To Enhance Cybersecurity, But Additional Actions Are Needed

GAO

TRANSIT

13) Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Transit Ambassador Program; How It's Going

Mass Transit

VEHICLES

14) Four New Technologies Added For 2026 Crash Safety Ratings

Transport Topics

15) Trump Presidency Plans To Ease Driverless Restrictions

Highways News

News Releases

1) The Future Of Shipment Visibility: Real-Time Insights With Generative AI

2) WirelessCar Launches Full Suite Of SaaS Products On AWS Marketplace

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

What happens when an Alabama town paints its water tower orange and white to be more visible to aircraft?

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Monday, November 18, 2024

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Monday, November 18, 2024 -  New York, New York

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**Latvia Independence Day/Oman National Day**

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Sidewalk-Conditions Map Sought By Pedestrian, Bicycle Advocates In Arlington County, Virginia

ARLnow

AVIATION

2) Understanding Passengers With Disabilities And How Airports Can Help

International Airport Review

MARITIME

3) Crabbers Sue Washington State Over GPS Surveillance Of Vessels

SeafoodSource

OTHER

4) Malaysian Home Minister: QR Code Trial For Malaysia-Singapore Travelers To Expand Across More Transport Modes After Reducing Congestion

Malay Mail

PARKING

5) Virginia DOT Testing App That Shows Real-Time Parking Demand At Commuter Lots

FFXnow

TRANSIT

6) Transit App Can Now Track Underground Trains Without GPS

MacStories

7) ATRA Pulse - November 2024

Advanced Transit Association

News Releases

1) Maryland MVA Launches App For Businesses To Accept Mobile IDs For Age Verification

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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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Friday, November 15, 2024

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Friday, November 15, 2024 -  Edison, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Data-Driven Ground Support Equipment Management

AviationPros Podcast

FREIGHT

2) Freight Tech Could See Boost From Trump’s Second Presidency

FreightWaves

GPS / NAVIGATION

3) US Space Force Targeting More Affordable GPS Satellites

Defense News

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) The Design Of Intelligent Highway Transportation In Smart City Based On Internet Of Things

Scientific Reports

5) How ITS Helped California’s Coachella Valley Get Its Groove Back

ITS International

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

6) SFMTA Campaign: Pay Your Fare

The Bay Link

7) San Francisco Police To Offer Free Motorcycle Safety Training Courses

Bay City News

 

ROADWAYS

8) Tallinn Has Installed Thousands Of Traffic Signs In Recent Years

ERR

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) GM To Make Bicyclist-Alert Technology Standard On Most Of Its Vehicles

Detroit Free Press

10) How Ohio Is Preventing Accidents One Year After Fatal I-70 Bus Crash

WCMH-TV

11) Distracted Driving, Social Inflation Weigh On Commercial Auto Insurance - AM Best

Insurance Business

SPACE

12) FCC Revises Satellite System Spectrum Sharing Rules

FCC

TRANSIT

13) Pittsburgh Regional Transit Offers Smartphone App To Help Visually-Impaired Riders

Pittsburgh Union Progress

News Releases

1) European Commission Announces 2024 Excellence In Road Safety Awards

2) Introducing Jawnt Maps, A Commuter Mapping Tool For Organizations

3) Transport For All Report: Disabled People Excluded From London Planning Systems

4) Samsung Wallet Adds Digital Key For Select Audi Vehicles

Friday Bonus

As a GPS voice, I’m happy to see they’re weeding out those who give my profession a bad name.

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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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