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. Instagram: @cranford_radio

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Wednesday, August 19, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

**National Aviation Day**

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Massachusetts Rolls Out New Driver Ed Tools To Protect Cyclists On The Road

WBSM Radio

AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION

2) How Europe And Australia Are Regulating Competition For Connected-Car Data

Norton Rose Fulbright

AVIATION

3) Google Partners With Aviation Industry To Prevent Contrails With AI

SiliconAngle

CAMERAS

4) We Found Cops Who Misused Flock. Their Police Departments Didn’t Know.

Washington Post

OTHER

5) Virginia Governor Signs Executive Order To Boost Virginia’s Emergency Preparedness

Virginia Mercury

6) Radio Special Provides Perspective Of Airborne New York City Traffic Reporters On 9/11

Radio World

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) Latvia Road Traffic Agency Officials Resign After Cyberattack Exposes Data On 1.2 Million People

The Record

TRANSIT

8) Bay Area Group Files Lawsuit Against Transit Funding Measure, Says It’s ‘Deceptive’

KQED

9) Sharjah Roads And Transport Authority Upgrades Public Transport With Smart Screens, Cameras

Sharjah24

News Releases

1) Equans Acquires Mway Communications To Strengthen Highway Technology Capabilities In UK

2) LG Electronics Begins Mass Production Of 5G Smart Telematics Solution For A Premium European Automaker

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Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, August 18, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

AVIATION

1) City Of Sarasota, SRQ Airport Partner On Public Art Postcard Project

Observer

2) Can AI Make Better Pilots?

Royal Aeronautical Society

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Electronic Tolling To Begin Saturday On New Howard Frankland Bridge Express Lanes

WWSB-TV

FREIGHT

4) Court Freezes Trump Administration Bid For Nationwide CDL Database

FreightWaves

MARITIME

5) A Next Step For Australia In Southeast Asia: Help Nations Communicate What’s Happening At Sea

Baird Maritime (commentary)

OTHER

6) Duffy Says His Reality Road Trip Show Delayed Over ‘Extra Editing’ for Ethics Compliance

Mediaite

7) USDOT Bureau Of Transportation Statistics Relaunches Intercity Bus Atlas

BTS

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

8) Omaha Man Uses TikTok To Help Bikers, Pedestrians Navigate Farnam Street Construction

WOWT-TV

ROADWAYS

9) Intersections Need Safety Layer That Aviation Built Decades Ago

ITS International

SAFETY / SECURITY

10) The Day Big Albums Start Streaming, Traffic Deaths Surge

CNN

SPACE

11) NASA Tests First-Of-Its-Kind Spacecraft Navigation System That Works Without GPS

Interesting Engineering

TRANSIT

12) Spokane Transit Authority Launches ‘See Say’ App For Rider Safety Reporting

KREM-TV

13) SEPTA Police To Star In A TV Docuseries

Philadelphia Inquirer

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) Charleston, South Carolina Looks To AI To Ease Traffic On Two Of City’s Busiest Corridors

WCSC-TV

News Releases

1) American Airlines To Install Seatback Screens At Every Seat

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

The noise you hear in a New York City subway station can sometimes almost be painful. But, you might want to bring along a pair of headphones and give a listen to a different kind of subway “noise.”

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