Wednesday, August 19, 2026

 Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Wednesday, August 19, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

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**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

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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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Monday, August 17, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Monday, August 17, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION

1) Smart Tugs And Trucks That Don’t Sleep. Automation Rewires US Transport

Reuters

AVIATION

2) Duffy Discusses New Technology Aimed At Making Air Travel Safer

CBS News (video)

3) FAA Updates Cockpit-Control Guidance For Touchscreens, Voice Commands

AVweb

4) FAA Awards AT&T $74 Million To Begin Building Next-Generation Air Traffic Network

MeriTalk

CAMERAS

5) Norfolk, Virginia Mayor Enforces Rule Which Limits Comments On Flock Cameras

WAVY-TV

FREIGHT

6) Flock Cameras Expand To Trucking Enforcement

Commercial Carrier Journal

INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

7) After Allegheny Mountain Tunnel Fire, Pennsylvania Turnpike Makes Safety Changes

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

8) Missouri Flood And Drought App Builds Disaster Preparedness

Government Technology

OTHER

9) North Carolina DMV To Launch New Mobile ID Program

WRAL News

ROADWAYS

10) Florida DOT Ordered Street Art Removed. Then Sarasota Got A Faux Brick Crosswalk.

Suncoast Searchlight

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) Massachusetts Highway Head Outlines State’s Plan To Reduce Wrong-Way Driving

WBUR Radio’s Up Next

12) How Villanova University Students Are Using Virtual Roads To Study Safety

WCAU-TV

TRANSIT

13) Degree, New York MTA Turn Real Commuter Conversations Into Summer Ad Campaign

Chain Drug Review

News Releases

1) FAA Installs Brand-New Surface Movement Radar At Reagan National Airport

2) Pennsylvania DOT Enhances 511PA Website With Real Time Info To Help Travelers Headed To Little League World Series

3) Minnesota DOT Selects Sensys Gatso For Work Zone Safety Pilot Focused On Driver Education, Behavior Change 

4) Worldwide Transportation Library Launches As Official LLC To Scale Global Infrastructure Research

5) Hyundai India, Radio Mirchi Launch Traffic Quality Index

6) How AutoBike Uses Hesai Lidar To Explore Smarter Bikesharing

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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. Instagram: @cranford_radio 

© 2026 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  225 Birchwood Avenue, Cranford, NJ 07016

Friday, August 14, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Friday, August 14, 2026 - Denville, New Jersey

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ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

) Walkable Wayfinding System In Downtown Atlanta To Serve Beyond World Cup

Atlanta Regional Commission

AVIATION

) Two American Airlines Flights Share Same Call Sign Over Phoenix

Flightradar24

CAMERAS

) As Speed Cameras Spread To More States, So Does The Backlash From Drivers

NPR News

FREIGHT

) States Sue Trump Administration Over Bid To Access 17 Million CDL Records

FreightWaves

) Former Dispatcher Takes Stab At Writing Novel About Dark World Of Truckers

CDLLife

GPS / NAVIGATION

) Japan Launches Sovereign Satellite Navigation Network

TechRadar

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

) National Traffic Data System To Link Every Vietnam Expressway

Viet Nam News

PARKING

) Why Parking Is Emerging As The Software Defined Vehicle's Everyday Experience

SBD Automotive

SAFETY / SECURITY

) School Pedestrian Crossings Improved Under City Of Chattanooga Tech Initiative

The Pulse

TELEMATICS

) Inside The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Later-Day Saints’ Two-Track Telematics Strategy

Automotive Fleet

News Releases

1) Massachusetts Launches New Driver Education Resources To Improve Safety For Bicyclists

2) Zero Fatalities, AAA Partner On ‘Please Be Patient’ New Driver Magnets In Utah

3) Chicago Transit Authority Advances Rail Simulator Pilot To Enhance Operator Training Program

Friday Bonus

Honey, a shrub gave me a ticket!

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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. Instagram: @cranford_radio 

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Thursday, August 13, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Thursday, August 13, 2026 - East Brunswick, New Jersey

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AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION

1) Connected Vehicle Data Could Help Councils Identify Road Safety Risks Before Collisions Occur

Road Safety GB

AVIATION

2) FAA Plans Antennas, Communication Fixes After Incident With Trump Helicopter

Wall Street Journal

3) Singapore Eyes AI As Air Traffic Management Tool

Aviation Week

4) How GPS Jamming And Drones Are Creating New Threats For Civilian Aviation

WBUR Radio’s Here & Now

CAMERAS

5) Flock Moves To Increase Oversight After Police Misuse

NBC News

6) Aurora, Colorado Won’t Take Pictures Of Drivers In Photo Radar Tickets

KUSA-TV

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

7) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - August 13, 2026

Carnegie Mellon University

PRIVACY

8) Man Finds Covering People, Cars In Special Pattern Prevents Flock Camera Recognition 

autoevolution

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

9) SFMTA Looks To Promote Fare Payment Through Public Awareness Campaign

KGO-TV

10) First Amendment Group Rebukes San Joaquin RTD Director Over Threat To Sue Public Critics

Stocktonia

RAILROADS

11) US Appeals Court Sides With Fiber Provider In Railroad Crossing Dispute

Broadband Breakfast

ROADWAYS

12) Lack Of Highway Signs For Chargers Seen Adding To EV Range Anxiety In US

Digital Today

SAFETY / SECURITY

13) Some Tennessee Driver Licenses Experiencing Issues At TSA Checkpoints

WDEF-TV

TRANSIT

14) Maryland Transit Administration Launches Interactive Public Safety Dashboard, Ambassador Team

WBAL-TV

15) ‘Eyes On Board’ Project Seeks To Document Harassment On San Francisco Transit

Streetsblog San Francisco

16) Los Angeles Metro, West Hollywood, Partners Advance Smarter Bus Lane Enforcement

Metro

News Releases

1) New Safety Coach App Helps Volvo Drivers Build Safer Habits, Lower Insurance Rates

2) Denver RTD Launches Community Ambassador Program To Help Shape Future Of Transit

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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. Instagram: @cranford_radio 

© 2026 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  225 Birchwood Avenue, Cranford, NJ 07016