Monday, June 29, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Monday, June 29, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

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ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Cycling Industry Bets On Smart Bikes To Boost Sales

AFP

AVIATION

2) IndiGo Jet Becomes First To Land In India Using Gagan, Country’s Satellite Navigation System

India Today

3) FAA Issues Directives For Boeing Jets On Canada 5G Interference

SupplyChainBrain

4) The Turnaround Relay: Why Information, Not Just Infrastructure, Dictates Punctuality

International Airport Review

CAMERAS

5) Miami Beach To End Camera Enforcement Of Right Turns On Red

WFLA Radio

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

6) South Korea’s Smart Road Management System Makes Foray Into Peru

Korea Times

MARITIME

7) BC Ferries Launches Onboard Screenings For Canada’s FIFA World Cup Matches

Daily Hive

MOBILITY

8) How Cities Fail At Night Transport — And Why Nighttime Mobility Is A Critical ITS Test

ITS International

OTHER

9) How Lobbying And Campaign Donations Shaped A Florida Transportation Law

WUSF Radio

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

10) BART Needs Bay Area Voters. The Charm Offensive Has Begun.

San Francisco Chronicle

11) New Community Engagement Groups To Hold Lower Thames Crossing To Account During Construction

Your Thurrock

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) California DOT Gets $1.4 Million Grant To Expand, Improve Traffic Data Collection

KDRV-TV

SPACE

13) Rocket Lab To Acquire Iridium

SpaceNews

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

14) Waymo, Uber Quietly Part Ways In Phoenix

TechCrunch

TRANSIT

15) QR Codes Are Helping Transit Systems Adapt Without Rebuilding Infrastructure

Stacker

16) Why Dubai RTA Taps Chinese Tech Giants To Power Next-Generation Metro

Gulf News

17) The UK’s ‘Better Connected’ Strategy Aims To Fully Integrate Transport

Railway Pro

18) California Governor Signs Executive Order To Accelerate New Technologies, Services For State’s Local Transit, Passenger Rail Networks

California Governor’s Office

19) ATRA Pulse - June 2026

Advanced Transit Association

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

20) Oklahoma, Texas Sign Agreement To Share Real-Time Traffic Data

KXII-TV

21) Bangladesh’s AI Experiment Shows Promise In Easing Notorious Traffic Jams

Arab News

22) LASTMA Unveils Toll-Free Hotline For Emergency Response, Traffic Management

Blueprint

News Releases

1) Strengthening DFW’s Digital Transformation To Enable A Historic Expansion

2) MBTA, Masabi Launch Managed Event Transit Ticketing For World Cup Games In Foxboro

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Friday, June 26, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Friday, June 26, 2026 - Queens, New York 

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**Ashura**

AVIATION

1) Some Airports Installing AI Holograms To Greet Guests

KTVN-TV

2) FAA Is Writing Mandates But Federal Coordination Systems Can’t Keep Up

WFED Radio (commentary)

3) FAA’s Use Of Flight Delay Data And Analyses To Monitor NAS Performance

USDOT Inspector General

CAMERAS

4) DC Speed Camera Ruling Could Trigger Class Action Lawsuit

WRC-TV

CARTOGRAPHY

5) Tesla Supercharger Predicted Availability Now Available In Google Maps

Not a Tesla App

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

6) ITS Sector Backs Road User Charging In Australia

ITS International

FREIGHT

7) FMCSA Cooking Up Proposed Rule On English Proficiency

Land Line

GPS / NAVIGATION

8) How A German Tech Firm Finally Brought GPS-Style Navigation To The Avalanche Beacon

SnowBrains

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

9) Intelligent, Informed, Fair: The Future Of Traffic Enforcement

TransportXtra

OTHER

10) USDOT Launches $1.5 Million Robotics Competition To Upgrade Transportation Networks

Commercial Carrier Journal

11) New EU Agreement Strengthens Protection Across All Modes Of Transport

European Commission

12) SWARCO Wins VMS Technology Infringement Case

Highways News

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

13) Delaware Officials Identify Source Of Funding For Closing Shortfall On Port Container Project

WHYY News

RAILROADS

14) AI Just A Small Part Of Amtrak’s ‘Invisible Infrastructure,’ Tech Leader Says

Route Fifty

RESEARCH

15) Collaborations Advance Transportation Research

Idaho Transportation Department

ROADWAYS

16) Crosswalk Confusion: Different Signals Leave Drivers, Pedestrians In Cedar Rapids Confused

KCRG-TV

17) The Hidden VDOT Shop In Chesterfield Making Virginia’s Road Signs

Axios Richmond

SAFETY / SECURITY

18) A Blueprint For Combating Distracted Driving

IBTTA Insights (contributed content)

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

19) Atlanta Prepares For The World Stage: Commissioner Solomon Caviness Talks Traffic, Safety, Strategy

WAOK Radio’s Wake Up Dee

TRANSIT

20) MATA Links Riders To Resources While Promoting Public Transit Use

WATN-TV

VEHICLES

21) Tesla Expands 'Blind Spot Warning While Parked' To More Cars

Not a Tesla App

22) China Sees Increased Exports Of Vehicles With ‘Smart Driving’

Gasgoo

Friday Bonus  

A cable car as a tubular bell, a subway as a bass. Musicians/technologists have taken our everyday commutes and turned them into music. Next stop: Symphony Hall. 

 

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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, June 25, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 Thursday, June 25, 2026 - New York, New York

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**Airport Workers Day**

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Canyon’s Predict Smart Bike Concept: Deep-Dive With The Engineer

DC Rainmaker

2) Documentary Looks At 50-Year History Of Trek Bicycles

Cycling West

AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION

3) Polestar Exits US Market After Government Bans Sales Due To Connected Vehicle Tech

Yahoo Finance

AVIATION

4) FAA Proposes New Restricted Airspace Around Critical Infrastructure As Drone Use Expands

WNEM-TV

5) American Airlines Strips Screens From 23 Airbus A319s

Simple Flying

6) Eastern Iowa Airport Unveils ‘Ascentus’ Aerospace Hub Brand

Corridor Business Journal

7) FAA Technicians Bring Life To New Air Traffic Control System

FAA’s Cleared for Takeoff Blog

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

8) Bangladesh Government Plans Integrated ETC Network

BSS News

9) RDW: Dutch Truck Toll System Differs From Other European Toll Systems

RDW

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

10) Rs 530 Crone Intelligent Transport System Approved For Chennai

Economic Times

11) ERTICO Newsletter - June 25, 2026

ERTICO-ITS Europe

12) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - June 25, 2026

Carnegie Mellon University

OTHER

13) Class-Action Lawsuit Blames AI For Causing Gas Price Inflation In California

Car and Driver

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

14) On US Road-Safety Campaigning Front Lines

Traffic Technology International

RAILROADS

15) At Railroad Crossings, A ‘Small Sign Can Save A Life,’ Advocate Says On Emergency Notification System Awareness Day

WEEK-TV

16) FRA Issues Final Rule On Railroad Worker Safety Training; Considers Revoking Dispatcher Certification Mandate

Safety+Health

ROADWAYS

17) Father Designs New Traffic Sign After Son Is Killed By Distracted Driver

WZZM-TV

SAFETY / SECURITY

18) Japanese Railway Systems Adopt AI Safety Systems At Crossings

Japan Times

19) If Phones Are Killing Pedestrians, Why Is It Only Happening in America?

The Drive

20) Research Probes Cyber Risks In Next-Generation Traffic Signals

Catalyst

TRANSIT

21) DC Metro Awards $40 Million Contract To Replace Aging Fare Machines

WRC-TV

22) Orthodox Jewish Critics Call For MTA To Nix ‘Museum Of Sex’ Bus Ads

The City Reporter

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

22) NOCoE Newsletter - June 25, 2026

National Operations Center of Excellence

News Releases

1) Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport Introduces ‘FlyBrary’ For Travelers

2) TSA, Google Wallet Launch TSA PreCheck Touchless ID Opt-In Experience

3) SynMax Opens Maritime Intelligence Center In Washington, DC

4) Temple University Researchers Use GIS Technology To Uncover Philadelphia’s Underground Railroad History

5) USDOT, FAA Break Ground On Facility To Support Advanced Air Mobility Research

6) Indra Group, Fintraffic To Deploy World’s First Remote Tower Center Purpose-Built For Multi-Airport Air 

Traffic Control Operations

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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  235 Birchwood Avenue, Apt. 234, Cranford, NJ 07016