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

Thursday, August 20, 2026

Thursday, August 20, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

**National Radio Day**

AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION

1) Stellantis Has A Creepy Idea To Make You Trust Driverless Cars

CarBuzz

AVIATION

2) FAA Frustrated With Contractor Leading Air Traffic Control Overhaul

Politico

CAMERAS

3) Montgomery County, Maryland Testing Cameras That Catch Speeding On Green Lights

WJLA-TV

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - August 20, 2026

Carnegie Mellon University

OTHER

5) Ohio BMV Changes Rules To Change Sex Marker On Driver’s Licenses, ID

Buckeye Flame

6) Mississippi DOT Spotlights Three Staff Photographers On World Photography Day

Tippah News

PARKING

7) AI Finds Its Place In Parking

Parking Today

PRIVACY

8) Google Wins Bankruptcy Auction For Spirit Airlines’ Emails, Chats, Documents

Axios

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

9) Duffy’s Road Trip Video Series Released On YouTube

Politico

ROADWAYS

10) China Puts Robocops On Traffic Duty, Minus The Arrest Powers

Reuters

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) DHS Tries To Lessen Constraints Of Biometric Identity Verification

FedScoop

12) Applying Behavioral Science To Understand And Combat Distracted Driving

IBTTA Insights

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

13) Pony.ai, Uber To Expand Robotaxi Service In Europe

ITS International

TRANSIT

14) Industry Experts Tell NJ Transit About Solutions To Modernize Customer Communications Technology

ROI-NJ

15) King County Metro Makes ADA Paratransit Easier To Navigate

Metro

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

16) Inrix Unveils AI Traffic Reporter For US Radio

Radio World

17) NOCoE Newsletter - August 20, 2026

National Operations Center of Excellence

News Releases

1) Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport Refreshes Logo

2) Go NYC App Adds NJ Transit, PATH

3) New Book Looks At The Geometry And Politics Of Transportation

4) US Consumers Embracing Large Language Models To Make Travel Plans, But Many Brands Have AI Visibility Gaps

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Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

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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