Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Tuesday, August 25, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Distracted Italian Pedestrians Who Cross Road While On Phone Could Be Fined Under New Code

Guardian

AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION

2) China Enhances Legal Framework For Autonomous Vehicles In Draft Road Safety Law Revisions

Xinhua

AVIATION

3) White House Space Transportation Policy Calls For Integration With Air Traffic Control Modernization

Nextgov/FCW

4) Tactile Maps Installed At Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport Ease Travel For More Than Just Blind Passengers

Minnesota Public Radio

5) Beyond The Persona: Listening To Passengers And Building A More Human Airport

International Airport Review

CAMERAS

6) Arkansas DOT Using AI Cameras To Target Speeding, Cellphone Use

KTHV-TV

CARTOGRAPHY

7) Apple Maps Launches Ads On iPhone

9to5Mac

FREIGHT

8) Kazakhstan Introduces AI Analytics In Transport Sector

Astana Times

MARITIME

9) Iran, Oman Unveil Framework For Future Management Of Strait Of Hormuz

gCaptain

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

10) Austria Ministry Using Branded E-Taxis To Educate About Electric Vehicles

Austrian Federal Ministry Innovation, Mobility and Infrastructure

SPACE

11) NASA Satellites Ace World’s First ‘Lost-In-Space’ GPS-Free Navigation Experiment

Space

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

12) Uber Now Letting Parents Check In On Their Teens Through Drivers’ Selfie Cameras

The Verge

TRANSIT

13) St. Louis MetroLink Completes $62 Million In Security Upgrades, New Fare Collection At All Platforms

KWMU Radio

14) APTA’s Business Voice Behind Public Transportation

Metro

News Releases

1) Arkansas DOT Expands Street Smart Children's Road Safety Education Program

2) Cofiroute Selects TomTom Traffic To Enhance Real-Time Motorway Operations, Driver Information

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

Want to catch a round of golf before you leave but not sure you’ll be able to make it to the airport on time? Now worries at Thailand’s Don Mueang International Airport where an 18 hole course is located between two active runways.

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Monday, August 24, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, August 24, 2026 - South Bound Brook, New Jersey

AVIATION

1) Bucharest Airports National Company Plans Anti-Drone Systems For Airports

Romania-Insider

2) Air Traffic Control Is Becoming More Automated. Is Regulation Keeping Up?

The Conversation

3) The Four Design Flaws That Make Airports Way More Stressful

Sunset

4) Adobe Says While Travelers Are Relying On AI For Planning, Not All The Content Is Ready

The AI Economy

5) What Airports Can Teach Us About The Power Of Invisible Business AI

TechRadar (contributed content)

CAMERAS

6) Flock CEO Calls For ‘National Compromise’ Amid Camera Sabotage, Public Revolt

Fox News

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

7) Kazakhstan To Speed Up AI Rollout Across Transport Sector

Kazinform

MARITIME

8) Iran Says It Uses Undetectable Methods To Monitor Maritime Movements

WANA News Agency

9) Why Maritime Operations Centers Need Fusion, Not Another Data Feed

Windward

10) The Psychological Pathways To Maritime English Motivation: Need Satisfaction, Frustration, Learning

Frontiers in Psychology

OTHER

11) The Connected Construction Data Alliance Webinar Recording

The Ray (video)

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

12) Your Airport’s Most Important Audience

State Aviation Journal

13) How Breaking Traffic News Shapes Public Road Safety Awareness

BNO News (contributed content)

ROADWAYS

14) Circular Road Markings Trialed In Australia To Reduce Crashes On Bends

WhichCar

SAFETY / SECURITY

15) Japan Outlines Measures To Protect Infrastructure From Cyberattacks

Japan Times

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

16) Uber Hit With Nearly $1 Billion Fine For Automatically Deactivating Drivers In Europe

Engadget

17) Hampton Roads, Virginia Driver Launches Rideshare, Food Delivery App

Virginian-Pilot

18) Robotaxis Are Real Now — So Is The Pushback

The Verge

TELEMATICS

19) Kenyan Government Outlines Policy Path For Nation’s Growing Telematics Sector

Sunday Standard & KTN News

TRANSIT

20) New York MTA Plans To Pilot Virtual OMNY Cards After Years Of Delays

Gothamist

21) Errors Plagued Clipper 2.0 Long Before Botched Launch, Records Reveal

KQED Radio

22) Meet The Man Who Designed Muni’s ‘Worm’ Logo, And The Cranks Who Wanted To Kill It

San Francisco Chronicle

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

23) New App Brings Information On Isle Of Man Buses, Flights, Ferries

Manx Radio

24) Winnipeg Launches App To Warn Drivers Of Train Delays

CHVN Radio

25) Manila Eyes Smart App To Help Address Traffic Situation

Zigwheels

News Releases

1) Indiana Governor Unveils Highway Signs To Mark Nation’s 250th Birthday, Centennial Of Lincoln Highway, 70th Anniversary Of Interstate System

2) Kongsberg Expands Maritime Surveillance Capability With Additional N3X Satellites

3) Virginia Tech-Developed Tools Help Make State’s Roads Safer Through Smarter Crash Data

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Friday, August 21, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, August 21, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

**National Traffic Safety Awareness Month**

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Pedestrians Split Over New AI Eye-Reading Crosswalks In Las Vegas

KVVU-TV

AVIATION

2) Tampa International To Replace 54-Year-Old Air Traffic Control Tower

WTVT-TV

3) Delta Snubbed Elon Musk's Starlink — And Now He's Fighting Back

Simple Flying

CAMERAS

4) New Sacramento Airport Cameras Help Workers Issue Traffic Citations

KXTV-TV

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) Vietnam Toll Operators Suspend Planned E-Wallet Fees

Viet Nam News

FREIGHT

6) New Report Examines What A Future Truck-Funding Framework Would Require In Practice

The Eastern Transportation Coalition

HEALTH

7) TomTom Executive Extols Virtues Of Traffic Data In ULEZ Health Debate

Highways News

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

8) China’s Transport Sector: AI Technologies Have Been Widely Used In Road Transport, Railway Operations

CGTN

9) Better Data Can Build More Connected Cities

GovInsider

PLANNING

10) About AI And The Future Of Transportation Planning

Eno Center for Transportation

PRIVACY

11) Privacy Advocates Call On Maryland To Investigate Data Brokers

NPR News

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

12) Documentary On Wyoming DOT Snow Fences Wins Emmy

AASHTO Journal

ROADWAYS

13) Cornwall Council Bids To Use Cornish Language On Road Signs

BBC News

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

14) Alphabet’s Waymo Has Built A Custom Chip For Its Robotaxis

Bloomberg

TRANSIT

15) How Sound Transit Improved Escalator And Elevator Reliability

Mass Transit

News Releases

1) New Colorado DOT Videos Break Down Commonly Misunderstood Traffic Laws

2) Vance Street Capital Acquires Convoy Technologies

3) PATH To Deploy Onboard Technology For Real-Time Monitoring Of Rolling Stock

4) Network Optix, Santa Clara County Apply AI To 600+ Traffic Cameras

Friday Bonus

In this case the transit goat is not the GOAT.

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