Friday, October 9, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Friday, October 9, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) New Policy Aims To Give DCA Extra Warning When Marine One Takes Off

Washington Post

2) US Army Report Cites Systemic Failures In Fatal DCA Crash

NewsNation

3) New Brand Identity For Edinburgh Airport

Airport World

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) ITS Helps Traffic Management In Vietnam Shift From ‘Reacting To Situations’ To ‘Proactively Managing’ Traffic

Vietnam.vn

MARITIME

5) US Ports Warn of Red Tape As Cyber Rule Nears Finish Line

Seatrade Maritime News

OTHER

6) New Tech Could Reveal How Animals Actually Feel About World’s Largest Wildlife Crossing

KTLA-TV

7) Deep Robotics Tests DR02 Humanoids In Hangzhou Traffic, Tourist Areas

AI Insider

PRIVACY

8) Lawmakers Concerned Over Google’s Plan To Acquire AI Models From Spirit Airlines Data 

The Hill

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

9) State DOTs Win Awards For Communications Work

AASHTO Journal

RAILROADS

10) In Old Lyme, Connecticut, Amtrak Pitches ‘Fresh Look’ At Rail Planning

LymeLine

TRANSIT

11) BART Explores Use Of AI While Weighing Potential Risks

KNTV-TV

News Releases

1) California DOT Makes Urgent Call For Increased Driver Safety Awareness After Recent Highway Worker Fatalities

Friday Bonus

There are a variety of ways problematic roadway infrastructure is brought to light. In Brooklyn, one troublesome highway exit is getting its moment through a viral song.

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Thursday, October 8, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Thursday, October 8, 2026 - New York, New York

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AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION

1) Why Automotive Connectivity Must Evolve With Mobile Network Technology

Electronic Design (contributed content)

AVIATION

2) Laredo Police Vow To Take Down Drones At Hotel Fire. FAA Lists No TFR.

DroneXL

3) Meet The Outgoing Voice Of Logan Airport, Joe LoGiudice

WCVB-TV

CAMERAS

4) Phoenix Traffic Camera Outage Tied To Citywide Network Upgrade

KTVK-TV

5) Attempted Copper Wire Theft Knocks Out Washington State DOT Cameras, Travel Data For Several Days

KIRO Radio

CARTOGRAPHY

6) UK Motorists Can Now See Live Fuel Prices On Google Maps

The Guardian

ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY

7) How Missouri DOT Slashed Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions

The Stream by AASHTO podcast

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

8) DfT Outlines £30 Million Digital Twin Trials, Plans To Help Councils Make Better Use Of AI

Highways News

9) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - October 8, 2026

Carnegie Mellon University

OTHER

10) FCC To Vote On Advancing New Spectrum Auction To Boost Direct To Device Services

Reuters

11) Roadworker Abuse Victims In UK Urged To Report Incidents, Gather Evidence To Support Prosecutions

Highways News

12) 800,000 Colorado Voters Received A Passenger Rail Ballot They Cannot Vote On

Colorado Sun

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

13) Kansas City, Missouri Launches Pedestrian Safety Campaign Featuring Mr. Walker, Little Ms. Walker

Spectrum News

TRANSIT

14) New Website Unveiled For Danville, Illinois Transit

WCIA-TV

15) Honolulu City Council Considers Exterior Ads On Skyline, TheBus

KGMB-TV

16) Transit Windsor Officially Launches Umo Mobility App

CKLW Radio

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

17) South Carolina DOT Terminates Traffic-Control Contractor After I-26 Gridlock

WCIV-TV

18) Hawaii DOT To Expand Public Digital Hazard Alert System Statewide

Maui Now

News Releases

1) Adobe, Heathrow Airport Team To Transform Digital Experience For Passengers In AI Era

2) BART Launches Pilot Of Aira Video Interpreter Service For Blind, Low Vision Riders

3) Riverside Transit Agency Launches Convo ASL Interpretation Service

4) American Airlines Will Bring Starlink To Every Mainline Jet

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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

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Wednesday, October 7, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION

1) EU Browbeating EU To Approve Its ‘Full Self-Driving’ Tech. The Pressure Is Working.

Reuters

AVIATION

2) FAA Wants Pilots To Flag Bad AWOS Data

AVweb

3) UK Aviation Regulator Invites Industry To Help Shape Air Traffic Management Operations

Airside

4) Why Airports Must Rethink Customer Experience In The Era Of Capital Programs

CustomerThink

OTHER

5) ACLU Loses Challenge Against Clark County, Nevada’s ‘Selfie Ban’ On Pedestrian Bridges

Nevada Independent

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

6) South Carolina DOT Offers No New Details A Week After I-26 Backup

WCIV-TV

TRANSIT

7) ‘Next Stop, Gas Chambers’: Transport For London Removes Vegan Bus Adverts 

Jewish News

News Releases

1) Lyft Riders Can Now Use Same App In Europe

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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

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Tuesday, October 6, 2026 - New York, New York

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ELECTRONIC TOLLING

1) Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Lithuania Moving To Digital Road Charging In 2027

Travel and Tour World

GPS / NAVIGATION

2) Iraq Accelerates Move To Ban Israeli-Developed GPS App Waze

The New Region

MARITIME

3) US Supreme Court Won’t Hear Challenge To Lobster Boat GPS Monitoring Case

SeafoodSource

4) Japan To Research Use Of Automatic Navigation, AI For Self-Defense Force Transport Ships

Jiji

MOBILITY

5) Road Pricing, AI And The Future Of Transportation

Infrastructure Technology Podcast

OTHER

6) FCC Eases Environmental Policy For Communications Towers

Radio World

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

7) North Richland Hills, Texas Charges $2 Million For Flock Records As Agencies Make It Harder To See How Cameras Are Used

Texas Tribune

8) Mobile GR Engages With Public On Grand Rapids Transit Access Funding Proposals

The Rapidian

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) Railways And Military Mobility: Mitigating The Impact Of Potential Cyberattacks On Civil-Military Infrastructure

PubAffairs Bruxelles (contributed content)

TRANSIT

10) Japan Marks 20 Years Of Tackling Human Error In Public Transportation

Jiji

VEHICLES

11) NHTSA To Rewrite Rules To Address Vehicle Headlight Glare

Reuters

News Releases

1) Maryland DOT Updating New Driver Curriculum

2) GM Launches OnStar Fleet Intelligence Platform

 

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

You might think of OnStar as the beginning of telematics for passenger cars, but in the 1960s, GM had another system which provided information to drivers.

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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