Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

**Ramadan Kareem**

AVIATION

1) These Three Failures Contributed To Deadly DC Midair Collision, NTSB Says

2) Air Force One Gets New Red, White, Blue, Gold Color Scheme

3) High-Tech Feature At JFK Airport’s New Terminal Could Speed Travel Through Passport Control

Time Out New York

4) Cyberattack Setbacks Lead To Process Refinements, Renewed Precautions at Seattle-Tacoma International

Airport Improvement

CAMERAS

5) Regulation Coming To Automatic License Plate Readers In Michigan

6) Seattle’s New Mayor Faces Early Test Over Police Surveillance Cameras

7) Eyes In The Sky: New Technology Has Changed Policing In Omaha

MARITIME

8) NOAA Installs PORTS Weather Monitoring System In Boston Harbor

Environmental Coastal & Offshore

OTHER

9) Tesla Will Stop Using The Term ‘Autopilot’ To Avoid 30-Days Suspension In California

San Francisco Chronicle

10) International Car Sale Scam Used Fake Images, Website: Police

11) Why Sticking To Standards Is Not An Option With TOPAS, Swarco, Yunex Traffic, Telent

Highways Voices podcast

PRIVACY

12) Cities Ditch License Plate Readers Over Privacy Worries

NPR’s All Things Considered

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

13) New Documentary Teaches About Decades Old Blair County, Pennsylvania Railroad Disaster

14) Latinos In Transit Launches 'Legacy Tour' Marking 10 Years Of Impact

15) Jefferson County, Colorado Reimagines Public Health Storytelling

ROADWAYS

16) Real-Time Transportation Data Helps States Drive Analysis

Government Technology

17) DriveOhio Data Keeps Eyes On Road Assets

ITS International

SPACE

18) SpaceX Unveils Space Traffic Management System

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

19) Waymo: Overseas Assistants Don’t Remotely Drive US Robotaxis

20) Tesla ‘Robotaxi’ Adds Five More Crashes In Austin In Month — 4x Worse Than Humans

TRANSIT

21) Transport For London Ad Banned For Reinforcing Racial Stereotypes

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

22) Smart Traffic Plan To Ease Congestion In Gaya, India; 668 Cameras To Be Installed

VEHICLES

23) Toyota Rolling Out Apple Car Key Support In Wallet App

24) UK DfT Tells Suppliers Of Connected Vehicle Services They’re Committed To Supporting Delivery Of Connected Services In Open, Sharable Way

News Releases

1) Sporting Event Transportation Planning Reduces Game-Day Congestion, Delays

2) Ericsson, Leonardo, Italian Navy Trial 5G Standalone On-Sea Capabilities

3) Synapse ITS Introduces SYO, A New Ecosystem Built For Intelligent Signal Monitor Operations

4) ETRI Demonstrates South Korea’s First Predictive Pedestrian Safety AI Service

5) Airbus, Singapore Successfully Complete HTeaming Flight Trials

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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.

© 2026 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com 1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

**Happy Lunar New Year**

AVIATION

1) NASA Advances High-Altitude Traffic Management

2) Trump Family Business Files For Trademark Rights On Any Airports Using President’s Name

3) Tampa International Airport Showcases Three Agentic AI Breakthroughs

International Airport Review

4) Honeywell Unveils Ground Weather Radar System

5) Can Digital Platforms Transform Aviation Sales?

Business Airport International

EQUITY

6) Transport For London Lacks ‘Depth And Nuance’ When Engaging With Disabled Travelers, City Hall Report Finds

FREIGHT

7) Interview: How We Used Smart Tech To Reduce Trucking Time At Lagos Ports

OTHER

8) Why Wireless Infrastructure Must Be Reinvented For The 6G Era

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

9) After Pushback, Oregon Lawmakers Ditch Proposal To Cut Voters Out Of Local Gas Taxes

Jefferson Public Radio

RAILROADS

10) Trump Says Idea Of Renaming New York Penn Station After Him Was Raised By Others, Not Him

ROADWAYS

11) Florida DOT Expands Wrong-Way Driver Technology To Reduce Fatal Crashes

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) TSA Now Required To Refer To Non-US Citizens As ‘Aliens’

13) The Best Tactics For Tackling Speeders

Bloomberg CityLab

VEHICLES

14) Is EU At A Crossroads Over Self-Driving Vehicles?

News Releases

1) Automakers Are Holding Your Car’s Wireless Data Hostage, And You’re Paying The Ransom

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

I suppose this could count as intermodal transportation (aka, take the plane to the train).

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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.

© 2026 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com 1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016

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