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

Monday, October 12, 2026

🪶 Monday, October 12, 2026 - Short Hills, New Jersey 🇮🇹🇨🇦

**Indigenous Peoples’ Day/Columbus Day/Canadian Thanksgiving Day**

AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION

1) AV Truck Fleets In US Win Five-Year Exemption On Warning Beacons

FreightWaves

AVIATION

2) The Brilliant Way United Airlines Used Starlink To Outsmart Delta And Steal Market Share

Inc.

CARTOGRAPHY

3) Google Maps Showing Accident Alerts Everywhere, So What's Going On?

autoevolution

EQUITY

4) Providing Passenger Information To People Who Are Blind Or Have Low Vision: A Guide

National Academies

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

5) A Digital Twin For Malta’s Roads

Times of Malta

6) AI Learns To Read Traffic Signs Through Rain, Fog, Glare Without Retraining

Bioengineer.com

OTHER

7) American, KLM, RAM Ink New Starlink Deals; Amtrak Begins Trial

Runway Girl Network

PARKING

8) Hanoi Wants Parking Lots To Transmit Data To The City, And Customers To Not Pay With Cash

VietNamNet

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

9) Who Knew About Amtrak’s Bridgeport Plans, And When Did They Know?

Chicago Tribune

10) Washington State Ferries Messaging Didn’t Put Passengers First

KIRO Radio (commentary)

11) The US Public Is Losing Its Say On Environmental Policy

Yale Environment 360

12) APTA Presents AdWheel Winners

Mass Transit

RAILROADS

13) FRA Investigating Chicago-Area Incidents Involving Dispatching Software

Trains

ROADWAYS

14) London Council ‘Uses Misleading Traffic Signs To Gather Fines’

The Times

SAFETY / SECURITY

15) Eight-Fold Increase In Road Safety Data Messages In Europe, Says Data For Road Safety

ITS International

TRANSIT

16) New Public Art Project Partners With Pittsburgh Regional Transit To Make ‘PittsBirds’

WPXI-TV

17) Ho Chi Minh City Accelerates Green, Digital Transition In Public Transit

Viet Nam News

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

18) Inside Connecticut’s Highway Command Center Where Crashes And Issues Become Alerts In Minutes

CT Insider

19) Beyond The Video Wall: Rethinking The Traffic Management Center

Roads & Bridges

News Releases

1) US Coast Guard Orders Four Long-Range Unmanned Aircraft

2) Denver Airport Launches Blog To Help Travelers Plan Ahead

3) Humorous ‘Driving Is For Dodgers Fans’ Campaign Snags Award For Caltrain

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Friday, October 9, 2026

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, October 9, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

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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