Tuesday, February 3, 2026

 Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, February 3, 2026 - The College of New Jersey, New Jersey

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**Transit Equity Day**

AVIATION

1) Angelo State University Launches Simulator Lab For Air Traffic Control Training

KLST-TV

CAMERAS

2) Traffic Cameras Aren’t Going Away, But Virginia Legislators May Add Some New Restrictions

WVTF Radio

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

3) Toronto Explores ITS To Improve Jams And Transit

Digital Watch

OTHER

4) ‘Abolish ICE,’ Tributes To Athletes Among Snowplow Contest Finalists In Chicago

WMAQ-TV

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

5) Atlanta Airport Fuel Spill Draws Criticism Over Lack Of Information

Georgia Recorder

TELEMATICS

6) Report Looks At Control Of Vehicle Data

U.S. PIRG

TRANSIT

7) BART Launches Free High-Speed Wi-Fi At Five Major Stations

Richmond Standard

VEHICLES

8) Dubai To Launch Glydways Network Of Self-Driving Pods

Gulf News

News Releases

1) George Brennan Named Publisher Of Trucking And Transportation For Bobit

2) CapMetro Introduces Tap-To-Pay On All Buses

3) STM Rolls Out Text Message Reporting On Its Bus Network

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

Signs can convey important information but if you can’t easily read them they aren’t much help. A man in Hull, UK does his part to make them legible. 

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Monday, February 2, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Monday, February 2, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

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**Happy Groundhog Day**

AVIATION

1) FAA To Require 25-Hour Cockpit Voice Recorders On New Aircraft

AeroTime

CAMERAS

2) Trump Restricts Traffic Camera Funding In Cities

Washington Post

3) Amid Immigration Crackdown, Mountain View, California Discovers Unauthorized Access To License-Plate Data

Mountain View Voice

4) Irish National Police, An Garda Síochána, Launches Consultation On Draft Code For Public CCTV Use

Law Society Gazette

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) All-Electronic Tolling Coming To Richmond, Virginia Expressways, Ramps

WRIC-TV

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

6) Ireland Warned By EU For Failing To Fully Transpose ITS Directive Into National Law

Highways News

MOBILITY

7) Blink-Controlled Wheelchairs Bring New Mobility To ALS Patients

CGTN

OTHER

8) Misleading Text In The Physical World Can Hijack AI-Enabled Robots, Study Shows

UC Santa Cruz

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

9) News Media Coalition Letter Challenges FAA’s Expansive NOTAM On Drones

DroneLife

SPACE

10) SpaceX Has Stopped Russia’s ‘Unauthorized’ Use Of Starlink Against Ukraine, Musk Says

France 24

TRANSIT

11) ATRA Pulse - January 2026

Advanced Transit Association

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Take A Look Inside Caltrans’ District 3 RTMC

Fresno Bee (video)

News Releases

1) Why Drivers Ignore Emergency Vehicles And How Smart Corridors Can Help

2) Alaska Airlines Unveils State-Of-The-Art Global Training Center

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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

Friday, January 30, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Friday, January 30, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Airports Embrace AI To Manage Growing Global Passenger Traffic

Al Jazeera

CAMERAS

2) Hamilton County (Indiana) Sheriff’s Office Using Real-Time Data To Save Lives During Winter Emergencies

WRTV-TV

FREIGHT

3) English Language Proficiency Violations—What's Really Happening?

FreightWaves

MARITIME

4) Joint Maritime Traffic Center Launched In Stockholm

Ship Management International

OTHER

5) Florida To Mandate English-Only Driver License Exams

WFOR-TV

RAILROADS

6) Florida Congressman Wants Answers On Train Vs Delivery Robot Incident

Trains

7) How A Portuguese AI-Pioneering Software Company Capitalizes On Increasingly Complex Railways

Railtech.com

8) When Trains Inspire Fashion: Amtrak Launches Limited Edition Tracksuit

Railway Pro

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) North Carolina DOT Transportation Management Center Monitors Triad Highways Year-Round

WXLV-TV

VEHICLES

10) Future Mobility Depends On Responsible Data Handling

Automotive World (commentary)

News Releases

1) Port Of Oakland Appoints Justin Berton As Director Of Communications

2) Airspan, Space Compass Partner To Bring 5G Connectivity To High-Altitude Maritime Surveillance

3) Volkswagen Group China Starts Production Of Its First Locally-Developed Zonal Electronic Architecture

4) Electra Vehicles Validates Breakthrough AI-Driven Battery Management System Featuring An Embedded ‘Brain’ For Batteries

5) Indra, Nav Canada Sign Agreement On Next-Gen Simulation Platform

Friday Bonus  

Many in the US had to dig out from last weekend’s snowstorm. A guy in New Jersey had it a bit easier. 

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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