Monday, August 31, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Monday, August 31, 2026 - North Bergen, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) ANA, Avatar Roll Out Remote Passenger Support Using ‘Newme’ Robots At Regional Airports

Future Travel Experience

2) American Airlines Bolsters Maintenance Workforce To Fix Defective In-Flight Entertainment Systems, Other Issues

PYOK

3) Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Relaunches ATL.com 

Metro Atlanta CEO

CAMERAS

4) Governor Bars Texas Agencies From Funding Flock Cameras

The Hill

5) How Alabama Power Became Flock’s Longest-Standing Middleman

Inside Climate News

6) Ticket Snippers Builds Interactive Map Tracking California Speed Cameras

Gadget Review

CARTOGRAPHY

7) Google Reveals How ‘Lake America’ Name Change Will Appear On Maps

Newsweek

8) Trump Pushes Apple To Change ‘Lake Ontario’ To ‘Lake America’ On Its Maps

BBC News

9) Geospatial Mapping Turns Highway Black Spot In India Into Google Maps Alerts

Times of India

FREIGHT

10) Duffy Announces Emergency Shutdown Of 110 Driving Schools Over English Proficiency Rule

The Hill

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

11) What Seoul Wants Its Smart-City Initiative To Fix First

Korea Herald

OTHER

12) The Unsung Heroes Keeping England’s Transport Moving

The Guardian

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

13) Los Angeles Metro Marks Rail Safety Month With Union Station Event, New Video

Yo! Venice

RAILROADS

14) New Real-Time Rail Maps, EU Data Rules Transform Train Travel Across France, Spain, Belgium In 2026

Nomad Lawyer

15) Inside The Railroad Security Operation Taking On Cargo Theft

Trains (video)

SAFETY / SECURITY

16) US Customs And Border Protection Plans Passport-Free Checks At All US Airports

TheTravel

17) New System Screens Checked Baggage Before It Lands In US

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

18) Bolt Launches Ride-Hailing Through ChatGPT In Europe

ITS International

TRANSIT

19) WMATA Unveils New Bus Safety Tech

WUSA-TV

20) TRIP Agents Used To Change Vibe On Minnesota’s Metro

MinnPost

21) Inside The Team That Responds To All Complaints About DC Metro

Washington Post

22) Chenango County, New York Launches Bus-Tracking App, Survey To Improve Public Transit

Evening Sun

23) Physical OMNY Cards Can’t Be Refilled Due To Undisclosed System Error, New York MTA Says

Gothamist

24) ATRA Pulse - August 2026

Advanced Transit Association

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

25) Some US Cities Have Begun Rewarding Careful Drivers With Fewer Red Lights

AP

VEHICLES

26) Tesla To Integrate Grok Bot Into Its Vehicles

Not a Tesla App

News Releases

1) Air Canada Takes Additional Measures To Make Travel Easier For Customers Travelling With Mobility Aids

2) Tapt Media Partners With Australian Traffic Network To Expand Traffic Coverage

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Friday, August 28, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Friday, August 28, 2026 - Sleepy Hollow, New York

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AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION

1) Siren-Sensing AI Technology Deployed For Japan’s Autonomous Bus Trials

Auto Connected Car News

AVIATION

2) Marine One Again Struggles To Communicate With Air Traffic Control Before Takeoff

CNN

3) How Reach TV Brings Streaming, Advertising To America’s Airports

AdExchange

CARTOGRAPHY

4) Lake Ontario To Lake America – Who Gets To Decide What Goes On Maps?

The Conversation

FREIGHT

5) Mexico To Invest US$21 Million In 20 Smart Arches Against Cargo Theft

BNamericas

OTHER

6) Research Suggests Almost A Third Of UK Drivers Reoffend After Attending Speed-Awareness Course

Highways News

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

7) Arkansas DOT Launches ‘Phase 2’ Of ‘Street Smart’ Program

AASHTO Journal

SAFETY / SECURITY

8) Three UK Airports Hit By Cyberattack With Data Of 8.7 Million Customers Accessed

Guardian

9) Leveraging Technology And AI To Combat Distracted Driving

IBTTA Insights

10) Speed Management For Safer Roads With Dr. Shauna Hallmark, Iowa State University, And Ginny O’Connor, toXcel

ITE Talks Transportation podcast (includes link to podcast)

SPACE

11) NASA Building ‘Air Traffic Control’ For The Moon

SciTechDaily

Friday Bonus

Looking for that perfect gift for the transit lover in your life?

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Thursday, August 27, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

🎶  Thursday, August 27, 2026 - Newark, New Jersey 🎹

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ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Traffic Gardens: Turning Empty Spaces Into Places Where Kids Learn To Ride

People For Bikes

2) Project Looks To Map Pedestrian Networks And Map Their Comfort, Safety

Catalyst

AVIATION

3) Michigan’s Ford Airport First In US To Combine Advanced RFID-Enabled Baggage Tracking With Self-Service Bag Check

MLive

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - August 27, 2026

Carnegie Mellon University

MARITIME

5) Red Sea Nations Step Up Maritime Cooperation As Regional Threats Grow

United Nations

6) French Sailors Ditch GPS To Rediscover Celestial Art Of Navigation

RFI

OTHER

7) Judge Temporarily Restores Transgender Woman’s License In Kansas Saying Appeal Process Was Unclear

Kansas Reflector

8) Deleted Israeli Defense Force Video Instructed Haredi Draft Evaders How To Avoid Ben-Gurion Checks

Jerusalem Post

PARKING

9) Incheon City Expands ‘Real-Time Parking Information Service’ To Private Lots

Asia Business Daily

PRIVACY

10) Lawmakers Call For Watchdog Review Of USDOT’s Passenger Privacy Practices

Nextgov/FCW

ROADWAYS

11) Valley Metro Seeks New Signs After 42 Train Crashes

KTVK-TV

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) Speed Management For Safer Roads With Dr. Shauna Hallmark, Iowa State University, And Ginny O’Connor, toXcel

ITE Talks Transportation podcast

13) IBTTA’s New CEO Mark Chung’s Safety Vision

Traffic Technology Today

14) KU Transportation Center Keeps Kansans Connected

University of Kansas

TRANSIT

15) Transit Agencies Across North America Make Rider Experience Upgrades

Mass Transit

News Releases

1) Nayax To Acquire Smart Parking Provider, IPS Group

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Wednesday, August 26, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Wednesday, August 26, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) New Maryland Plant Begins Producing Equipment For FAA’s Next-Generation Air Traffic System

Homeland Security Today

2) FAA Says Antenna Relocated After Marine One Safety Incident

Reuters

3) How The World Cup Became A ‘Forcing Function’ For Drone Security

Route Fifty

CAMERAS

4) New York State DOT Expands Work Zone Speed Camera Program

WKTV-TV

5) Project Ranks States On Policies Governing Automated License Plate Readers

Government Technology

FREIGHT

6) New Highway Tech Weighs Semitrucks While They Roll

Government Technology

INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

7) Rapid Incident Response And Secondary Crash Reduction

IBTTA Insights

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

8) Interactive Traffic Safety Park Opens In Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Taipei Times

RAILROADS

9) STB Orders Unfiltered Workpapers In UP-NS Review

Railway Supply

News Releases

1) New Intelligent Safety Features Coming To Volvo EX60, EX90

2) NYSDOT Offering Immersive Exhibits At New York State Fair

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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