Thursday, July 16, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Thursday, July 16, 2026 - Ballycotton, Ireland

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ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Smart Lighting System For Bicycles

Bike

AVIATION

2) A Look At The Digital Flight Strip System Used By The FAA

FedScoop

3) ATR Using Device GPS Data To Understand Trip Patterns

Aviation Week

4) Pittsburgh, Edmonton Airports Partner To Advance Innovation, Sustainability, Passenger Experience

Future Travel Experience

5) How Airports Keep Going In Crises From Extreme Weather To Conflict

World Economic Forum (video)

FREIGHT

6) Oregon DOT's New Tech Hastens Approval for Oversized Big Rigs

Government Technology

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

7) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - July 16, 2026

Carnegie Mellon University

8) IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society Newsletter - July 2026

IEEE

OTHER

9) Chicago Police Promised To ‘Fix’ Secret Traffic Stops. A Year Later, the Problem Has Only Gotten Worse. 

Bolts and Injustice Watch

10) Transport For London Hackers Jailed For Five And A Half Years

Silicon Republic

11) How Public Art Helps Cities Rethink Transportation

National League of Cities

RAILROADS

12) Independent Review Commissioner Into Abandoned €50 Million Irish Rail Traffic Management System

RTÉ

ROADWAYS

13) Troy Panhandling Sign Relocation Reignites Talks About Signage

WAMC Radio

SAFETY / SECURITY

14) Drivers Trust Road Safety Tech More Than Experts, Study Finds

Traffic Technology Today

15) Smart Warning Systems: Shielding Flaggers On The Front Lines

University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies

16) Aviation Cybersecurity: FAA And TSA Are Collaborating On Cybersecurity But Need To Address Key Shortfalls

GAO

VEHICLES

17) Ford Now Offers Remote Killswitch On Almost Every New Model

The Drive

News Releases

1) HAAS Alert, BMW Group, Škoda Accelerate Europe's Road Safety By Making Live Hazard Warnings Available Across DFRS Ecosystem

2) North Carolina DOT Launches Interactive ‘Projects Near Me’ Tool

3) Inter-Governorate Buses In Jordan To Feature Electronic Payment, GPS, Wi-Fi Services

4) The AI Railroad Brain: A New Operating Model For Freight Rail

5) SITA: Why Aviation Needs One Connected Communications Backbone

6) Applied Information Launches Glance Wrong-Way Driver Manager

7) Indian Register Of Shipping Launches NEURON – A Smart Digital Platform For Maritime Rules, Technical Knowledge

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Wednesday, July 15, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

 Wednesday, July 15, 2026 - Ballycotton, Ireland

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**FIFA World Cup Final**

AVIATION

1) Behind-The-Scenes Look At Logan Airport’s Runway Operations

WBZ-TV

FREIGHT

2) Communications Survey Finds Text Messaging Primary Communications Channel For Fleets

Fleet Equipment

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

3) ERTICO Newsletter - July 15, 2026

ERTICO-ITS Europe

OTHER

4) Regional Transportation Management Center Opens To Help Spokane-Area Drivers Plan Commutes

KXLY-TV

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

5) Kalamazoo Public Safety Refuses To Release Flock Camera Access Logs Amid Public Backlash

MLive

6) RTA, Dubai Police Launch Traffic Awareness Campaign For Truck Drivers, Transport Operators

Gulf Today

RAILROADS

7) B&O Railroad Museum Now National Museum Of Railroad History & Innovation

WMAR-TV

ROADWAYS

8) Chinese-Operated Expressway Advances Road Safety, Awareness In Cambodia

Xinhua

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) After Hands-Free Law, A Decline In Iowa Distracted Driving

Government Technology

10) Safety Solutions At CRASH 26

Highways Voices podcast

 

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

11) Robotaxi Riders Are Falling Asleep, Sparking Frantic 911 Calls

Bloomberg

TRANSIT

12) Austin Transit Partnership’s Operations And Maintenance Facility: The Heart Behind Light Rail System

Metro

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) ‘CTX GO’ App May Help Drivers Navigate Central Texas Construction Projects Over Next Decade

KXAN-TV

VEHICLES

14) Here's How Cars Recognize Traffic Signs (And Why It Doesn't Always Work) 

Jalopnik

 

Job Postings

 -  Integrated Solutions Program Manager (Position 04646) - Virginia DOT - Mechanicsville, Virginia

https://www.jobs.virginia.gov/jobs/04646-integrated-solutions-program-manager-mechanicsville-virginia-united-states  

 - Integrated Solutions Technical Program Manager (Position 04858) - Virginia DOT - Richmond, Virginia  https://www.jobs.virginia.gov/jobs/04858-integrated-solutions-technical-program-manager-richmond-virginia-united-states 

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Tuesday, July 14, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Tuesday, July 14, 2026 - Ballycotton, Ireland

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AVIATION

1) Civil Liberties Groups Warn FAA Drone Rule Could Restrict Journalism

DroneLife

CAMERAS

2) Buses Rule Dhaka Roads Beyond AI Watch

New Nation

FUNDING

3) UK Government Confirms Pay-Per-Mile Charges Will Be Assessed When Driving Abroad

Highways News

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) Airport Tunnel Fire: How Smart Safety Systems On Gurugram-Dwarka Expressway Averted A Major Disaster

Organiser

OTHER

5) Duffy Faces New Ethics Complaint Over Official Social Media Post Promoting Wife’s Book

Government Executive

6) Operator Data Unlocks New Transport Insights

Cities Today

7) Transportation’s Real Emissions Challenge: The Gap Between Reporting And Action

Supply Chain Xchange

RAILROADS

8) Dispatchers’ Union Asks FRA To Investigate ‘Software Failure’ In BNSF Incident

Trains

9) Writer, Railroader Ed King Dies At Age 90

Trains

TRANSIT

10) Hanoi Launches Integrated Multimodal Electronic Ticketing System

Nhân Dân

11) Harrisonburg Department Of Transportation Launches myStop App For Riders

WHSV-TV

12) Reinventing Transit’s Digital Future

METROspectives podcast

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) Pennsylvania DOT Closely Monitoring Parkway East Closure Detour Routes From Real-Time Traffic Center

KDKA-TV

14) Inside Washington State DOT’s Traffic Management Center

KIRO-TV (video)

15) Nashville Uses Lidar To Promote Road Safety In Dense Urban Environment

ITS International

News Releases

1) Bus Users UK Provide Materials To Promote ‘Catch The Bus Month’

2) MTC Picks Vendors For New, Improved Signs

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

This is not the paper airplane we’ve all made. The world’s largest paper airplane recently took flight.

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