Monday, August 17, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Monday, August 17, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION

1) Smart Tugs And Trucks That Don’t Sleep. Automation Rewires US Transport

Reuters

AVIATION

2) Duffy Discusses New Technology Aimed At Making Air Travel Safer

CBS News (video)

3) FAA Updates Cockpit-Control Guidance For Touchscreens, Voice Commands

AVweb

4) FAA Awards AT&T $74 Million To Begin Building Next-Generation Air Traffic Network

MeriTalk

CAMERAS

5) Norfolk, Virginia Mayor Enforces Rule Which Limits Comments On Flock Cameras

WAVY-TV

FREIGHT

6) Flock Cameras Expand To Trucking Enforcement

Commercial Carrier Journal

INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

7) After Allegheny Mountain Tunnel Fire, Pennsylvania Turnpike Makes Safety Changes

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

8) Missouri Flood And Drought App Builds Disaster Preparedness

Government Technology

OTHER

9) North Carolina DMV To Launch New Mobile ID Program

WRAL News

ROADWAYS

10) Florida DOT Ordered Street Art Removed. Then Sarasota Got A Faux Brick Crosswalk.

Suncoast Searchlight

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) Massachusetts Highway Head Outlines State’s Plan To Reduce Wrong-Way Driving

WBUR Radio’s Up Next

12) How Villanova University Students Are Using Virtual Roads To Study Safety

WCAU-TV

TRANSIT

13) Degree, New York MTA Turn Real Commuter Conversations Into Summer Ad Campaign

Chain Drug Review

News Releases

1) FAA Installs Brand-New Surface Movement Radar At Reagan National Airport

2) Pennsylvania DOT Enhances 511PA Website With Real Time Info To Help Travelers Headed To Little League World Series

3) Minnesota DOT Selects Sensys Gatso For Work Zone Safety Pilot Focused On Driver Education, Behavior Change 

4) Worldwide Transportation Library Launches As Official LLC To Scale Global Infrastructure Research

5) Hyundai India, Radio Mirchi Launch Traffic Quality Index

6) How AutoBike Uses Hesai Lidar To Explore Smarter Bikesharing

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Friday, August 14, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Friday, August 14, 2026 - Denville, New Jersey

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ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

) Walkable Wayfinding System In Downtown Atlanta To Serve Beyond World Cup

Atlanta Regional Commission

AVIATION

) Two American Airlines Flights Share Same Call Sign Over Phoenix

Flightradar24

CAMERAS

) As Speed Cameras Spread To More States, So Does The Backlash From Drivers

NPR News

FREIGHT

) States Sue Trump Administration Over Bid To Access 17 Million CDL Records

FreightWaves

) Former Dispatcher Takes Stab At Writing Novel About Dark World Of Truckers

CDLLife

GPS / NAVIGATION

) Japan Launches Sovereign Satellite Navigation Network

TechRadar

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

) National Traffic Data System To Link Every Vietnam Expressway

Viet Nam News

PARKING

) Why Parking Is Emerging As The Software Defined Vehicle's Everyday Experience

SBD Automotive

SAFETY / SECURITY

) School Pedestrian Crossings Improved Under City Of Chattanooga Tech Initiative

The Pulse

TELEMATICS

) Inside The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Later-Day Saints’ Two-Track Telematics Strategy

Automotive Fleet

News Releases

1) Massachusetts Launches New Driver Education Resources To Improve Safety For Bicyclists

2) Zero Fatalities, AAA Partner On ‘Please Be Patient’ New Driver Magnets In Utah

3) Chicago Transit Authority Advances Rail Simulator Pilot To Enhance Operator Training Program

Friday Bonus

Honey, a shrub gave me a ticket!

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Thursday, August 13, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Thursday, August 13, 2026 - East Brunswick, New Jersey

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AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION

1) Connected Vehicle Data Could Help Councils Identify Road Safety Risks Before Collisions Occur

Road Safety GB

AVIATION

2) FAA Plans Antennas, Communication Fixes After Incident With Trump Helicopter

Wall Street Journal

3) Singapore Eyes AI As Air Traffic Management Tool

Aviation Week

4) How GPS Jamming And Drones Are Creating New Threats For Civilian Aviation

WBUR Radio’s Here & Now

CAMERAS

5) Flock Moves To Increase Oversight After Police Misuse

NBC News

6) Aurora, Colorado Won’t Take Pictures Of Drivers In Photo Radar Tickets

KUSA-TV

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

7) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - August 13, 2026

Carnegie Mellon University

PRIVACY

8) Man Finds Covering People, Cars In Special Pattern Prevents Flock Camera Recognition 

autoevolution

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

9) SFMTA Looks To Promote Fare Payment Through Public Awareness Campaign

KGO-TV

10) First Amendment Group Rebukes San Joaquin RTD Director Over Threat To Sue Public Critics

Stocktonia

RAILROADS

11) US Appeals Court Sides With Fiber Provider In Railroad Crossing Dispute

Broadband Breakfast

ROADWAYS

12) Lack Of Highway Signs For Chargers Seen Adding To EV Range Anxiety In US

Digital Today

SAFETY / SECURITY

13) Some Tennessee Driver Licenses Experiencing Issues At TSA Checkpoints

WDEF-TV

TRANSIT

14) Maryland Transit Administration Launches Interactive Public Safety Dashboard, Ambassador Team

WBAL-TV

15) ‘Eyes On Board’ Project Seeks To Document Harassment On San Francisco Transit

Streetsblog San Francisco

16) Los Angeles Metro, West Hollywood, Partners Advance Smarter Bus Lane Enforcement

Metro

News Releases

1) New Safety Coach App Helps Volvo Drivers Build Safer Habits, Lower Insurance Rates

2) Denver RTD Launches Community Ambassador Program To Help Shape Future Of Transit

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Wednesday, August 12, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Wednesday, August 12, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Duffy Working On Telecom Issues Fix After Close Call Involving Trump Helicopter

Reuters

2) France’s Supreme Audit Agency Urges Overhaul Of Air Traffic Control After Delays

Riviera Radio

3) Delta Air Lines Investigating Hoax Wi-Fi Network On Las Vegas Flight After Hacking Conference

Simple Flying

4) Safety Analysis Shows Weather Radar Latency May Have Contributed To Crash

Afterburner

5) The Look Company Expands Visual Branding Expertise Into Airports

Moodie Davitt Report

CAMERAS

6) Navajo Nation And McKinley County, New Mexico Won’t Be Able To Share Information From Camera Systems

Navajo Times

7) Immigration Searches Were Conducted On Twin Falls, Idaho Flock Network. A Month Later, Agreements Changed

Idaho Capital Sun

GPS / NAVIGATION

8) US Air Force Establishes Branch To Develop GPS Alternatives

National Defense

OTHER

9) What To Know As Your Driver's License Gets A Digital Upgrade

PBS News Hour video

10) Los Angeles Police Have A New Siren You Can Feel

Los Angeles Times

RAILROADS

11) Mexico Seeks Bids For 5G Telecom System On Two New Passenger Train Lines

Mexico News Daily

ROADWAYS

12) Minnesota DOT, Partners Install Over 300 New Vehicle Speed Feedback Signs

WJON Radio

13) How AI Can Help Solve The UK’s Pothole Crisis

Highways News

TRANSIT

14) Da’Von Griffin Is The Self-Appointed Voice Of Bay Area Mass Transit

Mission Local

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

15) Northern Ireland Infrastructure Minister Visits Revamped Belfast Traffic Information And Control Centre

Insider Media

News Releases

1) Lockheed Martin, Verizon, Keysight, ODC, Astris AI Demonstrate Technology For Public Airspace Protection With Nvidia Technology

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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 

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