Wednesday, September 23, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

👶🏼  Wednesday, September 23, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey 👧🏽

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**Child Passenger Safety Week**

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) Two Years From Muriel Furrer’s Death, GPS Trackers Still Haven’t Been Introduced To Cycling

Cyclingnews

AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION

2) How Waabi’s Raquel Urtasun Is Building One AI Brain To Drive Trucks, Robotaxis

Observer

AVIATION

3) Air Canada Targets More Proactive, Personalized Passenger Experience With AI, Better Data

Future Travel Experience

4) Libya Open Air Navigation Centre Adjacent To Tripoli International Airport

Libya Herald

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) Geography Still Matters In A GPS-Filled World, Educators Say

K-12 Dive

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

6) Busan, South Korea Turns To AI Traffic Signals And Flood Detection On City Roads

Seoul Economic Daily

MARITIME

7) New Washington State Ferry Ticket Kiosk In Kingston Needs Improved Signage, Correct GPS Directions

KIRO Radio

OTHER

8) Quebec Prayer Restrictions Reshape Rules At Transit Agency, Universities

CTV News

TRANSIT

9) How I Created An App That Helps Millions Navigate Transit

Canadian Business

VEHICLES

10) Tesla Adds Grok Bot To Vehicles For Hands-Free Errands And Tasks

Not a Tesla App

News Releases

1) A Canadian Superhero’s Latest Mission: Transit Etiquette

2) Turkmenistan Develops A Modern And Intelligent Urban Environment

3) Transport For New South Wales To Use Drones To Monitor Holiday Traffic

4) MARTA Streamlines Digital Customer Experience With All-In-One Mobile App

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Tuesday, September 22, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

   Tuesday, September 22, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

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**First Day of Autumn/Spring**

ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

) New Louisville Wayfinding Signs Prioritize Pedestrians

Spectrum News

AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION

) AI, Autonomous Driving Among Topics At APEC Transport Ministers’ Meeting

Herald Business

CAMERAS

) Colorado DOT Provides Update On Project To Install 66 New Traffic Cameras On Rural Roads

Post Independent

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

) ITS Australia Global Summit Opens In Melbourne

Infrastructure

) IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Society Newsletter - September 2026

IEEE

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

) NTSB Launches Rail Safety Campaign

Chicago Tribune

) Trump Inaugurates New White House Helipad, But Networks Skip Coverage During First Amendment Fight

AP

TRANSIT

) New York MTA Plans Upgrade To Aging, Garbled Subway Announcement Systems

Gothamist

News Releases

1) Florida DOT Highlights Innovative Safety Measures As Part Of Rail Safety Week

2) Wyoming DOT Launching New Teton Pass Safe Driving Program

3) Wisconsin State Patrol, Wisconsin School Bus Association Partner To Promote Safe Driving Near School Buses

 

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

There are as many different love stories as there are couples, but this one has a unique transportation angle.

Editorial Note

I try to avoid linking to articles which are AI generated. It’s sometimes difficult to tell, but for example one story I ran across today showed two cars on supposed “intelligent travel” routes about to hit head-on. If the editorial control allows a photo such as that to get through, I don’t trust the content of their articles. I understand AI may be used as a tool, but when it is used as the primary device to create an article or photo, I do not have faith that it is accurate.

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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

​Monday, September 21, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

​​Monday, September 21, 2026 - Newark, New Jersey

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**Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan**

AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION

1) How Do We Know When An AV Is Safe Enough?

TechCrunch Mobility

AVIATION

2) FAA Debuts Its AI-Powered Tool For Managing Flight Traffic

Politico

3) Thousands Of US Flights Snarled Due To FAA Telecom Problem

Reuters

4) Inside Airlines’ Panic As FAA Pushed New AI Tool

Politico

5) FAA Says Proposed Trump Arch Will Require ‘Eternal Flame’ On Top To Alert Pilots

The Hill

6) Aviation Cybersecurity: Enhanced Air Safety Requires FAA To Better Mitigate Threats To Aircraft Communications

GAO

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

7) Australia Highway To Receive Smart Tech

ITS International

MARITIME

8) As Ships Become More Connected, Cyber Threats Move Offshore

Maritime Executive

OTHER

9) New Documentary Examines History Of Concrete

Architectural Digest

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

10) New Aviation Safety Campaign Seeks To Change How Pilots View Go-Arounds

State Aviation Journal

SAFETY / SECURITY

11) FHWA Showcases New Road Safety Tech

Gray DC

TRANSIT

12) Hawaii Skyline Event Helps Blind, Visually-Impaired Riders Build Transit Confidence 

KHNL-TV

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

13) Why UK Conspiracy Theorists Are Destroying Traffic Scanners

The Guardian

News Releases

1) US Customs And Border Protection Launches New Trusted Traveler Mobile App

2) Operation Lifesaver, Inc. And Partners Across North America Raise Awareness Of Rail Safety During See Tracks? Think Train Week

3)  PrePass, Kodiak AI Collaborate To Advance Safe, Scalable Driverless Trucking Nationwide

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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

Friday, September 18, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Friday, September 18, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) FAA’s $875 Million Plan To Use AI To Ease Air Traffic Woes

Wall Street Journal

2) ‘Millisecond’ Software Error Caused UK Air Traffic Outage That Grounded Thousands Of Flights

SkyNews

CAMERAS

3) Texas Freezes Installation Of Automated License Plate Reader Cameras On State Roads

Texas Tribune

4) Miami Beach Wants To Move License Plate Readers To Private Property

USA Today

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

5) Korea Expressway Corporation Uses AI To Crack Down On Toll Evaders

Herald Business

TRANSIT

6) Integrating Video And Communications For Transit Safety

Mass Transit

Friday Bonus

Traffic cams can do a lot, but have you ever heard them play music?

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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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Thursday, September 17, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Thursday, September 17, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) FAA Administrator Pushes Back on Watchdog’s ATC Modernization Report

Flying

2) AI For Air Traffic Control Won’t Be Like Concerning Advanced Models, Duffy Says 

Nextgov/FCW

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

3) Is It Time To Phase Out The Tolling Transponder?

Traffic Technology International

FREIGHT

4) Ports And Data Under Chinese Influence: The Hidden Cost Of Efficiency

Digitalshield

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

5) How AI Is Revolutionizing Education, Traffic Management, Healthcare, Modern Coding

SitePoint

6) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - September 17, 2026

Carnegie Mellon University

RAILROADS

7) Amtrak, CN Agreement Could Improve Grade-Crossing Train Detection

Trains

ROADWAYS

8) American Legion Volunteers Maintain Over 2,500 White Fatality Markings Along Montana Highways

KTVH-TV

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) How Fairfax County, Virginia’s ‘Traffic Garden’ Helps Kids Learn Rules Of The Road

WTOP Radio

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

10) Tesla Cybercab’s Touchscreen Is Already Proving To Be A Problem For First Responders

Jalopnik

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

11) NOCoE Newsletter - September 17, 2026

National Operations Center of Excellence

VEHICLES

12) US House Passes Bill To Require AM Radio In New Cars

Radio World

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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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