Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter


 Tuesday, August 4, 2026 - New York, New York



AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION


1) Self-Driving Cars Have An Aging Problem

Semiconductor Engineering


AVIATION


2) FAA Mulls Critical Infrastructure Designations, Sparking Civilian Rights Debate

Spectrum News


3)  How Probabilistic Weather Forecasting Is Changing Aviation Risk Management

The Weather Company


CAMERAS


4) Kenya’s National Transport And Safety Authority Blamed For Poor Signage

The Standard


FREIGHT


5) Study Shows Digital Curbside Management Reduces Driver Stress

Traffic Technology Today


GPS / NAVIGATION


6) US Approves World’s First Private Constellation To Strengthen Navigation

Interesting Engineering


INCIDENT MANAGEMENT


7) San Francisco’s July 4 Chaos: Bad Planning, Dead Waymos, 1,000 People Waiting For A Bus

San Francisco Standard


INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS


8) Developing An AI Framework For Long-Term Bridge Damage Monitoring

Seoul Tech


OTHER


9) How One Delaware DOT Engineer Is Using AI

At the Intersection podcast


SAFETY / SECURITY


10) Oklahoma DOT Unveils Vehicle-Mounted Boards To Grab Drivers’ Attention In Work Zones

KOCO-TV


SPACE


11) EchoStar’s Hughes Filed For Bankruptcy As Its Satellite Internet Subscribers Fled To Starlink

Quartz


TRANSIT


12) Connecticut's Bus System Is Divided Among 17 Transit Agencies. The State Is Trying To Connect Them

Register Citizen


13) CTtransit Overhauls Website, Adds ‘Where’s My Bus?’ Feature

Connecticut Post


VEHICLES


14) Honduras Introduces RFID-Based License Plates

ITS International


15) A Review Of In-Vehicle Touchscreen Safety And Usability

Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives


WEATHER


16) New Guide Helps Transport Sector Prepare For Severe Space Weather

UK Met Office



News Releases

1) Inrix, MetroLab Announce Finalists In Initiative For Universities To Tackle Transportation And Urban Mobility Challenges Using Real-World Data

2) University Of Arizona Employee Group Explores Using Data, Education To Reduce Bike Theft


 

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

As many know, in the early 1800s the grid system of Manhattan streets was laid out. This required some land surveying to determine where streets and avenues would intersect. The area covered included what is now Central Park. While the grid system was never imposed upon the land now covered by the park, one of the survey bolts can still be found there.


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Monday, August 3, 2026

Monday, August 3, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter


  Monday, August 3, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey



AUTOMATED & CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION


1) Indian Government Proposes Draft Notification Framework For V2V Communication

ANI


AVIATION


2) Feds Discuss $425 Million Committed To Improve Alaska Aviation Safety

KTUU-TV


3) FAA Installs New Tower Simulator At Paine Field, Aiming To Cut Controller Training By 30%

KOMO-TV


4) Building The Data Foundation For A Predictive Airport

International Airport Review


CAMERAS


5) How Did Iran’s Traffic Cameras Get Hacked?

Traffic Technology International


ELECTRONIC TOLLING


6) Illinois Tollway Glitch Leaves 100,000 With Unexpected Warnings About Unpaid Tolls

WBBM-TV


7) NHAI Plans Digital Command Center To Power Nationwide Barrier-Less Tolling Rollout

New Indian Express


GPS / NAVIGATION


8) BeiDou Software Upgrade Delivers Sub-Meter Civilian Precision With No New Launches

Tech Times


INCIDENT MANAGEMENT


9) What The World Cup Taught North Texas About Traffic

Dallas Morning News


INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS


10) How Is Ho Chi Minh City Operating Its Smart Cameras?

Vietnam.vn


OTHER


11) AI, Fresh Thinking At Heart Of New Highways Innovation Hackathon

Highways News


12) AI In Formula One: Competitive Advantage Is All About The Human In The Loop

ZDNet


RAILROADS


13) Trump Administration Pushes Tougher English Rules For Mexican Train Crews Crossing Into US

AP


SPACE


14) US Space Force Awards K2 Space $22.9 Million For Laser Communications Demonstration

SpaceNews


TRANSIT


15) Texas DOT Directive Mandating English For All Safety Training Exams Leaves Contractors Worried

KXAN-TV


16) New TARC System Brings Changes, Cuts And Confusion For Riders In Louisville Area

WHAS-TV


17) Megaworld Bets On AI Transit To Advance Sustainable Townships In Philippines

InsiderPH


18) Penn Transit Revamps Maps, Renames Bus Routes

Daily Pennsylvanian


VEHICLES


19) Connectivity, Trust, Intelligence: Mobility’s New Pillars

Automotive World (contributed content)



News Releases

1) Parkopedia, ParkMobile Bring In-Car Parking Payments To Over 80,000 US Locations

2) New York Thruway, Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee Launch PSA Campaign To Promote Move Over Law, Combat Distracted Driving

3) I-90 Text Messages Alerts To End August 31, App-Based Alerts Available


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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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Friday, July 31, 2026

Friday, July 31, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter


  Friday, July 31, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey



AVIATION


1) Gologin Ranks Airports Website Security

Hobbs Independent


ELECTRONIC TOLLING


2) Ghana Parliament Approves Reintroduction Of Electronic Road Tolls

Asaase Radio


FREIGHT


3) Inside Hirschbach Motor Lines’ Push Into AI Driver Communication

FreightWaves


INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS


4) Can Digital Twins Keep Cities Moving When Transport Systems Fail?

Devdiscourse


5) Kazakhstan Smart Cities Face The Test Of Turning AI Ambition Into Results

Times of Central Asia


PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT


6) State DOTs Aid National Bridge Strike Awareness Effort

AASHTO Journal


7) Arkansas DOT Launching Podcast About Upcoming Projects, Transportation Decisions

KTHV-TV


8) USDOT Unevenly Advances Deregulation As Transparency Declines

Reason Foundation (commentary)


ROADWAYS


9) When Traffic Cabinets Come Under Attack

ITS International


TELEMATICS


10) GM To Launch Proprietary In-Vehicle AI System Later This Year

CNBC


TRANSIT


11) New York MTA Boss Says Agency ‘Developing Capacity’ For OMNY To Show Balances, Transfers To Riders

amNY


12) ATRA Pulse - July 2026

Advanced Transit Association



News Releases

1) Mobility And Curb Data Guidebook Published By California’s Metropolitan Transportation Commission



Friday Bonus

What do Taylor Swift and the Golden Gate Bridge have in common? Well, for some Swifties, it’s this.


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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, Apt. 234, Cranford, NJ 07016