Monday, September 21, 2020

Monday, September 21, 2020

 Transportation Communications Newsletter


Monday, September 21, 2020 - Cranford, New Jersey


**Bernie’s Notes**

It’s Rail Safety Week. This year I’m proud to be the voice of national PSAs Operation Lifesafer is providing to remind people of the danger of trespassing on railroad tracks. Please share one of these videos on social media and elsewhere. If you’d like information on how to download broadcast quality versions of the video and audio PSAs, please contact me at bernie@transportationradio.com

“If I Could Go Back”

“They Had Everything Going For Them”

“Your Life Can Change In An Instant”


AVIATION


1) New Children’s Book ‘Fly, Girl, Fly,’ Tells Story Of First Afghan-American Woman To Fly Solo Around The World

State Aviation Journal


BICYCLES / PEDESTRIANS


2) Map Shows Bike Riding Conditions In Southeast Ohio 

Daily Sentinel


3) Cowboy Electric Bikes Getting Automatic Crash Detection For Free

The Verge


ELECTRONIC TOLLING


4) South Africa Roads Agency Urges Toll Decision

Bloomberg


FREIGHT


5) AI Optimization Software Helping Ports Improve Intermodal Rail Operations

American Journal of Transportation


GPS / NAVIGATION


6) China To Lose Access To Australian Space Tracking Station

Reuters


7) Waze Wins With Traffic Porn

Roger C. Lanctot blog


MARITIME


8) Vancouver Fraser Port Authority Investment In Shipment Visibility Paying Off

American Shipper


9) AI Is Key To Future Of Maritime Connectivity, But Tech Is Still In ‘Infancy,’ Exces Say

Via Satellite


MOBILITY


10) CityXChange: IOTA, Partners Present System For Seamless E-Mobility

Crypto News Flash


OTHER


11) Moscow Prepares To Launch P2P Car-Sharing, Multimodal Payments

Intelligent Transport


RAILROADS


12) Railroads Near Full Implementation Of PTC

Washington Post


13) Freight Rails Digitize Supply Chain To Compete Amid Pandemic And Climate Change

Supply & Demand Chain Executive


ROADWAYS


14) Art Murals In Southwest DC Aim To Improve Safety In Busy Intersection

DC Post


TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT


15) Oregon DOT Creates Webpage For Wildfire Road Closures

Land Line


TRANSIT


16) Seven Must-Ask Connectivity Questions For Transit Agencies

Smart Cities Dive


17) How Transit Data Can Drive Urban Recovery

GCN


VEHICLES


18) German Space Agency Reveals An Autonomous, Electric Urban Mobility Prototype

TechCrunch


19) Wisconsin Ponders Self-Driving Vehicles

Wisconsin Public Radio


20) Tesla Preparing To Launch Full Self-Driving Subscription, Puts Deadline On Enhanced Autopilot

Electrek



News Releases

1) Parkopedia, SoundHound Inc. Announce Partnership To Offer Voice-Enabled Parking Services

2) GEWI, iCone Products Partner To Improve Safety With Real-Time Work Zone Information

3) National Advanced Driving Simulator Provides National Leadership On COVID-19 Research Protocols

4) MARTA Partners With Nextdoor To Communicate Real-Time Information Directly With Neighborhoods

5) City Of Omaha Creates Its First Smart Zones

6) Chatham Area Transit Launches First Phase Of Text Notification Service

7) TransLink’s New Interactive Tour Teaches Transit Boarding

8) Masabiu, Jorudan Launch In-Ap Mobile Ticketing With MaaS Apps For Iyotetsu

9) New Signage Unveiled Celebrating Importance Of Delaware Watershed

10) Maryland DOT Motor Vehicle Agency Receives Six Awards For Public Affairs, Technology, Community Service



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