Friday, December 4, 2020

 Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, December 4, 2020 - Cranford, New Jersey

---

AVIATION

1) City Removes Controversial Art Displayed at San Jose Airport

KNTV-TV

2) Closing The Passenger Experience Gap: From Dots To Big Picture Insight

International Airport Review advertorial

3) Unlocking New Digital Advantages: Q&A With Inmarsat Aviation President Philip Balaam

Airline Passenger Experience Association advertorial

CARTOGRAPHY

4) Lime, Citymapper Partner To Help People Find Micromobility Services

Intelligent Transport

GPS / NAVIGATION

5) ACLU Sues US Government Over Secret Purchasing Of GPS Data

Infosecurity Magazine

MARITIME

6) Why Real-Time Data Matters To The Maritime Industry

Dry Cargo International

OTHER

7) Unlocking A New Age Of Contactless Travel Through Biometrics

Future Travel Experience

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

8) China’s First Fully Driverless Robotaxis Hit Streets Of Shenzhen

Engadget

TELEMATICS

9) Android Auto Expands To Dozens Of Countries In Europe, Africa, Asia

The Verge

10) Cars As ‘Connectivity Hubs’ Drive The Driving Market

EE Times column

TRANSIT

11) Metro Vancouver’s Transit System Hit By Ransomware Attack

Global News

12) Chandigarh, India Buses To Offer GPS Tracking In 2021

The Tribune

13) Mira Bhayandar Municipal Corporation Launches 'Majhi Bus' App For Smart Commuting

Free Press Journal

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) New Machine Learning Tool Tracks Urban Traffic Congestion

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

VEHICLES

15) National Parks Service Shares Fresh Details On Forthcoming Yellowstone Self-Driving Shuttle Pilot

Route Fifty

16) California Approves AV Passenger Framework

ITS International

17) How The Autonomous Vehicle Engineers At Ford Are Helping To Make It Safe To Drive

Popular Science advertorial

News Releases

1) NJ Transit, Rutgers Selected For Grant To Study Improved Pedestrian Detection At Rail Crossings

2) Bustech Group, Sage Automation To Deliver ‘Connected Bus Of The Future’

3) SNCF Réseau Optimizes Rail Network Monitoring, Maintenance With Help Of Capgemini

4) ANRA Technologies Launches Drone Identification Service In Switzerland

5) New Jersey State Senator Tom Kean, Jr. Says Task Force Report Maps Road Ahead For Driverless Vehicles In State

Friday Bonus

Flying a helicopter can be challenging. Imagine doing it with an 830 pound chain hanging off the aircraft and the spinning blades just feet from high-power lines.

Upcoming Events

Webinar: How to Enhance Passenger Journeys in the New Normal - December 9

========================================================================

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. Follow me on Twitter @TransportComm.  

© 2020 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016