Friday, April 23, 2021

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Friday, April 23, 2021 - Cranford, New Jersey

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CAMERAS

1) MTA Pulls Security Cameras From NYC Subway Train Due To Vendor’s Ties To Chinese Facial Recognition Company

Daily News

2) Unified Intelligent Vehicle Tracing System Upgraded In Russia

Traffic Technology Today

FREIGHT

3) Ransomware’s Perfect Target: Why Shipping And Logistics Needs To Improve Cybersecurity

ZDNet

4) ITS (UK) President Praises Technology’s Role In Improving Freight

Highways News

5) How Will Adoption Of Internet Of Things Facilitate Logistics Sector?

Global Trade

GPS / NAVIGATION

6) GPS Tracking Could Help Tigers And Traffic Coexist In Asia

The Conversation

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

7) How Smart Technology Can Drive The Decarbonization Of Transport

Air Quality News

MARITIME

8) Predicting Ship Transits In Capacity-Constrained Areas

The Maritime Executive

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) TurnSignl App Aims To Help Everyone Get Home Safely After Traffic Stops

WCCO-TV

10) France Becomes First EU Country To Launch Digital Health Passports

Future Travel Experience

TRANSIT

11) VTA's System Hacked: Transit Officials Say Buses, Light Rail Not Impacted

KTVU-TV

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

12) Improving Winter Road Weather Alerts On Highway Dynamic Message Signs

Crossroads

13) Microsoft Windows 10 Taskbar Gets New Widget With Traffic, News, Weather Updates

Gadgets 360

VEHICLES

14) Congress Resurrects Push To Allow Thousands More Autonomous Vehicles On The Road

The Verge

15) Tesla’s Autopilot ‘Tricked’ To Operate Without Driver

BBC News

News Releases

1) Amtrak Adds Carbon Emission Savings Information On All Northeast Corridor Tickets

2) GHSA, Distracted Driving Survivor Advocates Team Up To Reinforce Need For Comprehensive Approach To Driver Inattention

3) Roadmap For Revision Of Driving Licenses Directive Published By European Commission

4) Biden Launches USTDA’s Global Partnership For Climate-Smart Infrastructure

Friday Bonus

There are traffic signals for cars, of course, and pedestrians and bicycles, as well. China now has one for camels.

Upcoming Events

ITS World Congress - October 11-15 - Hamburg, Germany

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