Thursday, March 31, 2022

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Thursday, March 31, 2022 - Cranford, New Jersey

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**International Transgender Day of Visibility**

CARTOGRAPHY

1) Apple Maps Now Supports Real-Time Road Alerts From Emergency Vehicles

Apple Insider

FREIGHT

2) Port Of Long Beach Data-Sharing Project Moves Into Demonstration Phase

Port Technology

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

3) Nevada DOT Installing Fiber Optic For Signs And Sensors

Record-Courier

4) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - March 31, 2022

Carnegie Mellon University

OTHER

5) Bill Passes To Allow Removal Of Blue Lights From Georgia Trooper Cars

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

6) Intertraffic Amsterdam 

Highways Voices podcast

RAILROADS

7) Trains Editor Jim Wrinn Dies At 61

Trains

ROADWAYS

8) A Secretive Los Angeles Group Has A New Mission: Paint Untouched Crosswalks

NPR

9) Mercedes-Benz Wins Landmark Road Monitoring Program In The Netherlands; Connected Vehicle Data

Green Car Congress

10) Ford Testing Smart Traffic Lights For Emergency Vehicles

IoT World Today

11) Kenyan Expressway Signals Smart Transport System

Business Daily commentary

SAFETY / SECURITY

12) FAA Deploys ‘Comprehensive Approach’ As US Braces For Potential Russian Hacking

Flying

13) Better Car Seat Belt Reminders Could Save Lives, Says IIHS Study

Consumer Reports

14) Washington State’s Missing Indigenous People Alert System Will Be First In US

KIRO-TV

SPACE

15) Paving An Integrated Approach For Space’s Traffic Jam Problem

Aerospace Corporation

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

16) Senators Call For Ban On US Government Personnel Use Of Chinese Ridesharing Apps

FCW

TELEMATICS

17) What The Future Of OTA Updates Means For The Future Of Trucking

Fleet Equipment

TRANSIT

18) Winnipeg Transit Debuts First Official Mobile App

CBC News

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

19) Smart Traffic Management Reduces Accident Count In India’s Shimla District

The Tribune

VEHICLES

20) Congressional Transportation Policymakers Push AV Tech Bill

Transport Topics

21) Virginia Tech Transportation Institute Researching Ways To Bring Self-Driving Cars To You

WSLS-TV

News Releases

1) TSA Announces Measures To Implement Gender-Neutral Screening At Its Checkpoints

2) Apple Pay, Google Pay Now Available In Transit App

3) TomTom Partners With Global Mapmaker And Navigation Supplier, MIH Consortium

4) GM Middle East Launches New In-Vehicle Technology With Google Built-In Connectivity

5) Arizona DOT Introduces Public Service Announcement About Work Zone Safety

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Wednesday, March 30, 2022

 Transportation Communications Newsletter

 Wednesday, March 30, 2022 - Cranford, New Jersey

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**National Doctors Day**

AVIATION

1) Hackers Have Broken Into Russia’s Air Regulation Authority And Deleted Every Single Record

Paddle Your Own Kanoo

CARTOGRAPHY

2) US Department Of Justice Probe Of Google Maps Picks Up Speed

Reuters

FREIGHT

3) Trucking Companies Find Best Practices In Transportation Management Software

Transport Topics

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) What Will The Infrastructure Bill Do For The Creation Of Smart Cities?

Geo Week News

OTHER

5) Florida Still Testing Digital IDs on iPhones

WTSP-TV

ROADWAYS

6) Illinois DOT, University Of Illinois Help Develop Guidelines For Smart Work Zones

Illinois DOT

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) European Cities Using Data To Make Roads Safer And Smarter

Cities Today

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

8) Waymo Says Fully Driverless Rides Coming To San Francisco, Expanding Phoenix Service Area

The Verge

TRANSIT

9) Mind The Gap - The Personas Behind The Most Recognizable Voices In Public Transit

Twenty Thousand Hertz podcast

VEHICLES

10) Beijing Zhong Chuan Shi Xun Technology To Acquire ITS And Connected Vehicle Data Service Provider Hongda Jiutong

Just Auto 

News Releases

1) Vodafone Launches Platform To Improve Road Safety In Europe

2) Peterborough Transit Launches Pilot Program On-Demand Transit Service

3) Washington State DOT Multimodal Mobility Analysis Reporting Moves To An Interactive, Online Dashboard

4) Governors Highway Safety Association, GM Collaborate To Combat Distracted Driving

5) Swedish Multimodal Transport To Switch To Turnit’s Ticketing And Distribution System

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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.  

© 2022 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Tuesday, March 29, 2022 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Boeing Develops 10-Year Roadmap For Airports Authority Of India To Modernize Air Traffic Management

Economic Times

2) Cyberattack Attempts To Crash Bradley Airport’s Website, Officials Say

WFSB-TV

CARTOGRAPHY

3) Can Blockchain Replace GPS Mapping?

CNBC TV18

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) Pennsylvania Bill That Would Increase Transparency For E-ZPass Charges Speeds Over Its First Hurdle

WPXI-TV

RAILROADS

5) Chaos Over Bangladesh Railway Tickets As Server Goes Down

Daily Star

6) 3D Perception Software Seeks To Reduce Railroad Incidents

SmartCitiesWorld

SAFETY / SECURITY

7) How Transit And Freight Hubs Could Be Targets In A Cyberwar

Politico

TRANSIT

8) Smart City Thiruvananthapuram To Introduce E-Ticketing, Surveillance Cams In RTC Buses

ETAuto.com

VEHICLES

9) Continental Working On Autonomous Tech That Lets Cars Borrow Sensor Data From Nearby Vehicles

Carscoops

10) Verizon, Cisco Test Virtualized Network For Deploying Autonomous Delivery Vehicles, Robotaxis

TechRepublic

News Releases

1) PortXchange Implements PilotTracker Platform At Port Of Houston

2) Intertraffic Award Winners Announced

 

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

Did you know what is considered the first press release was sent on behalf of a transportation company? In 1906 a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train derailed on a drawbridge going to Atlantic City, New Jersey. Ivy Lee, who had the company as a client, wrote and sent the release. The New York Times printed the release verbatim.

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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.  

© 2022 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016

Monday, March 28, 2022

  

Transportation Communications Newsletter

Monday, March 28, 2022 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Technology Can Take Airports To New Heights

International Airport Review

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

2) 5G And 6G Networks To Give First Responders And Smart City Projects A Boost, Researchers Say

GCN

3) How Smart City Technology Is Making Cities Around The World More Livable

Nasdaq

MARITIME

4) Russian Tankers Going Dark, Raising Flags On Sanctions Evasion

Tribune News Service

OTHER

5) Intertraffic Amsterdam - Day One Preview

Traffic Technology Today podcast

6) Spotify Letting Customers ‘Test Drive’ Overhauled Car Mode

9to5Google

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

7) Public Phone-In Comments Will Continue For NJ Transit, Toll Roads

NJ.com

RAILROADS

8) La voix de la France (The Voice of France): Simone Hérault

Duolingo French Podcast (partially in French)

TELEMATICS

9) Connected Vehicle Data To Replace Fleet Telematics, Predicts Epyx

FleetNews

TRANSIT

10) Next Generation Transit Data Leads The Way To Better Bus Trips

CoMotion

VEHICLES

11) Autonomous Vehicles Will End Road Deaths In Europe, Says Slovenian Minister

Euractiv

12) NHTSA Investigating Autonomous Vehicle Company’s Crash Report

AP

News Releases

1) CAF Awards GMV Contract For Onboard Intelligent Transport Systems Of Lisbon’s Tramway

2) TransLink Releases New Plan To Enhance Customer Experience

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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.  

© 2022 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016