Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Tuesday, April 11, 2023

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter

**25th Anniversary Year**

 ☎️ Tuesday, April 11, 2023 - Cranford, New Jersey 🎙️


**National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week**


AVIATION


1) FAA Urged To Reconsider Closing Leesburg Remote Tower

AVweb


2) Airports Increase Digital Investments

Airports International


CAMERAS


3) DC Metro Plans To Install Cameras On Buses So City Can Ticket Bus Lane, Bus Stop Violators

WJLA-TV


4) How Video Surveillance AI Is Changing Our Cities

IFSEC Global


FREIGHT


5) A Look At Some Of The Safety And Technology Features Inside An Amazon Delivery Van

About Amazon


INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS


6) RTA Aims To Ease Dubai Traffic With Launch Of 28 Smart Pedestrian Signals

Construction Week


OTHER


7) Intercity Bus Industry Turning To Technology, But Serious Threats Loom

Metro


8) Barcelona Digital Twin Visualizes 15-Minute City

ITS International


PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT


9) We've Had Enough Of Smart City Clichés In Visual Design. Here's A Way To Make It Real

Fast Company


RAILROADS


10) Banedanmark Rolls Out New ERTMS Signaling In Denmark

RailTech


ROADWAYS


11) San Francisco Study Reveals Robotaxis Causing Surprisingly Little Disruption On Streets

Forbes


12) What Illinois Agencies Are Doing To Ease Kennedy Expressway Closure Pain, And What Should They Do

Streetsblog Chicago commentary


SAFETY / SECURITY


13) New York City To Test Autonomous Security Robot In Times Square Subway Station

WINS/WCBS-AM Radio


14) FBI Warns Against Using Public Phone Charging Stations

CNBC


TAXIS / RIDESHARING


15) Uber Fares Allegedly Linked To Phone Battery Levels

Brussels Times/Dernière Heure


TELEMATICS


16) Why Canadian Drivers Are Increasingly Turning To Usage-Based Insurance

Canadian Underwriter


TRANSIT


17) Rogers Says It Will Expand 911 Service On TTC As Part Of Larger Plan To Bring 5G To Subway

CBC News


VEHICLES


18) Meet Spike, An ‘Intelligent Personal Assistant’ For Mini Cars

PCMag



News Releases

1) CBP, Norwegian Cruise Line Introduces Facial Biometrics At Port Of Boston

2) Driver Technologies, Getaround Announce Pilot Program To Provide Users With Dash Cam And Safety Features


Tuesday Transportation Oddities

You’ve probably seen those drawings made by GPS tracking devices. Now, Strava, an app which measures physical activity, has recognized a velociraptor as the largest GPS drawing ever made by a bicycle.



Upcoming Events

 -  ITS-NY 30th Annual Meeting and Technology Exhibition - Saratoga Springs, New York - June 14-16


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