Wednesday, July 31, 2024

  

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Wednesday, July 31, 2024 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Canada Advances Drone Traffic Management With Phase 2 Trials

DroneLife

CARTOGRAPHY

2) Updates For Google Maps, Waze Will Include Reporting Police Presence, Traffic Traffic For Events

Lifehacker

OTHER

3) San Antonio Hosts Meeting On Future Transportation Tech To Boost Efficiency, Safety

WOAI-TV

4) Taco Bell To Roll Out AI Drive-Thru Ordering In Hundreds Of Locations By Year End

CNBC

5) LinkedIn Helps US Coast Guard Sexual Assault And Sexual Harassment Survivors Connect

Maritime Executive commentary

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

6) Weak Infrastructure, Distrust Make Communication During Natural Disasters Hard On Rural Texas

Texas Tribune

ROADWAYS

7) Government Authorities Reportedly Remove Kurdish Traffic Signs In Several Cities In Turkey

Bianet

TRAFFIC INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

8) Summit County, Colorado Officials Hopeful Emergency Evacuation Study Will Inform Plans For Traffic Jams, Wildfires

Summit Daily

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

9) Greensboro, North Carolina’s New Neighborhood Traffic Safety Program Proving Very Popular

Rhino Times

News Releases

1) Leotek Acquires Traffic Business From Dialight

2) Automated Enforcement Has Led To 64% Reduction In Overweight Trucks Along Brooklyn Queens Expressway

3) E-ZPass Group, PayByCar Announce Expansion Of Non-Toll Mobile Payment Program

4) SNCF Uses Emergency Alert System To Relay Emergency Messages To Trains

5) ​​Maritime And Port Authority Of Singapore, Microsoft Sign MOU To Collaborate On Maritime Technology

6) USDOT Announces New Bilingual Counter-Trafficking Materials In Observance Of World Day Against Trafficking In Persons

7) Targa Telematics Consolidates UK Subsidiaries, Rebrands As Targa Viasat UK

8) Siemens Mobility Unleashing Additional Digitally-Enabled Rail Capacity

9) Swarco Acquires Irish Elmore Group

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Tuesday, July 30, 2024

   

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Tuesday, July 30, 2024 - Cranford, New Jersey

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ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION

1) North Carolina DOT Adopts Traffic Signal Policy For Improving Pedestrian Safety

North Carolina DOT

2) Lighted Crosswalks Make Drivers More Apt To Yield To Pedestrians

IIHS

3) Using AI In Pursuit Of Better Bike Paths

The Current

AVIATION

4) Control Of Newark Airport Airspace Moves From Long Island To Philadelphia

WABC-TV

5) US Appeals Court Blocks New Airline Rules For More ‘Junk Fees’ Transparency

AeroTime

6) FAA Lifts Drone Delivery Restrictions In Dallas  

Flying

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

7) New York MTA Reduces Fines For Toll Evaders From $100 To $50

Gothamist

8) Ohio Turnpike’s New Tolling System Met With Confusion, Anger

WTOL-TV

FREIGHT

9) Aurora, Waymo Seek Alternative To Roadside Warning Triangles For Trucks

Transport Topics

MARITIME

10) Smart Ports Invest In Our People

Port of Seattle blog

OTHER

11) Jefferson County (Kentucky) Public Schools Says Their Transportation Hotline Resolved 94% Of Reported Concerns, Questions

WAVE-TV

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

12) Connecting Community Infrastructure Projects Through Technical Assistance And Capacity Building
TheCityFix

13) TRB Launches Interactive Website Looking At Critical Issues In Transportation For 2024 And Beyond

TRB

TRANSIT

14) For One Austin Summer Camp, Public Transit Is Part Of The Adventure

Texas Standard

15) Russian Government Greenlights Autonomous Tram Trials In Moscow

Green Car Congress

16) Technology Helps Control And Improve Effectiveness Of Bus Subsidies In Hanoi

Việt Nam News commentary

VEHICLES

17) Self-Driving Tech Company WeRide Accelerates Global Expansion As Transportation Industry Adopts AI

CNBC

News Releases

1) Amtrak Plans Information Booth, Digital And Direction Signage In Washington Union Station

2) California Office Of Traffic Safety, California DOT Kick Off ‘Better Slow Than Sorry’ Public Awareness Campaign

3) Wisconsin DOT Showcases Initiatives To Improve Safety On State’s Roads

Tuesday Transportation Oddities

I wonder if this bike comes with training wheels.

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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.  

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Monday, July 29, 2024

   

Transportation Communications Newsletter

  Monday, July 29, 2024 - Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) Fewer Flight Delays, Cancellations Expected From GPS Mapping Project In Space 

New Zealand Herald

2) As A Piece of Connecticut's Aviation History Faces A Wrecking Ball, A Website Will Track Progress Of Demolition

Connecticut Post

3) SoundTube’s SolidDrive Provides Immersive Audio Experience At Orlando Airport’s Windows On Orlando (WOO) Video Feature

rAVe

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

4) Intelligent Traffic Management System Goes Live On Mumbai-Pune Expressway: Initial Hiccups In Real-Time Challan Issuance

Indian Express

MARITIME

5) US, Japan, Australia, India Work To Improve Maritime Safety, Cybersecurity In Asia-Pacific

AP

PRIVACY

6) Drivers Wonder How Pennsylvania Turnpike Is Protecting Their Information

WGAL-TV

7) GM, Honda, Hyundai Selling Driver Data To Insurers For Pennies

Quartz

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT

8) Virginia DMV Ad Campaign Promoting Safe Driving Features Real First Responders

WRIC-TV

SAFETY / SECURITY

9) How Texas Is Using Technology To Curb High Pedestrian Fatality Rates

Route Fifty

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

10) Driverless Taxis Hit Roads As Trial Runs Underway In 20 Chinese Cities

Bastille Post

TRANSIT

11) New York City Turns To AI-Powered Scanners In Push To Keep Guns Out Of Subway System

AP

12) Las Vegas To Implement AI Surveillance In Public Transit

PCMag

13) When Will MetroCards Be Phased Out? It Might Still Be A While

WPIX-TV

TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT

14) Google Using AI In Attempt To Improve Traffic Flow

NBC Nightly News video

15) Idaho 511 ‘End Of Project’ Notifications Improve Service To Workers, Drivers

Idaho DOT’s Transporter

VEHICLES

16) Enhancing Autonomous Vehicle Navigation Using SVM-Based Multi-Target Detection With Photonic Radar In Complex Traffic Scenarios

Scientific Reports

17) Toyota Drifts Autonomous Race Cars In Tandem

Thomas

News Releases

1) How Technology Helps Mobility

2) Transport For Greater Manchester To Use AI To Deliver Better Bus Journeys In UK First

3) European Commission Launches Ship Financing Portal To Boost Maritime Sector’s Green Transition

4) Creating A Statewide Biking And Walking Database For California

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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.  

© 2024 Bernie Wagenblast Communications, LLC www.TransportationRadio.com  1 Aberdeen Ct., Cranford, NJ 07016