Friday, January 30, 2026

Friday, January 30, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter


  Friday, January 30, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey


AVIATION


1) Airports Embrace AI To Manage Growing Global Passenger Traffic

Al Jazeera


CAMERAS


2) Hamilton County (Indiana) Sheriff’s Office Using Real-Time Data To Save Lives During Winter Emergencies

WRTV-TV


FREIGHT


3) English Language Proficiency Violations—What's Really Happening?

FreightWaves


MARITIME


4) Joint Maritime Traffic Center Launched In Stockholm

Ship Management International


OTHER


5) Florida To Mandate English-Only Driver License Exams

WFOR-TV


RAILROADS


6) Florida Congressman Wants Answers On Train Vs Delivery Robot Incident

Trains


7) How A Portuguese AI-Pioneering Software Company Capitalizes On Increasingly Complex Railways

Railtech.com


8) When Trains Inspire Fashion: Amtrak Launches Limited Edition Tracksuit

Railway Pro


TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT


9) North Carolina DOT Transportation Management Center Monitors Triad Highways Year-Round

WXLV-TV


VEHICLES


10) Future Mobility Depends On Responsible Data Handling

Automotive World (commentary)



News Releases

1) Port Of Oakland Appoints Justin Berton As Director Of Communications

2) Airspan, Space Compass Partner To Bring 5G Connectivity To High-Altitude Maritime Surveillance

3) Volkswagen Group China Starts Production Of Its First Locally-Developed Zonal Electronic Architecture

4) Electra Vehicles Validates Breakthrough AI-Driven Battery Management System Featuring An Embedded ‘Brain’ For Batteries

5) Indra, Nav Canada Sign Agreement On Next-Gen Simulation Platform



Friday Bonus  

Many in the US had to dig out from last weekend’s snowstorm. A guy in New Jersey had it a bit easier. 


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Thursday, January 29, 2026

Thursday, January 29, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter


  Thursday, January 29, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey


ELECTRONIC TOLLING


1) The Future Of Toll Payment Is In-Vehicle, North Carolina Pilot Suggests

Traffic Technology International


2) No More E-ZPass? Your Car May Soon Be Able To Pay Its Own Tolls

MotorTrend


GPS / NAVIGATION


3) Google Maps Embeds Gemini AI Into Walking, Cycling Nav

The Tech Buzz


INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS


4) The Smart Transportation Dispatch - January 29, 2026

Carnegie Mellon University


OTHER


5) What’s In A Color? Exploring The Hues Of Illinois’ Bridges

Illinois DOT


6) Why New EU Transport Statistics Glossary Is Important 

Eurostat’s Stats in a Wrap podcast


PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION / INVOLVEMENT


7) Las Vegas Police Lean On ‘Three Es’ While Addressing Traffic Deaths

KSNV-TV


8) Bahrain General Directorate Of Traffic Launches Awareness Campaign On New Traffic Cameras

Bahrain News Agency


RAILROADS


9) Model Rules On The Permanent Identification Of Railway Rolling Stock - Revision 3

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe


ROADWAYS


10) Honda, Ohio DOT Complete Pilot Of First Proactive Roadway Maintenance System In US

WBNS-TV


SAFETY / SECURITY


11) Smartphone Data Helps Ohio ‘Be Smarter’ About Reducing Distracted Driving

Route Fifty


SPACE


12) GAO Flags Risks In Space Development Agency’s Missile-Tracking Satellite Program

SpaceNews


TAXIS / RIDESHARING


13) Waymo Now Approved To Take Passengers To, From San Francisco International Airport

KGO-TV


14) NHTSA Opens Probe After Waymo Self-Driving Vehicle Strikes Child Near School

Reuters


TELEMATICS


15) GM Working Hard To Resolve Telematics Module Issues

GM Authority


TRANSIT


16) New York City Transit Union Leaders Say Unreliable Radio System Puts Bus Drivers, Riders At Risk

WCBS-TV


TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT


17) Ho Chi Minh City Steps Up Digital Transformation In Traffic Management

SGGP


VEHICLES


18) Tesla Software Update Brings If-This-Then-That-Style Automations To Its Vehicles In China

autoevolution



News Releases

1) How Sony Honda Mobility Keeps People Connected On The Move With Afeela

2) Standards For Technology In Automotive Retail Unveils Retail Automotive Domain Model 

3) Software-Driven Mobility — The Car Of The Future Is Personalized

4) Step Into The Phoenix Airport Museum’s New Immersive Art Exhibition


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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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Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

 

Transportation Communications Newsletter


  Wednesday, January 28, 2026 - Cranford, New Jersey


AVIATION


1) FAA Failures Created Conditions For Deadly Reagan Airport Crash, NTSB Says

Wall Street Journal


ELECTRONIC TOLLING


2) Website For Croatia’s New Electronic Toll Collection System Launched

Croatia Week


MARITIME


3) New Digital System To Combat Illegal Fishing Creating Problems In European Ports

Sweden Herald


4) Student Hackathon Winners Predict Great Lakes Ice Buildup

Government Technology


ROADWAYS


5) From Chaos To Coordination: Malta’s Roadworks Reset

Highways Voices podcast


SAFETY / SECURITY


6) Ensuring Road Crossing Safety In Every Environment

ITS International (contributed content)


TAXIS / RIDESHARING


7) Why Los Angeles Mobility Apps Struggle With Real-Time Demand

Lifehack


8) Self-Driving Truck Company Waabi Raises $1 Billion To Expand Into Robotaxis

Axios


TRANSIT


9) Transit Riders, Officials Skewer Contractor Over Flawed Clipper 2.0 Rollout

KQED Radio


10) Accessing Airports: Available Public Transit Options And Efforts To Promote Their Use

GAO


TRAVELER INFORMATION / TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT


11) TfL Deploys AI Traffic Control Across London In Five-Year Congestion Strategy

Traffic Technology Today

 

12) How Digital Signage Is Reshaping The Traveler Experience At Transportation Hubs

Metro (contributed content)


WEATHER


13) NOAA Turns To ‘Meteodrones’ To Close Weather Data Gap

AIN


14) National Weather Service’s AI Language Translation Project Lacks Long-Term Plan, Watchdog Says

Nextgov/FCW



News Releases

1) Boeing, Ben-Gurion University Launch Aviation Cybersecurity Research Center In Israel

2) Virginia Tech Researcher Works To Keep Trains Safe With High-Tech Fiber Optic Track Sensors

3) Frankfurt Airport Becomes First Airport Worldwide to Use Auracast For Public Announcements

4) The Future Of In-Cabin AI Is Decided At The Edge Of Connectivity

5) Lockheed Martin's Newest GPS Satellite Reaches Orbit, Strengthening Warfighter Connectivity


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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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